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Transcript of Unit 3 A taste of English humour Period 1 Warming up and reading.
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Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Period 1 Warming up and reading
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Read the following jokes and find their punchlines.
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Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times?
Thief: I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice!
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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.
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Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: Why not? Policeman: Read the sign. Driver: I did. It says, “Fine for
parking!”
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Customer: I say waiter! There are some coins in my soup!
Waiter: Well, you said you wanted some change in your meals.
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Do you know them?
赵本山 冯巩
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Mr. Bean
Charlie Chaplin
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Can they make you laugh? Do you think English humour is
different from Chinese humour?
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Which do you like better, verbal or nonverbal? Why?
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Pre-reading
1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?
2. What do you know about his films? What is so interesting about them?
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Look at the title and the pictures of the passage and predict its content.
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Skim the reading passage then find out the main idea of the reading passage.
This passage is about Charlie Chaplin’s biography.
Task 1: Skimming
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Charlie Chaplin
BornJobFamous character
Costume
Type of actingDied
In a poor family in 1889
Actor
“The little tramp”, a poor and homeless man
Large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat
Mime and farce
In Switzerland in 1977
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Task 2 Intensive reading
1 . Choose the best answer to the following question.
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• (1) Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they could feel ____.
• A. less content with their lives • B. more satisfied with their lives• C. more worried about their lives• D. they had a miserable life
B
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• (2) When and where is the film The Gold Rush set in?
• A. It is set in California at the end of the nineteenth century.
• B. It is set in Canada at the end of the nineteenth century.
• C. It is set in California in the middle of the nineteenth century.
• D. It is set in Canada in the middle of the nineteenth century.
C
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• (3) What did not happen to the little tramp Chaplin acted in the film The Gold Rush?
• A. He and his friend were caught in a snowstorm.
• B. He and his friend had nothing to eat and were very hungry.
• C. He and his friend boiled a pair of leather shoes to eat.
• D . He and his friend were fortunate enough to find some gold.
D
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• (4) Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ___.
• A. the characters he played in his films
• B. the films he directed• C. the joy he gave us in his films• D. his outstanding work in films
D
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• (5) What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Chaplin?
• A. positive• B. negative• C. serious• D. appreciative
D
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2. Write down the main idea of each paragraph.
Main
Body
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
Paragraph 5:
Why people needed cheering up.
What Charlie’ childhood was like.
An example of a sad situation that he made funny.
What his most famous character was like.
His achievements.
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Homework
1. Read the passage again and find out the useful new words and expressions. Try to learn them by heart.
2. Write a summary of the passage in your own words in the exercise book.
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