Learning Plan for Module 4 Unit 3 “A taste of English humor” Warming up & Reading

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I.Learning aims.

1. To get to know Charlie Chaplin and his excellent performance in mime.

2. To learn and master the important words and expressions in this unit.

3. To improve reading skills.

II.Learning by yourself.

A. Warming up.

1. Read the two jokes on page 17 and find their punchlines.

2. Do you know any English or Chinese jokes with punchlines？

B. Reading.

1. Find the word from the text for each of these meanings.

（1）a person or an animal in a book， play or film；

（2）happy and satisfied with what you have；

（3）not unusual or different in any way；

（4）in or into every part of sth；

（5）damaged or thinner than normal because it is old and has been used a lot；

（6）somebody or something that is not successful.

2. Find the English expressions of the following phrases in the reading passage.

（1）直到現在；

（2）每次；

（3）感到沮喪；

（4）感到滿足；

（5）窮的；

（6）做普通的日常工作；

（7）破掉的鞋子；

（8）一頂黑色的小圓帽；

（9）克服困難；

（10）沒有成功；

（11）挑出；

（12）切斷；

（13）擔任主角；

（14）因為他杰出的工作。

3. Write down the main idea of each paragraph.

4. Comprehending.

（1） T/F questions.

①Charlie had an easy childhood.（F）

②Charlies most famous character， a little tramp was a social success and very popular.（F）

③Charlie usually made a sad situation entertaining.（T）

④Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.（T）

⑤Chaplin lived the last years of his life in Britain.（F）

（2） Multiple choice.

① Which statement about “the little tramp” is wrong according to the text？ （D.Why？）

A. He was a social failure.

B. He was kindhearted.

C. He was determined to overcome difficulties.

D. He was very clever.

② What can you infer from the text？ （B）

A. Chaplin won a special Oscar at the age of 80.

B. Its very popular to discover gold in California in the middle part of the nineteenth century.

C. People who dont know English cant enjoy Chaplins film.

D. Chaplin played a poor and homeless person in his films.

③ Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics.

a.I know there are many people worse off than me.（C）

A. richerB. earlierC. poorerD. later

b. She has the determination to be successful.（C）

A. skillB. communication

C. willD. confidence

（3） Answering questions.

①Why do people like the little tramp？

②Whats the background of The Gold Rush？ （time， place， purpose， result）

③Why is Charlie Chaplin considered “a master of nonverbal humour”？

（4） Translation.

①Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

②He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspire people with great confidence.

5. Summary of the story.

Charlie Chaplin was born in a family in and at that time films were silent. He was a famous ， especially in and farce. His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was ， who was very poor， very even when people were to him. He was a social ， and he was homeless， but he had to overcome difficulties. What he wore were shoes， large trousers and a small round black hat， and he was always carrying a walking stick. Charlie Chaplin in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck eating shoes with great when he a snowstorm in a small wooden house.

（責任編輯周侯辰）