Unit3Unit3AtasteofEnglishhumourTwoPiecesofCakeTom:Mom,canIhavetwopiecesofcake,please?Mom:Certainly--takethispieceandcutittwo!BirthdayProfessor:Whenisyourbirthday?Kid:May30.Professor:Whichyear?Kid:Everyyear.Arethejokesfunny?Wheredoesthehumourcomeinthejokes?Thesefunnyjokesarehumourousinthelastlinewhichcalledthe“punchline”inEnglishhumour.Policeman:Whydidyouhavetobreakintothesameshopthreetimes?Thief:

Well,Istoleadressfromthatshopbutmywifedidn’tlikeit.SoIhadtogobackandchangeittwice!Findtheirpunchlines.Teacher:

YousaythatJohnJoneshasacoldandcannotcometoschooltoday.WhoamIspeakingto?Voice:

Oh,thisismyfather.Howmanykindsofhumourdoyouknow?funnypoemscrosstalk相聲Typesofhumorfunnystoriescomedymime啞劇sketch小品jokesMr.Beanisdescribedas“achildinagrownman’sbody”.Mineisaperformanceusinggesturesandbodymovementswithoutwords.ThechartshowssometypicalactorsorwritersofEnglishhumour.TypesofhumourTypicalactors/writersofEnglishhumournonverbalmimeCharlieChaplinMrBeanverbaljokes,funnystories,funnypoemscomedyMarkTwainEdwardLearMarxBrothersNonverbalhumourdoesnotusewordsbutreliesonfacialexpressionsandgesture.CharlieChaplinMrBeanisfunnybecausehemakesfunnyfacesandactssillybehaviour.Verbalhumouruseswordsaswell.MarkTwain

LifeontheMississippiAdventuresof

HuckleberryFinn

AdventuresofTomSawyerEdwardLearPoemsbyEdwardLearTherewasanOldManwithaBeardTherewasanOldManwithabeard,Whosaid,“ItisjustasIfeared!—TwoOwlsandaHen,fourLarksandaWren,haveallbuilttheirnestsinmybeard.TherewasanoldmanontheBorder

TherewasanoldmanontheBorder,Wholivedintheutmostdisorder;Hedancedwiththecat,andmadeteainhishat,whichvexed(煩擾)allthefolksontheBorder.Whatkindofhumourdothesepicturesshowus?funnymoviesketchcrosstalkPre-reading1.Whatdoyouknow

aboutCharlieChaplin?CharlieChaplin

Hewasagreatsilentmoviestar.ModernTimes,TheLittleTramp,TheGoldRush,CityLightarehismasterpieces(代表作).Hewasverypopularinhistime.

CharlieChaplin—TheGoldRush

CityLights《城市之光》ModernTimes《摩登時代》2.Whatdoyouknowabouthisfilms?Whatissointerestingaboutthem?3.Lookatthetitleandthepicturesofthepassageandpredictitscontent.Writedownyourideainonesentencebelow.Thenskimthepassageandseeifyouwereright.ReadingAMasterofNonverbalHumour1.What’sthemainideaofthetext?A.ThehistoryofEnglishhumour.B.ThefilmsthatChaplinmade.C.ThelifeandworkofChaplinandthehumourhemadeinhisfilms.D.TheGoldRushinAlaska.Choosethebestanswer.SkimmingPara.1Para.2Para.3Para.4Para.5Findoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.c)Hisachievementse)Anexampleofasadsituationthathemadefunnya)Whathismostfamouscharacterwaslike.b)Whypeopleneededcheering.d)WhatCharlie’schildhoodwaslike.ReadthepassageagainanddoTrueorFalse.1.CharlieChaplinwaspoorwhenhewasasmallboy.2.Peoplewhodon’tknowEnglishcannotenjoyChaplin’sfilms.3.TheGoldRushissetinCaliforniainthelateofthenineteenthcentury.TFFScanning4.InTheGoldRushChaplinisfortunatetofindsomegold.5.Inthefilmthemealheeatsishardtochew.6.Chaplinnotonlyactedinfilmsbutwroteanddirectedfilmsaswell.FTTCompletethenotesaboutCharlieChaplin.BornJobTypeofactingCharacterCostume1889actormimelittletramp,apoorandhomelessperson

largetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickChildhoodWhathappenedThingsFamily

Hisfather_____,leavingthefamilyeven__________.Hisparentstaughthim______assoonashecouldspeakand_______assoonashecouldwalk.Teens

Charliebecameoneofthemostpopularchild______inEnglandthroughhis________.diedworse

offsingdanceactorshumourReasonforsuccessDied1977Heisoptimisticanddeterminedtoovercomealldifficulties.asmallblackhatamoustacheastickverywidetrousersHeworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.Giveadescriptiononthelittletramp.CharlieChaplinEarlylife★Hewas_____inapoorfamilyin1889andwastaughttosinganddanceasalittlechild.★Hisfather’sdeathmadethefamily________sohespenthischildhoodlookingafterhissickmotherandhisbrother.★Byhis_____,hehadbecomeoneofthemostpopularchildactorsinEngland.bornworseoffFillintheblanks.teensMostfamousfilm_________★______________,apoor,homelessmanwithamoustache,worelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhat,andwalkedaroundstifflycarryingawalkingstick.★Thischaracterwasasocial_______butwaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationto_______alldifficulties.characterThelittletrampfailureovercomePerformingskills★Hecouldmimeandactthefooldoing_________everydaytasks.★Hissubtleactingmadeeverything____________.ordinaryentertainingAchievements★Hewrote,________andproducedthefilmshestarredin.★In1972hegotaspecialOscarforhis___________workinfilms.★Heislovedandrememberedasagreatactorwhocould______peoplewithgreatconfidence.directedoutstandinginspireSummaryInBritainandAmericapeoplewerefeelingmiserablebecauseofthebadeconomicsituation.Charlieunderstoodtheirproblems.Hischaracter“thelittletramp”waspoorandhomeless,buteverybodylovedhimforhiskindheartandthewayhedealtwithhisdifficultsituation.CharlieChaplinmadepeoplelaughatsomeoftheseterriblesituationslikebeingwithoutfoodormoney.HewroteanddirectedhisownfilmsandreceivedanOscarforhisoutstandingwork.1.Doyouthinkhispoorchildhoodhelpedhiminhiswork?Why?

Yes,becauseheunderstoodtheproblemsofpeoplewhowereverypoor.Discussion2.Whyd