廣東省高中英語Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumor(第2課時)reading課件新人教必修4

1、 Unit 3 A taste of English HumorReading What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?Pridict the content.Born DiedJob Type of actingMasterpieces 18891977actormimeLittle Tramp, The Gold Rush, Modern Times, City Lights etc. Costume Large trousers, worn- out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick F

2、ind the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics.1. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family the family even worse off. A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later Fast reading2. his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. A. skill B. communication C.

3、will D. confidence a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousersHe wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.ReadingI. Read the passage and write down the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1Why people needed cheer

4、ing upParagraph 2Paragraph 3What Charlie Chaplins childhood was like.What his most famous character was like. Paragraph 4Paragraph 5An example of a sad situation that he made funny.His achievements. II. Read the text and fill in the blanks.NameCharlie ChaplinEarly lifeHe was born in 1889 and his par

5、ents were poor music hall _.He learned to sing and dance at an early age.He spent his _ looking after his sick mother and his brother.By his teens he became one of the most popular child _ in England.performerschildhoodactorsModelHis charming character, _, became known throughout the world.The chara

6、cter was a poor _ man wearing a _, large trousers, _shoes and a small round black hat.He walked about stiffly carrying a _ .He was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.the little tramphomelessmoustacheworn-outwalking stickModelIn The Gold Rus

7、h, the little tramp and his friend havent discovered _ and live with cold and hunger.They try boiling a pair of _ shoes.The little tramp eats each mouthful with great _ .The acting is so _that it seems as if it is one of the best meals he has eaten.goldleatherenjoymentconvincingLate lifeHe wrote, _

8、and produced the films he starred in.In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his _ work in films.He lived in England and the USA but spent the last years in _.InfluenceHe brightened the lives of Americans and British as a great actor.Switzerlanddirectedoutstanding1. If you find it funny to see some

9、one sliding on a banana skin, you feel not lonely.2. Though the little tramp was a social failure, he was still optimistic.3.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining.TTFIII. True or False4. In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold.5.

10、 Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that they cant find any gold.6. Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film.TTF7. Charlie died in England.F Some humour can be cruel but some people seem to enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck at times. Perhaps it makes us feel more content1._ our l

11、ives because we feel there is someone else 2. _ (bad) off than ourselves. However, some actors can astonish us with the roles they play, and inspire the deep feelings in us. Charlie Chaplin, 3. _most famous actor during the period of silent films, was such an actor. He was able to make terrible situ

12、ations funny and at the same time show humanity and kindness 4. _ can be found in the most difficult circumstances. Take The Gold Rush for example. 歸納課文withworse thethat/which The film is set 5. _ California in the middle of the 19th century. Chaplin and his friend wash sand from the river in a pan

13、of water and expect to find gold but they are so 6. _ (fortune) that they dont find any. Instead, they 7. _ (catch) in a snowstorm in a small hut, 8. _ nothing to eat. They are so hungry 9. _ they have to boil and eat a pair of leather shoes. Chaplin seems to eat each mouthful with great enjoyment a

14、nd makes it seem as if it 10. _ (be) one of the best meals he has ever had!歸納課文inunfortunate are caughtwith thatwereDiscussion1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? Yes, because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3. Do you think Chaplins eating boiled 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 d