By Jin Zhefang Shengzhou High School

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humor make everything entertaining brighten our life especially in time of a depressed mood inspire people with optimism and determination to overcome difficulties … rid us of boredom and pressure & let us feel content with the reality M A G I C

A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR don’t use words or speech someone who is excellently skilled at sth Title-analyzing

Paragraph 1: Tip1: Make full use of “word transformation” while memorizing words. As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 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. As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 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. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face a master introduce the topic brightened depressed content

Paragraph 2: his _________________childhood born in a poor family in 1889 taught to sing&dance at an early age his father died early looked after his sick mother and brother his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as an child actor poor/unhappy poor/unhappy painful/miserable subtle a. behaving in a skilful and clever way b. not easy to notice or understand

Paragraph 2: source his __________childhood born in a poor family in 1889 taught to sing&dance at an early age his father died early looked after his sick mother and brother his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as a teenager actor miserable subtle ● equip him with an amazing ______ ● develop a __________ heart ● cultivate his ________of hardship harvests harvests insight sympathetic tolerance

Paragraph 2: Not that Charlie’s own life was easy. a topic sentence No one was ever bored watching him --his subtle acting made everything entertaining. a linking sentence Tip2: Negative words can be put at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize.

Paragraph 3: unique costume the little tramp a moustache large trousers worn-out shoes a walking stick a small round black hat a social failure nonverbal entertaining subtle

Critical thinking a true social failure be poor in ___________ & be low in ___________ money/material social status but be rich in ________________ & with a ______heart mentality/psychology kind optimism and determination to overcome difficulties !!! overcome Tip3: Pay special attention to some contrastive conjunctions ( 转折词 )

Paragraph 4: one example who The Gold Rush what how He tries cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe as if it were the finest steak. Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment. Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow. cutting chewing the finest steak picks out eatsspaghetti Tip4: Proper verbs and metaphors ( 比喻 ) make vivid description Ending cuts off shares entertaining nonverbal subtle convincing

Paragraph 5: Limelight Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspired people with great confidence. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspired people with great confidence. ___________achievements a true master Modern TimesThe Great Dictator refer to the topic( 点题 ) remarkable

In Britain and America, people were b_________ In Britain and America, people were b_________ because of the bad economic situation. Due to his own _________ childhood, Charlie understood and sympathized with their problem. His character “the little tramp” was poor and __________, the image of a social _________, but everybody loved him for his __________ and _____________ to __________difficulties. Charlie, through his mime, _________ people’s life, ridding people of ________ mood and thus making them feeling ________ with the reality. No wonder he is recognized as a _______ of nonverbal humor. adly off miserable homeless failure optimism determination overcome brightened depressed content master summary

M:A:S:T:E:R:M:A:S:T:E:R: MASTER Miserable childhood Amazing insight Sympathetic heart Tolerance of hardship Entertaining acting style Remarkable achievements

Critical thinking a miserable childhood remarkable achievements a sharp contradiction The key to the transformation is _______and ___________. a lesson for all optimism determination Difficulties can be a blessing but not a burden; hardships can be a stepping stone but not a barrier; sufferings can be another harvest but not a chain( 枷锁 ).

Girls Boys Consolidation of words

the quality of trying to do something even when it is difficult d____________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. etermination 1

a tendency to believe that good things will always happen o________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. ptimism 2

interesting and amusing e__________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. ntertaining 3

caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems s___________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. ympathetic 4

extremely unhappy or uncomfortable m_________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. iserable 5

that makes sb believe that sth is true c__________ According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word. onvincing 6

The Great D_________, which lasted from 1929 to the early 1940s, was a severe economic downturn. epression Fill in the blank with a proper word. 7 经济大萧条

Happiness lies in c__________. Fill in the blank with a proper word. ontentment 知 足 常 乐。 8

While I did my utmost to accomplish the task, all my efforts ended in f______. Fill in the blank with a proper word ailure 9

Tu Youyou’s winning Nobel Prize for medicine has produced a scene of joy t____________ China. Fill in the blank with a proper word hroughout 10

Whenever running into challenges, we should face them and then o_________ them bravely. Fill in the blank with a proper word vercome 11

Charlie’s s_____ acting could make everything amusing, enabling everyone to enjoy his performance. Fill in the blank with a proper word ubtle 12

This non-profit organization is intended to build more houses for the h________. Fill in the blank with a proper word omeless 13

a doctor’s degree a ________ degree master’s a bachelor’s degree 14

better off worse off antonym ( 反义词 ) 15

flexibly s_____ tiffly antonym ( 反义词 ) 16

comedy t_______ ragedy antonym ( 反义词 ) 17 悲剧

bore boredom word transformation 转变成名词 18

bright brighten 转变成动词 word transformation 19

Add oil to a lamp and you will have a brighter life; add love to a house and you will have a family; add h______ to life and you will enjoy a whole new world more wonderful than you ever expected. Fill in the blank with a proper word. 20 umor

Add oil to a lamp and you will have a brighter life; add love to a house and you will have a family; add humor to life and you will enjoy a whole new world more wonderful than you ever expected.

Assignment 1. Surf the Internet to find more information about humor and prepare to share it with others. 2. Memorize new words learned in the passage.