1. Unit 3
A taste of English
Reading

2. A smile always makes a young man.
A smile is the right medicine for this sad world
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Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

3. A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Content predicting
This passage is about a master of nonverbal humor, Charlie Chaplin.
Dr Yuan is a pioneer to rid the world of hunger.
Jane Goodall is a student of African wildlife.
Zhao Benshan is a master of sketch play.
Dr Yuan is “father of super hybrid rice”.
Feng Gong is a master of cross-talk.
A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
Without using language but using gesture, body language and facial expression.
Mime

4. When we talk about a famous person, what do you want to know about?
Now read the passage to find more information about the following:
experience
appearance
personality
achievement ……

5. a moustache appearance a small round an image of a little tramp
black hat
an image of a little tramp
a moustache
Charlie Chaplin, a poor
and homeless man with
a moustache, always
wore large trousers,
worn-out shoes, and a
small round black hat,
and walked stiffly with a
walking stick in his hand.
a walking stick
large trousers
worn-out shoes

6. *optimistic and determined
Personality
*caring
Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
*kind
He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.
*optimistic and determined
This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination.

7. Experience
*in 1889
*after his father died
*by his teens
*As time went by
*in 1972
*his last years
*in 1977
Now please retell his experience in your own words.

8. *brighten the lives of…
Achievements
*made people laugh…
*No one was ever bored…
*make a sad situation
entertaining…
*wrote, directed and produced…
*was given a special Oscar…
*The Gold Rush

10. True or false? 1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy.
2. People who don’t know English
cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films.
3. The Gold Rush is set in California
in the late of the nineteenth century. T F F

11. 4. In the late of the 19th century, Charlie
rushed to Alaska in search of gold.
5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to
chew.
6. Chaplin not only acted in films but
wrote and directed films as well. F T T

12. Discussion
We should be optimistic no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was. How to be optimistic?
Is your glass half-empty or half-full?
*focus on positive things in your life.
*write down your daily positive things.
*avoid comparing yourself to others.
*start small.
*smile as often as you can.
*imagine what your future life will be like.
*spend more time on activities that make you laugh.
*adopt a healthy lifestyle.
*surround yourself with friends who can cheer you up.

13. Write a short passage on how to be optimistic.
Remember:
The more you engage in positive thinking and action, the easier it will be to maintain the trend of optimism in your daily life.
Write a short passage on how to be optimistic.