Unit 3 A taste of English humour Yang Jing

Enjoy these punchlines! 1 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?

2 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.

I’m driving at a high speed.

I want to lose my weight.

I want to jump higher.

Do they have something in common ? humorous Chinese humorists

How many kinds of humor do you know? comedy jokes verbal cross talk 相声 sketch小品 funny poems funny stories mime farce (闹剧); clown nonverbal

post reading I. Give a description on Chaplin a small round black hat He wore a small round black hat, very large trousers, worn-out shoes ,a moustache and carried a stick. a moustache a stick very large trousers worn-out shoes Picture of Charlie

Skimming What’s the main idea of the text? A. The history of English humor. B. The films that Chaplin made. C. The humor Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California.

3.Why could Chaplin make terrible situation( like poverty and starvation ) funny? A. Because he was good at acting. B. Because he had experienced the bad situation and made them “real” for his audience. C. Because he was a social failure in his career. D. Because he was at the time of silent film. 4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __. A. he played the little tramp successfully. B. the films he directed. C. the joy he gave us in his films. D. the contributions he made in films.

Ⅲ. Read the text carefully and finish Ex. 1(P19): Careful reading Ⅲ. Read the text carefully and finish Ex. 1(P19): Born Job Famous character Costume Type of acting Died 1889 movie actor Little tramp large trousers, worn-out shoes, a small round black hat and a walking stick mime (nonverbal) 1977, Switzerland

IV. True or false: 1. Chaplin was born in a rich family. 2. People like the character “the little tramp” because he was a social failure. 3. The Gold Rush was a film set in California at the beginning of the nineteenth century. 4. Chaplin and his friend are so unlucky that they can’t find any gold. 5. Chaplin has a delicious meal by eating meat in the film. 6. Chaplin acted in films and wrote and directed films as well. F F F T F T

VI. Retelling Charlie Chaplin was born in a ____ family in ____and at that time film were silent. He was a famous ____, especially in ____ and farce. His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was __________ , who was very poor, very____even when people were ______ to him. He was a social _______, and he was homeless, but he had ____________ to overcome difficulties. What he wore were ________ shoes, large trousers and a small round black hat, and he was always carrying a walking stick. Charlie Chaplin _______ in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck eating shoes with great ________ when he_____________ a snowstorm in a small wooden house. poor 1889 actor mime a little tramp kind unkind failure determination worn-out starred enjoyment was caught in

Thank you ! Mr. Bean