浙江省温州中学高中英语 Unit3 A taste of English humour教案 新人教版必修4

M4Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour

Warming Up, Reading

Teaching Goals:

1. To read and talk about the types of humor and typical actors.. 2. To develop some basic reading skills.

3. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning about humor. 4. To enrich the students’ horizon. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Leading-in

Tell students some jokes to arouse their interest in topic and tell them the types of the humor. 1. play on words

A: What is your father’s name? B: Happy! A: What is your mother’s name? B: Smile! A: Are you joking? B: No! That’s my sister! I am kidding 2. pun

Policeman: You can’t park here. Driver: Why not? Policeman: Read the sign. Driver: I did. It says, “Fine for parking!” So I parked. 3. a funny poem--limerick

There was a young lady of Niger, Who smiled as she rode on a tiger; They came back from the ride With the lady inside, And the smile on the face of the tiger. Then tell them something about limerick. Then tell students types of humor. Step 2 Pre-reading

Show students two pictures of Charlie Chaplin taken when he was very young and ask them who he is. And then ask them whether they know anything about him .They can have a discussion and then tell the class what they have already known about him.

Step 3 Reading Fast reading :

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1. Make a list of different aspects about Charlie Chaplin and ask students to read

the text quickly to find out what are mentioned about him in the text.. 2. Ask them to read the text once again and write down the main idea of each

paragraph.

Para1: the world situation Para2:Charlie’s Childhood Para3: His famous film character Para4: An example of his works Para5:His achievements Careful reading :

Ask students to read the text carefully and find out the detailed facts about Charlie Chaplin. Para1:

1.Why is laughter so important?

2. Up to now, who has done the best?

Charlie Chaplin helped to d_______ the winter ______ the human face. He was the master of

nonverbal humor. He knew how to make people laugh__________ when they felt d_______.

so they could f__________________ their lives.What he did means a lot to Americans and British t _________two world wars and the hard years_____________. He b _________ their lives.

Para2:Ask students to read paragraph 2 and then ask them to put the sentences into correct order.

Para3:Paragraph 3 focused on the appearance about Charlie chaplin ,so show them a picture and they are asked to describe his look.

Para4: Ask students to find out how he ate the shoes .Then ask them to fill in the blanks .

First, p_____ out the laces and eat them as if they were s_______. Then,c___ off the leather top of the shoe as if it were the finest s__________. Finally, Try c________and c________ the

bottom. He eats each m________with great e_________. Comprehensive question:

What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Chaplin?

A. positive(积极的) B. Negative(否定的) C. serious D appreciative(欣赏的)

Step4:Discussion:

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Task 1: Retell the text.

Task 2:Group work : Four students a group and they will discuss the following questions:

1 .Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why? 2. Why do you think he was so successful? Step5: language points

Task1:Ask them to underline phrases and sentence patterns in the book and ask them to focus on the following sentences:

L1Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. L2 He brightened the lives of American and British through two world wars and the hard years in between.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. L5 Not that Charlie’s own life was easy. L6 You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk. L8 Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so … L16 He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick. L30 The acting is so convinving that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted! Task2:Explain language points to them. Step6: Practice

Task1: Complete sentences using a word or phrase from the reading passage.

? She was really ＿＿＿___＿, but her friends took her out to cheer her up. ? _______, and the world _______with you; weep, and you weep alone.(欢笑，? ? ? ? ?

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Homework:

1. Ask students to finish the exercises in the workbook..

2. Read the text several times so that they can get familiar with the content of

the text.

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世界伴你欢笑；哭泣，独自向隅而泣。) There was a burst of _______ when he appeared. Any attempt to put China into chaos(混乱) is doomed(注定) to ___________. The bank is based in New York but has branches __________ the world. Dou kou nian hua in Chinese means years of a girl’s early t______. Although Liu Ruoying is a famous singer, she dresses like an o________ girl. In Sleeping with the enemy Julia Roberts wore a m_________ like a man. George W. Bush liked e__________ their house guest by playing the piano. I liked Peter at the beginning, but I'm b______ with him now. Do you find the TV program e___________?