Using LanguageⅡ教案公开课一等奖

Unit 3 A taste of English humour学案

一．单词热身

1. humour

n. 幽默，诙谐

_________adj.幽默的，诙谐的

2. _______

n.

财产，运气，

fortunate adj.幸运的，侥幸的

3. bore vt. 使厌烦；

4. mouth n. 嘴，口

5. direct adj. adv直接的；坦率

6. explain v. 讲解，解释

7. manage

8. ________ n.喜剧

9.amuse v 使发笑；使愉快

10 react v.

bored adj.感到无趣的或单调的

_________n.一口；少量

direction n.方向[pl.]说明书；指引；指导

___________ n.解释，说明阐述

management

fortunately adv.幸运地，

______ adj.令人厌烦的，

_______n.指导者，主管；董事；导演

_______ n.经理

Comedian

喜剧演员；丑角

amusement

n. 娱乐；消遣

_________

adj 好笑的

_________

n. 反应

【练习】用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。

1). ________ (fortune), the drowning child was saved. 2). He gave a ________ (humor) account of their trip to Spain first.

3). Tom went off in one ________ (direct) and Harry in another. 4). He now felt ready to take on the role of ________ (direct). 5). The earthquake left thousands of people ________ (home).

6). I’ m stuffed. I couldn’ t eat another ________ (mouth).

7). Not only are mothers not paid but also most of their ________ (bore) or difficult work is unnoticed.

8). There is no convincing ________ (explain) of the overall structure of the universe.

二．重点词汇 1. …so they could feel more content with their lives.

content vt. (使)满足；满意

n.[u]满足；书的内容目录；容器里的东西

adj.感到满足的

[典例]

1). As there’ s no cream, we’ ll have to content ourselves with black coffee. 既然没有奶油, 我们只好喝清咖啡算了。

2). He is content to remain where he is now. 他安於现状。

3）You will have to content yourself with what you have. 你应该满足于你所拥有的一切。

[重点用法] content oneself with sth. 满足或满意於某事物

be/feel content with 对……感到满足

be content to do sth. 愿意做某事

to one’ s heart’ s content 尽情地；心满意足地

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词或翻译。

1). Simple praise is enough to ______ him. 2). I like the style of the book but I don’t like the ______.

3). She _______ _______ _______ (感到非常满足) stay at home looking after her children.

2. You may find it astonishing that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak…

astonish vt. 使惊诧；使吃惊

astonishing adj.令人惊讶的

astonished adj. 感到惊讶的

[典例]

1). The news astonished everybody. 这个消息令大家惊讶。

2). I was astonished at/to hear the loud sound. 我被那些巨大的声响吓了一跳。

[重点用法] be astonished at/by sth. 因/被……感到惊讶

be astonished to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶

It astonishes sb. that 令某人惊讶的是 be astonished that 对感到惊讶

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). It astonished me ______ no one has thought of this before. 2). We were _______ (astonish) that he appeared at the party. 3). I find _______ quite _______ (astonish) that none of you like the play.

3. His subtle acting made everything entertaining. （他巧妙的表演使得一切都那么滑稽可笑）

entertain vt.使欢乐；款待

entertaining adj.愉快的；有趣的

entertainment n. 娱乐；款待

[典例] 1). Bob and Liz entertained us to dinner last night. 昨晚鲍勃和利兹设宴招待了我们。

2). Could you entertain the children for an hour, while I make supper? 我做晚饭时, 你能哄孩子们玩一个小时吗? [重点用法] entertain sb. with sth./by doing sth. 用某物/通过做某事使某人欢乐

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). He entertained us for hours ________ (介词) his stories and jokes.

2). He fell in the water, much to the _________ (entertain) of the children.

3). We hired a magician to keep the children _________ (entertain). 4. The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted.（这场表演是那么有说服力…）

convince vt. 使信服；使确信

convincing adj. 令人信服的

[典例] 1). We convinced him to go by train rather than plane. 我们说服了他坐火车去，不要搭飞机去。

2). How can I convince you (of her honesty)? 我怎样才能使你相信（她很诚实）呢? [重点用法] convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事

convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事

convince sb. that 使某人相信

be convinced of / that坚信……；确信……

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). What she said _______ (convince) me that I was mistaken.

2). I soon convinced him ______ (介词) my innocence. 3). What convinced you _______ (vote) for them?

4). I’m ________ (convince) that he is guilty.

5). That was the most _______ (convince) I had ever heard. 5. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.

Direct

vt.&vi. 导演，指示，指挥

adj.直的，直接的，直率的

adv.径直地

[典例] 1). Can you direct me (to the station)? 你告诉我（到车站）怎麽走好吗? 2). She has a direct way of speaking. 她说话直爽。

[重点用法] direct 短语：

direct...at/towards sb./sth. 把……指向某人/事

direct sb. to a place 指引某人到某处

direct sb. to do sth. 指示/命令某人做某事

direct (that) sb./sth. (should) do/be done 指示/命令某人/事做/被做……

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). He was directed _______ (介词) a table beside the window.

