高中英语必修4unit3课件.pptVIP

Retell the passage according to the questions. Why did people need cheering up? 2. What was Charlie’s childhood like? 3. What was his most famous character like? Give sad example of a sad situation that he made funny. 4. What were his achievements? In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation. Charlie understood their problems. His character “the little tramp” was poor and homeless, but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money. He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work. 1. Do you think Chaplin’s poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? 2. Do you like his acting style? Why? 3. Why do you think he was so successful? Act out a situation by using nonverbal humour. in a hurry slide on a banana skin bump into someone else round a corner carry a heavy box …… A scene from The Gold Run Homework Surf the Internet to find more information about Chaplin and you are expected to present it to your classmates in the next class. * * * * * Unit 3 What is humour? Humour is a word means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we say he is humorous and we call him a humorist. The question of whether or not something is humorous is a matter of personal taste. humor nonverbal humour cross talk funny story verbal joke sketch clown Forms of humour mime and farce comedy Farce is a comedy which aims to entertain the audience by means of unlikely, extravagant, and improbable situations, disguise and mistaken identity, verbal humour of varying degrees of sophistication. Mime is a performance using gestures and body movements without words. Sketch is a short humorous scene on stage, television, etc. Cross talk, Chinese comic dialogue, is an art form, exchanging clever remarks, esp. between two people.