1、人教课标 高一 必修 4Unit 3,Warming Up,A taste of English humour,Two Pieces of CakeTom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please?Mom: Certainly - take this piece and cut it two!,BirthdayProfessor: When is your birthday?Kid: May 30.Professor: Which year?Kid: Every year.,Does the jokes funny and where the hu
2、mour comes in the jokes?These funny jokes are humourous in the last line which called the “punchline” in English hummour. zxxk,Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it
3、twice?,Find their punchlines.,Joke 1: The joke is funny because the wife wanted to change the dress her husband had given her. If women pay for their dresses they can, of course, change them if they do not like them.,However, the wife is treating the dress as if the husband has bought it for her whe
4、n he has really stolen it. People do not usually change stolen goods if they do not like them. They may get caught as they have done. So that is why this joke is funny.,Teacher: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to?Voice: Oh, this is my father.,Jok
5、e 2: parents often ring up school to explain why their child cannot come to school. The humour lies in the fact that the voice on the phone gives it away that it is the child speaking and not the parent. A child (however much they want to) cannot give themselves permission not to come to school. Tha
6、t is why it is funny. Zxx,k,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,Look at the chart and thinking. Why the chart has been divided into two parts?,Nonverbal humour does not use words but relies on facial expressions a
7、nd gesture;,Charlie Chaplin,Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.,Verbal humour uses words as well.,Mark Twain Life on the Mississippi Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Tom Sawyer,Edward LearPoems by Edward LearThere Was an Old Man with a BeardThere was a
8、n Old Man with a beard, Who said, “It is just as I feared! Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a Wren,have all built their nests in my beard.There was an old man on the BorderThere was an old man on the Border, Who lived in the utmost disorder; He danced with the cat, and made tea in his hat, which v
9、exed (烦扰) all the folks on the Border.,What kind of humour do these pictures show us?,Examples of Chinese humour funny movies,小品sketch,双簧Shuanghuang,酷口相声,传统相声,海派清口,Which do you like better?,Pre-reading,What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?,Charlie Chaplin He was a great silent movie star. Modern T
10、imes, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces(代表作). He was very popular in his time.,Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush,Predict the content.,Reading,A Master of Nonverbal Humour,Skimming,The text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who _ the lives of Americans and Briti
11、sh through two world wars and _.,brightened,the hard years,in between,para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5,Find out the main idea of each paragraph.,c) His achievements,e) An example of a sad situation that he made funny,a) What Charlies most famous character was like,b) Why people needed cheering,d) What
12、 Charlies childhood was like,Scanning,Read the passage again and do True or False.,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.,T,F,F,4. In The Gold Rush C
13、haplin 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.,F,T,T,Notes about Charlie Chaplins career,1889,1977,Actor,Mime and farce (笑剧),“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person,Careful
14、 reading,Large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick,Because he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind,a small black hat,a moustache,a stick,very wide trousers,He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried
15、a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.,Charlie ChaplinEarly lifeHe was _ in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing and dance as a little child.His fathers death made the family _ so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.By his _, he had become one of the
16、most popular child actors in England.,born,worse off,Fill in the blanks.,teens,Most famous film _, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.This character was a social _ but was loved fo
17、r his optimism and determination to _ all difficulties.,character,The little tramp,failure,overcome,Performing skillsHe could mime and act the fool doing _ everyday tasks.His subtle acting made everything _.,ordinary,entertaining,AchievementsHe wrote, _ and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 h
18、e got a special Oscar for his _ work in films.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could _ people with great confidence.,directed,outstanding,inspire,Summary,In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His
19、character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received
20、an Oscar for his outstanding work.,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. Zxx,k,2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3. Do you think Chaplins eating boiled shoes funny? Why?,Because it gives
21、people courage to overcome difficulties.,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 circumstances.,4. Why do you think he was so successful?,Because he was a wonderful actor, understood and sympathized
22、with peoples problems and tried to cheer them up.,5. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?6. How many ways can you make others laugh?,Conclusion,Humour is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic (乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet, just as Charlie Chaplin was.,If you do
23、nt feel content with your life, please,.Relax., Play games.,.Enjoy the fields.,Get some sun,.Dont unload your anger on others.,Dont 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 “Im beautiful”,Now, enjoy your day!,Homework,1. Preview grammar by finishing Exercises on Page 21. 2. Try to write a happy ending of the film The Gold Rush.,
