Unit 3 A taste of English humour,Look at the following pictures. Which picture can make you laugh?,I want to lose my weight.,Im driving at a high speed.,any mouse I like,Brainstorming:,Chinese humors Pantomime（哑剧） Funny plays Cross talk Jokes Doggerel（打油诗/顺口溜）,English humors Nonverbal Mime （哑剧） Farce（滑稽剧） Verbal jokes Funny stories Funny poems,varieties of humors,mime,Charlie Chaplin,What kind of humour do these pictures show us?,mime,Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.,哑剧,滑稽剧,(funny stories),Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author.,adj. 幽默的,Do they have anything in common?,humorous,sketch,crosstalk,Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.,Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.,pantomime 刘全和 刘全利,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. Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum! Mum: How nice! Did you kiss her back, dear? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.,Customer: Whats that fly(苍蝇) doing in my soup? Waiter: Swimming, I think!,joke,POLICEMAN: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? THIEF: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didnt like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!,What is a punchline? Find the jokes punchlines.,Punchline,The words that form the climax of a joke.,TEACHER: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? VOICE: Oh, this is my father.,Punchline,Pantomine (哑剧),cross talk jokes doggerel (打油诗),Reading,NONVERBAL HUNOUR,Charlie Chaplin The Gold Rush,Charlie Chaplin,Charlie ChaplinThe Gold Rush,1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? 2. What do you know about his film? What is so interesting about them?,Pre-reading,The Gold Rush,a small black hat,a moustache,a stick,very wide trousers,Little Tramp,The Little Tramp was a _ and _ person.,poor,homeless,The whole text introduces a world- famous actor-Charlie Chaplin and his excellent performances, making us understand more about nonverbal humour.,3. Look at the title and write down your idea in one sentence. Then skim the passage and see if you were right.,A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR,Reading,The main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3:,Why people needed cheering up,What Charlies childhood was like,What his most famous character was like,Fast Reading,Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5:,An example of a sad situation that he made funny,His achievements,Para 1: Why did people need cheering up?,Careful Reading,Para 2: Finish the chart.,died,worse off,sing,dance,actors,humour,Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.,1889,actor,mime,little tramp, a poor and homeless person,large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick,Para 2-3,charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind,1977,Para 4: Put the events in the right order.,( )Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe. ( )Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected 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: What were his achievements?,Charlie Chaplin Para.1,Retell the text according to the chart.,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.,T,F,F,True or false?,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.,F,T,T,How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”? A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring. B. Laughter can keep ones face warm, especially during freezing winter. C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.,C,Choose the best answer.,2. The Gold Rush, one of Chaplins most famous films, was made in _. A. America B. Britain C. Canada D. Australia 3. The story of The Gold Rush happened _. A. in the 1750s B. in the 1850s C. in the 1890s D. in the 1950s,A,B,4. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his friend eat a pair of shoes because _. A. they are interested in it B. the shoes are delicious C. they want to make the people laugh D. they are very hungry,D,5. Which is NOT true? A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal humor. B. Charlie showed hu