1. A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR
锦州中学外语组
穆金丽

2. Teaching Plan 1 2 3 4 5 6 PART 1 Analysis of Teaching Material
PART 2 Analysis of Students 2
PART 3 Teaching Methods 3
PART 4 Teaching Procedure 4
PART 5 Blackboard Design 5
PART 6 Teaching Reflection 6

3. PART 1.Teaching material
Key
Difficult
points
Teaching
aids
Teaching
aims
Style
function

4. 1.Lesson type function content3
introduce Charlie Chaplin nonverbal humor
Centre in this unit
Key point
in NMET 2
reading lesson 1

5. 2. Teaching aims
Knowledge aim
Ability aim
Moral aim

6. Knowledge aims Help students to learn who is
Charlie Chaplin and what is
nonverbal humor.

7. Ability aims
To improve students speaking
and reading ability.

8. Moral aims Enhance students’ sense of humor and to be
optimistic about life.

9. 3. Key and difficult Points
Key points: experience the plots of the text
difficult Points : explore efficient reading skills
express themselves freely

10. Computer PowerPoint Multi-media Blackboard
4. Teaching Aids

11. PART 2 : Analysis of Students1
the material may appeal to the Ss 2
be tired of the busy study life

12. PART 3 . Teaching and learning Methods
Theories
Task-Based
Learner-centred
Teaching
method
Inspiring
Cooperative Learning
method

13. PART 4. Teaching Procedure
Step III
Intensive Reading
Step II
Fast Reading
Step IV
Consolidation
Step I
Lead-in
Step V
Drill
Step Ⅵ
Homework

14. Blackboard Design Step I Lead-in Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

15. Who is the Chinese comedian ?
What makes his performance funny ?

17. Blackboard Design Step II Fast Reading Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

18. A
Skimming B
scanning

19. Skimming Task 1 What’s the passage mainly about ?
A. The history of English humor.
B. The films Chaplin made.
C. The life and humor career of Charlie Chaplin
D. The Gold Rush in California.                   ( Key : C )

20. scanning
Task 2
Read to summarize the main idea of each paragraph and match the paragraph with its main idea. (4 m)
Para 1: (E )             A. His achievements
Para 2: (C )             B. An example of a sad situation that he made funny.
Para 3: ( D)             C. What Charlie’s childhood was like.
Para 4: ( B )            D. What his most famous character was like.
Para 5: ( A)             E. Charlie Chaplin brightened the people’s lives

21. Step III Intensive Reading
Blackboard Design
Step III
Intensive Reading
Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

22. Task 1: fill in the chart
Task 2: act it out
Task 3: multiple choice

23. Notes about Charlie Chaplin
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Character
Clothes
Reason for success
1889
1977
Actor, producer, director
Mime and farce
“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person
Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat
Charming ,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind

24. paragraph 4

25. acting art Key words 1. laces spaghetti 2. leather top the finest meal
3. bottom difficult enjoyment
acting art

26. ? When seeing the film, explain what Charlie Chaplin is doing
How did Charlie Chaplin make a sad situation entertaining ?
When seeing the film, explain what Charlie Chaplin is doing ?

27. Comprehension exercises:
1.Which of the following is right Except _____ ( detail information)
A. If you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin, you are not alone.
B . People love the character “ the little champ”, mainly for he was poor and homeless.
C .Chaplin performed how to eat a boiled shoe by vividly action and explaining.
D . In the middle of 19th century people went to California to look for gold

28. A. knocked into B. came across C. waved goodbye to D. looked up at
2.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady. ( guessing words)
A. knocked into B. came across
C. waved goodbye to D. looked up at

29. 3.People enjoy seeing other people’s bad
luck because __. ( general idea )
A. they enjoy doing so
B. it makes people worried about their life.
C. it makes people content with their life.
D. there’s much fun is doing so.

30. 4. when Charlie Chaplin given a
special Oscar _______. ( infering )
A. after he died
B. when he was 83
C. when he lived in America
D. in 1973

31. Blackboard Design Step IV Consolidation Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

32. Retelling step happy worse than express nonverbal image big short
People may laugh at others_______ on a banana skin, or falling down a hole, for it makes them _______ with themselves seeing others _______ _______ than themselves.
As an outstanding humorous 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 _______.
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 __________ humor.
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 humor to us all.
step
happy
worse than
express
nonverbal
image
big
short
stick
humor
acting
around
feather
nonverbal
directed
starred
devotion

33. Retelling step happy worse than express nonverbal image big short
stick
humor
acting
around
feather
nonverbal
directed
starred
devotion

34. Blackboard Design Step V Drill Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

35. group work Three students act as reporters.
2. One student acts as Charlie .
He / She must try to act vividly.
Mime Charlie put on a performance.

36. Blackboard Design Step Ⅵ Homework Module One Small Talk
The Wrong Kind of Small Talk
Key Words:
1.coincidence 2.awkward
3.apology modest
5.discourage
Main Idea:
One should choose proper topics when talking with others. Be sure not to make them feel embarrassed.

37. Homework
Find more information about Chaplin through the Internet or from books.
2. Write an article about Charlie Chaplin.

38. PART 5. Blackboard Design
A Taste of English Humour
A Master of Nonverbal Humour
Main Idea:
Set up an aim
Pay more time then others
Never give up/ lose heart
Insist on what we pursue
Key Words:
1.Mime comedy
3.Nonverbal humour
5.Badly off entertain

39. PART 6. Teaching Reflection
1. This period is designed to develop
students’ ability in speaking and
reading , including scanning and
skimming, comprehension etc.
2. Through these activities ,students
are made the centre of the class .
3. Their moral emotion is stimulated.

40. May you be happy!
Thank you