新人教必修四 Unit 3 A taste of English humor[阅读课件].pptVIP

How many kinds of humor do you know? Charlie Chaplin 1, Surf the Internet to find more about Chaplin and his films. 2, Read the passage again and find out the useful new words and expression. Try to learn them by heart. * A big black bug bit a big black dog on his big black nose! A tongue twister competition 1. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ? Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone number? 2. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum! Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face. humourous Do they have something in common ? Unit 3 A taste of English Humor Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ----Victor Hugo verbal nonverbal sketch; cross talk funny poems; funny stories; jokes; limerick（打油诗） mime ; farce clown ? ? ? ? ? Mr. Bean farce Charlie Chaplin Mime nonverbal Edward Lear Funny poems ?Mark Twain Funny stories ?Play on words, usually two lines jokes ? ? ?Verbal Do you have this humor in China? Example of English humor Types of humor 哑剧：刘全和　刘全利 打油诗 陈佩斯　 侯宝林　 马三立 幽默笑话 Reading A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR Choose the right answers to the questions: What’s 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. In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for ______. A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water Task1 Skimming to get the main idea of a text by reading only the key word s or top sentence s 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. what Charlie’s 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 c