1、Unit 17 Laughter,Lesson 3 My favourite Comedy,Background,Where is Mr. Bean?,In a fancy restaurant.,Pre-reading,Whats on his table?,(wine) glass,envelope,Sauce cup,Sugar bowl,napkin,Tiny vase,bun,Plate/ saucer,Reading Strategies1. First, read the text to get the general idea. Then read the questions

2、and use them to guide you.,While-reading,2. Sometimes things are not stated explicitly in the text. You need to make inferences or read between the lines to understand what is meant. 3. Read the text again using logic to make inferences.,Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of the lesson

3、 and match the topic with different paragraphs.,Its about _ and one of his _.,Fast-reading,Mr Bean,comedies/films,Read Text 1 and answer the questions. 1. Why has Mr. Bean gone to a fancy restaurant on this particular day? 2. Does Mr. Bean have many friends? How do you know?,Second-reading,3. Why do

4、es Mr. Bean choose the “steak tartare”? 4. Why does Mr. Bean pretend to like the food when the waiters talk to him?,1. Mr Bean is in a fancy restaurant because its his birthday. We know that because he has brought a birthday card with him that he signs and gives to himself.,Answers:,2. He doesnt hav

5、e many friends because, if he did, they would be at his birthday dinner as well. 3. Mr Bean chooses the “steak tartare” because it is the only dish he can pay for. The rest are too expensive.,4. He is trying to be polite and he doesnt want the waiters to know that he usually doesnt go to fancy resta

6、urants.,Useful phrases 1. He becomes so desperate in the end that he even hides some inside the purse of a woman sitting near him and throws some down the trousers of the restaurants violinist! hopeless people who major in playing violin,2. The humor is always made clear through a series of simple a

7、nd funny acts that rely purely on body language, which is universal. many /only,3. When he looks at the menu, an astonished look swiftly appears on his face. a surprised facial expression quickly,4. He makes an attempt to eat it, but it is clear from the look on his face that he finds the taste trul

8、y disgusting. try to do sth. really bad,Read the second passage, and try to work out the main idea of the second passage. The passage talks about the actor who plays Mr. Bean, Rowan Atkinson.,1. How do you know that Rowan Atkinson is not like his famous character Mr. Bean? In what ways is he differe

9、nt? 2. Did Rowan Atkinsons parents encourage him to become an actor? Why or why not?,Read Text 2 and answer the questions.,3. Does Rowan Atkinson like to work with other talented people? How do you know?,Answers:,1. We know that hes not like Mr Bean because Rowan Atkinson is very educated and Me Bea

10、n is not. Mr Bean has an ugly little car but Rowan Atkinson has a collection of nice cars.,2. No, they didnt. His teachers encouraged him to be an actor. Rowan Atkinsons father didnt see the value of television. They also lived on a farm and his parents seemed to prefer that he get a good education.

11、,3. Yes, he does. He didnt want to become an actor until he met a talented group of people when he was at university.,Retell the second passage according the following clues: When he was young, he , who . He studied in the same . At 13, he earned to study in a .,Speaking,Later he studied in university. He was so interested i