A taste of English humour
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Who’s he ?
Charlie Chaplin
Brainstorming
1889
1972, a special Oscar
actor
Little tramp
large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick
mime
say something about Charlie Chaplin
1977
First appearance on the stage:____________
First film part in the USA: _____________
Acted in:_________ films
Wrote & directed: __________ films
Most famous films:_____________________
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City Lights(城市之光) Modern Times(摩登时代)
More information about Charlie Chaplin
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Why people needed cheering up
What Charlie’s childhood was like
His most famous character
An example of a sad situation that he made funny
His achievements
Fast-reading-main idea
Para 1: Why do some people seem to enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck at hard times?
1) As Victor Hugo said,“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from human face.”
2) When people laughed, they could feel more content with their lives.
Detail-reading
Para 2: What Charlie’s childhood was like.
He was born:________________________
His parents were:_____________________
____________________________________
He spent his childhood : _____________________________________
By his teens:___________________________
An example of his intelligence: ______________________________________ _____________________________________
a poor family in 1889
poor music hall performers and his father died early, leaving the family even worse.
Looking after his sick mother and brother
Became a popular child star
He could mime and act….
Infer : Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why ?
His poor childhood helped him understood the problems of poor people.
Arts come from life, but higher than life.
a small black hat
a moustache
a stick
very wide 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.
Para3:Description about little tramp
Little Tramp a poor and homeless person
This character was a social failure but he was loved by all who watched the film for his determination in overcoming difficulties…
What adjs can be used to describe the little tramp?
Optimistic( 乐观的, 积极向上的)
Determined(坚决的,果断的)
persistent (坚持的,不放弃的)
Infer(推断) :
The Gold Rush
First he ________ the laces and eats them ______ they were spaghetti. Then he ______ the ___________of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest _____. Finally he tries cutting and eating the _______ of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to ______, but he seems to eat every _________ with great enjoyment.
Feedback-fill in the blanks
picks out
cuts off
as if
leather top
meat
bottom
chew
mouthful
背景:
be set in+时间\地点 以…为背景
由…导演:
be directed by ….
扮演…角色:
play the part of …
主演:
star in …
改编自:
be adapted from …\ be an adaptation of ….
反映:
reflect sth….
Achievements:
Wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.
Was given a special Oscar
Is loved and remembered as a great actor who inspires people with great confidence.
Achievements:
What adjs can be used to describe Chaplin?
Optimistic( 乐观的, 积极向上的)
Determined(坚决的,果断的)
persistent (坚持的,不放弃的)
humorous(幽默的) Confident(自信的)
What made him so successful?
Humor.--- a master of nonverbal humor.
Infer(推断) :
本周,你所在的班级即将举行一次主题为humor and success的英文辩论赛,作为正方代表,你需要写一份英文的辩论稿.
本周,你所在的班级即将举行一次主题为humor and success的英文辩论赛,作为正方代表,你需要写一份英文的辩论稿.
活动举办类的写作句型:
A debate\ survey\ discussion\ lecture about sth was held\ will be held among sb +地点+时间.

A debate about humor and success will be held in our class.
引出话题:生活中与人正面交锋(front confrontation)时, 我们可能会败得一塌糊涂; 而幽默却会我们反败为胜.
转义:
生活中与人正面交锋(front confrontation)时,
When there is front confrontation,
2) 败得一塌糊涂
We will be the underdog.
3) 会我们反败为胜.
With humor, we will be a winner.
举事例: 说明幽默与成功的关系.例如,你的叔叔李明再次上班迟到后,以幽默的回复(假装首次来应聘工作)使得老板和同事们原谅了他,保住了自己的工作. 举例子: take sb for example
My uncle Li Ming was late for work again because of a traffic jam on his way to work. He knew that the same explanation wouldn’t work again. So when his boss came up to him, he suddenly smiled and offered his hand, politely saying,“ How do you do? I am LiMing, I am applying for a job, which , I understand , became available just 30 minutes ago.” All the workmates as well as his boss burst into laughter. It was his humor that made him succeed in saving his job.
总结幽默的重要性:克服困境的一种有效方式,在成功的道路上助我们一臂之力.
做．．．的有效方法:
a good way to do sth
助我们一臂之力：
help sb a lot \ on the way to success
Humor is not only a good way to overcome \deal with the difficulties but also helps us a lot on the way to success.
Group Discussion
Charlie Chaplin 的素材可支持下列哪个\些话题？
A： We should have a positive attitude when faced with difficulties\setbacks(挫折).
B： Where there is a will, there is a way.
C： Hardship disposes man to meet adversity. (艰苦的生活使人能面对逆境)
D: Speech is silver, humor is gold.
(雄辩是银，幽默是金 )
____________直到现在
____________对…满意
3. _________________出生贫寒
4. ____________________境况更差
5. ___________________ 社会底层人物
6.___________________克服困难
7. _____________________对…不友好
8. __________________寻找
9. _____________________运气不好
10. _________________在…….的边缘
up to now
be content with
be born in a poor family
worse off
a social failure
overcome difficulty
be unkind to sb
in search of
without success\luck
on the edge of
11 pick out ____________________
12. cut off ____________________
13. with great enjoyment _______________
14. star in ____________________
15. Be given an Oscar __________________
16. Spend one’s last year _____________
17. be loved and remembered as ___________________________
18. with great confidence _____________
19. as time goes by _______________
挑出;辨别出
主演;担任主角
自信
获得奥斯卡奖
度过晚年
切断;断绝
高兴地
作为…….而被爱戴和铭记
随着时间推移
…so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.
As time went by, he began making films.
They were so hungry that they tried boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner.
观察V-ing在此的用法
动名词做宾语
spend time (in) doing sth 花时间做…某事
begin doing sth 开始做某事
try doing sth 尝试做某事
You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing when he can speak…
His subtle acting made everything entertaining.
How did the little tramp make a situation entertaining ?
归类ving 在此的用法
1) 1感(feel\find) \2 听(hear,listen to)\3让( make\have\get)\4看(see, notice, observe, watch) +宾语+V-ing(宾补)
2) 充当宾补: adj\n\介词短语 \do \done \ adv 等.
重点句型1 : You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(L6，P18)
句型：find it adj/n. to do sth./that...发觉……是……(的)
仿写：请将下列句子译成英文。
⑴ 汤姆发现用汉语写信不难。
Tom didn’t find _________________________
____________________.

