Unit3Unit3AtasteofEnglishAtasteofEnglishhumourhumourHumourHumourLookatthefollowingpictures.Whichpicturecanmakeyoulaugh?WarmingupDoyoufeelmylove?Iwanttolosemyweight.I’mdrivingatahighspeed.Doyoufeelfunny?Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknowabout?Let’senjoyasketchtonguetwister绕口令crosstalk相声Kindsofhumourfunnystoriescomedy喜剧mime哑剧sketch小品jokesWhatkindofhumourdothesepicturesshowus?Mime哑剧CharlieChaplin(funnystories)MarkTwainwasthepopularandhumourousAmericanauthor.ChinesehumouristsDotheyhavesomethingincommon?sketch小品Twoormorespeakersmakemanyjokesandfunnyconversation.Customer:What’sthatfly(苍蝇)doinginmysoup?Waiter:Swimming,Ithink!Whatishumour?Humourisawordmeansmakingotherslaugh.Ifsomeoneoftenmakesotherslaugh,Wesayheishumourous;Wecallhimahumourist.AMasterofNonverbalHumourCharlieChaplinHeisoneofthemostfamoushumouristshumouriststhatcanmakeotherslaughallthetime.Hewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces.Pre-readingWhat’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumor?B.ThefilmsChaplinmade.C.ThehumourChaplinmadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinCalifornia.para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.c)Hisachievementse)Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnya)WhatCharlie’smostfamouscharacterwaslikeb)Whypeapleneededcheeringd)WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikeListentothetapeanddoTrueorFalse1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.4.InTheGoldRushChaplinandhisfriendarefortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.TFFFTTunfortunatemiddlesilentfilms1.NotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareerBornDiedJobTypeofactingCharacterReasonforsuccess18891977ActorMimeandfarce(笑剧)“thetramp”,apoorandhomelesspersonBecausehehasoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomedifficultiesandheisalwayskindasmallroundblackhatawalkingsticklargetrousersworn-outshoesTheLittleTrampwasa____and________person.TheLittleTrampwasa____and________person.TheLittleTrampTheLittleTrampItwasknownandlovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.Itwasknownandlovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.poorhomeless1.Cutofftheleathertopoftheshoe2.Pickoutthelacesandeatthem3.trycuttingandeatingthebottomoftheshoe4.Treatitasifitwerethefinestmeat5.Sitdownatthetablewithplateanddrinkingup555522143TheGoldRushWorkinpairs.ImaginethatyouareCharlieChaplin,andyourpartnerisajournalistfrom21stCentury.Makeaninterviewaccordingtothereadingpassage.Discussion:1.WhatshouldwelearnfromCharlieChaplin?2.Howmanywayscanyoumakeotherslaugh?Humouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeet,justasCharlieChaplinwas.HomeworkTrytowriteahappyendingorthefilmTheGoldRush.
