人教版必修四 Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading 1.pptVIP

* * * * * * A taste of English humour Unit 3 Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh? Do you feel my love? I’m driving at a high speed. 七点要早读，生活真赶啊．．． “特困生” 5555…I laughed too much… A 20-year-old manafter laughing twice Can you list some famous people who have a good sense of humour? Reading A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR What’s the main idea of the text? A. The history of English humour. B. The films that Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California. Task 1 Skimming Match the main idea of each part. 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. Task 2 Scanning Task3 How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”? A. Laughter has the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring. B. Laughter can keep ones face warm, especially during freezing winter. C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy. Para.1 Read Para.2 carefully and finishthe tasks. Para.2 1. unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off. A.hppier B.sadder C.richer D.poorer 2.True or false. (1)As music hall performers, his parents could always earn a lot of money. (2).He spent his childhood happily learning acting. (3).He could mime and act the fool doing ordinary everyday tasks. F F T a small round black hat a moustache a stick large trousers worn-out shoes Para.3 Can you find the words to describe the little tramp? The Little Tramp was a poor and homeless person __________ __________ __________ ______ ______________ If you are very hungry, will you eat a pair of leather shoes? Believe it or not? Para.4 But Chaplin did! Para.5 Chaplin wrote, _______, and produced many movies he ________. In 1972 he got a special _______ for his ____________ work