1. Unit 3
A Taste of English Humor
--- Reading

2. Teacher: Jimmy, what are the three words that students use most often at school?
Jimmy: I don’t know….
Teacher: Correct.

3. When it comes to humor/ humorists, who will come into your mind in China?
Why?

4. Does Mr. Bean speak in his movies?
In English-speaking countries, Mr. Bean is/was the most famous comedian(喜剧演员)
Why do you think Mr. Bean is so funny?

5. Does Mr. Bean speak in his movies?
Verbal or
Nonverbal

6. Nonverbal
Humour
Charlie Chaplin

7. Little Tramp
He wore
a small round black hat
a small round black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache , worn-out shoes and carried a walking stick that he swung in the air as he walked.
a moustache
a walking stick
very large trousers
worn-out shoes

8. We want to live by each other's happiness-not by each other's misery（不幸） Chaplin, "The Great Dictator"我们必须仰赖彼此的快乐过活—而非仰赖彼此的不幸 卓别林,〈大独裁者〉
You have to believe in yourself . That's the secret of success .(Charles Chaplin)

9. Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Character
Costume
In 1889
In Switzerland in1977
actor, movie writer, director, producer
mime
“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person
Large trousers, worn-out shoes, a small round black hat and a walking stick

10. Write a summary using your own words.
Main idea of each paragraph.
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
The world situation---why people needed cheering up
What Charlie’s childhood was like.
Write a summary using your own words.
What his famous film character was like
An example of his work---The Gold Rush
Chaplin’s achievements

11. In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.

12. Para.1
Q1: Why did people need cheering up?
They could feel more content with their lives.
Para.2
Q2:What was Charlie’s childhood like?
It was not easy, for he lived in a poor family and he had to look after his sick mother and brother.

13. It had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.
Para.3
The Little Tramp
The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person.
poor
homeless
It was known and loved by many people around the world.
Why?
It had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.

14. Para 4 The Gold Rush Where did the story happen?
What did people go there for?
Why did Charlie have to eat the shoe?

15. One of Charlie Chaplin's most famous films was "The Gold Rush", which was made in The film was set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century. At that time, gold was discovered in California and thousands of people rushed there to look for gold, so it became known as "the gold rush". People said gold could easily be picked up by washing sand from the river in a pan of water. This was known as "panning for gold".

16. In the film,Chaplin and his friend are in California
In the film,Chaplin and his friend are in California. So far, they have been unlucky in their search for gold and have no money at all. Chaplin and his friend are caught on the edge of a mountain in a snow storm in a small wooden house. They have nothing to eat. They are so hungry that they cook a pair of shoes, by boiling them in a pan of water. Chaplin sits down at the table and eats the shoe with a knife and fork, enjoying every mouthful. He makes it seem as if this is one of the most delicious meals that he has ever enjoyed.

17. C. They boil a pair of leather shoes.
What happens to Chaplin and his friend? 1 5 3 4 6 2
A. Charlie and his friend are caught in a snowstorm in a small wooden house.
B. He cuts off the leather top of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest steak.
C. They boil a pair of leather shoes.
D. He picks out the laces and eats them as if they were spaghetti.
E. He tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe.
F. They have nothing to eat and are quite hungry.

18. Do you think Charlie enjoys eating the boiled shoe? How do you know?
Yes. He eats the laces as if they were spaghetti.
He eats the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest steak.
He seems to eat each mouthful with great enjoyment.
He makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever tasted.

19. Discussion: What role do you think Charlie Chaplin played in people’s life in his time?
…make terrible situations like poverty and starvation funny
…show the humanity and kindness in the most difficult circumstances.
…give his audience confidence …overcome or deal with problems in a more optimistic way
…brighten the lives of many people through the hard time.

20. Conclusion
I hope you can be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. Have determination in overcoming difficulties and be kind even when people are unkind to you.

21. Life
Life is challenging, meet it.
Life is various, make it.
Life is beautiful, discover it.
Life is humorous, enjoy it.

22. Have humor,
have fun.

23. Summary
People may laugh at others_______ on a banana skin, ________ into someone else, or falling down a hole, kind of cruel _______, for it makes them _______ with themselves seeing others _______ _______ than themselves.
As an outstanding humourous actor, Chaplin could always _______ in the people deep feelings by using _________ forms of acting in the time of silent films. His charming _________ “the little tramp” is well-known all over the world, a poor and _________ person wearing large trousers, ________ shoes, and carrying a walking _______.
sliding
bumping
humour
content
worse
off
inspire
particular
character
homeless
worn-out
stick

24. Summary
A social _______ as he was, he was loved by all the people for his ____________ in overcoming difficulties and being kind to people _______ to him. When playing the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed to make the sad situation—eating a _______ shoe, entertaining by using __________ humour.
Such is Charlie Chaplin who produced, _______ , and wrote the movies that he _______ in. He was given a special Oscar for his ___________ lifetime work of bringing humour to us all.
failure
determination
unkind
boiled
nonverbal
starred
directed
outstanding