Reading_52839.ppt

Read the passage again and do True or False. 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 F 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin is 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. F T T Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career: Job Character Type of acting Died Born 1889 1977 actor mime (笑剧) “little tramp”, a poor and homeless person Reason for success Costume large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat and a walking stick Because he has optimism and determination to overcome difficulties and he is always kind a small black hat a moustache a stick very wide trousers He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked. * * Two Pieces of Cake Tom: Mom, can I have two pieces of cake, please? Mom: Certainly -- take this piece and cut it two! Birthday Professor: When is your birthday? Kid: May 30. Professor: Which year? Kid: Every year. Are the jokes funny? Where does the humour come in the jokes? These funny jokes are humourous in the last line which called the “punchline” in English humour. Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop three times? Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! Teacher: You say that John Jones has a cold and cannot come to school today. Who am I speaking to? Voice: Oh, this is my father. How many kinds of humour do you know? funny poems cross talk 相声 Types of humor funny stories comedy mime 哑剧 sketch小品 jokes The chart shows some typical actors or writers of English humour. Mark Twain Edward Lear Marx Brothers verbal jokes, funny stories, funny poems comedy Charlie Chaplin Mr Bean