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1、本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！Unit 3 A taste of English humorAboutthetopic and thestructures单元话题和结构Period1toperiod 3Newwords,warmingupand Reading本单元的中心话题是“幽默 ”，内容涉及 “幽默的种类 ”、“什么是幽默 ”、“喜剧演员 ”、 “喜剧 ”、 “笑话 ”和 “文字游戏 ”等。语言技能和语言知识几乎都是围绕 “幽默 ”这一话题展开的。 通过本单元的语言技能训练和阅读能力训练，使学生领会英语国家的幽默表达。本单元语言功能项目是：情感。本单元语言结构项目是“-ing 形式

2、作表语、定语和宾语补语”。本单元还要求学生学习写作“幽默文：故事”。本单元共设计为十个课时， 但在实际教学过程中， 建议教师依据学生基础、教学条件、学校安排的因素，合理有效安排课堂。New wordslearning给学生拓展相关单词并让学生掌握重要新单词和短语的使用。WarmingUp 让学生了解幽默的种类，讨论各种英语幽默及与汉语幽默的比较。 这部分的目的有两个，一是呈现本单元的话题 幽默，二是为本单元 Reading 部分做好了铺垫。 本书提供了如下两个热身设计：Warmingup by learning something about “ Humor，” Warming up by w

3、atchingandlistening 供教师选择使用。Pre-reading课本通过两个问题，引发学生对幽默的思考，幽默不仅仅是轻松一笑，好的幽默在一笑过后发人深省，耐人寻味。本书的设计是Pre-reading by telling the truth What do you like to laugh at?Reading是一篇说明文，说明了人们接受、喜欢幽默的微妙心理，同时介绍久盛不衰的喜剧之王查理卓别林以及他的代表作影片淘金记，帮助吸引学生的注意力，引起学生的极大兴趣。教师可以参考使用本书提供的如下程序设计： Reading aloud to the recording ， Readi

4、ng and underlining ，Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraph ，Reading to decide onthe type of writing and summary of the text， Reading the text to turn out adiagram， Retelling the text with the help of the table below ， Reading andunderstanding difficult sentences ，Closing down by wa

5、tching a silent movieby Charlie Chaplin 。本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！Period 4Learning about language课本在此分为两部分， Discovering useful wordsLearningand expressions 是本单元的词汇练习题，引导学生加深对新词汇的理解和about记忆，同时也指导学生养成通过语境记忆词组、句型的方法; Discoveringlanguageuseful structures 是本单元的语法练习题， 通过本单元的学习，要求学生熟知识课练掌握 -ing 形式作表语、定语、宾补的语法功能。教

6、师还可以参考本书的如下设计： Warming upby discovering useful words andexpressions，Learning something about the ing form as the Attributive ，Learning about theing form as the predicative， Learning about the ing formas the ObjectComplement ， Doing exercises for consolidation, Closing down discovering。Period 5Using

7、language 教师可以按课本三步曲设计上课，也可以采纳如下设计：UsingWarming up by reading school jokes， Reading and underlining ， Doingthelanguageexercise， Guided Speaking ， Guided Writing Learn to write jokes运用课Closing down by acting 。实际教学过程课时划分建议Period1toNew words, Warming Up,Pre-reading, Reading 和 Comprehendingperiod 3Period

8、 4Learning about languagePeriod 5Using languagePeriod 6Using language-Listening and speakingPeriod 7Using language-WritingPeriod 8Revision-Summing up and learning tipPeriod9toTest 单元测试period 10Period11to试卷讲解period 12TeachingPlan教学设计Period 1本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！(A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR)Introduction

9、In this period, after the warming up, students will first be guided to read aloud to the recording. Then they will read and underline and read to identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. The discourse study can also be done by students reading to decide on the type of writing andsummary of the

10、 text and reading the text to turn out a diagram. The text can be used for retelling the story.ObjectivesTo help students understand the text s forms and contents and learn about English humorTo help students communicate on the topic in focus with the words, expressions and structures learned in thi

11、s unitFocusWordsbrighten,content, astonish, entertain, overcome, chew, convince, direct, star,gesture, slide, amuse, whisper, reactExpressionsup to now, badly off, pick out, cut offPatterns1. Do you findit funny to see someone sliding on a banana skin,bumpinginto someone else.2. This character was a

12、 social failure but he was loved by all who watched thefilms forhisdetermination in overcoming difficulties and beingkind evenwhen people were unkind to him.3. He makes it seem as if it were one of the best meals he has ever had！AidsMultimedia facilities, tape-recorder, photos, diagramsProcedures1.

