教学内容：人教新课标英语必修 4Unit3 A Taste of English HumourWarming up and Reading and Comprehending:A Master of Nonverbal Humour幽默能给人们带来乐趣，幽默能给人们带来享受，幽默还能带给人们深思——幽默是生活中的有益要素。本单元就以“品尝英语幽默”为主题，让人领略到不同的文化背景下的英语幽默，同时，也让人认识到因为文化的差异，人们对同一个幽默的理解也会有所不同。通过本课的学习，不单单是在语言知识上有所收益，还鼓励了学生发掘，感受生活中的幽默，保持一种活泼乐观的生活态度，让生活更轻松、更美好。

教学目标：1.Emotion aim : 通过介绍各种形式的幽默，培养学生

的幽默感，引导学生分析卓别林的性格特征以及他成功的决定因素，从而在学生头脑中塑造出一个勤奋，乐观，坚忍不拔的形象，潜移默化中影响学生形成正确积极向上的人生观。

2. Ability aim: 进一步提高学生阅读时猜测（ guessing ），略读（ skimming ），归纳（ summarizing ）的能力。

3.Knowledge aim: 感知本课出现的生词短语句型。

教学重点： 1. 培养学生的基本阅读能力。 2. 了解卓别林的生平及其创造的电影艺术形象，培养学生的幽默感，树立乐观的人生态度。

教学难点： 1. 培养学生阅读能力中的归纳（ summary ）能力。

2. 让学生感知并熟悉课文中出现的 生词短语及有用句式。

教学方法： 1. 任务型教学法 2. 讨论法 3. 合作性学习法

教学工具： the multimedia and other teaching tools

教学步骤： Step1.warming upPurpose: To lead Ss to the topic of this unit through the questions on P17. To make Ss to be aware of the differences in humour.1. Ask Ss to discuss the following questions and present their answers.(1) Do you think the story we listened just now is a humour? (2) How many kinds of humour do you know? 2. Divide Ss into four groups and ask them to talk about the pictures and finish Ex2 of Warming Up on P17 to see which group knows the most about humour.

Step2 ： pre-readingask something about Charlie Chaplin

Step 3. Fast readingPurpose: To get a brief understanding of the text. To train Ss’ ability of guessing the meaning of words according to the context.Ask Ss if they have known something about humour, esp. English humour, and then

ask Ss to read the text quickly and try to get a general idea of the whole passage.Suggested Answer: The whole text introduces a world-famous actor---Charlie Chaplie and his excellent

performances, making us understand more about nonverbal humour.

Step 4. Intensive readingPurpose: To get the basic structure of the text. To get Some details of the text. Ask Ss to read the text carefully and get the clue of the text and try to finish the

following form.

Step5:write a summaryLaughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. In this aspect( 方面） CharlieChaplin did the best to cheer people up.He was born in a poor family in 1889.His famous character is “the little tramp”,a poor and homeless man,but everybody loved him for his optimism and the way he dealt with his difficult situation.He made people laugh at some terrible situations like being without food or money.He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.

Step6:discussion1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work?2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3.Do you like Charlie chaplin?What qualities does he have? 4.What can we learn from Chaplin?

Step7.Make a dialogue for the scene in the reading passageLittle tramp::: At last!Thank goodness!Somewhere to hide from the snow! We’re lucky to find this hut before we disappeared under the snow.Friend:Yes indeed.It’s warm here but I’m hungry.Little tramp:Perhaps…

Step8:homeworkRead aloud the whole passage.

Warming-up and reading

品味英语的幽默

Warming-up 1. What is a punchline( 妙语） ? Find the jokes’ punchlines.

Punchline

Punchline

The words that form the climax of a joke

Look at the following pictures.

Which picture can make you laugh?

Do you feel my love?

I want to lose weight.

I’m driving at a high speed.

Do you feel they are funny?

How many kinds of humour do you know about?

funny poems

cross talk 相声

Types of humor

funny stories

comedy

mime 哑剧sketch 小

品

jokes

mime

Charlie Chaplin

(mime)

Mr Bean is funny because he makes funny faces and acts silly behaviour.

