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

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）直到现在；

（2）每次；

（3）感到沮丧；

（4）感到满足；

（5）穷的；

（6）做普通的日常工作；

（7）破掉的鞋子；

（8）一顶黑色的小圆帽；

（9）克服困难；

（10）没有成功；

（11）挑出；

（12）切断；

（13）担任主角；

（14）因为他杰出的工作。

3. Write down the main idea of each paragraph.

4. Comprehending.

（1） T/F questions.

①Charlie had an easy childhood.（F）

②Charlie’s 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. It’s very popular to discover gold in California in the middle part of the nineteenth century.

C. People who don’t know English can’t enjoy Chaplin’s 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？

②What’s 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.