1、Warming up and readingSayings about LaughWhat is humour?Humour is a word 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 talkfu
2、nny storyverbal jokesketchclownForms of humourmime and farcecomedyFarce is a comedy which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely,extravagant,and improbable situations,disguise and mistaken identity,verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication.Mime is a performance using gestures a
3、nd 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 between two people,or performed by one or several persons.Clowns are comical performers,usually characterized by their fantastic appeara
4、nce:colored wigs,stylistic makeup,outlandish costumes,unusually large footwear,red-nose,etc.,who entertain spectators by acting in a hilarious fashion.Can you name out some of the comedic actors you like?Mr.Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes.The first episode was bro
5、adcast on ITV on 1 January 1990,with the final episode,Hair by Mr.Bean of London,on 15 November 1995.The title character Mr.Bean is described as“a child in a grown mans body”.Rowan Sebastian Atkinson(born 1955)is an English comedian,actor and writer,most famous for his work in the sitcoms Mr.Bean an
6、d 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.What do you like laughing at?Are you good at making people laugh?In what way?Give an example.Do you know who he is?Charlie ChaplinHe is one of the most famous humori
7、sts that can make others laugh all the time.What do you know about his films?The KidThe Circusspecial OscarIt 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?He died in _ in _.He was born in_.H
8、is job is_.He was given_in 1972.His type of acting is_.His charming character is_.1889an actormime and farcethe little tramp1977SwitzerlandOscar for his outstanding worka specialCareful readingThe world situationCharlies childhoodHis famous film characterAn example of his workHis achievementsRead th
9、e passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph.Para.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.51.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 famous character.Answer the questions
10、.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?The Gold Rush.Choose the best answer
11、s.1.Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed,so they felt _.A.less satisfied with their lives B.more content with their livesC.more worried about their livesD.they had a miserable lifeB2.Explain Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.A.Laughter is the power to d
12、rive 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 them feel happy.C3.In The Gold Rush,Chaplin and his friend eat a pair of shoes because _.A.they are interested in it B.the shoes are
13、 delicious C.they want to make the people laugh D.they are very hungryD4.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _.A.the characters he played in his filmsB.the films he directedC.the joy he gave us in his filmsD.the contributions he made in filmsD5.Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Chaplin?A.posit
14、ive B.negative C.serious D.appreciativeDTime:Place:Job in the film:in the middle of the 19th centuryCalifornia,USA panning for goldWhat troubles did they meet in California?What troubles did they meet in California?They _ on the edge of a mountain in a _ in a small wooden house.were caughtsnowstormT
15、he Gold Rush1.Cut off the leather top of the shoe.2.Pick out the laces and eat them3.Try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe.4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat.5.Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up.552143Put the sentences in the correct order.Tell true or false.1.Chaplin lea
16、rnt 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.FTFFRetell the passage according to the quest
17、ions.1.Why did people need cheering up?2.What was Charlies childhood like?3.What was his most famous character like?Give a sad example of a sad situation that he made funny.4.What were his achievements?In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation.Charlie
18、 understood their problems.His character“the little tramp”was poor and homeless,but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation.Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money.He wrote and directed h
19、is own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.1.Explain the sentence in your own words.Charlie brightened the lives of American and British through two world wars.2.Find a sentence in the passage similar in meaning to the following one.Charlies real life was not so comfortable as it wa
20、s showed in his films.3.Translate the sentence into Chinese.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.Finish the following tasks.Humour is everywhere in our daily life.We can be optimistic no matter what difficulties you
21、meet,just as Charlie Chaplin was.1.Do you think Chaplins poor childhood helped him in his work?Why?2.Do you like his acting style?Why?3.Why do you think he was so successful?4.What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?2.Which is faster,hot or cold?Hot-You can catch a cold.3.Why is the library the ta
22、llest 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 part of a clock is always old?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.The second hand.
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