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How many kinds of humor do you know? * * Yang Jing 1 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? 2 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. I’m driving at a high speed. I want to lose my weight. I want to jump higher. Do they have something in common ? Chinese humorists humorous verbal nonverbal mime farce (闹剧); clown funny poems cross talk 相声 funny stories comedy sketch小品 jokes Laughing is better than medicine. ---- Jewish saying Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ----Victor Hugo A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR Charlie Chaplin (Nonverbal) He was a great silent movie stars. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces. He was very popular in his time. a small round black hat a moustache a stick very large trousers He wore a small round black hat, very large trousers, worn-out shoes ,a moustache and carried a stick. I. Give a description on Chaplin Picture of Charlie worn-out shoes post reading What’s the main idea of the text? A. The history of English humor. B. The films that Chaplin made. C. The humor Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California. Skimming 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 match the main idea of each paragraph. Choose the right answers to the questions: 1.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for ______. A. films B. gold C. entertainment D. water Scanning 2. Which statement about “the little tramp” is wrong according to the text? A. He was