必修四 unit3 A taste of English humor
Reading
Skim the text and join the main ideas of each paragraph.
Para 1 An example of a sad situation that he made funny.
Para 2 Why people needed cheering up.
Para 3 His achievements.
Para 4 What his most famous character was like.
Para 5 What Charlie childhood was like.
Scan the passage and then choo the best answers according to the passage.
1加州大学圣芭芭拉.Laughter can remove people's depression becau ________.
A.people enjoy it B.it makes people more worried about their life
C.it makes people more content with their life D.there's much fun in life
2. Toward the end of 19th century people went to California to look for ________.
A.films B.gold C.entertainment D.water
3.When Charlie Chaplin was a little child he was taught to sing and dance becau ________.
A.his parents wanted him to be famous when he grew up
B.he liked singing and dancing very muchgeneralmanager
C.his parents thought he could make a living by doing so
D.his parents were famous music hall performers
4.Why did people love the character, the little tramp, Charlie Chaplin played?
A.Becau he was a social failure. B.Becau he wore strange clothes.
C.Becau he was poor and homeless. D.Becau he was determined and optimistic.
5.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ________.
儿童英语故事A.the contributions he made in his films B.the films he directed
C.the joy he gave us in his films D.they enjoyed doing so
Careful Reading
1.Read the passage carefully and then try to write down the main idea.
2.The passage is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who__________ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the _____________ in between.
3.True or Fal
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 t in California in the late of the nineteenth century. ( )
4). In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are 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. ( )
Fill in the proper words according to the passage.
Time | The life of Charlie Chaplin |
In 1889 | harshHe was born in a 1._____ family |
His Childhood | His parents were both poor music hall 2.__________.when he was young He was taught to 3____________. 4._________________, his father died, leaving the family even 5.________ .by his teens, he could mime and act the fool doing 6.___________everyday Tasks. |
As time went by | He grew more and more popular and became known 7._________throughout the world. |
Later | 想见你英文He wrote, 8.________and produced films he starred in. |
In 1972 | He was given a special Oscar for his 9.___________ work in films |
1n 1977 | He died in Switzerland and buried there. As a great 10.__________,he is loved and remembered by the world. |
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3.Now u the information of the main idea to write a summary of the passage in your own words . (C级)
In and people were feelingcometo becau of _____ .Charlie understood
their problems .His character “_____ _____ _____”was _____and _____ , but everybody loved him for _____and _____ .Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of the terrible situations like being without _____or _____ . He ____ ,____and _____ his own films and _____an Oscar for his ______work .
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I.Fill in the proper words according to the passage.
Keys: 1. 重点短语:1. reach out one’s hand for 2. shake hands with sb 3. look aroud 4. nod one’s head up and down 5.avoid doing sth 6. depend on 7. scratch one’ s head 8. be similar to 9. be curious about 10.at ea 11.introduce sb to sb 12.reprent the Chine government 13.in general
2. 单词拼写1. statement 2. business association 3. reprent 4. curiously 5. approaching 6. misunderstanding 7. in defence 8. adults 9. crossroad 10. unspoken 11. functions 12. subjective
3. 填空1. reprentatives 2. approaching 3. followed 4. appearing; frightened 5. smiling 6. moving; shouting 7. Italian 8. facial; happiness 9. universal 10. cloly
4.单项选择 1---10 CAACD ADBCC 11---20 DBDBC CABCD
Keys: 1—5 C A B C C 6—10 C B B A B 11—15 B D B B A 16-20 DACDA 21-25
BCAAC
. 单词
1.contented.
【归纳总结】1)content onelf withfree money满足于2)be content to do乐于做某事3)be content with对helter skelter··· ···满足4)contents常用复数意思为所容纳之物content单数为内容5)to one’s heart’s co
ntent尽情的,心满意足的
【巩固运用】1) content to remain 2)content with3sxe)content
2.inspired an inspired poet
【归纳总结】1)inspire sb. with sth./inspire sth. in sb.使产生情感2) do sth./to sth激励鼓舞