1、Unit 3Reading1 了解什么是幽默及表现形式2 了解卓别林的一生及其代表作3 掌握阅读的技巧和能力4 通过对卓别林的认识，让学生意识到成功的获得是很艰辛的过程，只有付出巨大的努力才能成功。本节课讲的是幽默以及介绍卓别林。在导入和热身部分，问学生什么是幽默，幽默有哪些表现形式，了解一些擅长幽默的人，并回答几个很有趣的幽默的问题，引起学生对幽默这一话题的浓厚兴趣。在阅读部分，先问学生对于卓别林了解有多少，再对他进行一个简单的介绍。在快速阅读部分，让学生找出文章的大意及其各段的大意，从总体上把握整篇文章。然后是细读，通过填空和回答问题掌握文章的细节信息。让学生讨论什么促使了卓别林的成功，并
2、表演几个哑剧，欣赏卓别林的经典之作淘金热的片段。What is humour?Humour is a word that means making others laugh.If someone often makes others laugh,we say he is humorous and we call him a humorist.The question of whether or not something is humorous is a matter of personal taste.humornonverbal humourcross talkfunny storyver
3、bal jokesketchclownForms of humourmime comedyMime is a performance using gestures and body movements without words.Sketch is a short humorous scene on stage,television,etc.Cross talk,Chinese comic dialogue,is an art form,exchanging clever remarks,esp.between two people.Clowns are comical performers,
4、usually characterized by their fantastic appearance:colored costumes,stylistic makeup,unusually large footwear,red-nose,etc.,who entertain the audience by acting in a funny fashion.Mr.Bean is a British comedy television series.The title character Mr.Bean is described as“a child in a grown mans body”
5、.Rowan Sebastian Atkinson(born 1955)is an English comedian,actor and writer,most famous for his work Mr.Bean and his voiceover work in Walt Disneys The Lion King.He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy.2.Which is faster-hot or cold?Hot-You can catch a cold
6、.3.Why the library is the tallest building?Because it has the most stories.4.Which is the terrible month for soldiers?March.5.What two words have the most letters?Post office.1.Which of your parents is your nearest relative?Mother.6.What kind of ships do students study in school?Scholarships.7.What
7、part of a clock is always old?The second hand.8.Why is the river very rich?Because it has two banks.9.What can you see with your eyes shut?A dream.10.I have cities but no houses;forests but no trees;rivers without water.What am I?A map.Do you know who he is?Charlie ChaplinHe is one of the most famou
8、s humorists that can make others laugh all the time.What do you know about his films?The KidA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR It is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin and the kind of humour we can all laugh at nonverbal humour.Fast readingWhat is the main idea of the passage?Read the passage agai
9、n and write down the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1 The world situationPara.2 Charlies childhoodPara.3 His famous film characterPara.4 An example of his workPara.5 His achievementsHe died in _ in _.Charlie ChaplinHe was born in_.His job is_.He was given_in 1972.His type of acting is_.His charmin
10、g character is_.1889an actormime and farcethe little tramp1977SwitzerlandOscar for his outstanding worka specialCareful reading1.How did Charlie Chaplin become famous?He became famous for using a particular form of acting,including mime and farce.2.Give a description of the little tramp,Chaplins fam
11、ous character.Answer the questions.He wore large trousers,worn-out shoes and a small round black hat,carrying a walking stick.Because he had the determination to overcome difficulties.3.Why was the little tramp loved by many people around the world?4.Which film of Chaplin is mentioned in Para.3-4?Th
12、e Gold Rush.Time:Place:Job in the film:in the middle of the 19th centuryCalifornia,USA panning for goldWhat troubles did they meet in California?They _ on the edge of a mountain in a _ in a small wooden house.were caughtsnowstormThe Gold RushCharlie Chaplin-Gold RushTell true or false.1.Chaplin lear
13、nt acting after his mother.2.People love the character“the little champ”,mainly for he was poor and homeless.3.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.4.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by action and explaining.FTFF1.Do you think Chaplins poor childhood hel
14、ped him in his work?Why?2.Do you like his acting style?Why?3.Why do you think he was so successful?Act out a situation by using nonverbal humour.in a hurryslide on a banana skinbump into someone else round a cornercarry a heavy boxA scene from The Gold RunSurf the Internet to find more information about Chaplin and you are expected to present it to your classmates in the next class.
