Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Reading
三维目标:
知识目标：
1.Get students to learn the uful new words and expressions in this part:
fortunate, homelss, moustache, worn, failure, overcome…
2.Let students learn about types of English humour and Charlie Chaplin.
能力目标：
1.Develop students’reading ability and let them learn different reading
skills.
2.Enable students to talk about types of English humour and Charlie
Chaplin.
情感目标：
1.Let students learn to find and enjoy humour to make their life easy and
happy.
2.Develop students’ n of cooperative learning.
Teaching procedure:
Step I: Pre-reading
Task 1: Prediction.
Look at the title and the pictures of the passage, and can you guess what this passage is about?
Task 2: check the content of prediction in Task 1by listening.
一切都是为了爱(1).Listen to the tape and tick the things which are mentioned in the passage.√Charlie’s family Charlie’s income Charlie’s book
√Charlie’s character Charlie’s hobby Charlie’s wife
√Charlie’s award √Charlie’s film
(2). Enjoy the short video about Charlie and ask students the Question “What kind of performance does Charlie give us?” (MIME)
Step II: Reading
Fast reading
Task 1.Ask students to read paragraph 3 and then try to
describe the little tramp.
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a small around black hat
a moustache worn out shoes
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a walking stick a large trours
The little tramp was a poor and homeless person.
小孩脸上起红点He was known and loved by many people around the
world.
Why? For his optimism and determination to overcome
Task 2: All of the students read paragraph 4 together and then answer the questions on the screen.
(I) Time: In the middle of the 19th century
Place: California
Job in the film: in arch of gold
Were they fortunate enough to find the gold?
What troubles did they meet in California?
(II) First enjoy the short video of “the Gold Rush”.
Then put the steps of cooking shoes in the right order.
水到渠成近义词1.Cut off the leather top of the shoe
2.Pick out the laces and eat them
3.Try cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe
4.Treat it as if it were the finest meat
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刘路Task 3: Ask students to read paragraph 2 and paragraph 5 to know Charlie’s real life, and then fill in the form.
Charlie Chaplin: He was born in 1889. His job is an actor.
Type of acting is mime. He died in 1977 in Switzerland.
In 1972, he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work.
His charming character is the little tramp.
Intensive reading:
Allow students to read the passage carefully to get the important details , understand the main idea of each paragraph, and then finish the following. Reading comprehension.
1.The writer ud what Victor Hugo said in order to ______.
A.show how great Victor Hugo was
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C.make you remember the truth
D.Tell readers Charlie Chaplin couldn't speak well
2. From Paragraph 2 we can learn that_____.
A.Charlie lived an easy life when he was young
B.it was easy for Charlie to become angry
C.it was his mother who looked after him when he was young
D.Charlie was very clever as a child
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3. Who was the little tramp?
A.A character in his films.
B.One of his friends.
C.His brother.
D.A film director.
4. Why do we believe it is one of the best meals Charlie has ever tasted ?
A.Becau the food is the most delicious.
B.Becau we are very hungry.
C.Becau he eats the shoes happily.
D.Becau the shoes are very beautiful.
5. When Charlie Chaplin died, he was ____ years old.
A. 66
B.77
C. 88
D.99
