2. Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour

3. What’s humour? Humour is something that is ______ and make people ________ it. funny laugh at

4. sketch

5. joke “Waiter! ” “Yes, sir?” “What’s this?” “It’s bean soup, sir.” “No matter what it’s been, what is it now?” --- How do you keep cool at a football game? --- Sit next to a fan. Punchline: the words of a joke that make it funny.

6. cross talk

7. song

8. comedy

9. clown

10. mime

11. Thinking Laughter is a medicine that can take away pain. Laughter is _____________________.... Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. --- Victor Hugo

12. A MASTER of NONVERBAL HUMOUR

13. Para.1:Para.2:Para.3:Para.4:Para.5: main idea C). why people needed laughter (background of Chaplin’s humor /the world situation) A). Chaplin’s childhood E). An example of Chaplin’s work: The Gold Rush B). Chaplin’s achievements D). His most famous character

14. He died in ____ in ___________ He died in ____ in ___________ Charlie Chaplin He was born in ____ His job is ________ He was given__________ ______________________ ______ in 1972. He was given__________ ______________________ ______ in 1972. His type of acting is ______ His charming character is__ ____________ 1889 an actor mime the little tramp 1977 Switzerland Oscar for his outstanding work a special

15. Why do people think Charlie Chaplin did best in bringing laughter up to now ? Because he made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

16. 1889 He was ______. His parents were _________________ __?__ He was taught to sing and dance. Father died His family ______________, and he spent his childhood in __________ __________________. He became a most popular child actor. He could ____ and act the fool doing ___________________. born poor music hall performers As soon as he could speak and walk became worse off his mother and brother looking after mime ordinary everyday tasks By his teens__?__ How did his poor childhood helped him in his work?

17. The little tramp a small round black hat a walking stick large trousers worn-out shoes The little tramp was a ____ and ________ man, walking ______. He was known and loved by many people throughout the world. Why? poor homeless a moustache stiffly

18. Why was “The Little Tramp” loved by many people around the world? Because of his optimism and determination to overcome difficulties. He was the underdog who was kind even when others were unkind to him.

19. Time : _________________________ Place : _____________________________ Why went to California : __________________________________ in the mid-nineteenth century California in search of gold Did they succeed in finding the gold ? ____ What troubles did they meet ? The Gold Rush They ______________________ on the edge of a mountain in a ___________with nothing to eat. No are hiding in a small hut snowstorm

21. First he ________ the laces and eats them ___ they were spaghetti. Then he ______ the __________ of the shoe, treating it as if it were the finest _____. Finally he tries cutting and chewing the _____ of the shoe. You can imagine how difficult it is to ____, but he seems to eat every _______ with great enjoyment. picks out cuts offas if leather top steak bottom chew mouthful How does Charlie Chaplin make eating a boiled shoe funny?

22. Chaplin wrote, ________, and produced the films he _________. The Kid 寻子遇仙记 1921 The Gold Rush 淘金记 1925 directed starred in Modern Times 摩登时代 1936

23. He was given a ______________ for his outstanding work. The Great Dictator 大独裁者 1940 The Circus 大马戏团 1928 He spent his last years in __________, and was buried there in 1977. special Oscar Switzerland The Tramp 流浪汉 1915

24. As an outstanding humourous actor, Chaplin could make people laugh when they _________, So they felt more ____________ their lives. His charming _________ “the little tramp” is well-known all over the world, a poor and _________ person wearing large trousers, ________ shoes, and carrying a walking _______. A social _______ as he was, he was loved by all the people for his ____________ and ____________ in overcoming difficulties and being kind to people _______ to him. When playing the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed to make the sad situation—eating a _______ shoe, entertaining by using __________ humour. content with character homeless worn-out stick felt depressed failure determination unkind boiled nonverbal optimism

25. What lessons do you draw from the story? 1.Have an optimistic attitude towards life. 2.Be determined in overcoming difficulties. 3.Be kind even when people are unkind to you. 4.Understand and show sympathy to people’s problems

26. What is your definition of humor now? Humor is the power which brightens the lives of people through hard times and make them full of hope in the face of depression.