1、A taste of English humourreadingLets enjoy a videoMr.BeanNonverbal mime and farceHow many kinds of humor do you know about?Warming up I brainstormingTypes of humour Example of English humourDo you have the humour in China?1.Nonverbal mime and farceCharlie ChaplinMr.Bean2.Verbal jokesPlay on words,us
2、ually two lines3.Funny storiesMark Twain4.Funny poemsEdward Lear nonverbal mime and farce nonverbal mime and farceVerbal jokes I think that Im a chickenPsychiatrist:Whats your problem?Patient:I think Im a chicken.Psychiatrist:How long has this been going on?Patient:Ever since I was an egg!Mark Twain
3、(funny stories)Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author,He was the most famous humorous novelist in America.Edward Lear(1812-1888)(funny poems)There Was an Old Man with a Beard There was an Old Man with a beard,Who said,“It is just as I feared!-Two Owls（猫头鹰）（猫头鹰）and a Hen,four Larks（云
4、雀）（云雀）and a Wren（鹪鹩鹪鹩）,Have all built their nests in my beard.First appearance on the stage:_First film part in the USA:_Acted in:_ filmsWrote&directed:_ filmsMost famous films:_at the age of 519121369City Lights and Modern TimesCan you say something about Charlie Chaplin?Show time!Fast-reading Writ
5、e notes about Charlie Chaplins career.Notes on Charlie Chaplins career BornDiedJob Win an Oscar18891977actor1972Task1:Read para1 and answer the question:Why do some people seem to enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck at times?Detail-readingTask2:Read para2 and fill in the chart.Detail-reading Notes o
6、n Charlie Chaplins career Character Costumethe tramp,a poor and homeless person large trousers，worn-out shoessmall round black hatand a walking stick服装服装人物人物Picture of charlie a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersHe wore a small black hat,very wide trousers,a moustache and carried
7、 a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.The Gold RushTask3:Read para 4 and fill in the blanks.How does Charlie Chaplin make eating a boiled shoe funny?First he _ the laces and eats them _ they were spaghetti.Then he _ the _of the shoe,treating it as if it were the finest _.Finally he tries cu
8、tting and eating the _ of the shoe.You can imagine how difficult it is to _,but he seems to eat every _ with great enjoyment.Detail-readingpicks outcuts offas ifleather topmeatbottomchewmouthfulTask4:Guess the meaning according to the text.Detail-readingThis character was a social failure but he was
9、 loved by all who watched the film for his determination in overcoming difficulties Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics.1.I know there are many people worse off than me.A.richer B.earlier C.poorer D.later2.She has the determination to be successful.A.skill B.c
10、ommunication C.will D.confidence 3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady.A.knocked into B.came across C.waved goodbye to D.looked up at 4.The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to deal with would not go away.A.practising B.preferring to talk to C.trying to talk to D.facing1.Chaplin
11、became famous for using a particular form of acting including playing on words.()2.In The Little Tramp Chaplin always wore large trousers worn-out shoes and carried a walking stick.()3.The Gold Rush is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century.()4Chaplins movies were produced,directe
12、d and wrote by other people.()FTTFTask1:True or false.Comprehending 5.If you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,you are not alone.6.People love the character“the little champ”,mainly for he was poor and homeless.7.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and ex
13、plaining.8.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.TFFT1.Whats the passage mainly about?A.The history of English humour?B.The films Chaplin made.C.The humour Chaplin made in his films.D.The Gold Rush in California.ComprehendingTask2:Choose the right answer.2.People e
14、njoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _.A.they enjoy doing so B.it makes people more worried about their life.C.it makes people more content with their life.D.theres much fun is doing so.3.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for _.A.films B.gold C.entertainment D.wat
15、er4.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _.A.they enjoy doing so.B.the films he directed.C.the joy he gave us in his films.D.the contributions he made in films.Not all the _ is kind.Someare bad,others can inspire people.Someactors can_ us with the character theyare playing.Chaplin was such an actor
16、.Hebecame famous for using a _form of acting in silent films.The little trampgives people courage to overcome_with his firm _and he is alwayskind even when people are_ to him.astonishparticularhumordifficultiesunkinddeterminationTask1:Retelling Post-readingWhat should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?1
17、.Optimistic attitude towards life.2.His determination in overcoming difficulties.3.Being kind even when people were unkind to him.Task2:DiscussionSummary&Homework1.Some kinds of humour.2.Read a passage about Charlie Chaplin.1.Search the internet for some more funny stories or funny poems.2.Read the text again.Bye-bye
