1、Unit 3A taste of English humour“幽默”的含义“幽默”一般有两层含义：一是指使某事物可笑或喜剧性的因素。二是指看出、欣赏或表达有趣的喜剧性事物的能力。Style of humourSketch/Funny playscross-dressingStyle of humourcrosstalkMark Twain(funny stories)popular humorous novelistEdward Lear(funny poems)famouspoetMr.Bean is funny because he makes funny faces,he acts s
2、illy,he seems to be quite stupid,and the things he does are strange.Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China.His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.ways to make people laughGroup workHow many kinds of humor do you know?verbalnonverbal cross talk;tongue twist
3、ers;funny poems;funny stories;jokes;limerick;mime;farce;clown Pantomime(哑剧)Discussion:Is humour helpful?Why?Make people happy Let people think about life Give people determination to get through difficulties A kind of wisdom in lifeUnit 3 Reading:A Master of Nonverbal HumorCharlie Chaplin The Gold R
4、ushCharlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinThe Gold Rush The Gold Rush1.What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?2.What do you know about his film?What is so interesting about them?Pre-readinga smallblack hat a moustachea stickvery wide trousersLittle TrampThe Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.poorhomelessThe w
5、hole text introduces a world-famous actor-Charlie Chaplie and his excellent performances,making us understand more about nonverbal humour.3.Look at the title and write down your idea in one sentence.Then skim the passage and see if you were right.A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURReadingThe main idea of e
6、ach paragraphParagraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Why people needed cheering upWhat Charlies childhood was likeWhat his most famous character was likeParagraph 4:Paragraph 5:An example of a sad situation that he made funnyHis achievementsPara 2:Finish the chart.Childhood What happened Things FamilyHi
7、s father _,leaving the family even _.His parents taught him _ as soon as he could speak and _ as soon as he could walk.TeensCharlie became one of the most popular child _ in England through his _.diedworse offsingdanceactorshumourComplete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.BornJob Type of actingCharact
8、er Costume1889actormimelittle tramp,a poor and homeless personlarge trousers,worn-out shoes,small round black hat and a walking stickcharming,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kindReason for successDied1977Para 4:Put the events in the right order.()Chaplin tried
9、 cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe.()Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected to pick up gold,but they failed.()They were so hungry that they boiled a pair of leather shoes.()They were caught in a small wooden house.()Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.()Chaplin picked out th
10、e laces and ate.613254Para.2Para.4Charlie ChaplinPara.1childhoodfamilyteensborn parentshumor entertainingfilmPara.3trampachievementsPara.519721977exampleThe Gold RushThe little trampCaliforniaeatRetell the text according to the chart.1.Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy.2.People who do
11、nt know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films.3.The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century.TFFTrue or false?4.In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold.5.In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.6.Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote
12、 and directed films as well.FTT1.How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”?A.Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring.B.Laughter can keep ones face warm,especially during freezing winter.C.Laughter can make people forge
13、t their problems and make them feel happy.CChoose the best answer.2.The Gold Rush,one of Chaplins most famous films,was made in _.A.America B.Britain C.Canada D.Australia3.The story of The Gold Rush happened _.A.in the 1750s B.in the 1850s C.in the 1890s D.in the 1950sAB4.In The Gold Rush,Chaplin an
