1. How many kinds of humor can you think of in your daily life?

Types of humor:

English humor Chinese humorNonverbal pantomime (哑剧)

Mime and farce funny plays Verbal jokescross talk (相声)

Funny storiesfunny stories Funny poemsdoggerel (打油诗)

2.What’s the difference between jokes and humors?

3.Can you name out some of the humorous actors you like?

Background knowledge:

mime 笑剧farce 滑稽剧comedy 喜剧 tragedy 悲剧opera 歌剧

TV play 电视剧humor 幽默joke 笑话 circus 马戏团clown 小丑sketch 小品 cross talk 相声

Step 2. Reading

Task 2: Ss read and answer the following questions:

1.What’s the passage mainly about?

A.The history of English humor.

B.The films Chaplin made.

C.The humor Chaplin made in his film.

D.The Gold Rush in California.

2.How many parts can the passage be divided into?

A. 2B. 3C. 4D.5

3. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _______.

A. they enjoy doing so

B. it makes people more worried about their life

C. it makes people more content with their life

D. there’s much fun in doing so

4. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __________.

A. the characters he played in his filmsB. the films he directed

C. the joy he gave us in his films D. the contributions he made in films