13、Warming upWarming up by learning something about“ Humor”What is“ Humor” ? Does any one of you know anything about humor? Look at the screen and readthe definition of Humor from the Internet.Humor (humour in British English) is the ability or quality of people, objects or situations to本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载

14、支持！invoke feelings of amusement in other people. The term encompasses any form of entertainmentor human communication which invokes such feelings, or which makes people laugh or feel happy.English humor ExampleChinese humor Examplenonverbal mime and farce（哑剧和轻喜剧）pantomime （哑剧）王景愚Charlie Chaplin, Mr.

15、 Beanfunny stories Mark Twainfunny plays （喜剧小品）陈佩撕verbal jokes play on words, usually two linescross talk（相声） jokes 姜昆马季funny poems Edward Lear doggerel （打油诗）Note:Humor is particular to each culture. For example, the British laugh at things that are ridiculous and enjoy parody very much. Chinese hum

16、or includes puns, extended cross talk between two comedians etc. The British also enjoys play on words(like puns) but they are more like short jokes.Warming up by watching and listeningHi, everyone! We are going to learn about A taste of English humour today. Now watch the slides/pictures and listen

17、 to the English humour poems.Why worry?There are only two things to worry about:Either you are well or you are sick.If you are well, then there is nothing to worryabout.If you are sick, there are two things to worryabout:Either you will get well or you will die.If you get well, then there is nothing

18、 to worryWhose job .?Thisis the storyabout fourpeople namedEverybody,Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.There was an important job to be done,and Everybody was sure that Somebody woulddo it.Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.Somebody got angry about that.about.If you die, there are only two thi

19、ngs to worrybecause it was Everybody s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it,about:Either you will go to Heaven or Hell.but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn do it.tIf you go to Heaven, there is nothing to worryabout.But if you go to Hell, you will be so damn busy本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！It ended

20、up that Everybody blamed Somebody, When Nobody did what Anybody could have done.Shaking hands withfriends, you wont havetime to worry.2. Pre-reading by telling the truthWhat do you like to laugh at?I like to laugh at cartoons, for they re lovely and fun.I like to laugh at fairy tales. They are amusi

21、ng and interesting.Although we have different sense of humor, it seems that the humor that all cultures enjoy isnon-verbal humor. We all laugh at the antics of Charlie Chaplin and Mr. Bean. It is good that wecan all laugh at something together!Many years agothere lived an Emperor who was so exceedin

22、gly fond of fine new clothes that hespent vast sums of money on dress. To him clothes meant more than anything else in the world.He took no interest in his army, nor did he care to go to the theatre, or to drive about in his state coach, unless it was to display his new clothes. He had different rob

23、es for every single hour of the day.3. Reading aloud to the recordingReading aloud to the recording of the text improves our literacy skills - reading, writing, speaking,and listening. Now please listen and read aloud to the recording of the text A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOUR. Pay attention to the pr

24、onunciation of each word and the pauses between the thought groups.4. Reading and underliningA really useful way to help us with our listening is to become aware of thought groups .When we speak, we need to divide speech up into small chunks to help the listener understand messages. These chunks or

25、thought groups are groups of words which go together to express an idea or thought. In English, we use pauses and low pitch to mark the end of thought groups.Next you are to read the text, dividing the text into thought groups and circling all the usefulexpressions or collocationsin the passage. Cop

26、y them intoyour notebook after school as本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！homework.Collocations from A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURslide on 在上滑行 , bump into不期而遇；偶然碰见；邂逅, round a corner 在拐角处，在近处 , fall down摔倒，掉进 , in the road 在路面上 , see other peoples bad看luck别人倒霉（遭到不幸） , at times 时不时；经常地 , feel content with 对感到满意 , be

