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Unit 3 A taste of English humour Reading

I.Lead –in

(see a short movie about Charlie Chapplin )

II.Fast reading He was born in_____________. His job is_________________________________. Type of acting is_________________________________________. His charming character is______________________________. His costume:__________________________________________________________. He died in________________

in __________________. In 1972, he was given__________________________________________________.

Find out the main idea of each part. Paragraph 1

Charlie Chaplin’s childhood.

Paragraph 2

His most famous character.

Paragraph 3

Why people needed cheering up.

Paragraph4

His achievements.

Paragraph5

An example of his works. (The Gold Rush)

III.Careful reading

Paragraph 1:

What effect does Charlie Chaplin's acting have?

Paragraph 2 :

1.When was he taught to sing and dance?

2. Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off.

A. richer

B. earlier

C. poorer

D. later

3. You may find it astonishing

that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could…

A. kind

B. great

C. amazing

D. exciting

Paragraph 3:

Can you describe the little tramp?

Paragraph4:

Can you put them in a right order? (

) Cut off the leather top of the shoe。

（

）Pick out the laces and eat them （

）Try cutting and chewing the bottom of the shoe （

）Sit down at the table.

Why did they eat his shoe? (Please find out the reason why they eat the shoe in para.4 quickly.)

Paragraph5: Chaplin produced,____________, and wrote many movies he ________.

He was given a ____________ for his lifetime __________ work.

IV.Discussion Why was Chaplin so successful? (What character does he have ?) He is a _______, _____________, _____________,

________, ______ man.

Homework

Write a composition about Charlie Chaplin in English.

_______,