1、Warming up and reading Sayings about Laugh What is humour? Humour is a word means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we say he is humorous and we call him a humorist. The question of whether or not something is humorous is a matter of personal taste. humor nonverbal humour cro
2、ss talk funny story verbal joke sketch clown Forms of humour mime and farce comedy Farce is a comedy which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication. Mime is a perfor
3、mance using gestures and body movements without words. Sketch is a short humorous scene on stage, television, etc. Cross talk, Chinese comic dialogue, is an art form, exchanging clever remarks between two people, or performed by one or several persons. Clowns are comical performers, usually characte
4、rized by their fantastic appearance: colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, red-nose, etc., who entertain spectators by acting in a hilarious fashion. Can you name out some of the comedic actors you like? Mr. Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 ha
5、lf-hour episodes. The first episode was broadcast on ITV on 1 January 1990, with the final episode, Hair by Mr. Bean of London, on 15 November 1995. The title character Mr. Bean is described as “a child in a grown mans body”. Rowan Sebastian Atkinson (born 1955) is an English comedian, actor and wri
6、ter, most famous for his work in the sitcoms Mr. Bean and his voiceover work in Walt Disneys The Lion King. He has been listed in The Observer as one of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy. What do you like laughing at? Are you good at making people laugh? In what way? Give an example. Do you kno
7、w who he is? Charlie Chaplin He is one of the most famous humorists that can make others laugh all the time. What do you know about his films? The Kid The Circus Modern Times special Oscar It is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin and the kind of humour we can all laugh at nonverbal humour. F
8、ast reading What is the main idea of the passage? He died in _ in _. Charlie Chaplin He was born in _. His job is _. He was given_ _ _in 1972. His type of acting is _. His charming character is _. 1889 an actor mime and farce the little tramp 1977 Switzerland Oscar for his outstanding work a special
9、 Careful reading The world situation Charlies childhood His famous film character An example of his work His achievements Read the passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 1. How did Charlie Chaplin become famous? He became famous for usin
10、g a particular form of acting, including mime and farce. 2. Give a description of the little tramp, Chaplins famous character. Answer the questions. He wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, carrying a walking stick. Because he had the determination to overcome difficulties
11、. 3. Why was the little tramp loved by many people around the world? 4. Which film of Chaplin is mentioned in Para.3-4? The Gold Rush. Choose the best answers. 1. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they felt _. A.less satisfied with their lives B. more content with their
12、lives C.more worried about their lives D.they had a miserable life B 2. Explain “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face“. A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring. B. Laughter can keep ones face warm, especially during freezing winter. C. Laughter can
13、 make people forget their problems and make them feel happy. C 3. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his friend eat a pair of shoes because _. A. they are interested in it B. the shoes are delicious C. they want to make the people laugh D. they are very hungry D 4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _
14、. A. the characters he played in his films B. the films he directed C. the joy he gave us in his films D. the contributions he made in films D 5. Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Chaplin? A. positive B. negative C. serious D. appreciative D Time : Place : Job in the film : in the middle of the
15、19th centuryin the middle of the 19th century California, USA California, USA panning for goldpanning for gold What troubles did they meet in California? They _ on the edge of a mountain in a _ in a small wooden house. were caught snowstorm The Gold RushThe Gold Rush 1. Cut off the leather top of th
16、e shoe. 2. Pick out the laces and eat them 3.Try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe. 4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat. 5. Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up. 5 2 1 4 3 Put the sentences in the correct order. Tell true or false. 1. Chaplin learnt acting after his mother.
17、2. People love the character “the little champ”, mainly for he was poor and homeless. 3. In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold. 4. Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by action and explaining. F T F F Retell the passage according to the questions. 1.Why did
18、people need cheering up? 2. What was Charlies childhood like? 3. What was his most famous character like? Give a sad example of a sad situation that he made funny. 4. What were his achievements? In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie under
19、stood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed h
20、is own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work. 1.Explain the sentence in your own words. Charlie brightened the lives of American and British through two world wars. 2. Find a sentence in the passage similar in meaning to the following one. Charlies real life was not so comfortable as
21、it was showed in his films. 3. Translate the sentence into Chinese. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. Finish the following tasks. Humour is everywhere in our daily life. We can be optimistic no matter what diffic
22、ulties you meet, just as Charlie Chaplin was. 1. Do you think Chaplins poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? 2. Do you like his acting style? Why? 3. Why do you think he was so successful? 4. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? 2.Which is faster, hot or cold? Hot-You can catch a cold. 3
23、. Why is the library the tallest building? Because it has the most stories. 4.Which is the terrible month for soldiers? March. 5.What two words have the most letters? Post office. 1.Which of your parents is your nearest relative? Mother. 6. What kind of ships do students study in school? Scholarships. 7. What part of a clock is always old? 8. Why is the river very rich? Because it has two banks. 9. What can you see with your eyes shut? A dream. 10. I have cities but no houses; forests but no trees; rivers without water. What am I? A map. The second hand.