27、 worse off 情况更坏 ; 处境更糟 ; 经济情况更不好 , astonish with 以方式令人吃惊 , inspire deepfeelings in sb. for因为激发人内心深处的感情, play a character 扮演一个角色 , be bornin poverty 出生穷困 , become famous for 因为而出名 , use a particular form of acting 用独特的表演方式 , entertaining silent movie 令人愉快的无声影片 , a charming character 令人愉快的角色，有趣的角色, be

28、 well known throughout the world 世界闻名 , play a poor and homelessperson 扮演一个贫困而无家可归的人, carry a walking stick 拄着拐杖 , a social failure 社会生活中的失败者 , beloved by 被爱戴 （热爱） , overcome difficulties克服困难 , be unkindto 对不友好 , make entertaining使令人愉快, a sad situation 悲哀的境况 , a boiledshoe 一只煮沸的鞋 , make funny 使滑稽可笑,

29、 use nonverbalhumour 不用语言表达的幽默, in the middle of the nineteenth century 在十九世纪中叶 , in search of搜寻，寻找 , pan for gold 用淘金盘淘金 , washsand 洗沙（以便得到金子） , in a pan of water 在淘金盘中 , expect to do sth.期待做某事 , pick up 得到，淘到 , be fortunate enough 足够幸运 , becaught in a snowstorm 遭遇到暴风雪 ,on the edge of 在的边缘 , in a s

30、mall woodenhouse 在一座小木屋 , have nothing to eat没有可吃的东西 , so that 如此以至于 ,boil a pair of leather shoes 煮一双皮鞋 , sit down at the table 坐在桌边 , pick out挑选，选出 ,cut off 切下；割下；砍下 , treat as 像if一样对待 , eat every mouthful with enjoyment快乐地享受每一口 , make it seem as if使它显得 （好象） , direct a movie执导一部影片 ,star in 在中担任主角

31、, give a special Oscar授予奥斯卡特别奖 , one s lifetime某人的一生 outstanding work 杰出的工作 , live one s life in在度过一生 ,5. Reading to identify the topic sentence of each paragraphSkim the text and identify the topic sentence of each paragraph. You may find it either at the beginning, the middle or the end of the par

32、agraph.6. Closing down by reading and transferring information Read the text again to complete the table.本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURWhat is nonverbal humour?Who is Charlie Chaplin?How does he make a sad situation entertaining?What is the story of The Gold Rush?Facts about OscarA b

33、rief life history of Charlie ChaplinFor referenceA MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOURWhat is nonverbal humour?the humor not carried out or marked by the use of words but byanticsWho is Charlie Chaplin?a popular comic actor in the 20th century who used a particularform of acting, including mime and farce to

34、invoke feelings ofamusementand inspiredeepfeelings in people forthecharacters he playedHow does he make a sadby using nonverbal humoursituation entertaining?What is the story of TheThe Gold Rush (1925) is the quintessential Chaplin/LittleGold Rush?Tramp film,with abalanceof slapstick comedyandpantom

35、ime, social satire, and emotional and dramatic momentsof tenderness. It was Chaplins own personal favoritefilm,showing the classic Tramp character as a romantic idealist andlone gold prospector at the turn of the century, with his cane,derby, distinctive walk, tight shabby suit, and mustache.During

36、the Great Gold Rush to Alaska, men in thousands camefrom all parts of the world. Many of them were ignorant of thehardships before them - The intense cold, the lack of food and a journey through regions of ice and snow were the problems that awaited them.本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！Classicscenesincludethestar

37、vationsceneoftwocabin-marooned prospectors boilingand fastidiously eating astewed shoe, the teetering cabin on the edge of a cliff,andChaplinslonelyfantasizedNew Years Evepartywhenhewaits for a girl who never comes.Facts about OscarThe Academy Awards,mostlyknownas Oscar, is themainnationalfilmaward

38、intheUnitedStates ofAmerica.EachOscar statuette, manufactured in Chicago, is made from copperand nickel silver, and finally, is covered with 24-karat gold. Itdepicts a knight, holding a crusader s sword, standing on a reelof film. The five spokes of the film reel signify the five originalbranchesoft

