高中英语必修4unit3reading

1、,Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour,reading,品味英语的幽默,What is humour?,Humour is some words or gestures that make others laugh.,tongue twister绕口令,cross talk 相声,Kinds of humour,funny stories,comedy 喜剧,mime 哑剧,sketch小品,jokes,A Master of Nonverbal Humour 无声的幽默大师,Guessing,According to the title and the pictu

2、res, what is the passage mainly about?,Exercise1. Fast reading,There are two, The Little Tramp and The Gold Rush.,Who is the main character of the text? What was he famous for? 2. How many famous films or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?,The main character is Charlie Chaplin

3、. He was famous for his nonverbal humour.,Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5,Match the main idea of each para.,.,Charlies childhood,An example of his work: the Gold Rush,His achievements,His famous film character: the little tramp,Why people needed cheering up,Exercise2: Careful Reading,Fill in the

4、blanks according to Para.2 and Para.5.,actor and director,mime,poor family,1889,1977,Switzerland,optimistic,hard-working,a small round black hat,a moustache,a walking stick,large trousers,The tramp was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was kind as well.,Accord

5、ing to Para.3 Give a description on Chaplin?,worn-out shoes,THE GOLD RUSH,According to Para.4 Put the following items into order.,1.Cut off the leather top of the shoe 2.Pick out the laces and eat them 3.Try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe 4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat 5. Hiding

6、 in a small hut,The Gold Rush,Post reading: True or False,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. 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortu

7、nate 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.,T,F,T,F,T,T,unfortunate,mime,Charlie Chaplin Para.1,Retell the text according to the chart.,Discussion:,1. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? 2.How many ways can you make others laugh?,Humour is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet , just as Charlie Chaplin was.,“T