Step 4 Summary

T:Today we have learned something about humour,and you have all performed wonderfully to have a good taste of humour.

Step 5 Homework

T:Now homework for you today!Complete the chart on Page 18,and write a biography for Charlie Chaplin according to the notes you have made.

How time flies!It's time for lunch.You can go and have your delicious lunch,and you don't need to watch Charlie Chaplin eating boiled shoe to feel full.

The Design of the Writing on the Blackboard

Unit 3　A taste of English humour

Period 1　Warming Up & Reading

1.Warming up

1)What is humour?

2)The types of humour

2.Reading

1)General idea of each paragraph

2)Questions and answers on the text

3)Some notes about Charlie Chaplin's career

3.Language focus

Record after Teaching

Activities and Research:

Collection of English jokes,funny stories or poems

You are going to make your own collection of English jokes,funny stories or poems so that all the classmates can enjoy them.Each of you should add either jokes,funny stories or poems you like to it.So you are required to:

1.Collect the good funny stories you have written or created.

2.Go to the library and read some books or magazines to collect jokes,funny stories or poems you like.

3.Go on the Internet to search for jokes,funny stories or poems you like.

4.Copy them into English jokes;Fun stories;Fun poems.

5.Display them in the class and share them.

Reference for teaching

Background Information

CHARLIE CHAPLIN

Charlie Chaplin,who died in 1977,is considered one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history of the cinema.During his lifetime,he acted in 13 films,and he wrote,directed and acted in 69 other films.

Chaplin was born in London in 1889 and first acted when he was five years old.At the age of eight,he joined a group of child dancers,and at seventeen he set off to the USA with a group of comedy actors.During a second trip to the USA in 1912,an important film director saw Chaplin acting a very funny part in a play.As a result,Chaplin got his first film part in the States.

As early as his second film,Chaplin had developed his own manner of acting,the one that was to become world-famous.He wore a small black hat,very wide trousers,a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.Even his way of walking down the street and turning a corner could be recognized as his own.In less than three months Chaplin acted in 11 films.In a short while he started directing films himself.During his first year,Chaplin acted in 35 films,many of which he wrote and directed himself.

Chaplin's earliest films were silent films,because the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.The development of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin,as he was uncertain about making films with dialogue.Instead,he continued to make films without dialogue,but he added music,which he wrote himself.Two of his greatest films,"City Lights" and "Modern Times" were of this kind.

Chaplin's later films,however,were not well received.He made only six films between 1940 and 1966 and only the first of these is still popular today.Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Switzerland,where he was buried in 1977.Before he died,he was honoured in a number of ways for his contributions to the film industry.

One of Charlie Chaplin's most famous films was "The Gold Rush",which was made in 1925.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".

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.

Language Points:

1.A taste of English humour

1)taste　n.味道;鉴赏力;爱好,嗜好

e.g.The food has an attractive taste.

She shows good taste in water-colours.

Pop music is liked by many people,but it not to everyone's taste.

2)taste vt.&vi.品尝;link-v.吃(尝)起来......

e.g.I have never tasted snake.

When you are ill,you can't taste properly.

The dish tastes delicious.

2.What does humour mean?

1)mean v. to have sth.as a meaning 意思是

e.g.What does this sentence mean?

The flash light means that you must stop.

What do you mean by that remark?

2)mean v.(mean doing sth.) to intend to indicate 意味着(必须要做某事或导致某种结果)

e.g.Being a student means studying hard.

In some parts of London,missing a bus means waiting for another hour.

3)mean v.(mean to do sth.) to have as a purpose or an intention打算做......

e.g.What do you mean to do with it?

I had meant to come over to see you last night,but I had an unexpected visitor.

4)be meant for 打算给予;打算作......用

e.g.These rooms are meant for the children's center

3.Do you find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,bumping into someone else round a corner?

find it funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin中,find后面跟复合结构n,用it代替不定式,it作形式宾语，能用于这种结构的词还有feel，think,make,consider等。

e.g.Do you find it easy to solve the problem in this way?

I don't think it possible to master a foreign language without much memory work.

Do you consider it necessary to do the experiment once again?

We have made it a rule not smoke in the office.

4.Perhaps it makes us feel more content with our life because we feel there is someone else worse off than ourselves.

1)content n.(often contents) sth.contained in sth.所容纳之物,内容,目录;(often content)the subject matter of a written or spoken work,such as a book,magazine or a speech.

e.g.The drawer had been emptied its contents.

