M4Unit3ATasteofEnglishHumourWarmingUp,ReadingTeachingGoals:1.Toreadandtalkaboutthetypesofhumorandtypicalactors..2.Todevelopsomebasicreadingskills.3.ToarouseSs’interestinlearningabouthumor.4.Toenrichthestudents’horizon.TeachingProcedures:Step1Leading-inTellstudentssomejokestoarousetheirinterestintopicandtellthemthetypesofthehumor.1.playonwordsA:Whatisyourfather’sname?B:Happy!A:Whatisyourmother’sname?B:Smile!A:Areyoujoking?B:No!That’smysister!Iamkidding2.punPoliceman:Youcan’tparkhere.Driver:Whynot?Policeman:Readthesign.Driver:Idid.Itsays,“Fineforparking!”SoIparked.3.afunnypoem--limerickTherewasayoungladyofNiger,Whosmiledassherodeonatiger;TheycamebackfromtherideWiththeladyinside,Andthesmileonthefaceofthetiger.Thentellthemsomethingaboutlimerick.Thentellstudentstypesofhumor.Step2Pre-readingShowstudentstwopicturesofCharlieChaplintakenwhenhewasveryyoungandaskthemwhoheis.Andthenaskthemwhethertheyknowanythingabouthim.Theycanhaveadiscussionandthentelltheclasswhattheyhavealreadyknownabouthim.Step3ReadingFastreading:1.MakealistofdifferentaspectsaboutCharlieChaplinandaskstudentstoreadthetextquicklytofindoutwhatarementionedabouthiminthetext..2.Askthemtoreadthetextonceagainandwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para1:theworldsituationPara2:Charlie’sChildhoodPara3:HisfamousfilmcharacterPara4:AnexampleofhisworksPara5:HisachievementsCarefulreading:AskstudentstoreadthetextcarefullyandfindoutthedetailedfactsaboutCharlieChaplin.Para1:1.Whyislaughtersoimportant?2.Uptonow,whohasdonethebest?CharlieChaplinhelpedtod_______thewinter______thehumanface.Hewasthemasterofnonverbalhumor.Heknewhowtomakepeoplelaugh__________whentheyfeltd_______.sotheycouldf__________________theirlives.WhathedidmeansalottoAmericansandBritisht_________twoworldwarsandthehardyears_____________.Heb_________theirlives.Para2:Askstudentstoreadparagraph2andthenaskthemtoputthesentencesintocorrectorder.Para3:Paragraph3focusedontheappearanceaboutCharliechaplin,soshowthemapictureandtheyareaskedtodescribehislook.Para4:Askstudentstofindouthowheatetheshoes.Thenaskthemtofillintheblanks.First,p_____outthelacesandeatthemasiftheyweres_______.Then,c___offtheleathertopoftheshoeasifitwerethefinests__________.Finally,Tryc________andc________thebottom.Heeatseachm________withgreate_________.Comprehensivequestion:What’stheauthor’sattitudetoCharlieChaplin?A.positive(积极的)B.Negative(否定的)C.seriousDappreciative(欣赏的)Step4:Discussion:Task1:Retellthetext.Task2:Groupwork:Fourstudentsagroupandtheywilldiscussthefollowingquestions:1.Doyouthinkhispoorchildhoodhelpedhiminhiswork?Why?2.Whydoyouthinkhewassosuccessful?Step5:languagepointsTask1:Askthemtounderlinephrasesandsentencepatternsinthebookandaskthemtofocusonthefollowingsentences:L1Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface.L2HebrightenedthelivesofAmericanandBritishthroughtwoworldwarsandthehardyearsinbetween.Hemadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfeltdepressed,sotheycouldfeelmorecontentwiththeirlives.L5NotthatCharlie’sownlifewaseasy.L6YoumayfinditastonishingthatCharliewastaughttosingassoonashecouldspeakanddanceassoonashecouldwalk.L8Unfortunatelyhisfatherdied,leavingthefamilyevenworseoff,so…L16Hewalkedaroundstifflycarryingawalkingstick.L30Theactingissoconvinvingthatitmakesyoubelievethatitisoneofthebestmealshehasevertasted!Task2:Explainlanguagepointstothem.Step6:PracticeTask1:Completesentencesusingawordorphrasefromthereadingpassage.Shewasreally＿＿＿___＿,butherfriendstookherouttocheerherup._______,andtheworld_______withyou;weep,andyouweepalone.(欢笑，世界伴你欢笑；哭泣，独自向隅而泣。)Therewasaburstof_______whenheappeared.AnyattempttoputChinaintochaos(混乱)isdoomed(注定)to___________.ThebankisbasedinNewYorkbuthasbranches__________theworld.DoukounianhuainChinesemeansyearsofagirl’searlyt______.AlthoughLiuRuoyingisafamoussinger,shedresseslikeano________girl.InSleepingwiththeenemyJuliaRobertswoream_________likeaman.GeorgeW.Bushlikede__________theirhouseguestbyplayingthepiano.IlikedPeteratthebeginning,butI'mb______withhimnow.DoyoufindtheTVprograme___________?Homework:1.Askstudentstofinishtheexercisesintheworkbook..2.Readthetextseveraltimessothattheycangetfamiliarwiththecontentofthetext.
