Unit 3 A taste of English humour

1. Unit 3 A taste of English humour Warming up& Reading

2. Quiz on words humor n.幽默 badly off 穷的；缺少的 punchline n.笑话中的妙语 entertain v.使欢乐；款待 verbal adj.口头的 overcome v.战胜;克服 nonverbal adj.不用语言的 pick out 挑出；辨别出 mime n.哑剧 cut off 切断；隔绝 comedy n.喜剧 convince vt.使信服 up to now 直到现在 direct v.导演；指挥 content adj.满意的 star in 主演… tramp n. 流浪汉 fortunate adj.幸运的

3. A smile always makes a young man. Laughteris the sun that drives winter from the human face . ----Victor Hugo 笑一笑，十年少 笑容如阳光，驱走人们脸上的冬天

4. Jokes played on words punchline punchline 老师：一个傻瓜提的问题，10个 聪明人也回答不了。”学生：“难怪我考试总也不及格。” 英语课上,老师抄了满黑板笔记老师:"同学们,笔记抄完了吗?"同学们无声老师又说:"写完就吱一声啊!"同学们:"吱!"

5. Jokes played on words punchline punchline POLICEMAN:Why did you have to break into the same shop three times. THIEF:Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! TEACHER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father.

6. Jokes without words

7. … Get rid of the horrible diets(after all you are not so fat)...

9. I want to lose my weight.

10. What is humour? Humor is something that makes it funny and makes people _____. If someone often makes others laugh, We say he is very __________. laugh humorous

11. Nonverbal humor cross talk clown sketch funny story verbal jokes Types of humour 哑剧 mime 小丑，丑角 非言语的 幽默短剧/小品 humor 相声 言语的；文字的 comedy 喜剧

12. Sketch（小品；短剧）

13. Cross talk

14. Mime is a performance using gestures and body movements without words.

15. Charlie Chaplin A Master of Nonverbal Humor

17. His job is Type of acting is Was born in an actor 1889 mime His charming character is 1977 He died in in Switzerland. The Little Tramp In 1972, he was given One of his greatest works: a special Oscar for his outstanding work. The Gold Rush

18. Find out the main idea of each part. Childhood Para 1 Hismost famouscharacter Para 2 Para 3 Social backgroud Hisachievements. Para 4 Para 5 Anexampleof his works. (The Gold Rush) Jining No. 1 Senior High School

19. Para.1 Why did so many people like him? • Because he made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

20. Para.2 1.When was he taught to sing and dance? He was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.

21. Para.3 Can you describe the little tramp? a small black hat a moustache He wore a small black hat, large trousers, worn-out shoes and a moustache and walked stiffly carrying a stick. a walking stick large trousers worn-out shoes Jining No. 1 Senior High School

22. 2 3 4 1 Para.4 Can you put them in a right order? Cut off the leather top of the shoe Pick out the laces and eat them Try cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe Sit down at the table. Jining No. 1 Senior High School

23. The Tramp The Gold Rush The Kid Para.5 special Oscar He was given a ____________ for his lifetime __________ work. outstanding Jining No. 1 Senior High School

24. Discussion 1.What made Chaplin so successful?2.What should we learn from him?

25. Sympathy to the poor Devotion Optimistic attitude to life Kindness Determination The reasons for his success Jining No. 1 Senior High School

26. We should be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties we meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. Set up an aim Do our best Work hard Never give up/ lose heart Insist on what we pursue Jining No. 1 Senior High School

27. Homework: 1. Write a summary of the life of Chaplin. 2. Memorize the words and their usage. 3. Preview “Learning about language.”

28. Finally Over!!!