新视野大学英语第四册第二单元 B4 Unit2 Charlie Chaplin.ppt

1、Compound Dictation,Listen to the passage,My first memories of movies are of flickering black and white images of Charlie Chaplin. The revival theatre in my neighborhood played silent movies often. In S1 _, it was not a true revival theater. The elderly manager had only silent movies to screen to his

2、 small S2 _. Still, my parents, grandparents and I gathered each Saturday night to see Chaplin movies such as The Gold Rush.,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,honesty,audiences,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,The manager liked this movie and showed it with great S3 _ even if he had adverti

3、sed another movie. I came to know the S4 _ of this film very well. Chaplin, of course, played the same S5 _, the Tramp, in all his early films. His clothes were S6 _, his hat was torn and his cane was S7 _ cricked. He walked like a penguin. He got into trouble and somehow always managed to get out o

4、f it.,regularity,plot,character,mismatched,hopelessly,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,Although my family and I watched the same Chaplins short films and silent movies many times, we laughed at his predicaments (穷境,困局) as if we were seeing them for the first time. We were never tired of laughin

5、g. Chaplin had a special S8 _ for causing laughter. He also composed memorable music for his films. When I was in high school I played his Smile and This Is My Song in a piano recital.,gift,Compound Dictation,背景知识,复合听写,视频讨论,随 笔,S9_. As the years passed, Chaplin and my family passed with them. S10 _.

6、 He died in 1977. In 1981, a bronze statue of Chaplin standing on the plinth (底座) was unveiled in Londons Leicester Square. S11_.,My parents and grandparents were there to hear Chaplins influence on my brief musical career,Charlie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1975,Inscribed on it were the word

7、s “The comic genius who gave pleasure to so many”,Charlie Chaplin,Unit 2 Section A,Text Study,Idea Sharing,Notes to the Text,Words and Expressions,Writing,Listen to the text, and try to understand this argumentation. While listening, pay attention to its main idea and its structure.,I. Structure Ana

8、lysis,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part I (Paras. 1-2),A general introduction to Charlie Chaplin,Part II (Paras. 3-6),Charlie Chaplins artistic achievement,Part III (Para. 7-8),Charlie Chaplins emotional life,Part IV (Para. 9),Incident after Charlie Chaplins death,Biography(传记) of Charlie Chaplin,II

9、. Understanding,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part I. General Introduction,Place of birth: _,Parents: _,Fame: a Hollywood comic star 1. _ _ _ 2. _ _,Winning reputation in other countries.,A poor area of south London,Mother temporarily declared mad,Receiving permanent fame for the comic character of The Tr

10、amp.,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part II. Artistic Achievement,In the time of silent movies The huge success: _,The Tramp,In the time of sound movies The success: e.g. _,Modern Times,Text StudyUnderstanding,The Tramp,Specialties about his singing:,Language: _,Nonsense,Effect of his singing:,To Chaplin:_

11、 _,Help to bring about his huge success,2. Modern Times,Text StudyUnderstanding,3. Gold Rush,Boots were boiled and their soles eaten with salt and pepper like prime cuts of fish (the nails being removed like fish bones).,Text StudyUnderstanding,Gold Rush,Part III. Emotional Life,Chaplins emotional c

12、ollision:,need to be loved The collision found its way into his comic creations.,Text StudyUnderstanding,Text StudyUnderstanding,City Lights,Chaplins need to be loved.,City Lights,Chaplins fear of being betrayed can be found in this film in which Chaplin acted as a wife killer.,Monsieur Verdoux,Text

13、 StudyUnderstanding,Monsieur Verdoux,Stable happiness in his later years; Oona ONeil gave him the love he needed.,Chaplins In love with Oona ONeil,Part III. Emotional Life,Text StudyUnderstanding,Why this marriage is called the “stable happiness”?,Because:,There is a 37 years age difference between

14、them. Oonas stability and affection spanned this age difference. She was well-prepared for the battle.,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part IV. Incident after Chaplins Death,Time: _,On Christmas Day 1977.,The strange incident after his death: _,His body was stolen and held for money.,Text StudyUnderstanding

15、,Active Expressions,Focus Study,1. quit: go away or leave; give up or resign from a position 2. for good: for ever 3. make up: to invent an excuse, fact, or story 4. in advance: beforehand; earlier 5. lose faith in: lose ones trust or confidence in someone or something,Notes to the TextActive Expres

16、sions,I. Active Expressions,1. 他愤然离开房间。 2. 我没有意识到她将永远离开我了。 3. 整件事都是她编造出来吓她父母的。 4. 你应该提早预订那场音乐会的票。 5. 我们再也不相信他了。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,He quit the room angrily. 2. I hardly realized she was leaving me for good. 3. She made the whole story up to shock her parents. 4. You should book tick

17、ets for the concert well in advance. 5. Weve lost faith in him.,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. 别对我大喊大叫，我不干了！ 2. 我希望他们永远不要回来。 3. 不要为此编理由了。 4. 请把贵公司行程电邮给我，以便我预先安排。 5. 自从考试不及格，他对自己的能力失去了信心。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,II. Focus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,1. Dickens might have cr

18、eated Charlie Chaplins childhood.,Practice,might have v-ed: used to say that something was possible in the past, but it did not in fact happen,If Id have known the film was about the World War II, I might have gone to see it.,这个计划可能很容易失败，但事实上却大 大成功了。,如果我早知道那部电影是有关二战的，就可能 会去看了。,The plan might easily

