高中英语人教版备课资料包：必修4 Unit 3课件 Reading.pptVIP

Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading 1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? 2. What do you know about his film? What is so interesting about them? Para 2: Finish the chart. 1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who don’t know English cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films. 3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century. 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold . 5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew. 6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well. Fill in the blanks. Do you find it funny to see someone ______ on a Banana ____, ________ into someone else round a _______, or ______ down a hole in the road? If you do, you are not _____. Some humour can be_____. Perhaps it makes us feel more ______ with our life because we feel there is someone else ______ ____than ourselves. Charlie Chaplin was born in _______ in 1889 and at that time films were ______. He became famous for using a _________ form of acting, including _______ and ______. 2. Why did people like The Little Tramp? Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties. 3. Do you think Chaplin’s eating boiled shoes funny? Why? Yes. Because he made the terrible situation “real” for his audience. And he was able to show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances. 4. Why could Charlie Chaplin make terrible situations (like poverty and starvation) funny? Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them “real” for his audience. 5. Why did he get a special Oscar? Because of his outstanding work in films and life long contribution. sliding skin bumping corner falling alone cruel content worse off poverty silent particular mime farce We should be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. Set up an aim Do our best Pay more time t