Q1: How many kinds of films do you know? What are they? comedy 喜剧片 tragedy 悲剧片 affectional film 爱情片 swordsmen film 武侠片 detective film 侦探片 science fiction 科幻片 cartoon 卡通片 feature 故事片 Unit 5 Lesson 18 Charlie Chaplin
Q2: Which kind of film do you like best? Why? Q3: Who acted in foreign comedy wonderfully? Q4: Can you describe him? He wore a small black hat very wide trousers a moustache carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked Charlie Chaplin1 23
Fill in the blanks Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and actors in the history of the cinema. He began his acting at the age of. All his life he acted, wrote and a large number of films. His earliest films were, because the sound equipment had not been. In fact he was about making films with dialogues. Chaplin’s own manner of made him. He made a great to the film industry. He was in many ways during his lifetime. funniest fivedirected silent developed uncertain acting world-famouscontribution honored
Questions and Answers Q1: Who was Charlie Chaplin? He is considered one of the greatest and funniest actors. Q2: When and where was he born? He was born in London in Q3: During his first year, how many films did he act in? He acted in 35 films. Q4: why were his earliest films silent? Because the equipment for adding sound to films had not been developed. Q5: What was he honored for during his lifetime? He was honored for his contributions to the film industry.
Language Points 1. consider sb./ sth. (to be)…=regard…as… 认为是 eg. You can’t consider him (to be) an honest man. => He can’t be considered (to be) an honest man. 世界上大多数国家认为台湾是中国的一部分。 Most countries in the world consider Taiwan (to be) a part of China. 2. set off 动身,出发 eg. 他们第二天一清早就出发了。 They set off early the next morning. * 后常跟 for (some place)
eg. The children are always excited to set off for the seaside. 孩子们出发去海边总是很兴奋的。 3. recognize as 认出是,承认是 eg. I recognized the handwriting as that of my father. 我认出了这是我父亲的笔迹。 在入口处的那个人很快就被认出是小偷。 The man at the entrance was soon recognized as the thief. 4. add…to… 增加,加进去,把 …… 加入到 …… eg. It is necessary for the teachers to add art to their teaching. 教师们有必要在他们的教学中增添一些艺术性。
她往汤里多加了一点盐,汤的味道就好多了。 She added some more salt to the soup and it tasted much better. 5. be certain about/ of … 对 … 肯定, 对 … 有把握 eg. Are you certain about what you saw last night? 你对昨晚看到的事确信无疑吗? 对于那个短语的用法我还没把握。 I’m still uncertain about the use of that phrase.
6. contribution to 对 … 的贡献 eg. The invention of the typewriter is a great contribution to printing. 打字机的发明是对印刷术的一大贡献。 People remember him for his contribution to the country. 他对国家的贡献,人民铭记在心。
Discussion Topics: Say something about Chaplin’s life Say something about his own manner of acting Say something about his earliest or later films Consolidation Name: Charlie Chaplin Sex: male Year of birth: 1889 Place of birth: London Profession: actor Something about his early films: silent Something about his later films: well received His best films: Modern Times, City Lights
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