笑剧，滑稽剧

(funny stories)

Mark Twain was the popular and humorous American author.

adj. 幽默的

Chinese humorists

Do they have something in common ?

sketch

Two or more speakers make many jokes and funny conversation.

1.Girl : If we marry, will you give me a ring ?

Boy: Of course, What’s your telephone number?2.Daughter: Auntie kissed me this morning, Mum ! Mum : How nice ! Did you kiss her

back ,dear ? Daughter: Of course not. I kissed her face.

a funny poem--limerick

There was an old man of Beijing.

Who would eat almost anything.

He ate and ate

From anyone’s plate.

But he stayed just as thin as a string.

What do you know about

Charlie Chaplin?

What do you know about

his film?

What is so interesting

about them?

Pre-reading

The Gold

Rush

a small black hat

a moustache

a stick

very wide trousers

Little Tramp

Worn-out shoes

A MASTER OF NONVERBAL

HUMOUR

Reading

Guessing

According to the title and the pictures, what is the passage mainly about?

(Something about his appearance, his life or his films…?)

Reading: 1. Fast reading:

There are two, The Little Tramp and The Gold Rush.

1.Who is the main character of the text? What was he famous for?

2. How many famous films or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?

A Master of Nonverbal Humour

The main character is Charlie Chaplin. He was famous for his nonverbal humour.

Para 1

Para 2

Para 3

Para 4

Para 5

Match the main idea of each para.

.Charlie’s childhood

An example of his work: the Gold Rush

His achievements

His famous film character: the little tramp

Why people needed cheering up

Para 2: Finish the chart. Childhood What happened Things

Family

His father _____,

leaving the

family even

___________.

His parents taught him to

______ as soon as he could

speak and _______ as soon

as he could walk.

Teens

Charlie became one of the most popular child ______ in England through his ________.

died

worse off

sing

dance

actors

humour

Complete the notes about Charlie Chaplin.

Born

Job

Type of acting

Character (角色）Costume （戏服）

1889

actor

mime

little tramp, a poor and homeless person

large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick

charming, social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind

Reason for success of little tramp

Died1977

Para 4: Put the events in the right order.

( ) Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of

the shoe.

( )Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected

to pick up gold, but they failed.

( )They were so hungry that they boiled a pair of

leather shoes.

( )They were caught in a small wooden house.

( )Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.

( )Chaplin picked out the laces and ate.

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1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he

was a small boy.

2. People who don’t know English

cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films.

3. The Gold Rush is set in California

in the late of the nineteenth century.

T

F

T

True or false?

4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his

friend are fortunate to find some gold .

5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to

chew.

6. Chaplin not only acted in films but

wrote and directed films as well.

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T

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discussion

1. Do you think his poor childhood helped

him in his work?2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?3.Do you like Charlie chaplin?What qualities

does he have? 4.What can we learn from Chaplin?

Discussion1. Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work?

Yes.Because he understood the problems of

people who were very poor.

2. Why did people like The Little Tramp?

Because it gives people courage to overcome difficulties.

Yes.he is humourous.He is devoted to his career

as an actor.He is optimistic.He always has the

determination to overcome all difficulties.He is

kind.He tried his best to cheer people up.

3.Do you like Charlie chaplin?What qualities does he have?

4.What can we learn from Chaplin?

We should be optimistic ( 乐观 ) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.

Set up an aim Do our best Spend more time than others Never give up/ lose heart Insist on what we pursue

Write a summary

1 Why people needed cheering up2 An example of his work: the Gold

Rush3 Charlie’s childhood 4 His famous film character: the little

tramp5 His achievements

Example: Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the

human face. In this aspect( 方面） Charlie Chaplin did the best to cheer people up. He was born in a poor family in 1889.His

famous character is “the little tramp”,a poor and homeless man,but everybody loved him for his optimism and the way he dealt with his difficult situation.He made people laugh at some terrible situations like being without food or money.He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work.

In pairs make up a dialogue for the scene in the reading passage

Little tramp::: At last!Thank goodness!Somewhere to hide from the snow! We’re lucky to find this hut before

we disappeared under the snow. Friend:Yes indeed.It’s warm here but I’m hungry.

Little tramp:Perhaps…

Homework

• Read aloud the whole passage.