1、1Unit3-A Master of Nonverbal Humour The Second Period ReadingTeaching aims: 1.Enable students to learn what humor means and what is nonverbal humor.2.To introduce the life and work of Charlie Chaplin.3.To introduce the kind of humour we can all laugh at -nonverbal humour4.To train the students readi
2、ng and understanding abilityDifficult points: Find out the main ideas of every paragraph.Teaching aids: A recorder and a projector, multimedia Teaching procedure:Step 1. Greetings and RevisionCheck homework: ask students to review what we learned in last period.Step 2. Pre-reading (通过展示几幅幽默图片， 使课堂气氛
3、活跃了起来，一下子调动了学生的积极性，然后顺势导入本课的主人公-Charlie Chaplin)Questions: 1.What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?2.What do you know about his films?Step 3 Reading Task 1 :find out the main information about Charlie Chaplin21)Born:_2)job:_3)Famous character:_4)Costume:_5)Type of acting:_6) Died:_Task 2: Listen to
4、 the tape of the passage and match the main idea with each part.Para1 1. Charlies childhood Para2 2. His famous character (角色）Para3 3. The Charlie Chaplins laughter (笑声）Para4 4. His achievementsPara5 5. An example of his workTask 3: Answer the following questions:1. Whats the passage mainly about?A.
5、 The history of English humour?B. The films Chaplin made.C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.D. The Gold Rush in Alaska.2. When and where is the film The Gold Rush set in?3A. it is set in California at the end of the nineteenth century. B. it is set in Canada at the end of the nineteenth century
6、C. It is set in Alaska in the middle of the nineteenth century D. It is set in Canada in the middle of the nineteenth century 3. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they could feel _A. less content with their lives B. more satisfied with their livesC. more worried about th
7、eir lives D. they had a miserable lifeTask 4: Give a description on Little Tramp.The little tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore a small round black hat, large trousers and worn-out shoes carrying a walking stick.Task 5: Introduce the main films of Charlie Chaplin.The Gold Rush , Moder
8、n Times, The Great Dictator. Enjoy the part of the film -The Gold Rush(利用多媒体播放卓别林的经典影片 The Gold Rush 中的片段，让学生体会以下大师的惟妙惟肖的表演，从而激发学生的好奇心，使其迫不及待地去读课文，更深入地了解“无声的幽默的大师卓别林”.)Task 6: After seeing the film, find the correct order of the following 4events.Chaplin tried cutting and eating the bottom of the sh
9、oe.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 of the shoe.Step 4: Post-readingAnswer th
10、e questions: 1.Besides joy, what else can humor bring to usin our studies and life?( relaxation, confidence, hope, joy, health, friendship, love.)2. The reasons for his success:( Determination, Devotion, Optimistic attitude to life, KindnessSympathy to the poor. )3. Give students a humorous story if
11、 time permitting.Step 5: ConclusionToday we have learned something about humor, it is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.Step 6: Homework1.Write a humorous story in English and find out the Grammar Items 5in this passage.2.Pre-view the important words and expressions in the text.