39、heAcademy:actors,directors,producers,technicians and writers. Although financially an Oscar statuetteis not really valuable, its moral values are inestimable.The traditionofthe AcademyAwardsdates back71 years,when the first talking movies had just begun.A brief life historyof Charlie Chaplin, born i

40、n Walworth, London, England on AprilCharlie Chaplin26th, 1889, began his official acting career at the age of eight.He is considered to be one of the most pivotal stars of the earlydays of Hollywoodand is most recognized as an icon of thesilent film era, often associated with his popular Little Tram

41、pcharacter; the man withthe toothbrushmustache, bowlerhat,bamboo cane, and a funny walk.In 1972 he was honored withan AcademyAward forhisincalculable effect in making motion pictures the art form ofthe century.Charlie Chaplin was considered one of the greatest filmmakersin the history of American ci

42、nema, whose movies were and stillare popularthroughoutthe world,and have even gained本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！notoriety as time progresses. His films show, through the LittleTramps positive outlook on life in a world full of chaos, thatthe human spirit has and always will remain the same.7. Going over the t

43、ext to decide on the type of writing and summary of the textDetermining the type of writing will help you determine the author s topic (subject), purpose (whhe is writing), style (how he should write) and tone (his attitude toward his subject - supportive,condemning, objective, etc.)Type of writingT

44、his is a piece of descriptive writing.Main idea of the passageCharlie Chaplin astonishes us with the deep feelings he caninspire in us for a character he is playing.Main idea of 1stparagraphIt may arouse in people a sense of satisfaction laughing atother s bad luck.Main idea of 2nd paragraphCharlie

45、Chaplin is such an actor as to impress us deeply byusing a particular form of acting.Main idea of 3rdparagraphCharlie Chaplin could make a sad situation entertaining byusing nonverbal humour.Main idea of 4thparagraphThe film of The Gold Rush, set in California where goldwas discovered, is an good ex

46、ample of nonverbal humour.Main idea of 5thparagraphCharlie Chaplin produced, directed, and wrote the movies hestarred in.8. Reading to make a diagram of the text and retelling the text with the help of the diagramwhy enjo ying laughingat other sbad luck?(para 1)Charlie Chaplin s charming character T

47、he little TrampIt s possibleimpressedtomakea peoplesadsituationgreat deal.By using(paranonverbal2) humour, Chaplin gaveentertainingby usinga particulara very funny performance, eating a boiledform of acting. (para 3)shoe, in The Gold Rush (para 4)A special Oscar was given to Charlie8 Closing down by

48、 readingChaplinaboutforCharliehis Chaplinlifetimeoutstandingwork. (para 5)本文档如对你有帮助，请帮忙下载支持！To end the period we shall read an article about Charlie Chaplin. Now look at the screen and readit aloud with me.Charlie Chaplin (April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977)CharlieChaplin,whobroughtlaughter to milli

49、ons worldwide as thesilentLittle“ Trampclown,”had the type of deprived childhood thatone wouldexpect tofind ina Dickens novel. Born in East Street,Walworth,Londonon 16 April,1889, Charles Spencer Chaplin wasthe son of a music hall singer and his wife. Charlie Chaplinsparentsdivorced early in his lif

50、e, with his father providing little to no support,either financialorotherwise,leaving his mother to support them as best she could. Chaplinsmother Hannahwas the brightest spot in Charlies childhood; formerly an actor on stage, she hadlost her abilityto perform, and managed to earn a subsistence livi

51、ng for herself, Charlie, andCharlies older half-brother Sidney by sewing. She was an integral part of Charlies young life, and he credited her with much of his success. Sadly, she slowly succumbed to mental illness , and bythe time that Charlie was 7 years old, she was confined to an asylum; Charlie

52、 and Sidney were relegated to a workhouse (a government facility for orphaned and abandoned children) - not forthe last time. After 2 months, she was released, and the family was happily reunited, for a time. In later years, she was readmitted for an 8-month stretch later, during which time Charlie lived with his alcoholic father and stepmother, in a strained environment.