14、d his friend eat a pair of shoes because _.A.they are interested in it B.the shoes are delicious C.they want to make the people laugh D.they are very hungry D5.Which is NOT true?A.Charlie was a master of non-verbal humor.B.Charlie showed humanity and kindness in his movies.C.Charlie was a social fai
15、lure,so he could play that character well.D.Charlie must have experienced sad situations when he was a child.C6.People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _.A.they enjoy doing so.B.it makes people more worried about C.their life.D.C.it makes people more content with E.their life.F.D.theres m
16、uch fun in doing so.C7.The Little Tramp is well known because _.A.Chaplin played a poor and homeless person.B.B.The character was social failure.C.C.Chaplin wore large trousers,worn-out D.shoes and a small round black hat and E.carried a walking stick.F.D.Chaplin play a role as a man who determined
17、G.to overcome difficulties and was kind even H.when people were unkind to him.D 8.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _.A.the characters he played in his films.B.the films he directed.C.the joy he gave us in his films.D.the contributions he made in films.C 9.Whats the main idea of the text?A.The h
18、istory of English humour.B.The films that Chaplin made.C.The humour Chaplin made in his films.D.The Gold Rush in California.CThe writer mentioned that Charplins character“little tramp”is charming and lovable,and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,which proves that the writer likes Ch
19、arplin and appreciates his work.10.Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Charplin?A.positive B.negative C.serious D.appreciativeD Discussion1.Whats behind fun?Not all humour is kind.Although we also laugh when we see someone slide on a banana skin,its really dangerous to those who slide on the banan
20、a skin,especially to those old people.So when we think about it we will find its not funny.2.Why did people like The Little Tramp?Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties.3.Do you think Chaplins eating boiled shoes funny?Why?Yes.Because he made the terrible situation “real”for his au
21、dience.And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.4.Why could Charlie Chaplin make terriblesituations(like poverty and starvation)funny?Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them“real”for his audience.5.Why did he get a special Oscar?Because
22、 of his outstanding work in films andlife long contribution.Fill in the blanks.Do you find it funny to see someone _ on a Banana _,_ into someone else round a_,or _ down a hole in the road?If you do,you are not _.Some humour can be_.Perhaps it makes us feel more _ with our life because wefeel there
23、is someone else _ _than ourselves.Charlie Chaplin was born in _ in 1889 and at that time films were _.He became famous for using a _ form of acting,including _and _.slidingskin bumpingcornerfallingalonecruelcontentworseoffpovertysilentparticularmimefarceWe should be optimistic(乐观)no matter what diff
24、iculties you meet with,just as Charlie Chaplin was.Set up an aim Do our best Pay more time then others Never give up/lose heart Insist on what we pursue1.and up to now nobody has been able to 2.do this better than Charlie Chaplin.3.句中up to now=up till now,表示“到现在4.为止”,常与现在完成时连用。如：I havent got any let
25、ters from him up to now.直到现在我还没收到过他的信。Her life has run smoothly up to now.她的生活到目前仍一帆风顺。【拓展】up to 达到程度或数量be up to sth 能胜任某事;忙于某事或从事于某事be up to sb 该由某人做出决定;取决于某人2.so they could feel more content with3.their lives.1)content adj.满足;满意;知足常见搭配:be content with sth.be content to do sth.如：Are you content wit
26、h your present salary?你对你现在的工资待遇满意吗？She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children.她呆在家里照顾孩子感到非常知足。区别:content;contented;satisfiedcontent与contented意思接近,指“虽然各种愿望没有实现,但人安于现状不再多求”,content 一般作表语,而contented一般作定语;satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了满足,因而心满意足了”。She has a contented look.她显得满意的样子。2)conten
