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Laughter is the best medicine.
A smile always makes a young man.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the
human face.
Victor Hugo
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Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour
Warming-up and reading
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Brainstorming

What is humor like?
Humor is like ice cream in summer. Humor is like
a smile on the face. Humor is like sunshine in
cold winter.
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Humour is a word means making others laugh. If
someone often makes others laugh, We say he
is__________ We call him a _________.
humorous
humorist
Do you know other kinds of humour?
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verbal
sketch
badly off.
poor---_________
Xiao shenyang _____ _____the sketch, which is
quite popular _________ the country
starred in
throughout
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joke
Play on words

• Customer Whats that fly doing in my soup?
• Waiter Swimming, I think!

Do you know what a punchline is?
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crosstalk
Two speakers make many jokes and funny
conversation.
verbal
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nonverbal
clown
Dont use words, but use their clothes, make-up,
the way they walk to make people laugh.
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mime
Use body language to make people fun.
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underdog
social failure
Mr. Bean finds it difficult to talk
naturally with lots of other people around.
social failure
He is regarded to be weaker than the others
and is always expected to be unsuccessful.
underdog
optimism
determination
be loved for his _______and ___________to
__________all the difficulties
overcome
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A Master of Nonverbal Humor
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A Master of Nonverbal Humor
According to the picture and the title
can you predict the content of the passage?
The passage is about _______.
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Skimming
Then skim the passage and see if you were right.
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Skimming

• This passage is about______ and ____ of Charlie
  Chaplin and his
• _________.

the life
work
nonverbal humor
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scanning
Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5
What his most famous character was like His
achievements Why people needed cheering up What
Charlies childhood was like An example of a sad
situation that he made funny
excellent extremely good
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Guessing
outstanding

• 1.__________excellent extremely good
• 2._________ not having much money poor.
• 3._________ in / to every part of all over
• 4._________ worn or used until no longer usable
• 5._________ very pleasing delightful
• 6._________ succeed in a struggle
• 7._______ to bite with teeth
• 8.________ to separate from others
• 9.________ as much (food or drink) as fills the
  mouth

badly off
throughout
worn out
charming
overcome
chew
cut off
mouthful
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Para. 1
careful reading
Read Para 1 together and answer the following
question.

• What did Charlie Chaplin do at a time when
  people felt depressed?
• He made them laugh so that they could feel more
  content with their lives.

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• Laughter is the sun that drives winter
  from the human face.

Just as the sun can warm the earth and end
winter,laughter can make people forget their
problems and make them feel happy.
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careful reading
Para. 2
Listen to Para 2 together and try to fill the
form.
Family Charlie
Childhood His father , leaving the Family even . His parents taught him as soon as he could speak and as soon as he could walk.
Teens Charlie became one of the most popular child ______ in England through his .
died
sing
dance
worse off
actors
humour
worse off ---poorer
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• Not that Charlies life was easy!
• Charlies life was not that easy!
• Charlies life was easy!
• Charlies life was as easy as others!
• Charlies life was not so easy!

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Read Para 3 by yourself.
The Little Tramp
Para. 3
careful reading
The Little Tramp was a _____ and _________
person.
a small round black hat
poor
homeless
a moustache
a social failure
It was known and loved by many people around the
world.
large trousers
Why?
a walking stick
worn-out shoes
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Why was The Little Tramp loved by many people
around the world?
Because of his optimism and determination to
overcome difficulties.
He was the underdog who was kind even when others
were unkind to him.
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Para. 4
careful reading
Read Para 4 and underline the verbs.

• 1.Which film of Chaplin is mentioned?
• The Gold Rush

• About the film
• Time
• Place
• Purpose of going

in the mid-nineteenth century
California
in search of gold
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• 2.Are they fortunate enough to find the gold?
• No.
• 3.What troubles do they meet in California?
• They ____________________ on the edge of a
  mountain during a __________ with nothing to eat.

are hiding in a small hut
snowstorm
4.What do they do then? They try boiling a pair
of leather shoes for their dinner.
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The Gold Rush
1.Cut off the leather top of the Shoe 2.Pick
out the laces and eat them 3.Try cutting and
eating the bottom of the shoe 4.Treat it as if
it were the finest Meat
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Enjoy the film
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Para. 5

Find out his achievements.
Charlie Chaplin ______,
______ and
______ the film he ____ ____.
he ____ ____ a special Oscar.
He is____ ____ and
__________ as a great actor who could
____ people with great confidence.
wrote
directed
produced
starred in
was
given
is
loved
remembered
inspire
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Introduction of Charlie Chaplin
an actor
3.His job Type of acting is
1.Was born in
2.His childhood
1889.
mime.
4.His charming character is
8.He died in in
1977
Charlie Chaplin
Switzerland.
The Little Tramp
7.Reasons for success
6.In 1972, he was given
5.His costume
a special Oscar for his
outstanding work
His opimism and determination to overcome
difficulties. Hes always kind.
large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round
black hat.
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Interview
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J Excuse me, Im a reporter from 21st Century,
may I ask you some questions, Mr. Chaplin? C
Sure. Go ahead! J What kind of films do you act
in? C I usually act in __________________________
___ J Whats your own manner of acting? C I
wear_________________________and carry_________
J Mr. Chaplin, you have produced, directed, and
written many famous and humorous films, which one
do you like best? C I like ________ best,
because______________ J Ok, I see. And you are
one of the most successful actors in the world.
Whats your secret of success? C I think
_______________ is the most important for my
success. J Thank you. C
__________________
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Discussion

• What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?

1. Optimistic attitude towards life.
2. His determination in overcoming difficulties.
3. Being kind even when people were unkind to him.

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Humor is like a light in the darkness that can
brighten our life!
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Homework

• Write a short passage about a person that
  you are familiar with.