Book4-Unit3-Reading

TwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.Doesthejokesfunnyandwherethehumourcomesinthejokes?Thesefunnyjokesarehumourousinthelastlinewhichcalledthe“punchline”inEnglishhummour.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?Thief:Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice?Nonverbalhumourdoesnotuse_____butreliesonfacial__________and_______;CharlieChaplinwordsexpressionsgestureWhatdoyouknowaboutCharlieChaplin?CharlieChaplinHewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces(代表作).Hewasverypopularinhistime.AMasterofNonverbalHumourThetextisaboutthelifeandworkofCharlieChaplinwho___________thelivesofAmericansandBritishthroughtwoworldwarsand_____________________________.brightenedthehardyearsinbetweenpara.1para.2para.3para.4para.5Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.c)Hisachievementse)Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnya)WhatCharlie’smostfamouscharacterwaslikeb)Whypeopleneededcheeringd)WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslikeNotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareerBornDiedJobTypeofactingCharacterHewasborninapoorfamilyin1889HewasburiedinSwitzerlandin1977AnactorMime/silentfilmandfarce(笑剧)“thetramp”,apoorandhomelessmanasmallblackhatamoustacheastickverywidetrousersHeworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.CharlieChaplinEarlylife★Hewas_____inapoorfamilyin1889andwastaughttosinganddanceasalittlechild.★Hisfather’sdeathmadethefamily_______sohespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.★Byhis_____,hehadbecomeoneofthemostpopular___________inEngland.bornworseoffteenschildactorsMostfamousfilm_________★______________,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat,andwalkedaround_____carryingawalkingstick.★Thischaracterwasasocial_______butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationto_______alldifficulties.characterThelittletrampfailureovercomestifflyPerformingskills★Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoing_________everydaytasks.★Hissubtleactingmadeeverything____________.ordinaryentertainingAchievements★Hewrote,________andproducedthefilmshestarredin.★In1972hegotaspecialOscarforhis___________workinfilms.★Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocould______peoplewithgreatconfidence.directedoutstandinginspireHowdoyouunderstandthesentence“Laughteristhesunthatdriveswinterfromthehumanface”?Laughtercanmakepeopleforgettheirproblemsandmakethemfeelhappy.Reflection1.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarfor_____.A.theyenjoydoingsoB.thefilmshedirectedC.thejoyhegaveusinhisfilmsD.thecontributionshemadeinfilmsChoosethebestansweraccordingtothepassage.2.Fromthetext，wecanknowthat_____.A.VictorHugohadmadefriendswithChaplinB.manypeoplewenttoCaliforniatobecomerichC.CharlieChaplinhadahappylifewhenhewasyoungD.whenthelittletrampchewedtheshoe,hetoldtheaudienceitwasdeliciousSummaryInBritainandAmericapeoplewerefeelingm_______becauseofthebade________situation.Charlieunderstoodtheirproblems.His_________“thelittletramp”waspoorand_________,buteverybodylovedhimforhis_________andthewayhedealtwithhisdifficultsituation.CharlieChaplinmadepeople_______atsomeoftheseterriblesituationslike______withoutfoodormoney.Hewroteand_________hisownfilmsandreceivedanOscarforhis___________work.iserableconomiccharacterhomelessoptimismlaughbeingdirectedoutstanding1.Doyouthinkhispoorchildhoodhelpedhiminhiswork?Why?2.WhydidpeoplelikeTheLittleTramp?3.DoyouthinkChaplin’seatingboiledshoesfunny?Why?4.Whydoyouthinkhewassosuccessful?Discussion1.Doyouthinkhispoorchildhoodhelpedhiminhiswork?Why?Yes,becauseheunderstoodtheproblemsofpeoplewhowereverypoor.2.WhydidpeoplelikeTheLittleTramp?3.DoyouthinkChaplin’seatingboiledshoesfunny?Why?Becauseitgivespeoplecouragetoovercomedifficulties.Yes.Becausehemadetheterriblesituation“real”forhisaudience.Andhewasabletoshowthehumanityandkindnessinthemostdifficultcircumstances.4.Whydoyouthinkhewassosuccessful?Becausehewasawonderfulactor,understoodandsympathizedwithpeople’sproblemsandtriedtocheerthemup.ReadthepassageagainanddoTrueorFalse.1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.TFF4.InTheGoldRushChaplinandhisfriendarefortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.FTTHumouriseverywhereinourdailylife.Ihopeyoucanbeoptimistic(乐观)nomatterwhatdifficultiesyoumeet,justasCharlieChaplinwas.Ifyoudon’tfeelcontentwithyourlife,please……...Relax...…Playgames......Enjoythefields...…Getsomesun…...Don’tunloadyourangeronothers...…Don’tbeafraidofothersjustbecausetheyarebiggerthanyou.Therealsizecouldbemeasuredinthewisdom.Inaword,youshoulddevelopasenseofhumorandhaveapositiveattitudetowardslife.Andfinallylookinthemirrorandthink“I’mbeautiful”Homework1.PreviewgrammarbyfinishingExercisesonPage21.2.TrytowriteahappyendingofthefilmTheGo