ATeachingPlanforUnit3ATasteofEnglishHumourThesecondperiod,Reading:AMasterofNonverbalHumourTeachingAims:Knowledgegoals1.Getstudentstolearntheusefulnewwordsandexpressionsinthispart,suchashumour,comedy,contentandetc.2.LetstudentsreviewabouttypesofEnglishhumourandCharlieChaplin.Learningabilitygoals1.Developstudents’readingabilityandletthemlearndifferentreadingskills.2.EnablestudentstotalkabouttypesofEnglishhumourandCharlieChaplin.Emotionalgoals1.Letstudentslearntofindandenjoyhumourtomaketheirlifeeasyandhappy.2.Developstudents’senseofcooperativelearning.Teachingimportantpoints1.LetstudentslearnabouttypesofEnglishhumour2.GetstudentstoreadthepassagetolearnaboutCharlieChaplinandlearndifferentreadingskills.Teachingdifficultpoints1.Developstudents’readingability.(esp.howtofindandsummerizethemainidea)2.EnablestudentstolearntotalkabouttypesofEnglishhumourTeachingmethods1.Task-basedteachingandlearning2.Cooperationlearning3.DiscussionTeachingaids1.Aprojecetorandsomeslides2.SomepicturesofdifferenthumoursTeachingproceduresStepⅠGreetings&Lead-inShowsomefunnypicturesandseewhichpicturecanmakeyoulaugh.StepⅡrevision1)Howmanykindsofhumourdoknowabout?(Tips:jokes,sketch,funnystoriesandpoems,cross-talk,mine,comedyandetc.)2)Whatkindofhumourdoesthesepicturesshowus?(Tips:ThereareCharlinChaplin’smine,MarkTain’sfunnystoriesandsomefamousChinesehumourists’performance.)3)Adefinitionofhumour.(Tip:Humourisawordmeansmakingotherslaugh.Ifsomeoneoftenmakesotherslaugh.Wesayheishumourous.Wecallhimahumourist.)StepⅢReading1.Pre-readingShowsomepicturesandaskwhoheis,makeabriefintroductionofCharlinChaplin:Heisoneofthemostfamoushumouriststhatcanmakeotherslaughallthetime.Hewasagreatsilentmoviestars.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,ThegoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces.)Showavideoabouthisfilmtofeelhishumor2.Skimming1)Themainideaofthepassage.(Tip:sthaboutChaplinandthehumourChaplinmadeinhisfilms.)2)Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.para.1a)WhatCharlie’smostfamouscharacterwaslikepara.2b)Whypeapleneededcheeringpara.3c)Hisachievementspara.4d)WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikepara.5e)Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunny(Tips:bdaec)3.ScanningReadthepassageanddosometrueorfalse.1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.4.InTheGoldRushChaplinandhisfriendsarefortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.(Tips:TFFFTT)4.Carefulreading1)NotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareerBorn1889Died1977JobAnactorTypeofactingmineCharacter“thetramp”,apoorandhomelesspersonThereasonsforhissuccessCharming,socialfailurewithadeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandalwayskind2)Theappearanceofhischaracter“Thelittletrampe”(Ashowbyastudent)3)Playapartofthemovie“TheGoldRush”andputthethingsincorrectorder.1.Cutofftheleathertopoftheshoe.2.Pickoutthelacesandeatthem.3.trycuttingandeatingthebottomoftheshoe4.Treatitasifitwerethefinestmeat5.Sitdownatthetablewithplateanddrinkingup(Tips:52143)StepⅣInterview(twoorthreegroupsofstudents)Workinpairs.ImaginethatyouareCharlieChaplin,andyourpartnerisajournalistfrom21stCentury.Makeaninterviewaccordingtothereadingpassage.StepⅤDisccusion1.WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?2.Howmanywayscanyoumakeotherslaugh?StepⅥSummaryHumouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeet,justasCharlieChaplinwas.StepⅦHomeworkTrytowriteahappyendingforthefilmTheGoldRush.