She hadn't read the letter and also was unaware of the contents.

At the front of book is a table of contents,giving details of what is in the book.

The content of your essay is excellent,but it's not very well expressed.

I like the style of her writing but I don't like the content.

2)content adj.satisfied,happy,not wanting more 满意的;满足的

e.g.The old Granny is content to live in the small village alone.

Are you content with your present salary?

She is quite content to stay at home,looking after her children.

3)content v.to make content or satisfied使......满意或满足

e.g.We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only.

He contented himself with one piece of cake.

4)worse off 是badly off 的比较级形式,in a poor position,esp.financially境况比......更差;better off 是well off 的比较级形势,in a better position境况比......较好

e.g.They are too badly off to have a holiday.

We should not complain about being poor-many people were much worse off.

I went to his home and found his living condition was worse off than mine.

In fact many people are better off than they were five years ago.

5.However,some actors can astonish us with the deep feelings they can inspire in us for a character they are playing.

however adv.(used to comment on a previously stated fact)although sth.,is was or may be true;nevertheless然而,不过,仍然;no matter how无论如何,不管怎样。

e.g.His first response was to say no.Later,however,he changed his mind.

We thought the figures were correct.However,we have discovered some errors.

However(No matter how) cold it is,he always goes swimming in winter.

You should try to get a good night's sleep however much work you have to do.

However late he is,mother will wait for him to have dinner together.

【辨析】

however 和but都可以表示转折,两者在词性和结构用法上是有区别的。

however是连接副词,连接两个分句时,必须另起新句,并用逗号隔开,位置可以位于句中、句首、句末。

but是并列连接词,连接两个并列分句时,只能位于两个句子之间,且其后不能加逗号。

6.He became famous for using a particular form of acting,including mime and farce.

particular adj.not general or universal单独的,特殊的,一般的;separate and distinct from others of the same group,category,or nature特定的,个别的;worthy of note;exceptional特别的,特殊的,值得注意的,与众不同的

e.g.She has a particular preference for Chinese art.

There is one particular patient I'd like you to see.

We must pay particular attention to this point.

The documents(文件)are of particular importance.

【拓展归纳】

in particular 特别地

particularly特别地,特殊地

be particular about...对......挑剔,对......讲究

e.g.He loves science fiction in particular.

He likes the country,particularly(especially)in spring.

The fashionable lady is particular about her clothes.

【辨析】

particular,especial,special

particular adj.特别的,讲究的,挑剔的。强调特定的,个别的,与众不同的。

special adj.专门的,特殊的,特别的。强调的是事物特有的性质、性格或专门的目的、用途。

especial adj.特别的,主要的,突出的。强调的是重要性,有"优越、好感"之意。

7.He played a poor and homeless person,who wore large trousers,worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick.

worn-out adj.(of thing)badly damaged and/or no longer useful because it has been used a lot 磨损的,损坏的,穿破的;(of a person)be tired out筋疲力尽的

e.g.These shoes are worn-out.

I was worn-out after the long journey.

Can we sit down?I'm worn-out.

8.Then he cut off the leather top of the shoe,treating it as if it were the finest meat.

cut off v.1)to remove sth.from sth.larger by cutting切掉,剪下;to block or get in the way of sth.阻止,切断;2)to stop the supply of sth.to sb.中断,中止;3)to interrupt sb.who is speaking on the telephone by breaking the connection中断,中止;4)to prevent sb./sth.from leaving or reaching a place or communicating with people outside a place隔绝,隔离

e.g.He had his finger cut off in an accident at work.

They cut off the enemy's retreat(撤退).

Our water supply has been cut off.

We were cut off in the middle of our conversation.

She was in Nansha Islands for six months.She felt as if she were cut off from the outside world.

【拓展归纳】

cut across 取捷径;抄近路　　　　　 cut out 剪除;切掉;割掉

cut in 插嘴　　　　　　　 cut down 看到;砍伤;砍死

cut back 修剪;减少;削减　　　　　 cut up 切碎

9.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into/knocked into/came across an old lady.

knock into v.to meet unexpected撞上,偶遇

e.g.I knocked into an old friend of mine in the street the other day.

He knocked into a lady standing there.

【拓展归纳】

knock down 撞倒　　　　　　　 knock off 将......撞下

knock against 撞击　　　　　　　 knock over 撞翻

knock at/on 敲(门/窗)　　　　　 knock out of 从......中敲出

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