1、A taste of English humourUnit 3zxxkw学科网学.科.网ReadingA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURSkimming to get general ideasSkimming1.Chaplins type of acting is _.A.comedy B.cross talk C.mime D.sketch2.When was he born and when did he die?A.1889-1972.B.1889-1977.C.1886-1972.D.1886-1989.学科网Write down the main idea o
2、f each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:An example of a sad situation that he made funnyHis achievementsWhy people needed cheering upWhat Charlies childhood was likeWhat his most famouscharacter was likeScanningto get detail informationReading Comprehension IISca
3、nning1.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 forget their problems and make t
4、hem feel happy.zxxkw2.People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _.A.they enjoy doing soB.it makes people more worried abouttheir lifeC.it makes people more content with their lifeD.theres much fun in doing soScanning3.The Little Tramp is well known except _.A.Chaplin played a rich and homel
5、esspersonB.Chaplin wore large trousers,worn-outshoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stickC.the character determined to overcomedifficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to himD.the character was social successScanning4.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _.A.the cha
6、racters he played in his filmsB.the contributions he made in filmsC.the joy he gave us in his filmsD.the films he directedScanninga small roundblack hata moustachea sticklarge trousersHe wore a small black hat,very wide trousers,a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.G
7、ive a description on the little tramp.Reading Comprehension IIIScanningworn-out shoesDiscussion1 Do you think his poor childhoodhelped him in his work?Why?2 Why do you think he was sosuccessful?3.What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?zxxkw1 Do you think his poor childhoodhelped him in his work?W
8、hy?Yes,because he understood theproblems of people who were very poor.2 Why do you think he was sosuccessful?Because he was a wonderful actor,understood and sympathized with peoples problems and tried to cheer them up.We should be optimistic(乐观)no matter what difficulties we meet with,just as Charli
9、e Chaplin was.3.What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?Imagine you want to write an article about Charlie Chaplin for the column(专栏)“HUMOUR”of your school newspaper.So you are going to interview Charlie Chaplin.Pair workInterviewQuizzxxkwRetell the text by filling in the following blanks.Charlie
10、Chaplin was born in a _ family in _.By his _,he had become one of the most popular _actors in England.As time went by,he grew more and more _ as his charming _“the little _”.Quiz ICharlie Chaplin made people laugh _ some of these _ situations.He wrote and _ his own films and received a_ Oscar for hi
11、s outstanding work in_.He _ in 1977.He is loved and _ as a great actor who could inspire people with great _.Charlie Chaplin was born in a _ family in _.By his _,he had become one of the most popular _actors in England.As time went by,he grew more and more _ as his charming _“the little _”.poor1889t
12、eenschildpopularcharactertrampAnswer:Charlie Chaplin made people laugh _ some of these _ situations.He wrote and _ his own films and received a_ Oscar for his outstanding work in_.He _ in 1977.He is loved and _ as a great actor who could inspire people with great _.atterribledirectedspecialfilmsdied
13、rememberedconfidence1.我挑了一套黑色西装。2.你可以克服你的缺点吗？3.我朋友很满意他的新工作。TranslationQuiz II Can you overcome your shortcomings?My friend is quite content with his new job.I picked out a black suit.Surf the Internet to find more information about Charlie Chaplin and you are expected to present it to your peer in the next class.Homework
