B4U3ATasteofEnglishHumourAMasterofNonverbalHumourPart1AnalysisofthislessonThislessonisthesecondperiodofUnit3.andit’sareadinglesson.ThepurposeofthisreadingistointroducethelifeandworkofCharlieChaplinandhisexcellentperformanceinhissilentfilms.Itplaysaveryimportantpartinteachingofthisunit.Soifthestudentscanlearnthislessonwell,itwillbehelpfultomakethestudentslearntherestofthisunit.TheycanlearnmoreaboutthehumorespeciallyEnglishhumor.Suchtopicisrelatedtoourdailylife,soitishelpfultoraiselearninginterestsofstudentsanditwillbeeasiertogetknowledgeintheirlaughter.Teachingaimsanddemands1.KnowledgeobjectsMakethestudentsbeawareoftheculturalaspectsofhumorbylearningthislesson.2.AbilityobjectsLetthestudentsrealizethathumoristoletpeoplebeoptimisticabouteverythingaround.3.Moralobjects①Toenablethestudentstolearntobefacedwithdifficultiesandovercomethem.②Toencouragethemtokeepupoptimisticattitudetowardslifeandimprovetheirsenseofhumor.Teachingkeypoints1.Helpthestudentsgrasptheimportantwordsandphrasesinthetext.2.Helpthestudentstolearntogetinformation,analyzetheinformationandunderstandtheinformationfromthetext.Teachingdifficulties1.Howtofirethestudents’enthusiasmtoexpresstheirideas.2.TomakethestudentsknowtheactingstyleofCharlieChaplinandunderstandtheconnotationofhumor.Part2Teachingtheories,methodsandaidsBeforedealingwiththislesson,I’lldomybesttocarryoutthefollowingtheories:1.Makethestudentstherealmastersinclasswhiletheteacheractsasadirector;2.LetthestudentsreceivesomemoraleducationwhiletheyarelearningtheEnglishlanguage.Teachingmethod:Doubleactivitiesteachingmethod;Question-and–answeractivityteachingmethod;Watch-and-listenactivityTeachingaids:computerandtheblackboardPart3TeachingprocedureStep1Revision(2minutes)GetthestudentstomatchdifferenttypesofhumorthattheylearnedinWarming-upandsomenamesoffamouscomedyactors.Forexample,Mr.Beanandmime,MarkTwainandfunnystoriesandsoon.Thisstepisemployedtoreviewthewordsrelatedtohumoranddrawthestudents’attentiontothetopicaboutnonverbalhumor.Step2Lead-in(3minutes)ShowthestudentsaclipfromthefilmTheGoldRushandaskthemtwoquestions:①Inthisfilm,whatwasheeating?(apairofshoes)②CanyoutrytogiveadescriptiononChaplin?(Heworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.)Thesequestionsareintendedtowarmupthestudentsandthinkaboutthethemeofreading.AnditcanalsoarousetheinterestsofthestudentstospeakEnglishinclassonthetopicstheylikeandtheyarefamiliarwith.Step3While-readingI.Fastreading(5minutes)FirstIwillintroduceCharlieChaplinbriefly,whowasagreatsilentmoviestarofhistime.Andthenaskthestudentstoreadthepassagequicklytofindmoreinformationabouthimandanswerthequestionsthatwillbeshownonthescreen:①WhatwasCharlieChaplinfamousfor?②Howmanyfamousfilmorcharactersarementionedinthetext?Whatarethenames?Inthispartthestudentsarerequiredtogetsomerelatedinformationfromthepassage.Thismethodisusedtotrainthestudenttogetthegeneralideaofthepassage.Anditisalsoagoodchanceforthemtoimprovetheirskimmingskills.II.Detailedreading(15minutes)Iwillaskthestudentstoreadthewholepassageagaincarefullyandanswersomedetailedquestions.Itisalsocalleddepthreadingorstudyreading.Itmeansreadingfordetailedinformation.Thepurposeistomakethestudentsunderstandthereadingmaterialbetter.1.Trueoffalse①Chaplinbecamefamousforusingaparticularformofactingincludingplayingonwords.②InTheLittleTr...