浙江省草塔中学高中英语（人教版）必修4课件：Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading.pptVIP

The text is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who ___________ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and ________________ _____________. brightened the hard years in between para.1 para.2 para.3 para.4 para.5 Find out the main idea of each paragraph. c) His achievements e) An example of a sad situation that he made funny a) What Charlie’s most famous character was like b) Why people needed cheering d) What Charlie’s childhood was like Read the passage again and do True or False. 1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who don’t know English cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films. 3. The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century. T F F 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold. 5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew. 6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well. F T T Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career Job Character Type of acting Died Born 1889 1977 Actor Mime and farce (笑剧) “the tramp”, a poor and homeless person Reason for success Costume Large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick Because he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousers He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. Charlie Chaplin Early life ★He was _____ in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing and dance as a little child. ★His father’s death made the family _______ so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. ★By his _____, he had become one of the most popular child actors in England. born worse off teens Most famous film _________ ★______________, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat, and walked around stiffly car