book4——unit2.ppt

I.Pre-reading Activities A. Background information. B. watch the video II. Text Analysis What is the text mainly about? How is the text organized? We can divided the passage into four parts Paras. 1-2 A general introduction: He came into the world poor but made the world rich with joy. Besides, if there is a balance between his miserable childhood and his character of the Tramp, there must be a contrast between his Tramp and his permanent name in comedy history. Paras. 3-6 His professional success: His Tramp gave him permanent fame though many people thought it crude; his screen language, making no sense and sounding like no known nationality, brought about his huge success; and his first sight of the Tramp on the screen shocked him but, more importantly, drove him to extend his talent. Paras. 7-8 His emotional life: The contrast between his desire to be loved and his worry about being betrayed found its way into his comedy of Monsieur Verdoux but meanwhile brought him the luck to walk into the sunset with Oona in reality. Paras. 9 The end of his life story: The theft of his dead body, though a sad incident, was widely regarded as a fitting memorial—his way of having the last laugh on a world to which he had given so many. III. Discuss the details Part I Questions: what do you learn about Charlie Chaplin from the first paragraph of the passage? Expressions III. Discuss the details Part II. Questions: 1.According to the author, why did Charlie Chaplin win greater popularity in other countries than in his own country, Britain? 2.Why didn’t Chaplin’s comic beggar seem very English? 3.How did Chaplin usually create his great comedy? III. Discuss the details Part III Questions: How can you feel Chaplin’s deep need to be loved and his fear of being betrayed? Expressions III. Discuss the details Part IV. Questions: Which word in the last paragraph can best describe the incident mentioned? IV. Expressions 8. 把······对准······ to aim… at… (L. 14) 追求完美才能做好，追求一般则会弄糟