•Book4Unit3•AtasteofEnglishhumourLookatthefollowingpictures.Whichpicturecanmakeyoulaugh?Doyoufeelmylove?I’mdrivingatahighspeed.Iwanttolosemyweight.It’smymeal.Doyoufeelfunny?Whatishumour?Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknowabout?Whatishumour?Humourisawordmeansmakingotherslaugh.Ifsomeoneoftenmakesotherslaugh,wesayheishumorousandwecallhimahumorist.Thequestionofwhetherornotsomethingishumorousisamatterofpersonaltaste.humornonverbalhumour(无声幽默)crosstalk(相声)funnystory(幽默故事)verbaljoke(口头的笑话)Sketch(小品)Clown(小丑)Formsofhumourmimeandfarce(哑剧和闹剧)Comedy(喜剧)Mimeisaperformanceusinggesturesandbodymovementswithoutwords.Sketchisashorthumoroussceneonstage,television,etc.Crosstalk,Chinesecomicdialogue,isanartform,exchangingcleverremarks,esp.betweentwopeople.Clownsarecomicalperformers,usuallycharacterizedbytheirfantasticappearance:coloredwigs(假发),stylisticmakeup(化妆),outlandish(奇异的)costumes,unusuallylargefootwear(鞋袜),red-nose,etc.,whoentertainspectatorsbyactinginahilarious(滑稽的)fashion.Usebodylanguagetomakepeoplefun.Doyouknowwhoheis?CharlieChaplinasmallblackhatamoustacheastickverywidetrousersHeworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.GiveadescriptiononChaplin?Heisoneofthemostfamoushumoriststhatcanmakeotherslaughallthetime.Whatdoyouknowabouthisfilms?TheTramp流浪汉1915TheKid寻子遇仙记1921TheGoldRush淘金记1925TheCircus大马戏团1928ModernTimes摩登时代1936TheGreatDictator大独裁者1940AMASTEROFNONVERBALHUMOURReadingItisaboutthelifeandworkofCharlieChaplinandthekindofhumourwecanalllaughat–nonverbalhumour.FastreadingWhatisthemainideaofthepassage?Hediedin_____in__________.CharlieChaplinHewasbornin_____.Hisjobis________.Hewasgiven____________________________________in1972.Histypeofactingis_____________.Hischarmingcharacteris___________.1889anactormimeandfarcethelittletramp1977SwitzerlandOscarforhisoutstandingworkaspecialCarefulreadingReadthepassageagainandwritedownthemainideaofeachparagraph.Para.1TheworldsituationPara.2Charlie’schildhoodPara.3HisfamousfilmcharacterPara.4AnexampleofhisworkPara.5Hisachievements1.HowdidCharlieChaplinbecomefamous?Hebecamefamousforusingaparticularformofacting,includingmimeandfarce.2.Giveadescriptionofthelittletramp,Chaplin’sfamouscharacter.Answerthequestions.Heworelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat,carryingawalkingstick.Becausehehadthedeterminationtoovercomedifficulties.3.Whywasthelittletramplovedbymanypeoplearoundtheworld?4.WhichfilmofChaplinismentionedinPara.3-4?TheGoldRush.Telltrueorfalse.1.Chaplinlearntactingafterhismother.2.Peoplelovethecharacter“thelittlechamp”,mainlyforhewaspoorandhomeless.3.Inthemiddleof19thcenturypeoplewenttoCaliforniatolookforgold.4.Chaplinperformedhowtoeataboiledshoebyactionandexplaining.FTFFAsocial_______ashewas,hewaslovedbyallthepeopleforhis____________inovercomingdifficultiesandbeingkindtopeople_______tohim.WhenplayingthefamousfilmTheGoldRush,Chaplinmanagedtomakethesadsituation—eatinga_______shoe,entertainingbyusing__________humour.SuchisCharlieChaplinwhoproduced,_______,andwrotethemoviesthathe_______in.HewasgivenaspecialOscarforhislifetimework____________ofbringinghumourtousall.SummarydirectedstarredfailuredeterminationunkindboilednonverbaloutstandingAscenefromTheGoldRushHomeworkSurftheInternettofindmoreinformationaboutChaplinandyouareexpectedtopresentittoyourclassmatesinthenextclass.Thankyou!Goodbye!