Unit3Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumour1.TolearnaboutdifferenttypesofEnglishhumour2.Tosummarizeandretellthemainideaofthepassage3.Tolearnthelife,workandachievementsofCharlieChaplinTwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.Arethejokesfunny?Wheredoesthehumourcomeinthejokes?Thesefunnyjokesarehumourousinthelastlinewhichcalledthe“punchline”inEnglishhumour.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?Thief:

Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice!Findtheirpunchlines.Teacher:

YousaythatJohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?Voice:

Oh,thisismyfather.Whatishumour?DoyouthinkEnglishhumourisdifferentfromours?Giveyourreasons.Humourcomedyjokesfunnystoriescrosstalk(相聲)mime(啞劇)clownfunnypoemssketch(幽默短劇或小品)Shuanghuang(雙簧)TypesofhumourverbalnonverbalMr.Beanisdescribedas“achildinagrownman’sbody”.Mimeisaperformanceusinggesturesandbodymovementswithoutwords.ThechartshowssometypicalactorsorwritersofEnglishhumour.TypesofhumourTypicalactors/writersofEnglishhumournonverbalmimeCharlieChaplinMrBeanverbaljokes,funnystories,funnypoemscomedyMarkTwainEdwardLearMarxBrothersNonverbalhumourdoesnotusewordsbutreliesonfacialexpressionsandgesture.CharlieChaplinMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.Verbalhumouruseswordsaswell.MarkTwain

LifeontheMississippiAdventuresof

HuckleberryFinn

AdventuresofTomSawyerEdwardLearPoemsbyEdwardLearTherewasanOldManwithaBeardTherewasanOldManwithabeard,Whosaid,“ItisjustasIfeared!—TwoOwlsandaHen,fourLarksandaWren,haveallbuilttheirnestsinmybeard.TherewasanoldmanontheBorder

TherewasanoldmanontheBorder,Wholivedintheutmostdisorder;Hedancedwiththecat,andmadeteainhishat,whichvexed(煩擾)allthefolksontheBorder.Whatkindofhumourdothesepicturesshowus?comedysketchcrosstalkShuanghuang1.WhatdoyouknowaboutCharlieChaplin?CharlieChaplin

Hewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces(代表作).Hewasverypopularinhistime.

TheGoldRush《淘金記》CityLights《城市之光》ModernTimes《摩登時代》2.Whatdoyouknowabouthisfilms?Whatissointerestingaboutthem?3.Lookatthetitleandthepicturesofthepassageandpredictitscontent.Writedownyourideainonesentencebelow.Thenskimthepassageandseeifyouwereright.1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumour.B.ThefilmsthatChaplinmade.C.ThelifeandworkofChaplinandthehumourhemadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinAlaska.Choosethebestanswer.Writedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Paragraph1:Paragraph2:Paragraph3:Paragraph4:Paragraph5:WhypeopleneededcheeringupWhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikeWhathismostfamouscharacterwaslikeAnexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnyHisachievementsReadthepassageagainanddoTrueorFalse.1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.TFF4.InTheGoldRushChaplinisfortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.FTTCompletethenotesaboutCharlieChaplin.BornJobTypeofactingCharacterCostume1889actormimelittletramp,apoorandhomelessperson

largetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickChildhoodWhathappenedThingsFamily

Hisfather_____,leavingthefamilyeven__________.Hisparentstaughthim______assoonashecouldspeakand_______assoonashecouldwalk.Teens

Charliebecameoneofthemostpopularchild______inEnglandthroughhis________.diedworse

offsingdanceactorshumourReasonforsuccessDied1977Heisoptimisticanddeterminedtoovercomealldifficulties.Giveadescriptiononthelittletramp.Heworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.CharlieChaplinEarlylife★Hewas_____inapoorfamilyin1889andwastaughttosinganddanceasalittlechild.★Hisfather’sdeathmadethefamily________sohespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.★Byhis_____,hehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.bornworseoffFillintheblanks.teensMostfamousfilm_________★______________,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat,andwalkedaroundstifflycarryingawalkingstick.★Thischaracterwasasocial_______butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationto________alldifficulties.characterThelittletrampfailureovercomePerformingskills★Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoing_________everydaytasks.★Hissubtleactingmadeeverything____________.ordinaryentertainingAchievements★Hewrote,________andproducedthefilmshestarredin.★In1972hegotaspecialOscarforhis___________workinfilms.★Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocould______peoplewithgreatconfidence.directedoutstandinginspireInBritainandAmericapeoplewerefeelingmiserablebecauseofthebadeconomicsituation.Charlieunderstoodtheirproblems.Hischaracter“thelittletramp”waspoorandhomeless,buteverybodylovedhimforhiskindheartandthewayhedealtwithhisdifficultsituation.CharlieChaplinmadepeoplelaughatsomeoftheseterriblesituationslikebeingwithoutfoodormoney.HewroteanddirectedhisownfilmsandreceivedanOscarforhisoutstandingwork.1.Doyouthinkhispoorchildhoodhelpedhiminhiswork?W