英语必修四人教版 Unit3 A taste of English humour

1、 Teaching aims: Enable students to talk about some types of English humor and Chinese humor. Key points: Help students learn how to understand and enjoy English humors. Difficult points: Help students know the differences between English and Chinese in humor. Teaching aids: Pictures Teaching procedu

2、re: Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh? Do you feel my love? “ “ 特困生特困生” I want to lose my weight. She is good at Chinese Kongfu Im driving at a high speed. Mr Bean is a master of n_ humour. onverbal So is Charlie Chaplin. Im Charlie Chaplin. Have you ever seen my films

3、? The Tramp 流浪汉流浪汉 1915 The Kid 寻子遇仙记寻子遇仙记 1921 The Gold Rush 淘金记淘金记 1925 Modern Times 摩登时代摩登时代 1936 The Great Dictator 大独裁者大独裁者 1940 The Circus 大马戏团大马戏团 1928 special Oscar A Master of Nonverbal Humour Task1 Fast reading. Match the main idea of each part. Why people needed cheering up. Charlie Chapl

4、ins childhood. His most famous character. An example of his works. (The Gold Rush) His achievements. Born:_ Job: _ Famous character : _ Type of acting : _ Died : _ in a poor family in 1889 actor the little tramp mime in 1977 in Switzerland Task 2 Read carefulluy and fill in the blanks. What effect d

5、oes Charlie Chaplins acting have? He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. Para.1Para.1 1. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off. A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. late Para.2Para.2 2. What did he do after h

6、is father died during his childhood? A. He made films to support his family. B. He looked after his mother and brother. C. He went to school to learn acting. D. He went to California in search of gold. Para.2Para.2 3. How do you know that he had a gift for acting when he was a child? A. Chaplin was

7、taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk B. By his teens, Chaplin had become one of the most popular child actors in London. C. His sutle acting made everything entertaining. D. All of the above. Para.2Para.2 a small black hat a moustache a walking stick very large

8、 trousers worn-out shoes Para.3Para.3 Describe the appearance of the tramp Find out some words to describe the characteristic of the tramp Optimisim Dertermination Kindness Para.3Para.3 Para 4Para 4 They _ _in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a _ with _to eat.snowstorm are hiding nothing

9、 Para.5Para.5 starred in Chaplin wrote ，directed and _many movies he _. In 1972， He was given a _ for his lifetime _ work.He lived the last years of his life in Switzerland, and was buried there in 1977. special Oscar produced outstanding Task 3 Summary Charlie Chaplin was born in a _ family in _and

10、 at that time film were silent. He was a famous _, especially in _ . His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was _ , who was very poor, very_even when people were _ to him. He was a social _, and he was homeless, but he had _ and _ to overcome difficulties. What he wore were

11、 _ shoes, large trousers and a small round black hat, and he was always carrying a walking stick. Charlie Chaplin _ in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck eating shoes with great _ when he_ a snowstorm in a small wooden house. poor 1889 mime actor a little tramp kind unkind failure

12、 determination worn-out starred enjoymentwas caught in optimism Task4 Discussion 1.Why was Chaplin so successful? 2.What can we learn from Charlie Chaplin? We should be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. Set up a goal Do our best Pay more time than others Never give up