1、Unit 3 A taste of English humorReading临漳县第一中学：刘彩红A Master of Nonverbal Humorbrilliant comic characterThe little trampFast readingWhats main idea of the passage?A.The history of English humor B The humour Chaplin made in his films.C.The introduction of Chaplin D.The Little TrampSkimmingScanning Born
2、JobFamous characterCostumeType of actingDied1889actorthe little tramplarge trousers,worn-out shoes,small round black hat and a walking stickmime1977nFurther careful readingnnRead the passage again and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.Main BodyPara 1:What Charlies childhood was likePara 2:Hi
3、s achievementsPara 3:An example of a sad situation that he made funny Para 4:What his most famous character was likePara 5:Why people needed cheering upCompetitionDecide if the following statements are true or false.1.Up to now somebody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.2.When Cha
4、rlie was born his family was poor.3.Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.4.Somebody was ever bored watching him.5.The character was a social failure and was not loved for his optimism.6.His most film,The Gold Rush,happened in the mid-eighteenth cent
5、ury.7.He lived and died in the USA.Now lets enjoy some beautiful sentences including those with v-ing forms.1.No one was ever bored watching him.2.His subtle acting made everything entertaining3.He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.4.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe
6、 that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!5.Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family even worse off.Now lets have a discussion about Charlies caractersn 1.Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work?Why?n 2.Why did people like The Little Tramp?n 3.Why do you think he wa
7、s so successful?You have to believe in yourself,thats the secret.-By Charlie ChaplinNow please fill in the blanks with proper wordsnCharlie Chaplin was born in a _ family.You may find it _that Charlie was taught to sing and dance when he was young._his father died,leaving the family even _.After yea
8、rs of hard work,through his humor,Charlie became a very popular actor.nHe grew more and more _as his charming character,the little_,became known throughout the world.The character was a social _,but was loved for his _ and _to overcome the difficulties.In the film,The Gold Rush,the little tramp was
9、so _that he try boiling shoes to eat.He cuts off the leather as if it _the finest steak.He eats each mouthful with great _.poorastonishingUnfortunatlyworse offpopulartrampfalureoptimismdetermination hungrywereenjoymentToday we have learned something about humor.Humor is everywhere in our daily life.
10、I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的)no matter what difficulties you meet with,just as Charlie Chaplin was.Summary1.Review the key words and phrases in the text and finish the exercises in the workbook.2.Find more information about Chaplin and his films.3.Try to write a short passage to introduce Charlie Chaplin.HomeworkLife is humorous.Enjoy it.Have a nice day.Thank you!
