1、 Unit3-A Master of Nonverbal Humour The Second Period ReadingTeaching aims: 1.Enable students to learn what humor means and what is nonverbal humor. 2.To introduce the life and work of Charlie Chaplin. 3.To introduce the kind of humour we can all laugh at -nonverbal humour 4.To train the students re
2、ading and understanding abilityDifficult points: Find out the main ideas of every paragraph.Teaching aids: A recorder and a projector, multimedia Teaching procedure: Step 1. Greetings and Revision Check homework: ask students to review what we learned in last period.Step 2. Pre-reading (通过展示几幅幽默图片，使
3、课堂气氛活跃了起来，一下子调动了学生的积极性，然后顺势导入本课的主人公-Charlie Chaplin)Questions: 1.What do you know about Charlie Chaplin? 2.What do you know about his films?Step 3 Reading Task 1 :find out the main information about Charlie Chaplin 1)Born:_ 2)job:_ 3)Famous character:_ 4)Costume:_ 5)Type of acting:_ 6) Died:_ Task 2
4、: Listen to the tape of the passage and match the main idea with each part. Para1 1. Charlies childhood Para2 2. His famous character (角色） Para3 3. The Charlie Chaplins laughter (笑声） Para4 4. His achievements Para5 5. An example of his workTask 3: Answer the following questions: 1. Whats the passage
5、 mainly about? A. The history of English humour? B. The films Chaplin made. C. The humour Chaplin made in his films. D. The Gold Rush in Alaska.2. When and where is the film The Gold Rush set in? A. it is set in California at the end of the nineteenth century. B. it is set in Canada at the end of th
6、e nineteenth century C. It is set in Alaska in the middle of the nineteenth century D. It is set in Canada in the middle of the nineteenth century 3. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they could feel _ A. less content with their lives B. more satisfied with their lives C
7、. more worried about their lives D. they had a miserable lifeTask 4: Give a description on Little Tramp. The little tramp, a poor, homeless man with a moustache, wore a small round black hat, large trousers and worn-out shoes carrying a walking stick.Task 5: Introduce the main films of Charlie Chapl
8、in. The Gold Rush , Modern Times, The Great Dictator.- Enjoy the part of the film -The Gold Rush(利用多媒体播放卓别林的经典影片The Gold Rush中的片段，让学生体会以下大师的惟妙惟肖的表演，从而激发学生的好奇心，使其迫不及待地去读课文，更深入地了解“无声的幽默的大师卓别林”.)Task 6: After seeing the film, find the correct order of the following events.Chaplin tried cutting and eati
9、ng the bottom of the shoe. Chaplin and his friend washed sand and expected to pick up gold, but they failed. They were so hungry that they boiled a pair of leather shoes. They were caught in a small wooden house. Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe. Chaplin picked out the laces of the shoe.S
10、tep 4: Post-readingAnswer the questions: 1.Besides joy, what else can humor bring to us in our studies and life? ( relaxation, confidence, hope, joy, health, friendship, love.)2. The reasons for his success: ( Determination, Devotion, Optimistic attitude to life, Kindness Sympathy to the poor. )3. G
11、ive students a humorous story if time permitting.Step 5: ConclusionToday we have learned something about humor, it is everywhere in our daily life. I hope you can be optimistic(乐观的) no matter what difficulties you meet with, just as Charlie Chaplin was.Step 6: Homework1. Write a humorous story in English and find out the Grammar Items in this passage.2. Pre-view the important words and expressions in the text.5