27、t n.所含之物,内容如：I like the style of the book but I dont like the content.我喜欢这本书的文体,但我不喜欢它的内容。We sat there,_with what we listened to.A.satisfying B.to satisfy B.C.contented D.content解析:本题考查动词用法。satisfied表示“感到满意的”,把A、B两项排除;content既是形容词,又是动词,be content with对满足。D3)content vt.使满足(+with)e.g.Her answer seemed
28、 to content him.她的回答好像令他满意。3.Not that Charlies own life was easy!卓别林自己的生活并没有那么容易！本句为not构成的倒装句。that为副词,修饰形容词easy。在英语中,有时为了强调某一成分而将具有否定意义的副词置于句首构成倒装句,这样的副词有not,never,seldom,little,few等。本句可转换为:Charlies own life was not that easy!又如：Only in the country can you learn the“true English”.Never have I seen s
29、uch a performance.Nowhere will you find the answer to this question.Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room.4.You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.令人感到震惊的是,当查理会说话和走路的时候就被教唱歌和跳舞。1)it在句中作形式宾语,动词不定
30、式to seethe road才是真正的宾语。当动词不定式作句子的宾语,同时有一个形容词同宾语在一起时，常用it作形式宾语。如：Ill make it my business to help her.我会把帮助她作为我的责任。Do you consider it wise to tell them about it?2)astonish:v.使(某人)吃惊,震惊,比surprise的语气要强。如:The earthquake astonished me.地震使我惊慌失措。be astonished 吃惊如：She was astonished to find he was drunk.发现他喝
31、醉了,她很吃惊。I was astonished at/by the news.这消息使我大吃一惊。to ones astonishment 令惊异的是To our astonishment the small boy swam across the river.令我们惊奇的是那小男孩居然游过了那条河。astonishing adj.令人吃惊的an astonishing remark 惊人之语astonishment n.惊异;惊愕;惊奇in astonishment 愕然,吃惊地 如：She stared at me in astonishment.她吃惊地瞪着我。5.fortunate为
32、形容词,意为“幸运的;运气好的”,相当于lucky,其反义词为unfortunate。常用结构:be fortunate(enough)to do 或be fortunate in doing 意为“很幸运”。如：She is fortunate(enough)to have a rich husband.=She is fortunate in having a rich husband.她很幸运，有一位富有的丈夫。此外,还可用于It is fortunate that 这一结构,意为“真是幸运”。如：It is fortunate that we got there in time.很幸运
33、的,我们及时赶到那里。fortunately adv.用来修饰整句话,意为“幸运地,幸亏”,反义词为unfortunately。如:Fortunately,I found his house at once.很幸运地,我立刻找到了他家。fortune n.“机会;命运;运气”如:She has had her fortune told.她请人算了命。复合词:fortune-teller n.算命者固定搭配:make a fortune 发大财谚语:Fortune favors fool.傻人有傻福。6.Unfortunately his father died,leaving the fami
34、ly even worse off worse off:adj.(情况)更糟糕的,更贫困的Mark has lost his job and is worse off than ever.马克的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。better off 情况更好He will be better off in hospital.他住院留医的话,病情定会好转。Ive only broken my arm;other patients are far worse off than me.我只是胳膊折了,其他病人比我严重得多。Tom has lost his job and is worse off than
35、ever.汤姆的工作丢了,情况比以前更糟。【拓展】badly off 穷的;缺少的well off富有的7.No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining.entertaining adj.表示“使人快乐的;有趣的”He told us an entertaining story yesterday.昨天他给我们讲了一个有趣的故事。Films should be entertaining.【拓展】entertain v.使感兴趣;使娱乐;招待entertainment n.娱乐;
36、款待;招待entertainer n.(娱乐节目的)表演者8.because known throughout the world.throughout prep.1)(表示地区)遍及,整个 如：The company has branches throughoutthe country.这家公司的分店遍及全国。2)(表示时间)整个,从头到尾 如：It rained throughout the day.雨下了一整天。He led a poor life throughout his life.他一生过着穷苦的生活。throughout adv.1)整个地,在所有各处,全部e.g.The hi
37、ll was green throughout.那座山整个都是绿的。2)自始至终,到最后 如：She remained silent throughout.她从头到尾都保持沉默。9.The tramp,a poor,homeless man with a moustache,wore large trousers,worn-outshoes.1)homeless adj.无家可归的-less是表示否定意义的形容词后缀,加在某些名词的后面构成否定意义的形容词,类似的如：helpless 无力的;无计可施的;无助的;无依无靠的careless 粗心的;轻率的childless 没有儿女的harml
38、ess 无害的;无损害的;没有恶意的;无邪的ceaseless 不断的;不停的countless 数不尽的;无数的tireless 不会疲倦的;不知疲倦的,不休止的2)worn-out adj.(衣类、机器等)磨破的;磨损的;用旧的 如：worn-out shoes 穿旧的鞋精疲力尽的;憔悴的(一般不用在名词前)如：She looks worn-out.她看起来憔悴不堪。10.This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficult
39、ies.这个角色是社会生活中的失败者,但他的乐观精神和战胜困难的决心使他受到人们的喜爱。本句为but连接的并列句,but后的分句承前省略了主语this character;to overcome all difficulties为动词不定式短语作定语,修饰determination。本句可理解为:This character was not a successful person in social life,but people loved him because of his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.f
40、ailure:n.失败;失败者The play was a dead failure.这场戏完全失败了。overcome v.(overcame,overcome)战胜;克服There will be no difficulty in the world thatthey cannot overcome.世界上任何困难他们都可以克服。11.Charlie first picked out the laces and eats them as if they are spaghetti.pick out:挑出;辨别出My father helped me pick out a new book.
