1、Unit 3,2018学年度人教版必修4 Unit 3 A taste of English humour,Two Pieces of Cake Tom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please? Mom: Certainly - take this piece and cut it two!,Birthday Professor: When is your birthday? Kid: May 30. Professor: Which year? Kid: Every year.,Are the jokes funny? Where does t
2、he humour come in the jokes? These funny jokes are humourous in the last line which called the “punchline” in English humour.,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.,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.,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,The chart shows so
4、me typical actors or writers of English humour.,Nonverbal humour does not use words but relies on facial expressions and 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
5、 Huckleberry Finn Adventures of Tom Sawyer,Edward Lear Poems by Edward Lear There was an Old Man with a Beard There was an 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 Border The
6、re 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 vexed (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,cross talk,海派清口,Pre-reading,What do yo
7、u know about Charlie Chaplin?,Charlie Chaplin He was a great silent movie star. Modern Times, 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,Reading,A Master of Nonverbal Humour,The text is about the life and wor
8、k of Charlie Chaplin who _ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and _ _.,brightened,the hard years,in between,Scanning,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 his mos
9、t famous character was like,b) Why people needed cheering,d) What Charlies childhood was like,Read the passage again and do True or False.,1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he wasa small boy. 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films. 3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the lat
10、e of the nineteenth century.,T,F,F,Skimming,4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin is 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,Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.,1889,1977,actor,mime (笑剧),
11、“little tramp”, a poor and homeless person,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
12、trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.,Charlie Chaplin Early life He 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 brothe
13、r. By his _, he had become one of the 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
14、character was a social _ but was loved for his optimism and determination to _ all difficulties.,character,The little tramp,failure,overcome,Performing skills He could mime and act the fool doing _ everyday tasks. His subtle acting made everything _.,ordinary,entertaining,Achievements He wrote, _ an
15、d produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he 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 situ
16、ation. Charlie understood their problems. His 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
17、wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.,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.,Discussion,2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3. Do you think Chaplins eating bo
18、iled shoes funny? Why?,Because it gives 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 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?,1. Preview grammar by finishing Exercises on Page 21. 2. Try to write a happy ending of the film The Gold Rush.,
