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Period 2 Reading & ComprehendingTeaching Goals:1. To learn about English non-verbal humour.2. To develop Ss some basic reading skills.3. To arouse Ss interest in learning about Charlie Chaplin, a famous actor.Teaching Procedures:Step 1. Leading-inPurpose: To arouse Ss interest in learning about nonverbal humour. 1. Show some pictures of some famous comedy actors at home and abroad, and ask students to talk about them.2. Lead them to talk about Charlie Chaplin.Step 2. Fast readingFast reading : 1.Fill in the chart.Born:_Job:_Famous character:_Type of acting:_Died:_2.Give a description on the little trampStep 3 Careful reading I. Find out the key sentence in each paragraph and think about the main ideaParagraph 1 Chaplin made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed.Paragraph 2 Chaplins own life was not easy especially his childhood. Paragraph 3 Chapins charming character-the little tramp Paragraph 4 How Chaplin made a sad situation entertaining. Paragraph 5 His achievements. 3. SummaryCharlie Chaplin showed great talent for_ (entertain) people when he was a child. As time went by, he began making films. Charlie was well _(know) for his charming character, the little tramp, _was really loved for his optimism and determination. His film _ Gold Rush tells a story that people are rushing in thousands to California in search of _. Unfortunately, the little tramp and his friend pick no gold and they _(catch) in a snowstorm in a _ (wood) house where they have nothing to eat. They are so hungry _ they have to boil a pair of shoes to eat .Because of his outstanding work in acting, directing and writing, he received a special _. Step 4 ActivityTask1. Talk about Chaplins childhood according to the following phrases was born in his parents his father died spent his childhood By his teens , he had becomeTask2 Watch the pictures and use “First,- Then,- Finally” to describe his actions.Step 4. Homework1. Ask Ss to discuss the topic: Why did Charlie Chaplin succeed? Let them list at least three reasons.2. Ask Ss to listen to the tape and follow it in a loud voice.3. Ask Ss to find the sentences or phrases that they still dont understand.Period 3 Language Points Teaching Goals: 1. To enable Ss to master some new words and expressions.Teaching Procedures:Step 11. 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。 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 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; satisfiedcontent与contented意思接近, 指“虽然各种愿望没有实现, 但人应安于现状不再多求”, 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。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 4. 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”。5. 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. 他住院的话, 病情定会好转。6. 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7. 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。 8. 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】convince vt 使相信; 说服; 使