必修4 Unit3 Period 1 Warming up and reading.pptVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period 1 Warming up and reading Read the following jokes and 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. Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: Why not? Policeman: Read the sign. Driver: I did. It says, “Fine for parking!” Customer: I say waiter! There are some coins in my soup! Waiter: Well, you said you wanted some change in your meals. Do you know them? Can they make you laugh? Do you think English humour is different from Chinese humour? Chinese humors Pantomime Funny plays Cross talk Jokes Doggerel Which do you like better, verbal or nonverbal? Why? Pre-reading 1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? 2. What do you know about his films? What is so interesting about them? Look at the title and the pictures of the passage and predict its content. Task 1: Skimming Skim the reading passage then find out the main idea of the reading passage. This passage is about Charlie Chaplin’s biography. Homework 1. Read the passage again and find out the useful new words and expressions. Try to learn them by heart. 2. Write a summary of the passage in your own words in the exercise book. * * * * * * * * * * 水东中学 蔡燕芬 Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? Thief: I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! 赵本山 冯巩 Mr. Bean Charlie Chaplin English humors Nonverbal Mime and farce Verbal jokes Funny stories Funny poems Died Type of acting Costume Famous character Job Born Charlie Chaplin In a poor family in 1889 Actor “The little tramp”, a poor and homeless man Large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat Mime and farce In Switzerland in 1977 Task 2 Intensive reading 1 . Choose the best answer to the following question. (1) Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they could feel ____. A.