1、Unit 3A taste of English humourReadingNONVERBAL HUNOUR Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush Charlie ChaplinCharlie ChaplinThe Gold Rush 1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?2. What do you know about his film? What is so interesting about them?Pre-reading The Gold Rush a small black hat a moustachea st

2、ickvery wide trousersLittle TrampThe Little Tramp was a _ and _ person. poorhomelessThe whole text introduces a world-famous actorCharlie Chaplie and his excellent performances, making us understand more about nonverbal humour. 3. Look at the title and write down your idea in one sentence. Then skim

3、 the passage and see if you were right.A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURReadingThe main idea of each paragraphParagraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Why people needed cheering upWhat Charlies childhood was likeWhat his most famous character was likeFast ReadingParagraph 4:Paragraph 5:An example of a sad sit

4、uation that he made funnyHis achievementsPara 2: Finish the chart. Childhood What happened Things Family His father _, leaving the family even _. His parents taught him _ as soon as he could speak and _ as soon as he could walk. Teens Charlie became one of the most popular child _ in England through

5、 his _. diedworse offsingdanceactorshumourCareful ReadingComplete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.BornJob Type of actingCharacter Costume1889actormimelittle tramp, a poor and homeless person large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stickPara 2-3charming, social failure wit

6、h a determination to overcome difficulties and always kindReason for successDied1977Para 4: Put the events in the right order. ( )Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe.( )Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected to pick up gold, but they failed.( )They were so hungry that th

7、ey boiled a pair of leather shoes.( )They were caught in a small wooden house. ( )Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.( )Chaplin picked out the laces and ate.613254Para.2Para. 4Charlie ChaplinPara.1childhoodfamilyteensbornparentshumorentertainingfilmPara. 3trampachievementsPara. 519721977exa

8、mpleThe Gold RushThe little trampCaliforniaeatRetell the text according to the chart.1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films.3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century. TFFTrue or false?4. In Th

9、e Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold .5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.FTT How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”? A. Laughte

10、r 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 make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.CChoose the best answer.2. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplins most famous films, was made in _.

11、A. America B. Britain C. Canada D. Australia3. The story of The Gold Rush happened _. A. in the 1750s B. in the 1850s C. in the 1890s D. in the 1950sAB4. 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 ma

12、ke the people laugh D. they are very hungry D 5. Which is NOT true? A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal humor. B. Charlie showed humanity and kindness in his movies. C. Charlie was a social failure, so he could play that character well. D. Charlie must have experienced sad situations when he was a

13、 child.C 6. People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _. they enjoy doing so. it makes people more worried about their life.C. it makes people more content with their life.D. theres much fun in doing so.C 7. The Little Tramp is well known because _.Chaplin played a poor and homeless person.

14、B. The character was social failure.C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick.D. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him.D 8. Chaplin was given a special Oscar f

15、or _. the characters he played in his films. the films he directed. the joy he gave us in his films. the contributions he made in films.C 9. Whats the main idea of the text?A. The history of English humour.B. The films that Chaplin made.C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.D. The Gold Rush in Cal

16、ifornia.C The writer mentioned that Charplins character “l(fā)ittle tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work,which proves that the writer likes Charplin and appreciates his work.10. Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Charplin? A. positive B. negative C. s

17、erious D. appreciativeD Discussion1. Whats behind fun? Not all humour is kind. Although we also laugh when we see someone slide on a banana skin, its really dangerous to those who slide on the banana skin, especially to those old people. So when we think about it we will find its not funny.2. Why di

18、d people like The Little Tramp? Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties. 3. Do you think Chaplins eating boiled shoes funny? Why? Yes. Because he made the terrible situation “real” for his audience. And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstance

19、s.4. Why could Charlie Chaplin make terriblesituations (like poverty and starvation) funny?Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them “real” for his audience.5. Why did he get a special Oscar?Because of his outstanding work in films andlife long contribution.Fill in the blanks.Do you

20、 find it funny to see someone _ on a Banana _, _ into someone else round a_, or _ down a hole in the road? If you do, you are not _. Some humour can be_. Perhaps it makes us feel more _ with our life because wefeel there is someone else _ _than ourselves.Charlie Chaplin was born in _ in 1889 and at

21、that time films were _. He became famous for using a _ form of acting, including _and _.slidingskinbumpingcornerfallingalonecruelcontentworseoffpovertysilentparticularmimefarceWe should be optimistic(樂觀) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. Set up an aim Do our bes

