Owls(猫头鹰).pptVIP

Let’s enjoy a video Verbal jokes I think that Im a chicken Psychiatrist: Whats your problem?Patient: I think Im a chicken.Psychiatrist: How long has this been going on?Patient: Ever since I was an egg! Show time! Task1: Read para1 and answer the question: Why do some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at times? Task2: Read para2 and fill in the chart. Task3: Read para 4 and fill in the blanks. How does Charlie Chaplin make eating a boiled shoe funny? First he ______ the laces and eats them ___ they were spaghetti. Then he ______ the ________of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest ____. Finally he tries cutting and eating the _____ of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to ____, but he seems to eat every _______ with great enjoyment. Task4:Guess the meaning according to the text. Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics. 1.I know there are many people worse off than me. A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later 2. She has the determination to be successful. A. skill B. communication C. will D. confidence 3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady. A. knocked into B. came across C. waved goodbye to D. looked up at 4. The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to deal with would not go away. A. practising B. preferring to talk to C. trying to talk to D. facing 5. If you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, you are not alone. 6.People love the character “the little champ” ,mainly for he was poor and homeless. 7.Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining. 8.In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold. Not all the _______ is kind. Some are bad, others can inspire people. Some actors can________ us with the character they are playing. Chaplin was such an actor. He became famous for using a ________ form o