高中英语必修四Unit3Warming-upReadingLanguag.ppt

Unit 3 A 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 humour,Sketch/ Funny plays,cross-dressing,Style of humour,crosstalk,Mark Twain,(funny stories),popular humorous novelist,Edward Lear,(funny poems),famous poet,Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, 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.,facial expression,body language,make-up,Cross-dressing,actions,Humor,ways to make people laugh,Words,Group work,How many kinds of humor do you know?,verbal,nonverbal,cross talk; tongue twisters; 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 life,Unit 3 Reading:A Master of Nonverbal Humor,Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush,Charlie Chaplin,Charlie ChaplinThe Gold Rush,The Gold Rush,1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? 2. What do you know about his film? What is so interesting about them?,Pre-reading,a small black hat,a moustache,a stick,very wide trousers,Little Tramp,The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,poor,homeless,The whole 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 HUMOUR,Reading,The main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3:,Why people needed cheering up,What Charlies childhood was like,What his most famous character was like,Fast Reading,Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5:,An example of a sad situation that he made funny,His achievements,Para 2: Finish the chart.,died,worse off,sing,dance,actors,humour,Careful Reading,Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.,1889,actor,mime,little tramp, a poor and homeless person,large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick,Para 2-3,charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind,1977,Para 4: Put the events in the right order.,( )Chaplin tried 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 the laces and ate.,6,1,3,2,5,4,Charlie Chaplin Para.1,Retell the text according to the chart.,1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films. 3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century.,T,F,F,True 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 and directed films as well.,F,T,T,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 them feel happy.,C,Choose the best answer.,2. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplins most famous films, was made in _. A. America B. Britain C. Canada D. Australia 3. The story of The Gold Rush happened _. A. in the 1750s B. in the 1850s C. in the 1890s D. in the 1950s,A,B,4. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and 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,D,5. 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 failure, so he could play that character well. D. Charlie must have experienced sad situations when he was a child.,C,6. People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _. they enjoy doing so. it makes people more worried about their life. C. it makes people more content with their life. D. theres much fun in doing so.,C,7. The Little Tramp is well known because _. Chaplin played a poor and homeless person. B. The character was social failure. C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. D. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him.,D,8. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _. the characters he played in his films. the films he directed. the joy he gave us in his films. the contributions he made in films.,C,9. Whats the main idea of the text? A. The history of English humour. B. The films that Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California.,C,The 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 Charplin and appreciates his work.,10. Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Charplin? A. positive B. negative C. serious D. appreciative,D,Discussion,1. 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 banana 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 audience. And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.,4. Why could Charlie Chaplin make terrible situations (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 of his outstanding work in films and life 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 we feel there 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 _.,sliding,skin,bumping,corner,falling,alone,cruel,content,worse,off,poverty,silent,particular,mime,farce,We should be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties 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 pursue,. and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 句中up to now = up till now, 表示“到现在 为止”, 常与现在完成时连用。如： I havent got any letters from him up to now. 直到现在我还没收到过他的信。,Language Points,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, so they could feel more content with 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 with 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; satisfied content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) content 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. satisfying B. to satisfy 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。,D,3) content vt. 使满足 (+with) e.g. Her answer seemed 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 such 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 family 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 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; 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 throughout the 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 hill 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-out shoes. 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 harmless 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 difficulties. 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. failure: 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 that they 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. 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 out,B,find out (通过研究、努力)发现, 找出； look out 向外看, 当心, 注意； speak 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 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 was 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 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