Unit 3,A taste of English humour,Humour,Humour,Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh?,Warming up,Do you feel my love?,I want to lose my weight.,Im 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,What kind of humour do these pictures show us ?,Mime 哑剧,Charlie Chaplin,(funny stories),Mark Twain was the popular and humourous American author.,Chinese humourists,Who are they?,Do they have something in common ?,sketch小品,crosstalk,Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.,1. Policeman: You cant park here.Driver: Why cant I ?Policeman: Read the sigh there.Driver: It says, “Fine for Parking,” so I parked.,Enjoy some verbal jokes:,罚款,2. Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ?Boy: Of course, Whats your telephone number?,3. Interviewer: What would you say if a man walked in here with no shirt, and I hired him? What would you say? Interviewee : He must have had on some really nice pants.,Interview,Punchline,What is humour?,Humour means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, We say he is humourous; We call him a humourist.,A Master of Nonverbal Humour,Charlie Chaplin,He is one of the most famous humourists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie star. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces.,Pre-reading,skimming,Task 1 .Notes about Charlie Chaplins career,1889,1977,Actor,Mime and farce(笑剧),“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person,Because he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind,Whats the passage mainly about?A. The history of English humor?B. The films Chaplin made.C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.D. The Gold Rush in California.,Task 2,para.1para.2para.3para.4para.5,Find out the main idea of each paragraph.,c) His achievements,e) An example of a sad situation that he made funny,What Charlies most famous character was like,b) Why people needed cheering,d) What Charlies 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? Why could he do for the people？,Para.2,What do you know about Charlies 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 round black hat,a walking stick,large trousers,worn-out shoes,The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,Para.3 The Little Tramp,It was known and loved by many people around the world.,poor,homeless,Why this character was so famous?,He was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even others were unkind to him.,THE GOLD RUSH,Put the following sentences in order. 1.Cut off the leather top of the shoe2.Pick out the laces and eat them3.Try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat5.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 dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins 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,Goodbye,Thank you!,