A taste of English humour ppt课件.ppt

What is humour? Humour means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh, we say he is . we call him a . Charlie Chaplin’s movie posters Give a description on The Little Tramp If you don’t feel content with your life, please…… ...Relax... … Play games... ...Enjoy the fields... …Get some sun… ...Don’t unload your anger on others... …Don’t be afraid of others just because they are bigger than you. The real size could be measured in the wisdom. Homework 1. Read the text at least three times 2.Write a summary of this text. 3. Try to write a happy ending of the film The Gold Rush. Class is over! Now, enjoy your day !!! In a word, you should develop a sense of humor and have a positive attitude towards life. And finally look in the mirror and think “I’m beautiful” * Welcome to class (31)! A taste of English humour humorous humorist Warming up Please look at the following pictures and think why they are humorous. sketch cross talk comedy Mr. Bean mime and farce Charlie Chaplin What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? Pre-reading Charlie Chaplin He was a great silent movie star. Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The Gold Rush, City Lights are his masterpieces(代表作). He was very popular in his time. A master of nonverbal humor What’s the passage mainly about? A. The history of English humor? B. The films Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in California. para.1 para.2 para.3 para.4 para.5 Find out the main idea of each paragraph. c) His achievements e) An example of a sad situation that he made funny a) What Charlie’s most famous character was like b) Why people needed cheering d) What Charlie’s childhood was like 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