A tongue twister: Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so she bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.Verbal humour I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish to wish the witch wishes, I wont wish the wish you wish to wish.Verbal humourCharlie ChaplinWho is he?What is he good at?Nonverbal Nonverbal humourhumourA Master of Nonverbal HumourA Master of Nonverbal HumourReadingReading1.Up to now the people in Wenchuan have been very sad.2.It is astonishing that the man survived for about 179 hours without food.3. Unfortunately, thousands of people lost their lives in the earthquake.4.They are homeless, so their life is worse off than ours.5. Failure is the mother of success.6. Chaplin overcame a lot of difficulties and at last he became a great mime actor.Please guess the meanings of these new wordsSkim the passage and finish Exercise 1 on Page19.Born: _Job:_Type of acting: _Famous character:_18891977actormime the little trampCostume:_ _ Died: _ large trousers,worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and a walking stick a small roundblack hat a moustache a walking sticklarge trousersworn-out shoesListen to the tape and answer these questions:1.How did people feel between the years when the two world wars broke out?2.What was Chaplins childhood like?3.Why was the little tramp loved by the people?4.Can you give an example of a sad situation that Chaplin made funny?5. What were Chaplins achievements?1.How did people feel between the years when the two world wars broke out?2.What was Chaplins childhood like?3.Why was the little tramp loved by the people?4.Can you give an example of a sad situation that Chaplin made funny?They felt depressed.He lived a poor/uneasy life and learnt to sing and dance when he was very young.Because of his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties and he was kind to others even when others were unkind to him.The Gold Rush.5. What were Chaplins achievements?He wrote,directed and produced the films he starred in and he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films in1972.Read the passage again and write down the main idea of each paragraph.(Exercise2 on Page19)Here are the suggested answers:Para1: People needed cheering up.Para2: Chaplins childhood.Para3: His famous film character.Para4: An example of his work.Para5: His achievements. Watch a short film of Chaplin and try to imitate his way of walking.Please discuss this question in groups:Why do you think Chaplin was so successful?HomeworkWrite a summary of the passage in your own words and hand it in tomorrow.Goodbye!Goodbye!HUMOUR HUMOUR mimemimenonverbalnonverbalfunny storiesfunny storiesverbalverbal jokes jokesfunny poemsfunny poemscomedycomedyfunny playsfunny playscross talkcross talkThanks a lot!Thanks a lot!Born : Born : 18891889Type of acting: Type of acting: mimemimeDied: Died: 19771977Job: Job: actoractorCharacter : Character : The Little TrampThe Little Tramp Famous film: Famous film: The Gold RushThe Gold Rush Retelling the gold rushTHE GOLD RUSHTHE GOLD RUSH同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全同学们来学校和回家的路上要注意安全