1、 Unit 3 A taste of English HumorWhat do you know about Charlie Chaplin?Born DiedJob Type of actingMasterpieces 18891977actormimeLittle Tramp,The Gold Rush,Modern Times,City Lights etc.Costume Large trousers,worn-out shoes,small round black hat and a walking stick Find the words or expressions that m
2、ean almost the same as these in italics.1.Unfortunately his father died,leaving the family the family even worse off.A.richer B.earlier C.poorer D.later Fast reading2.his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.A.skill B.communication C.will D.confidence a small black hat a moustache
3、 a stick very wide trousersHe wore a small black hat,very wide trousers,a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.ReadingI.Read the passage and write down the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1Why people needed cheering upParagraph 2Paragraph 3What Charlie Chaplins c
4、hildhood was like.What his most famous character was like.Paragraph 4Paragraph 5An example of a sad situation that he made funny.His achievements.II.Read the text and fill in the blanks.Name Charlie ChaplinEarly lifeHe was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall _.He learned to sing and da
5、nce at an early age.He spent his _ looking after his sick mother and his brother.By his teens he became one of the most popular child _ in England.performerschildhoodactorsModel His charming character,_,became known throughout the world.The character was a poor _ man wearing a _,large trousers,_shoe
6、s and a small round black hat.He walked about stiffly carrying a _.He was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.the little tramphomelessmoustacheworn-outwalking stickModel In The Gold Rush,the little tramp and his friend havent discovered _ an
7、d live with cold and hunger.They try boiling a pair of _ shoes.The little tramp eats each mouthful with great _.The acting is so _that it seems as if it is one of the best meals he has eaten.goldleatherenjoymentconvincingLate lifeHe wrote,_ and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 he was given a
8、 special Oscar for his _ work in films.He lived in England and the USA but spent the last years in _.InfluenceHe brightened the lives of Americans and British as a great actor.Switzerlanddirectedoutstanding1.If you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,you feel not lonely.2.Though th
9、e little tramp was a social failure,he was still optimistic.3.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining.TTFIII.True or False4.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.5.Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that they cant find any gol
10、d.6.Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film.TTF7.Charlie died in England.F Some humour can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck at times.Perhaps it makes us feel more content1._ our lives because we feel there is someone else 2._(bad)off than ourselves
11、.However,some actors can astonish us with the roles they play,and inspire the deep feelings in us.Charlie Chaplin,3._most famous actor during the period of silent films,was such an actor.He was able to make terrible situations funny and at the same time show humanity and kindness 4._ can be found in
12、 the most difficult circumstances.Take The Gold Rush for example.归纳课文withworse thethat/which The film is set 5._ California in the middle of the 19th century.Chaplin and his friend wash sand from the river in a pan of water and expect to find gold but they are so 6._(fortune)that they dont find any.
13、Instead,they 7._(catch)in a snowstorm in a small hut,8._ nothing to eat.They are so hungry 9._ they have to boil and eat a pair of leather shoes.Chaplin seems to eat each mouthful with great enjoyment and makes it seem as if it 10._(be)one of the best meals he has ever had!归纳课文inunfortunate are caug
14、htwith thatwereDiscussion1.Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work?Why?Yes,because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.2.Why did people like The Little Tramp?3.Do you think Chaplins eating boiled shoes funny?Why?Because it gives people courage to overcome difficult
15、ies.Yes.Because he made the terrible situation“real”for his audience.And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.4.Why do you think he was so successful?Because he was a wonderful actor,understood and sympathized with peoples problems and tried to cheer them up.Homework Preview grammar by finishing Exercises on Page 21.
