Unit3_A_taste_of_English_humour概要.ppt

;Warming-up ;;Look at the following jokes and find out the punchlines.;;; A cheerful old bear at the zoo Could always find something to do When it bored him you know To walk to and fro He returned round and walked fro and to.;;What is humor? Humour is a word means making 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. How many kinds of humour do you know about?;;Do you know these humorist?;Chinese humorists; sketch;crosstalk;Who are they?;(mime);(funny stories);;;A Master of Nonverbal Humour;1. Fast reading:;Charlie Chaplin;Unit3 A taste of English humour ;How many types of humour do you know?;; How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”? A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring. B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm, especially during freezing winter. C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.;2. The Little Tramp is well known because ____. Chaplin played a poor and homeless person. B. The character was social failure. C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick. D. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him.;3. Which is NOT true? A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal humor. B. Charlie showed humanity and kindness in his movies. C. Charlie was a social failure, so he could play that character well. D. Charlie must have experienced sad situations when he was a child.;4. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplin’s most famous films, was made in ____. A. America B. Britain C. Canada D. Australia 5. The story of The Gold Rush happened ____. A. in the