人教课标版 高一 必修 4 Unit 3

Do you feel my love?

I want to lose weight.

I’m driving at a high speed.

How many kinds

of humour do you

know?

How many kinds

of humour do you

know?

funny poems

cross talk 相声

Types of humor

funny stories

comedy

mime 哑剧sketch 小品

jokes

Examples of Chinese humour

funny plays

Other examples of English homour

Mr Bean is funny becausehe makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.

Mark Twain

Life on the Mississippi

Adventures of

Huckleberry Finn

Adventures of Tom

Sawyer

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin’s Movie Posters

What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?

Charlie Chaplin

He was a great silent m

ovie star. Modern Time

s, The Little Tramp, Th

e Gold Rush, City Ligh

t are his masterpieces

( 代表作 ). He was very

popular in his time.

What’s the passage mainly about?

A. The history of English humor?

B. The films Chaplin made.

C. The humour Chaplin made in his

films.

D. The Gold Rush in California.

Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career

Born

Died

Job

Type of acting

Famous character

1889

1977

Actor

Mime

“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person

Costume Large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick

a small black hat

a moustache

a stick

very wide trousers

He wore a small

black hat, very

wide trousers, a

moustache and

carried a stick that

he swung in the air

as he walked.

Name Charlie Chaplin

Early life

①He was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall __________.②He learned to sing and dance at an early age.③He spent his ________ looking after his sick mother and his brother.④By his teens he became one of the most popular child _____ in England.

performers

childhood

actors

Model His charming character, _____________, became known throughout the world.①The character was a poor _______ man wearing a __________, large trousers, ________shoes and a small round black hat.②He walked about stiffly carrying a ___________ .③He was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.

the little tramp

homelessmoustache

worn-out

walking stick

Model ●In The Gold Rush, the little tramp and his friend haven’t discovered ____ and 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.

gold

leather

enjoymentconvincing

Late

life

①He wrote, _______ and produced th

e films he starred in.

②In 1972 he was given a special Oscar

for his __________ work in films.

③He lived in England and the USA bu

t spent the last years in __________.

Influ

ence

He brightened the lives of Americans

and British as a great actor.

Switzerland

directed

outstanding

Discussion

1. 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 do you think he was so successful?

Because he has optimism and

determination to overcome difficulties

and he is always kind

5. What should we learn from Charlie

Chaplin?

6. How many ways can you make

others laugh?

Humour is everywhere in our daily lif

e. I hope you can be optimistic ( 乐观 )

no matter what difficulties you meet, j

ust as Charlie Chaplin was.

If you don’t feel content with your life, please……

...Relax...

… Play games...

...Enjoy the fields...

…Get some sun…

...Don’t unload your anger on others...

…Don’t be afraid of others just because they are bigger than you. The real size could be measured in the wisdom.

In a word, you should develop a sense

of humor and have a positive attitude

towards life.And finally look in the mirror and

think “I’m beautiful”

Now, enjoy your day !!!

Homework

1. Preview grammar by finishing

Exercises on Page 21.

2. Try to write a happy ending or the

film The Gold Rush.