41、我父亲帮我选了一本新书。与pick有关的短语:pick off 摘取pick oneself up(倒下的人)站起来pick up 拾起,(车,船)搭载客人,驾车去接(人),接收(信号,广播、电视节目),学会(语言)pick up with 在偶然机会认识(人)This picture was taken a long time ago.I wonder if you can _ my father.(湖北2005)A.find out B.pick out C.look out D.speak outB find out(通过研究、努力)发现,找出；look out 向外看,当心,注意；sp
42、eak out 大声且清楚地说出。只有pick out意思合适。12.Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.cut off:切断;断绝A storm cut off power to the whole region.暴风雨切断了整个地区电力供应。The television show was cut off by a special news report.电视节目被一条特别新闻报道打断了。I had my hair cut off and sold it.我把头发剪掉卖了。We
43、 were completely cut off from the outside world.我们和外界完全隔绝了。【拓展】cut across 取捷径;走近路cut in 插嘴cut down 减少;缩减cut up 切碎cut out 切掉;割掉cut into pieces 切成碎片I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson _.(湖南2005)A.cut in B.cut down C.cut out D.cut up A cut down 意为“砍倒”；cut out 意为“剪掉;除去,省略,删去”;cut up 意为“切碎”。He wa
44、s in hospital for six months.He felt as if he was _ from the outside world.A.cut out B.cut off C.cut up D.cut through解析:cut out 意为“切下;删除”;cut off 意为“切断;使(人、城镇)孤立”;cut up 意为“切碎”;cut through 意为“穿越”;本句的意思是:他住院六个月感到似乎与外界隔绝了。B 13.He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。He took a mouthful
45、of the bitter medicine and made a face.他喝了一口苦药,做了个鬼脸。I felt so full that I couldnt eat another mouthful.我太饱了,一口也吃不下了。短语:at a mouthful 一大口handful 一撮,一把a handful of sand 一把沙子cupful一满杯two cupfuls of milk 两杯牛奶spoonful一匙;满匙two spoonfuls of sugar 两匙糖houseful满屋;一屋子armful(单臂或双臂)一抱之量an armful of books 一抱的书14
46、.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!convincing 用作形容词,在这里表示“使人信服的;令人心悦诚服的”。如：His analyses were always so convincing.他的分析总是那么令人信服。This is the most convincing evidence that I can find to prove my point.这是我所能找到的最令人信服的证据,以证明我的观点。【拓展】c
47、onvince vt 使相信;说服;使承认convinced adj坚信不移的;有坚定信仰的convince.of 使确信be convinced of确信;承认15.Chaplin produced,directed,and wrote the movies he starred in.卓别林自制、自导、自编一些他自演的电影。1)direct 在句中意为“导演”,它还有其它意思:adj.直的;直线的;直达的 如：There is no direct train from here to Taichung.此地没有直达台中的火车。a direct road to London 直通伦敦的路fl
48、y in a direct line 直线飞行 adj.坦白的;率直的。如：He has a direct way of speaking.他说话坦白。He gave me a direct answer.他给我率直的回答。2)star v.(在电影中)主演,由主演;以为主角 如:The director wants to star Jim in his new film.这位导演想让吉姆主演他的新片。She has starred in a lot of good films.她主演了许多好电影。The boy burst into tears _ he saw his mother.A.d
49、irect B.direction C.directly D.directly when解析:本题考查direct的用法,作动词时表示“导演;指示”;作副词时表示“径直地;直接地”,作形容词时是“直接的”;而directly表示“一就”,相当于as soon as.A“To truly laugh,you must be able to take your pain,and play with it!”-Charlie ChaplinHomework1.Finish Exe.1.&2.on Page 20,all 2.exercises on Page 21.2.Try to write a happy ending for the film The Gold Rush.