⑵ 她觉得好好照顾孩子是她的责任。
She finds _____________________________ the children.

⑶ 他们发现与我们中国人一起工作很愉快。
They found_______________________________
_____________________ .
it happy that they worked with
us Chinese
it difficult to write letters in
Chinese
it her duty to take good care of
P21
Once I was lucky enough to watch Charlie Chaplin _____ one of his famous films. I observed him______ as well as _____ in it. He had a particular method of film making. He planned the story and them performed and filmed each scene many times. I saw him making each scene a little different. Then I found him _____ the scenes (he liked best) and _____ together to make the film more ________. It was an ________ experience as it was clear that he did not keep to s strict budget(严格控制预算).
Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off …
He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.----大报纸
3 .no one was ever bored watching him,--
观察句中的动词,是否有什么联系?
1)句中有2个动词,没有连词,一个是谓语,另一个是
非谓语(主动—Ving, 被动---Ved, 目的—to do )
2) 非谓语前面没有名词, ---充当状语
3) 功能区分原则:
由状语从句转化----分词做状语
由并列句转化----分词做伴随状语
重点句型学习: Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off …
leaving the family…现在分词做结果状语,”
Leave sb +n\adj\adv\doing\done (宾补)
1)他父母去世了,留给他一大房子.
His parents died, leaving him a big house.
2)地震过去了,留下了无数无家可归的人们.
The earthquake passed, leaving thousands of people homeless.
3)他出去了,电视还开着.
He went out, leaving the TV on.
4)她不开门,让他在门外等.
She locked the door, leaving him waiting outside..
even+adj(比较级)
worse off: a. (情况)更糟糕的,更贫困的
better off : ad. 情况更好
He could mine and act the fool doing ordinary everyday task. (doing的用法?)
Doing everyday task:现在分词做后置定语:做平凡的日常工作的傻瓜.
其他重点句子 Para1:
As Victor Hugo once said, “ Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”
(正如, as we know, 引导定语从句)
2. Up to now, nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.
否定词与比较级连用,表示最高级
3. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed.
(定语从句 There was a time when…..曾经有一段时间... )
Para 2:
1 You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(L6，P18)
find it +adj+ to do sth 觉得做…(it,形式宾语)
2. Unfortunately, his father died, leaving the family even worse.
现在分词做状语, “导致”….. Leave sb \sth doing
比较级前常见的修饰语有____________等
even, still, a little, much, a lot等
Para3:
The tramp, a poor ,homeless man with a moustache , wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat.
Para4: instead, they are hiding …. with nothing to eat.
1) 名词做同位语
2) with+n, 伴随状态(可做定语或状语)
with的复合结构(宾补结构)
with sb\sth+ to do \doing\ done\adj\介词短语\ adv…
She came home , _______________(提着很多东西)
_________________________(有很多作业要做, ) I couldn’t play computer games now.
__________________________(作业都做完了), I could play computers now.
___________________(有了小男孩带路), we had no difficulty in finding the castle.
_______________(有了幽默), we can be a winner.
He always likes to sleep ,____________(开着窗)
with a lot of things in her hand
With a lot of homework to do
With my homework finished
With the boy leading us
With homour
with windows open
Para4:
1.instead, they are h