1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour,How many kinds of humor do you know?,verbal,nonverbal,cross talk; tongue twisters;funny poems; funny stories;jokes,mime farce (闹剧); clown,Customer: Whats that fly doing in my soup?Waiter: Swimming, I think!,joke,Play on words,Funny story,A man with two red ears went
2、to see his doctor.Doctor: What happened to your ears?Man: I was ironing a shirt and the phone rang but instead of picking up the phone, I accidentally picked up the iron and stuck it to my ear. Doctor: Oh, dear! But what happened to your other ear?Man: The scoundrel（恶棍）called back!,Tongue twisters:,
3、A big black bear sat on a big black bug.The big black bug bit the big black bear and made the big black bear bleed blood.Then the big black bear beat the big black bug and a baby black bug.Big black bugs bleed blue black blood but baby black bugs bleed blue blood.,Im driving at a high speed.,I want
4、to lose my weight.,A：你的头发怎么一天比一天少？（Why does your hair get less day by day?）B：因为我天天都有忧虑的事。(Because I always have to worry about.)A：你每天都忧虑什么呢？(Then what are you concerned for?)B：我忧虑我的头发一天比一天少！(Losing my hair every day.),Laughing is better than medicine. - Jewish saying,Laughter is the sun that drives
5、winter from the human face.,-Victor Hugo,humour,How many kinds of humour do you know?,mime and farce,Warming up,Mark Twain,(funny stories),Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author, He was the most famous humorous novelist in America.,Edward Lear,(funny poems),Edward Lear (1812-1888) w
6、as an artist.,Chinese humorists,Who are they?,A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR,Charlie Chaplin (Nonverbal) He was a great silent movie stars. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces. He was very popular in his time.,Who is he?,The passage is about the life and work
7、 of_, the most famous _during the period of silent films, and the kind of humor we can all laugh at _.,Charlie Chaplin,nonverbal humor,actor,Pre-reading,Choose the right answers to the questions:,Whats the passage mainly about? A. The history of English humour? B. The films Chaplin made. C. The humo
8、ur Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California.2. In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for _. A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water,Listening,a small round black hat,a moustache,a stick,very large trousers,He wore a small round black hat, very large trou
9、sers, worn-out shoes ,a moustache and carried a stick.,I. Give a description on Chaplin,Picture of Charlie,worn-out shoes,Fast reading,II. Read the passage quickly and match the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1:Paragraph 2:Paragraph 3:Paragraph 4:Paragraph 5:,why people needed cheering up.,wh
10、at Charlies childhood was like.,what his most famous character was like,an example of a sad situation that he made funny,his achievements,. Read the text carefully and finish Ex. 1(P19):,1889,1977, Switzerland,movie actor,mime (nonverbal),Little tramp,large trousers, worn-out shoes, a small round bl
11、ack hat and a walking stick,Careful reading,1. Chaplin was born in a rich family.2. People like the character “the little tramp” because he was a social failure. 3. The Gold Rush was a film set in California at the beginning of the nineteenth century. 4. Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that th
12、ey cant find any gold.5. Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film.6. Chaplin acted in films and wrote and directed films as well.,IV. True or false:,F,F,F,F,T,T,. Chose the right answers to the questions: Which statement about “the little tramp” is wrong according to the text? A. He w
13、as a social failure. B. He was kind-hearted. C. He was determined to overcome difficulties. D. He was very clever., Why could Chaplin make terrible situation( like poverty and starvation ) funny?A. Because he was good at acting.B. Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them “real” for
14、 his audience. C. Because he was a social failure in his career. D. Because he was at the time of silent film. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _. A. he played the little tramp successfully. B. the films he directed. C. the joy he gave us in his films. D. the contributions he made in films.,VI.
15、 Retelling Charlie Chaplin was born in a _ family in _and at that time film were silent. He was a famous _, especially in _ and farce. His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was _ ,who was very poor, very_even when people were _ to him. He was a social _, and he was homeles
16、s, but he had _ to overcome difficulties. What he wore were _ shoes, large trousers and a small round black hat, and he was always carrying a walking stick. Charlie Chaplin _ in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck eating shoes with great _ when he_ a snowstorm in a small wooden hou
17、se.,poor,1889,mime,actor,a little tramp,kind,unkind,failure,determination,worn-out,starred,enjoyment,was caught in,His first filmMaking a livingappears.,Some pictures inGold Rush settingIn California,Dec 25th, 1977 Switzerland,May you be happy ! Thanks!,Conclusion,Today we have learned something abo
18、ut humor. Humor is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.,Dont use words, but use their clothes, make-up, the way they walk to make people laugh.,clown,Little Johnny feels sorry for teacher A new teacher
19、 was trying to make use of her psychology(哲学) courses. She started up her class by saying Everyone who thinks youre stupid, stand up! After a few seconds, Little Johnny stood up.The teacher said, Do you think youre stupid, Little Johnny? No, maam, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself
20、!,funny story,Act out a situation during their shows.,sketch,crosstalk,Two speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.,Some pictures in Modern Times & City Lights,Mr. Rowan Atkinson is most famous around the world as Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts silly, he seems to be quite stupid, and the things he does are strange.,mime and farce,笑剧，滑稽剧,Use body language to make people fun.,Mr. Bean,Do you know who he is?Charlie Chaplin,He is one of the most famous actors that can make others laugh all the time.,