22、t Pay more time then others Never give up/ lose heart Insist on what we pursue. and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 句中up to now = up till now, 表示“到現(xiàn)在為止”, 常與現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)連用。如： I havent got any letters from him up to now. 直到現(xiàn)在我還沒收到過他的信。 Language PointsHer life has run sm

23、oothly up to now. 她的生活到目前仍一帆風(fēng)順。【拓展】up to 達(dá)到程度或數(shù)量be up to sth 能勝任某事; 忙于某事或 從事于某事be up to sb 該由某人做出決定; 取決于某人 so they could feel more content with their lives. 1) content adj. 滿足; 滿意; 知足 常見搭配: be content with sth. be content to do sth. 如：Are you content with your present salary?你對(duì)你現(xiàn)在的工資待遇滿意嗎？She is qui

24、te content to stay at home looking after her children. 她呆在家里照顧孩子感到非常知足。區(qū)別: content; contented; satisfiedcontent與contented意思接近, 指“雖然各種愿望沒有實(shí)現(xiàn), 但人應(yīng)安于現(xiàn)狀不再多求”, content 一般作表語, 而contented一般作定語; satisfied指“愿望、渴望或需求都得到了滿足, 因而心滿意足了”。She has a contented look. 她顯得滿意的樣子。2) content n. 所含之物, 內(nèi)容 如：I like the style

25、of the book but I dont like the content.我喜歡這本書的文體, 但我不喜歡它的內(nèi)容。3. Not that Charlies own life was easy! 卓別林自己的生活并沒有那么容易！ 本句為not構(gòu)成的倒裝句。that為副詞, 修飾 形容詞easy。 在英語中, 有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào)某一成分而將具有 否定意義的副詞置于句首構(gòu)成倒裝句, 這樣 的副詞有not, never, seldom, little, few等。 本句可轉(zhuǎn)換為: Charlies own life was not that easy! 又如：Only in the country

26、can you learn the “true English”. Never have I seen such a performance. Nowhere will you find the answer to this question. Not until the child fell asleep did the mother leave the room. 4. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he c

27、ould walk. 令人感到震驚的是, 當(dāng)查理會(huì)說話和走路的時(shí)候就被教唱歌和跳舞。1) it在句中作形式賓語, 動(dòng)詞不定式to seethe road才是真正的賓語。當(dāng)動(dòng)詞不定式作句子的賓語, 同時(shí)有一個(gè)形容詞同賓語在一起時(shí)，常用it作形式賓語。如：Ill make it my business to help her.我會(huì)把幫助她作為我的責(zé)任。Do you consider it wise to tell them about it?2) astonish: v. 使(某人)吃驚, 震驚, 比surprise的語氣要強(qiáng)。如:The earthquake astonished me. 地震使

28、我驚慌失措。be astonished 吃驚 如：She was astonished to find he was drunk. 發(fā)現(xiàn)他喝醉了, 她很吃驚。I was astonished at/by the news. 這消息使我大吃一驚。to ones astonishment 令驚異的是To our astonishment the small boy swam across the river. 令我們驚奇的是那小男孩居然游過了那條河。astonishing adj. 令人吃驚的 an astonishing remark 驚人之語astonishment n. 驚異; 驚愕; 驚奇

29、 in astonishment 愕然, 吃驚地 如：She stared at me in astonishment. 她吃驚地瞪著我。5. fortunate為形容詞, 意為“幸運(yùn)的; 運(yùn)氣好的”, 相當(dāng)于lucky, 其反義詞為unfortunate。 常用結(jié)構(gòu): be fortunate (enough) to do 或be fortunate in doing 意為“很幸運(yùn)”。 如：She is fortunate (enough) to have a rich husband.=She is fortunate in having a rich husband. 她很幸運(yùn)，有一位富

30、有的丈夫。此外, 還可用于It is fortunate that 這一結(jié)構(gòu), 意為“真是幸運(yùn)”。如：It is fortunate that we got there in time. 很幸運(yùn)的, 我們及時(shí)趕到那里。fortunately adv. 用來修飾整句話, 意為“幸運(yùn)地, 幸虧”, 反義詞為unfortunately。 如:Fortunately, I found his house at once. 很幸運(yùn)地, 我立刻找到了他家。fortune n. “機(jī)會(huì); 命運(yùn); 運(yùn)氣” 如:She has had her fortune told. 她請(qǐng)人算了命。復(fù)合詞: fortune-