19、have gone wrong, but in fact it was a great success.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,2. Sad to say, many English people in the 1920s and 1930s thought Chaplins Tramp a bit, well, “crude”.,Practice,sad to say: 遗憾的是；很遗憾,遗憾的是，她没有允许我们做这件事。,Sad to say, the engagement was declare

20、d off.,Sad to say, she hasnt given us permission to do it.,遗憾的是婚约已被宣布解除。,Notes to the TextFocus Study,3. In Oona ONeill Chaplin, he found a partner whose stability and affection spanned the 37 years age difference between them that had seemed so threatening, that when the official who was marrying t

21、hem in 1942, turned to the beautiful girl of 17 whod given notice of their wedding date and said, ,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Structure Analysis of the Sentence,he found a partner, whose stability age difference between them, that had seemed so that , when the official turned to the beautiful girl

22、 of 17 and said , who was marrying them in 1942, whod given notice of their wedding date,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Glossary,Word Using,I. Word Using,1. cut down,to reduce,cut down,for sth.,to size,on sth.,She cut the old stockings down for ankle sock. I have to cut my essay down to 2000 words. Yo

23、u should cut down on fatty foods.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,2. applause, n. clapping of hands; praise, commendation,The audience broke into applause. The decision to save the company has been warmly applauded., v. to clap hands; praise sb. / sth.,观众爆发出一阵掌声。 这项拯救公司的决议得到嘉许。,Words and Expressions

24、Word Using,3. crude a., rude;,Hes always telling crude jokes.,crude rubber 天然橡胶 native iron 生铁 raw cotton 原棉, in its natural state,crude oil 原油,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,4. trip it up,to cause sb. to fall or nearly fall over; force someone to make a mistake by tricking them,李伸出脚把约翰绊倒了。,Lee stu

25、ck out his foot and tripped John up.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Usually she was careful, but once she tripped up by a plot.,她一向谨慎，但有一次还是中了圈套。,5. all that,very; particularly,事情并不那么顺利。 He wasnt all that older than we were.,Things arent all that good. 他并不比我们年纪大多少。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,6

26、. sport v.,to wear or show publicly and sometimes proudly,Back in the 1960s he sported bell-bottom trousers, platform heels and hair down past his shoulders.,回顾20世纪60年代，他那时穿着喇叭裤、木屐式坡形 高跟鞋、蓄着过肩的长发。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,7. behave v.,to act; to conduct (oneself) properly,放规矩点！ Dont you think

27、 that he has been behaving very strangely recently?,Behave yourself! 你不觉得他近来举动十分古怪吗？,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,8. come down in the world,to have less money and a worse social position than one had before,她感到她的确已经穷困潦倒了。,She felt she had really come down in the world.,Words and ExpressionsWord U

28、sing,9. rouse v.,to make sb. very angry, excited, interested; to make sb. wake up;,arouse 唤醒arise 出现,She was sleeping so soundly that I couldnt rouse her.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,10. find ones way,to arrive or get somewhere after some time,Rivers find their way into the sea. 据说多媒体将很快进入家用市场。,

29、条条江河通大海。 Its said that multimedia will soon find its way into the home market.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,11. relief n.,the easing of a burden or distress,What a relief! I pass the exam finally!,release 释放，放开,v. relieve,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,12. find in sb.,to discover that sb. has ce

30、rtain qualities,Who is your idol? What did you find in him/her?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,13. unfounded a.,not based on fact,What would you like to react to the unfounded rumors(谣言) to you?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,II. Glossary,喜剧,comedy,表演,演出,星探,观众,act,talent scout,audience,character/r

31、ole,角色,talking movie,有声电影,script,剧本,Words and ExpressionsGlossary,Imitation Show,Imitation Show,Instructions:,Idea sharing,Type：Group Activity,Choose any one clip of Charlie Chaplins films (silent or talking ones), imitate the performance and show it to your classmates.,Tips：Students may choose the

32、clips shown on class or go to More Choices.,Structured Writing,Practical Writing,I. Structured Writing,A General Statement Supported by Details,Structured Writing,Sample,Structured Writing,1. A Sample,Lifeless objects especially helped Chaplin make “contact” with himself as an artist. He turned them

33、 into other kinds of objects. Thus, a broken alarm clock in the movie The Pawnbroker became a “sick” patient undergoing surgery; boots were boiled in his film The Gold Rush and their soles eaten with salt and pepper like prime cuts of fish (the nails being 45 removed like fish bones).,G.S.,D1,D2,2.

34、Your task,Write a short composition with a general statement and its corresponding supporting details.,Topic: The Hazards of Movie-going,Structured Writing,Sample,Although I love movies, Ive found that there are drawbacks to movie-going. One problem is just the inconvenience of it all. It can take m

35、e long time to drive to the theater and find a parking spot. Another problem is my lack of self-control at the theater. I often stuff myself with unhealthy calorie-laden snacks for the limited choices. The worst problem is some of the other movie-goers. Kids run up and down the aisle. Its noisy and

36、messy in the theater. All in all, I would rather stay home and watch TV comfortably.,Sample,Structured Writing,II. Practical Writing,Graduation Certificate (毕业证书),Features: With the signature of the president of the university; Begins with “I hereby certify that”,Practical Writing,2. With the words:

37、 “成绩合格”, “修业期满”, “准予毕业”,“成绩合格”,pass all the examinations,fulfill all the requirements prescribed by the Department,“修业期满”,Complete the four years courses,“准予毕业”,was allowed to graduate,graduated from the university,Practical Writing,Sample 1 毕业证书 学生 赵虎君，性别 男，上海市人，一九八五年五月二日生，二零零四年九月至二零零八年七月 在本校计算机科学工程系计算机及应用专业肆年制