San Men middle school

高一英语组

Do you feel funny? Then what makes them funny?

facial expressionbody language

mime/farce 　　　

cross-dressing

sketch

Kinds of humor

jokes

Chinese humorsPantomime Funny playsCross talkJokesDoggerel

English humorsNonverbalMime and farceVerbal jokesFunny storiesFunny poems

Chinese humorists

Mr. Bean

• Charlie ChaplinCharlie Chaplin

Gold rush

picture from The Gold Rush

Fast reading:

The main character is Charlie Chaplin. He was famous for his nonverbal humour.

There are two, The Little Tramp and The Gold Rush.

1.Who is the main character of the text? What was he famous for?

2. How many famous film or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?

Part 1.( para 1)

Part 2 (para 2)

Part3 (para3-4)

Part4 (para5)

Find out the main idea of each part.Not all humor is kind.

Some actors can astonish us with the deep feeling they can inspire with us for a character they are playing.

Something about Chaplin’s acting style.

A short biography about Chaplin.

Charlie Chaplin

Was born in

His job is

In 1972, he was given

Type of acting is

His charming character is

His costume:

Reasons of success:

He died in

in

1889 an actor mime and farce.

The Little Tramp

large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat.

a special Oscar for his outstanding work.

He could

astonish and

inspire us

skillfully.

1977

Switzerland.

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.

Give a description on Chaplin?

Answer the questions

1. Why do people enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck?

2. Why is The Little Tramp well known ?

3. What was Chaplin given a special Oscar for?

4. what’s the passage mainly about?

1.People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _________.

A.they enjoy doing so.

B.it makes people more worried about their life.

C.it makes people more content with their life.

D.there’s much fun in doing so.

2. The Little Tramp is well known because ____.

A.Chaplin played a poor and homeless person.

B.The character was social failure.

C.Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick.

D.Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him.

3. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ________.

A. the characters he played in his films.

B. the films he directed.

C. the joy he gave us in his films.

D. the contributions he made in films.

4. What’s the main idea of the text?A. The history of English humour.

B. The films that Chaplin made.

C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.

D. The Gold Rush in California.

Fill in the blanksDo you find it funny to see someone ____ on a

banana___,______into someone else round a____,

or ____down a hole in the road? If you do,you are

not____.Some humour can be____. Perhaps it

makes us feel more_____with our life because we

feel there is someone else_____ ____than

ourselves.Charlie Chaplin was born in_____in1889

and at that time films were_____. He became

famous for using a _______form of acting, including_____and____.

sliding

skin bumping corner

falling

alone cruel

content

worse off

poverty

silent

particular

mime farce

The writer mentioned that Charplin’s character “little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work, which proves that the writer likes Charplin and appreciates his work.

What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Charplin? A. positive B. negative C. serious D appreciative

What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?

What should we do to get success?

We should be optimistic( 乐观 ) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.

Set up an aim Do our best Pay more time then others Never give up/ lose heart Insist on what we pursue

1. Exe2. 1.2 on P19

2. Surf the Internet to find more

information about Chaplin and you

are expected to present it to your

peer in the next class.

Can I have a break?