Module4 Unit3

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My favorite performer Guess: Who is it?

1. He is a famous performer throughout the world.

2. He starred in many comedies.

3. He made many people laugh by his nonverbal humour.

4. His most famous film is The Gold Rush.

Charlie Chaplin

Charlie Chaplin has a good s____ of humour. The films in which he p________ are still very popular _________ ( 直到现在 ). People __________ the world think highly of his p___________.

sense performed

up to now throughout

performance

all over the world play the leading role in 主演

Comments on Chaplin

Lynn Jarvis says: Nov. 7, 2010 at 1:04 pm

….He is a charming man. His acting made everything entertaining. He is outstanding in many fields…….

Charming

Entertaining Outstanding

Describe the little tramp with the help of given words.

用所给单词的适当形式来完成。

With time _____ (go) by, Chaplin’s charming character, the little tramp, became known throughout the world. The tramp, a _____ (bad) off and _________ (home) man with a moustache, wore large trousers, ________________(wear out) shoes and a small round black hat, carrying a stick. ________________ (fortunate), this character

was a social ______ (fail), but was loved for his optimism and determination to get over all difficulties. He seemed to be content with his life.

Charming character

little tramp

going =As time went by

badlyhomeless

Unfortunately

failure worn-out shoes

moustache

walking stick

small, round, black hat

big trousers

overcome

worn-out/worn

反义词：well off用 well off, badly off 的适当形式来完成。

Chaplin was born in a ____________ family. When he was young, his father died, leaving the family even _______. However, with hard work, he became ________ gradually. As a matter of fact, he was _________ than most of people after becoming famous.

badly off

worse off

well off

better off

1. (2010 温州市高三第二次适应性测试 ) Frankly speaking, it’s people’s ________ to keep their promise that really annoys me. A. habit B. mistake C. loss D. failure2. (2010 重庆联考 ) As an actor, Charlie Chaplin was _____ great success. However, his four marriages all ended in ______ failure. A. a; / B. a; a C. /; / D. /; a

A. a; /

D. failure

当 failure, success, surprise, shock, pleasure, comfort, help 等具体指某一个人或某一件事的时候，其前要带 a, 构成抽象名词具体化。

The news of Chaplin’s death came as a great shock.

Chaplin never ____________________________________ ( 对已取得的成就感到满足 ) he had made. He never _____________________ ( 满足于现状 ) remain where he was. He was always considering how to improve his acting and he never _____________________ ( 对自己的表演感到满意 ).

Learn to use

be/feel content (adj.) /satisfied with 对… .. 感到满意 =content (v.) oneself with 满足于……be content (adj.) /satisfied to do 满足于做… .

contented himself with the achievements

felt content to

felt content with his acting

(2010 重庆 ) _______ with present work and life makes him very happy. A. Content B. Being content C. Contented D. ContentingB. Being content

动名词做主语

Entertaining acting

Chaplin’s acting made everything entertaining. In the film The Gold Rush, the little tramp was a _________ gold miner. One day he was so hungry that he boiled a pair of leather shoes for dinner. First Chaplin ___________ the laces and ate them with great enjoyment. Then he _______ the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. His acting was so __________ that it looked as if he ______________ his meal.

convince, badly off, cut off, pick out, be content with

badly off

picked out

cut off

convincingwas content with

Learn to use

In the film The Gold Rush, Chaplin’s acting was so _________ that everyone was ____________ that he was content to eat shoes. His entertaining acting _________ people of the truth that when in trouble, we should keep optimistic.

convince vt. 使信服 , convincing adj. 令人信服的

convinced

be convinced + that 从句 某人相信… .. ， =believe that

convinced

convincing

convince sb of sth/the fact that/the truth that….. 使某人相信… ..

--- Do you like Chaplin’s films?--- Sure. __________________________ ( 它们使我相信 ) that laughter is the sun that drives winter away.--- Is your life really hard?--- Sometimes. But I _________________ ( 相信 ) everything will become better.

They convince me of the truth

am convinced that

Complete the dialogue.

(2009 山东 ) _______ that the bread had gone bad, he cut off a piece of it and tasted it. A. Not convincing B. Not convinced C. Not be convinced D. Being not convinced

B. Not convincedBecause he was not convinced that…

In order not to be social failure, Chaplin overcame many

difficulties. He made others laughed when they felt depressed.

Up to now, nobody had been able to do this better. He wrote,

directed and produced the films in where he starred. In 1972

he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding works in

films. He is loved and remembered as a great

actor who should inspire people with great

confidence.

Outstanding achievements Correct 6 mistakes.

laugh

has

去 in 或把 where 改为 which

work

∧a

could

Charlie Chaplin is my favorite performer, _________________ _______________ ( 他在很多领域都是很杰出的 ). He not only __________ ( 主演 ) films but also directed them. One of his most famous films is The Gold Rush, in which he enjoyed a meal by __________ ( 挑出 ) the laces and _________ ( 切下 ) the leather shoes. His entertaining acting is so convincing that I _____________ ( 相信 ) that he is content to eat shoes. I like this film, because it convinces me that if we can ________________ ( 克服种种困难 ), we will not be social failures. After watching his movies, ______________________________ ( 我对我的生活更满意了 ). What we can learn from this charming man is that _____________ ( 无论何时遇到困难 ), we should keep confident, optimistic and determined.

My comment on Chaplin’s film

who is outstanding in many fields

starred in

picking out cutting off

am convinced overcome all difficulties

I feel much more content with my life

whenever in trouble

Someone

else?

Who? Why?

failureovercomeconvincebadly-off/well offunfortunatelyoutstandingstar incut offpick outup to nowbe content to do/withthroughout the world

?

Your favorite performer

What can you learn from him/her?

Mr. Bean

请从下列人物中选择你最喜欢的一位或你自己再想一位，用英语写一篇 120 词左右的短文。要求根据所给信息作适当发挥，且需包括以下三部分内容：1. 对该人物的简介：2. 喜欢该人物的理由：3. 从该人物身上得到的启示。

Xiao Shengyang Stephen Chow周星驰 Rowan Atkinson

Erren zhuanbadly offFamous

keep a low profile (低调 )

not lack money(不差钱 )

talentedcreative

reasonless humour( 无厘头 )

be well receivedmany awards

EnglishMr. Bean

facial expressionsbe well received

many awards

模仿 2008 高考湖南卷Your favorite performer