1、,Unit 3 A Taste Of English Humour,Reading,罗远芬2006.5.28,3,9,Listen and answer:1.Whats the passage mainly about? A. The history of English humour? B. The films Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California.,2. People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because _
2、. A. they enjoy doing so B. it makes people more worried about their life. C. it makes people more content with their life. D. theres much fun is doing so.,3.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for _. A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water,4.Chaplin was given a specia
3、l Oscar for _. A. they enjoy doing so. B. the films he directed. C. the joy he gave us in his films. D. the contributions he made in films.,Picture of charlie,a small black hat,a moustache,a stick,very wide trousers,He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that
4、he swung in the air as he walked.,Notes about Charlie Chaplins career,1889,1977,actor,Mime and farce,“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person,Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat,Charming ,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind,Find the words
5、or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics.1.I know there are many people worse off than me. A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later2. She has the determination to be successful. A. skill B. communication C. will D. confidence,3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lad
6、y. A. knocked into B. came across C. waved goodbye to D. looked up at 4. The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to deal with would not go away. A. practising B. preferring to talk to C. trying to talk to D. facing,Not all the _ is kind. Someare bad, others can inspire people. Someactors can_ us with
7、 the character theyare playing. Chaplin was such an actor. Hebecame famous for using a _form of acting in silent films. The little trampgives people courage to overcome_with his firm _and he is alwayskind even when people are_ to him.,astonish,particular,humor,difficulties,unkind,determination,Retel
8、ling (2m),1. find it to do 发现做(某事)很他发现向父母解释自己的困境是很难的。 He found _ _ _ _his difficulties to his parents.她发现学好英语是很重要的。She found it very important to learn English well.,it hard to explain,Language points for Reading I,2. content adj. 满足的，满意的； vt. 使满足。be content with sth /sbbe content to do sth你对你的工作满意吗
9、？ Are you content with your work?她带在家里照顾孩子,感到非常满足. She is quite content to stay at home looking after her children. content n. 所含之物;内容,3. worse off 穷的，缺少的；境况更差。I went to her home and found her living condition was_ _.我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天-许多人的家境更糟。 We shouldnt complain about being poor -many families are mu
10、ch worse off.,我去她家一看，发现她的生活状况比我的更差。,worse off than mine,原形: badly off : in a poor position, esp. financially 潦倒；穷困反义词：well off他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。They are too badly off to have a holiday.实际上现在大多数人都比五年前要富裕。In fact most people are_ _ _ they were five yeas ago.,better off than,4. astonish vt. 使惊异；使大为吃惊。astoni
11、sh sb. 使某人惊奇这个消息令大家惊讶。The news astonished everybody.be astonished+ at (by) /to do/that 被(因)惊吓我被那些巨大的声响吓了一条。 I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound.他出现在宴会上，使我们感到惊讶。 We were astonished that he appeared at the party.,5.inspire sth. in sb. (=inspire sb. with sth.)使某人产生某种感情，激发某人的某种感情。那位父亲激发了儿子的信心。 Th
12、e father inspired confidence in his son.他经常引起我们的厌恶。He inspires dislike in us.问题探究We were inspired by his inspiring speech?这句话如何翻译？他那令人鼓舞的演讲令我们受到鼓舞。,inspire sb. to sth./to do sth. 激励某人做某事。老师激励我们更加努力。 The teacher inspired us to work harder.The teacher inspired us to great efforts.,6. worn-out adj. 不能再
13、穿(用)的，穿旧的；筋疲力尽。他常穿一件破烂不堪的大衣。 He often wears a worn-out coat.,7.be set in以为背景。这个戏剧的背景是伦敦。 The play is set in London.那本小说以18世纪的巴黎为背景。 The novel is set in 18th century Paris.,8. fortunate adj. 幸运的，吉利的。be fortunate in doing 在方面幸运她很幸运嫁了一个好丈夫。She is fortunate in having a good husband.be fortunate to do st
14、h. 幸运的能做某事我很幸运有健康的身体。Im fortunate to have good health. It is fortunate that 是幸运的说来幸运，他被恰好驶过的船救起。It was fortunate that he was saved by the passing boat.,9. be caught in 遇上，被绊住，受阻。我们遇到了交通堵塞，开会来晚了。 We were caught in a heavy traffic jam and arrived late for the meeting.,10. try vt. & vi. 尝试，试行；设法；审理(案件)
15、；try to do sth.try doing sth.他试着用酒精擦拭那污渣。 He tried cleaning the spot with alcohol.我要设法学会西班牙语。 Ill try to learn Spanish.,尽力做某事,尝试着做某事,11. mouthful n. 一口-ful是一个后缀，加在名词之后，表示“充满的”。例如：他喝了一口苦药，扮了个鬼脸。He took a mouthful of the bitter medicine and made a face.a handful of an armful of a basketful ofa bucketful of,一把一抱一篮一桶,12. outstanding adj. 突出的；杰出的。例如：显著的例子an outstanding example杰出人物 an outstanding person,13. wave goodbye to somebody 向某人挥手告别 我挥手向他告别。 I waved goodbye to him.我们向老师问好。 We waved a greeting to the teacher.,Lets enjoy Charlie Chaplins film,