31、teller n. 算命者 固定搭配: make a fortune 發(fā)大財(cái)諺語: Fortune favors fool. 傻人有傻福。6. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off worse off: adj. (情況)更糟糕的, 更貧困的Mark has lost his job and is worse off than ever. 馬克的工作丟了, 情況比以前更糟。better off 情況更好He will be better off in hospital. 他住院留醫(yī)的話, 病情定會(huì)好轉(zhuǎn)。

32、Ive only broken my arm; other patients are far worse off than me.我只是胳膊折了, 其他病人比我嚴(yán)重得多。Tom has lost his job and is worse off than ever. 湯姆的工作丟了, 情況比以前更糟。【拓展】badly off 窮的; 缺少的well off 富有的7. No one was ever bored watching him his subtle acting made everything entertaining.entertaining adj. 表示“使人快樂的; 有趣的

33、”He told us an entertaining story yesterday. 昨天他給我們講了一個(gè)有趣的故事。Films should be entertaining. 【拓展】entertain v. 使感興趣; 使娛樂; 招待entertainment n. 娛樂; 款待; 招待entertainer n. (娛樂節(jié)目的)表演者8. because known throughout the world.throughout prep. 1) (表示地區(qū)) 遍及, 整個(gè) 如：The company has branches throughoutthe country. 這家公司的

34、分店遍及全國(guó)。2)(表示時(shí)間) 整個(gè), 從頭到尾 如：It rained throughout the day. 雨下了一整天。He led a poor life throughout his life.他一生過著窮苦的生活。throughout adv. 1) 整個(gè)地, 在所有各處, 全部 e.g. The hill was green throughout. 那座山整個(gè)都是綠的。 2) 自始至終, 到最后 如：She remained silent throughout.她從頭到尾都保持沉默。9. The tramp, a poor, homeless man with a mousta

35、che, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes.1) homeless adj. 無家可歸的 -less是表示否定意義的形容詞后綴, 加在某些名詞的后面構(gòu)成否定意義的形容詞, 類似的如：helpless 無力的; 無計(jì)可施的; 無助的; 無依無靠的careless 粗心的; 輕率的childless 沒有兒女的harmless 無害的; 無損害的;沒有惡意的; 無邪的ceaseless 不斷的; 不停的countless 數(shù)不盡的; 無數(shù)的tireless 不會(huì)疲倦的; 不知疲倦的, 不休止的2) worn-out adj.(衣類、機(jī)器等)磨破的; 磨損的;

36、用舊的 如： worn-out shoes 穿舊的鞋精疲力盡的; 憔悴的(一般不用在名詞前) 如： She looks worn-out. 她看起來憔悴不堪。10. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. 這個(gè)角色是社會(huì)生活中的失敗者, 但他的樂觀精神和戰(zhàn)勝困難的決心使他受到人們的喜愛。本句為but連接的并列句, but后的分句承前省略了主語this character; to overcome all d

37、ifficulties為動(dòng)詞不定式短語作定語, 修飾determination。本句可理解為: This character was not a successful person in social life, but people loved him because of his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.failure: n. 失敗; 失敗者The play was a dead failure. 這場(chǎng)戲完全失敗了。overcome v. (overcame, overcome) 戰(zhàn)勝; 克服There

38、 will be no difficulty in the world thatthey cannot overcome. 世界上任何困難他們都可以克服。11. Charlie first picked out the laces and eats them as if they are spaghetti.pick out: 挑出; 辨別出My father helped me pick out a new book. 我父親幫我選了一本新書。與pick有關(guān)的短語:pick off 摘取pick oneself up (倒下的人)站起來pick up 拾起, (車, 船)搭載客人, 駕車去接

39、(人), 接收(信號(hào), 廣播、電視節(jié)目), 學(xué)會(huì)(語言)pick up with 在偶然機(jī)會(huì)認(rèn)識(shí)(人)12. Then he cuts off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.cut off: 切斷; 斷絕A storm cut off power to the whole region. 暴風(fēng)雨切斷了整個(gè)地區(qū)電力供應(yīng)。The television show was cut off by a special news report. 電視節(jié)目被一條特別新聞報(bào)道打斷了。I had my hair cut off

40、 and sold it. 我把頭發(fā)剪掉賣了。 We were completely cut off from the outside world. 我們和外界完全隔絕了。【拓展】cut across 取捷徑; 走近路 cut in 插嘴cut down 減少; 縮減 cut up 切碎cut out 切掉; 割掉 cut into pieces 切成碎片 13. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. 他一口一口地嚼得津津有味。He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face. 他喝了一口苦藥, 做了個(gè)鬼臉。I felt so full that