校本化解读Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumor

1、Unit 3 A taste of English humor一、 教材内容本单元的中心话题是“感受英语幽默”，其中涉及到了幽默的种类及其代表人物，并就中外幽默进行了粗略的比较，以此让学生感受英语幽默的内涵。1. WARMING UP中提出了三个问题：How many kinds of humour do you know？Do you know these kinds of humour？ Do you have other kinds of humour in China？这三个问题直指本单元中心话题，为下一步的阅读理解作了准备。2 PRE-READING在WARMING UP 的基础上提

2、出了另外三个问题：What do you like to laugh at？ What does humour mean？ Is humour always kind？这三个问题进一步让学生了解幽默的含义，即把缺陷与完美、荒唐与合理、愚笨与机敏等两极对立的属性不动声色地结合起来，在对立统一中见其深刻的意义。3 READING以美国著名喜剧大师Charlie Chaplin的表演为例，为学生展示了幽默的内涵。第一段以常见的踩香蕉皮滑倒为例，指出了幽默的内涵之一：“Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel

3、 there is someone else worse off than ourselves”.从第二段开始介绍卓别林以其独特的表现方式成为著名的幽默大师，文中列举了两部他的喜剧片，一部是The Little Trump，另一部是The Gold Rush。前者以其穿着及行为而受到了人们的喜爱；后者通过吃皮鞋这一片段，让人领略了他的无与伦比的想象力与幽默感。卓别林将滑稽的相貌、夸张的穿戴和离奇的想象完美地结合起来，出于现实而又超脱现实。令人在捧腹大笑的同时，感到了他对待苦难的积极态度，和对下层小人物的同情。这篇文章揭示了幽默的内涵，给学生留下了思考的余地：Is humour always k

4、ind？4 COMPREHENDING分为两部分。第一部分以填写表格的形式让学生练习写阅读笔记，同时提示他们人物传记的写法，让学生了解文章结构。第二部分练习课文中出现的生词。5 LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE包括词汇和语法两部分。词汇部分强调用英语来解释词汇，并在实际情景中使用所学词汇。 语法部分主要通过大量的例句和习题来实现让学生自主学习的目的，总结-ing形式在句中作表语、宾语和宾语补足语的用法。6 USING LANGUAGE部分, 从听、说、读、写四个方面来学习和巩固所学语言知识，全面体现语言运用能力。二、教材重组1 将WARMING UP（P17）， READING（

5、P22）与SPEAKING（P23）整合在一起上一堂口语课。2. 将PRE-READING，READING (P17), COMPREHENDING (P18)及LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE中的练习一和练习二整合在一起上一堂阅读课。从字、词、句、和篇章几个方面掌握目标语言。3 将LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE (P20)中的剩余练习及USING LANGUAGE (P56)中的所有练习整合成语法课来练习-ing形式在句中作表语、宾语和宾语补足语的用法。4 将LISTENING(P23), LISTENING(P55) 和LISTENING TASK(P58)整

6、合在一起上一堂听力课。5 将WRITING（P23），TALKING（P55）和SPEAKING AND WRITING（P60）整合成一堂写作课。6 将USING WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS（P56），READING TASK（P59），PROJECT（P61）和 SUMMING UP（P24）整合在一起上一堂复习课，总结这个单元所学全部内容。三、课程设计与课时分配（经教材分析，根据学情，本单元可以用五课时完成）3 课时分配1st period Speaking2nd period Reading3rd period Grammar4th period Listening5t

7、h period Writing6th period Summary四、Part 1 Warming up pre-reading ReadingSection1 Warming up pre-reading Reading学案Task I. Skimming Read the text (P18) quickly and fill in the blanks.The text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who _ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars

8、 and _. Task II. Careful readingI. Read the text (P18) carefully and fill in the blanks.Charlie ChaplinEarly lifeHe was 1. _ in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing and dance as a little child.His fathers death made the family 2. _ so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and

9、his brother.By his 3. _, he had become one of the most popular child actors in England.Most famous film 4. _5. _, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.This character was a social 6.

10、_ but was loved for his optimism and determination to 7. _ all difficulties.Performing skillsHe could mime and act the fool doing 8. _ everyday tasks.His subtle acting made everything 9. _.AchievementsHe wrote, 10. _ and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 he got a special Oscar for his 11. _ wor