2). The judge directed that the mother _______ (give) custody of the children.

3). There was a police officer _______ (direct) the traffic.

6. Sherlock Holmes looked up at the stars and whispered…

whisper v.&n. 耳语；私语；密谈

[典例] 1). “I feel very afraid,” she whispered. “我觉得很害怕，”她低声说。

2). He spoke in a whisper. 他低声说话。

[重点用法] whisper 短语：

whisper sth. 小声说某事

whisper to sb. 小声对某人说

whisper sth. to sb. 小声对某人说某事

whisper to sb. that… 小声对某人说……

it is whispered that… 据传闻…

in a whisper n. 耳语；低声地= in whispers [练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的词。

1). He whispered a word _______ (介词) my ear.

2). He whispered _______ (介词) her so that no one else would hear. 3). It _______ (whisper) that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.

7. This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.

* failure:

c 失败者；

U 失败

fail

v.

失败，不及格

*overcome

v. 战胜；克服

overcome difficulties.

------I fail to see the logic behind his argument. 我不明白支持他论据的是什么逻辑。

------He failed in his attempt to take control of the company.他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。

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I just felt I had been a failure in my personal life.我就是觉得我的个人生活很失败。

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* ----She was overcome with grief when her husband died. 丈夫去世时她悲痛欲绝。

----Sue was overcome by surprise when Peter walked in. 当彼得走进屋时，苏吓了一跳。

8.

On one occasion, he was trapped by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. (在一幕场景中…)

On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare. （有一次…）

occasion : n. 时刻；场合;机会；时机

occasional

偶尔；不经常的

on occasion

偶尔

occasionally 偶尔；间或

on one occasion 有一次

------a truly memorable occasion 非常难忘的时刻

-------Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions. 戴维斯先生曾多次被问及。

----- Such an occasion demands the most careful consideration. 这样的场合需要最周到的考虑。

There are occasions when (on which) one must yield. (任何人都有不得不屈服的时候)

This is not an occasion for laughter, where you must take things seriously. （这不是你该笑的场合…）

9.

What did John think Mary should have done with the mess in the pan?

Mess : n. 脏或乱的状态；麻烦；困境；混乱

What a mess! 真乱啊！

be in a mess

一团糟；处于困境中

Make a mess of sth 把事情搞糟

get somebody into a mess. 使某人陷入困境

10. How do you think John will react to her?

**React ----- reaction ------ They reacted violently to the news.他们对这条新闻反应强烈。

------She reacted against the mindlessness and luxury of their lives.她对他们生活的盲目和奢侈很反对。

11 He walked around stiffly carrying a walking stick.

Stiffly: 僵硬地

----The furniture was stiff, uncomfortable, too delicate, and too neat.家具又硬又不舒服，太不结实而且太小巧。

----I'm stiff all over right now — I hope I can recover for tomorrow's race. 我现在全身酸痛——希望明天比赛时能恢复过来。

-----You look frozen stiff . 看来你冻僵了

12 Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. * the direct flight

直达航班

* direct

adv. 表示旅程、路线“直接”、“径直”，指途中不耽搁，不走弯路，表示具体的含义。引申还可表示“直接地”“亲自地”,不经过第三者转手直接交付对方。

------The train goes direct to Qingdao. …直达青岛

---- You had better write direct to the headmaster.你最好自己写给校长。

---It costs more to fly direct to HK.（直飞香港的航班票价要高些。）

directly : 作副词时，

表示做事的方式“直接地，坦率地”，

表示抽象含义。

----We have not been directly affected by the latest cuts. -----The measure affects me directly. 此举措对我有直接影响。

---- She looked directly to the boss. (她直视着老板。）

--- directly opposite(正好相反) 13

throughout 【知识归纳】

prep.遍及, 贯穿adv. 到处, 始终, 全

----It rained throughout the night. 雨下了一整夜。

-----Words and images are being sent throughout the world by mobile phones.文字和图像正通过移动电话传遍全世界。

-----I watched the film and cried throughout.我看那个电影时从头哭到尾。

【联想拓展】1)作介词时，throughout + 地点

= all over + 地点

throughout + 时间

= all through + 时间

常见的搭配有：throughout the day 整天

throughout one’s life 终生

throughout history 在整个历史上

throughout the century 整个世纪

throughout the country 遍及全国

throughout the night 整个晚上

2)throughout 作副词时，常用于句尾。如：

The house is painted throughout / all over.

这所房子全部油漆了一遍。

翻译句子：

1）The disease spread _______ _______ _______. 这种疾病蔓延全国。

2）It snowed _______ _______ _______.

