1、,A taste of English humour,First appearance on the stage:_ First film part in the USA: _ Acted in:_ films Wrote & directed: _ films Most famous films:_,at the age of 5,1912,13,69,City Lights and Modern Times,Can you say something about Charlie Chaplin?,Reading,Fast-reading,Write notes about Charlie

2、Chaplins career.,1889,1977,actor,1972,Task1: Read para1 and answer the question: Why do some people seem to enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck at times?,Detail-reading,Task2: Read para2 and fill in the chart.,Detail-reading,the tramp, a poor and homeless person,large trousers，,worn-out shoes,small

3、round black hat,and a walking stick,服裝,人物,Picture of charlie,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.,The Gold Rush,Task3: Read para 4 and fill in the blanks. How doe

4、s 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 cutting and eating the _ of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to _, but he seems to eat every

5、_ with great enjoyment.,Detail-reading,picks out,cuts off,as if,leather top,meat,bottom,chew,mouthful,Task4:Guess the meaning according to the text.,Detail-reading,This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the film for his determination in overcoming difficulties,Find t

6、he 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. later 2. She has the determination to be successful. A. skill B. communication C. will D. confidence,3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into

7、 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. facing,1.Chaplin became famous for using a particular form of acting including pla

8、ying 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, directed and wrote by other people.( ),F,T,T,F,Task1: True or fal

9、se.,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 explaining. 8.In the middle of 19th century pe

10、ople went to California to look for gold.,T,F,F,T,1.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.,Comprehending,Task2: Choose the right answer.,2. People enjoy seeing other peoples

11、 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. water,4.Chaplin

12、 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. Some are bad, others can inspire people. Some actors can_ us with the character they are playing. Chaplin was such an

13、actor. He became famous for using a _ form of acting in silent films. The little tramp gives people courage to overcome_ with his firm _and he is always kind even when people are_ to him.,astonish,particular,humor,difficulties,unkind,determination,Task1:Retelling,Post-reading,What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? Optimistic attitude towards life. His determination in overcoming difficulties. Being kind even when people were unkind to him.,Discussion,Task2:Discu