Warm-up Question: 1. Have you ever seen films acted by Charlie Chaplin? 2. Can you tell me some of the films made by him?

Charlie Chaplin Watch the Video

City Lights

Extensive Reading Read the passage quickly to find the answers to the following questions. 1.How many films did he make between 1940 and 1966? 2. Which were more popular, his early films or his later films? He made only six films between 1940 and His early films were more popular.

Listening paragraph 1 paragraph 2 paragraph 3 paragraph 4 paragraph 5 Find out the meaning of each paragraph after listening. The brief introduction of Charlie Chaplin Chaplin’s early life Chaplin’s own manner of acting Chaplin’s earliest films Chaplin’s later films

Intensive Reading Read the passage again, then tell whether the following sentences are true or false. 1.Charlie Chaplin is considered as the greatest actor in the history of the cinema.( ) 2.He not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.( ) 3.Altogether he wrote, directed and acted in 69 films during his lifetime.( ) 4.He first acted when he was five years old. ( ) False True False True

5.Charlie Chaplin was given his first film part in the Stated during his second trip to the USA in ( ) 6.He always worn a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.( ) 7.Chaplin wrote music for his films “Modern Times” and “The Gold Rush”.( ) 8.His early films were silent because he was uncertain about making films with dialogues.( ) 9. Not all Chaplin’s later films are popular today. ( ) True False True False True

Summary Write notes about Charlie Chaplin’s lifetime: Born:__________________ Died and buried:__________________ First appearance on the stage:________ First film part in the USA:_______ Acted in:_____films Wrote and directed:_____films Most famous films:_________________________ London,1889 Switzerland, City Lights; Modern Times

Language study Watch the videos and study the following expressions. consider 用法讲解

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Oral Practice Talk about the pictures with your partner.

Talk about the acting of these three persons.

Discussion Work in pairs or groups to discuss the following. 1.Who are your favourite film stars? Why do you like them? 2.Do you want to live like a film star? Why? 3.Do you think there are some people like Charlie Chaplin now?

Exercise Fill in the blanks with the right words. Charlie Chaplin was considered as one of the greatest and _______ actors in the ______ of cinema. He made a great ____________ to film industry. He was _________ in many ways during his life time. He began his acting at the age of five.All his life he acted, wrote and directed a large ______ of films. His earliest films were _____, because the sound equipment had not been _________. In fact he funniesthistory contribution honoured number silent developed

was ________ about making films with dialogues. Chaplin’s own manners of ________ made him world –famous. He wore a small black hat, very ______ trousers and a moustache. He came out with a stick and he ______ it in the ____ as he walked.Today some of his earliest films are still very _______. uncertain acting wide swung air popular