Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourCharlieChaplinCharlieChaplinwasoneofthegreatestandmostwidelylovedsilentmoviestars.FromEasyStreet(1917)toModernTimes(1936)，hemademanyofthefunniestandmostpopularfilmsofhistime.Hewasbestknownforhischaracter“thelittletramp”.Itisthiskindheartedcharacterthatweconnectwiththetimeofsilentmovies.BorninLondonin1889，ChaplinfirstvisitedAmericawithatheatercompanyin1907.AppearingasBillyintheplaySherlockHolmes，youngChaplintouredthecountrytwice.Onhissecondtour，hemetMackSennettandwassignedtoKeystoneStudiostoactinfilms.ChaplinwasknownasoneofthemostdemandingmeninHollywood.Heperformedlotsofcomediesinhislifetime.Nomatterhowbigorsmallthesizeofthepart，Chaplinwalkedeachactorthrougheveryscene.Chaplinknewthatasuccessfulscenewasn’tsimplyaboutthestar，butabouteveryoneonthescreen.Herequiredthatalltheactorsandactressesworktogetherineveryperformance.Theonlywaytoachievethatunitywastokeepcompletecontrolovereveryscene.Ashebecamemorepopular，heusedmoreandmoreoriginalanddifficultfilmingtechniques.Moviessuchashis1925hit，TheGoldRush，requiredunendingreworkingofscenesandrebuildingofsets.ThoughChaplinwasofthesilentmovieera，hisachievementswerecarriedoverintothefilmsoftoday.Hisrigorandconcernfortheprocessesofactinganddirectingmadehisfilmsgreatandledthewaytoanewandmorewonderfulcinema.1.silentmovie无声电影2.signv.签署；签名3.comedyn.喜剧4.unityn.团结5.rigorn.严谨True(T)orFalse(F).1.CharlieChaplinwasthebestsilentmoviestar.(F)2.WhenChaplinwastenyearsold，hewenttoAmericaforthefirsttime.(F)3.Chaplin’srigorandconcernfortheprocessesofactinganddirectingledtohisgreatsuccess.(T)PeriodOneWarmingUp，Prereading&ReadingⅠ.单词检测1.humourn.幽默；滑稽2.contentadj.满足的；满意的；n.满足；vt.使满足3.performern.表演者；演出者performv.表演performancen.表演4.astonishvt.使惊诧astonishingadj.令人感到惊讶的5.fortunateadj.幸运的；吉利的unfortunatelyadv.不幸地6.boredadj.厌烦的7.entertainvt.&vi.使欢乐；款待entertainingadj.愉快的；有趣的entertainmentn.娱乐；款待8.throughoutprep.遍及；贯穿；adv.到处；始终；全部9.homelessadj.无家的；无家可归的10.wornadj.用旧的；用坏的；破烂的wearvt.穿11.failuren.失败(者)failv.失败12.overcomevt.&vi.战胜；克服13.chewvt.&vi.嚼碎；咀嚼(食物)14.convincevt.使信服convincingadj.令人信服的15.directvt.&vi.导演；指示；指挥；adj.直的；直接的；直率的directorn.导演16.outstandingadj.突出的；杰出的；显著的Ⅱ.短语检测1.breakinto破门而入2.uptonow直到现在3.feel/becontentwith对……满意/满足4.badlyoff穷的；缺少的5.insearchof寻找6.cutoff切断；断绝7.pickout挑出；辨别出8.starin在……担任主角；主演Ⅰ.阅读课文，匹配各段落的大意Para.1(E)A.Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunny.Para.2(C)B.Hisachievements.Para.3(D)C.WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslike.Para.4(A)D.Whathismostfamouscharacterwaslike.Para.5(B)E.Whypeopleneededcheeringup.Ⅱ.阅读课文，判断正(T)误(F)1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.(T)2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyCharlieChaplin’sfilms.(F)3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniathelateofthenineteenthcentury.(F)4.InTheGoldRushCharlieChaplinandhisfriendarefortunatetofindsomegold.(F)5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.(T)6.CharlieChaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.(T)Ⅲ.课文阅读理解1.Howdoyouunderstandthesentence“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”？A.Laughteristhepowertodrivewinterawayandwelcomewarmspring.B.Laughtercankeepone’sfacewarm，especiallydu...
