Unit 3
A taste of English humour
tongue twister绕口令
cross talk 相声
Kinds of humour
funny stories
comedy 喜剧
mime 哑剧
sketch小品
jokes
What kind of humour do these pictures show us ?
Mime 哑剧
Mr Bean
sketch小品
crosstalk
Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.
Let’s do tongue twister绕口令
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice-cream! 
I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won't wish the wish you wish to wish. 
.how much wood would a woodchuck chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood?a woodchuck would chuck all the wood a woodchuck could chuckif a woodchuck could chuck wood.
Charlie Spencer Chaplin
Born 16 April 1889 London, England
Died 25 December 1977) (aged 88) Switzerland
Occupation: filmmaker, actor
A Master of Nonverbal Humour

Write notes about Charlie Chaplin’s lifetime:
born:__________________
his job:______________________
in 1972:
____________________
died(time):________________
buried(place):___________
two films:_______________
________________
an actor, producer and director
given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work.
in 1977
The Little Tramp
The Gold Rush
Skimming
in Switzerland
in 1889
para.1

para.2

para.3

para.4

para.5
Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
c)His achievements

e)An example of a sad situation that he made funny
a) What Charlie’s most famous character was like
b)Why peaple needed cheering
d)What Charlie’s childhood was like
He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.
Careful reading
Para1.Why Charlie Chaplin was called the master of nonverbal humour? What could he do for the people？
Para.2
What do you know about Charlie’s childhood?
1) He was born in a poor family.
2) His parents taught him sing as soon as he
could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.
3) Charlie became one of the most popular child actor in England through his humour.
…
a small black hat
a walking stick
large trousers
large shoes
a small coat
a moustache
Charlie Chaplin
THE GOLD RUSH
Put the following sentences in order.

1..Try cutting and eating the
bottom of the shoe

2.Cut off the leather top of the shoe

3..Pick out the laces and eat them

4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat

5.Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up
Para4. The Gold Rush
Post-reading: True or False
1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy.
2. People who don’t know English cannot
enjoy Chaplin’s films.
3.The Gold Rush is set in California in the
late of the nineteenth century.
4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold .
5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.
6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.
T
F
F
F
T
T
unfortunate
middle
silent films
Interview
Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage.
Discussion:
1. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?
2.How many ways can you make others
laugh?
Conclusion
Humour is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观) no matter what difficulties you meet , just as
Charlie Chaplin was.
Goodbye
Thank you!