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Mr. Bean is a British comedy television series of 14 half-hour episodes(插曲). The title character Mr. Bean is described as “a child in a grown man’s body”. What Mr. Bean shows to us is humour. What is humour? Humour is a quality that makes others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we say he is humorous and we call him a humorist. The question of whether or not something is humorous is a matter of personal taste. Unit 3 humor mime cross talk 　clown sketch funny stories jokes comedy punchline cartoon 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 didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice? 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!” Do you know who he is? Charlie Chaplin He is one of the most famous humorists who can make others laugh all the time. A master of nonverbal humor 无声幽默的大师 Skimming Read the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. D. Why people needed Chaplin. B. What Charlie Chaplin’s childhood was like. E. What his most famous character was like. A. An example of a sad situation that he made funny. C. His achievements. Para 4 Para 2 Para 5 Para 1 Para 3 It is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin and the kind of humour we can all laugh at – nonverbal humour. Try to sum up the main idea of the passage. Why people needed Chaplin? Because in Britain and America people were living at a time when they felt depressed about the bad economic situation. Scanning What Charlie Chaplin’s childhood was like. ①He was born in 1889 and his parents were poor music hall __________. ②He learned to ____ and _____ at an early age. ③He spent his ________ looking after his sick mother and his brother. ④By his teens he became on