A taste of English humour

Unit 3

What is humour?Humour is a word means making others laugh.If someone often makes others laugh,We say he is humorous;We call him a humorist.

Do you feel my love?

I want to lose my weight.

I’m driving at a high speed.

Do you feel funny?

How many kinds of humour do you know about?

tongue twister 绕口令

cross talk 相声

Kinds of humour

funny stories

comedy 喜剧mime 哑剧sketch 小品

jokes

Crosstalk( 相声 )

sketch( 小品 )

funny stories

How do they show their humor?

Mr Bean

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A Master of Nonverbal Humour

A Master of Nonverbal Humour

para.1

para.2

para.3

para.4

para.5

Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

Find out the main idea of each paragraph.

c) His achievements

e) An example of his work: The Golden Rush

a) His famous film character:the little tramp

b) Why people needed cheering up

d) Charlie’s childhood

Was born in

His job is

In 1972, he was given

Type of acting is

His charming character is

His costume:

He died in

in

1889 an actormime

The Little Tramp

large trousers,worn-out shoes,small round blackhat and a walkingstick

a special Oscar for his outstandingwork.

1977

Switzerland.

1 2 3

5

4

7

6

What effect does Charlie Chaplin's acting have?

• He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

Para.1

Para 2: Finish the chart. Childhood What happened Things

Family

His father _____,

leaving the

family even

___________.

His parents taught him

______ as soon as he could

speak and _______ as soon

as he could walk.

Teens

Charlie became one of the most popular child ______ in England through his ________.

died

worse off

sing

dance

actors

humour

The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person.

The Little Tramp was a ____ and ________ person.

The Little TrampThe Little Tramp

It was known and loved by many people around the world.

It was known and loved by many people around the world.Why?

poor homeless

Para.3

It had optimism and determination to overcome difficulties.

a small black hat

a moustache

a walking stick

large trousers

He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.

Give a description on Chaplin?

worn-out shoes

Para 4: Put the events in the right order.

( )Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of

the shoe.

( )Chaplin and his friend rushed to the Alaska to

to pick up gold, but they failed.

( )They were so hungry that they boiled a pair of

leather shoes.

( )They were caught in a small wooden house.

( )Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.

( )Chaplin picked out the laces and ate.6

1

3

2

5

4

Para.5

Chaplin wrote, ________, and produced many movies he _________.

The Tramp 流浪汉 1915

The Kid 寻子遇仙记 1921

The Gold Rush淘金记 1925

directedstarred in

Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __.

A. they enjoy doing so.

B. the films he directed.

C. the joy he gave us in his films.

D. the contributions he made in films.

The whole text introduces a world-

famous actor---Charlie Chaplin and

his excellent performances, making us

understand more about nonverbal

humour.

What’s the main idea of the text?

1.Why was Chaplin so successful? 2.What should we learn from him?

The reasons for The reasons for his successhis success

The reasons for The reasons for his successhis success

Determination

Sympathy to to the poorthe poor

Optimistic attitude to life

Devotion

What we should learn

Kindness

Summary & Homework1. Some kinds of humour.2. Read a passage about Charlie Chaplin.

1.Search the internet for some more funny stories or funny poems.

2.Read the text again.

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