雪整整下了一夜。

3）The house is _______ _______ ________.这房子处处都建得很好。

重点词组 1 Unfortunately his father died, leaving the family even worse off, so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.

badly off 过得很差；穷的；缺少的

[做表语或定语]

[典例] 1). They are too badly off to have a holiday. 他们贫困得根本谈不上度假。

2). We shouldn’t complain about being poor --- many families are much worse off. 我们不应该因为穷而叫苦连天

——

许多人的家境更糟。

3) You must be badly off for books if you're reading that silly story. 你看那种无聊的故事，那你一定是缺书读。

4) Our junior middle school was then badly off for teachers. 当时我们初级中学缺少教师。

[重点用法] 反义词：well off 过得很富；富的；富有的[做表语或定语]

Worse off

境况更差的

better off 境况更好的

[练习] 根据句子的意思翻译。

1). In the old days people ______ ______ ______ (过得很差).

2). Though he is always wearing old clothes, he is ______ ______ ______ ______ (并不如你想的那么穷) as you think.

3). In fact most people are _______ _______ _______ (要富裕) they were five yeas ago. 2. Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.

pick out 挑出；辨别出

[典例] 1). He picked out the ripest peach. 他把熟得最透的桃挑了出来。

2). The window frames are picked out in blue against the white walls. 蓝色的窗框衬在白墙上十分显眼。

[重点用法]

pick out sb./sth. from...... 从……中挑出/辨别出某人/物

pick up 捡起；让某人搭车；继续；摔倒后站起来；便宜地买到；接收(节目)；无意中学会

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语。

1). She _______ _______ _______ from thousands of applicants for the job.

2). We’ ll _______ _______ where we finished yesterday.

3). She soon _______ _______ French when she went to live in France.

4). _______ _______ those books that you’d like to read.

3. Charlie cuts off the leather top of the shoe and shares the shoe with the other fellow.

cut off 切断(供应等)；断绝(联系等) [典例] 1). Our water supply has been cut off. 我们断水了。

2). If you don’ t pay your gas bill soon you may be cut off. 你若不立即付清煤气费，就要停止向你供气。

[重点用法] cut短语：

cut down 砍倒；削减

cut in 插嘴

cut up 切碎

cut sth in half/two把某物切割成两半

cut sth into halves/thirds/quarters/把某物切割成两半

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的cut短语或介词。

1). The village was ________ ________ from the outside world by the heavy snow for days.

2). She always ________ ________ when other people are talking. 3). I won’ t have a cigarette, thanks --- I’ m trying to ________ ________ on them.

4). He was asking 400 for the car, but we cut him down ________ (介词)￡350.

5). She ________ ________ the vegetables and then put them into the hot pot.

4. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in.

star in 在……主演；担任主角

[典例] She is to star in a new film. 她将主演一部新影片。

[重点用法] star短语：

star sb (in sth.) 使某人担任主角；由某人主演

star with somebody in 与某人搭档主演

[练习] 根据句子的要求在括号里填入适当的短语或介词。

1). Ben Kingsley ________ ________ the film “Gandhi”.

2). The director wanted to star Michael Caine ________ (介词) his new film.

5. slide into 溜进；不知不觉地陷入；不知不觉地染上

------ If prices rise the country could slide into anarchy. 如果物价上涨，国家将有可能陷入混乱状态。

------Be careful not to slide into a bad habit. 当心不要不知不觉地就染上坏习惯。

------She slid into the room.她趁人不注意溜进房间。

8.

up to now 直到现在

到目前为止（通常与现在完成时连用）

Up to now, the work has been quite smooth. 到目前为止,工作很顺利。

I have heard nothing from him up to now.

迄今为止我没得到他一点音信。

【联想拓展】同义短语so far，by/till/until now

up to 多达；直到；取决于……，由……决定；能胜任；做……，忙于……

-----I can take up to four people in my car. 我的汽车最多能坐四个人。

-----It's up to you to decide.

由你决定。

-----He's not up to the work. 他不能胜任这件工作。

------What's he up to? 他做什么呢?

翻译句子

1）________________________________________________.

我至今没有得到她的答复。

2）________________________________________________.

到现在为止，他们之间还没达成协议。

重点句子 1. Not that Charlie’ s own life was easy!

倒不是说查理自己的生活是轻松的。

[解释] not that“并非，倒不是说”，用于句首或短语之前，表否定含义。如：

Who were you with last night? Not that I care, of course. 你昨晚和谁在一起？当然我不较。

[练习] 根据句子的意思翻译。

1). Kate had lost some weight --- ______ ______ ______ ______(我倒不关心).

2). ______ ______ ______ ______ (我并不是说这个很要紧), but how did you spend the money I gave you?

2. 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. 你会觉得震惊，卓别林会讲话的时候就被教唱歌，会走路的时候就学跳舞。

[解释] 此句中it作形式宾语，that从句是真正的主语；astonishing是动词-ing形式作宾语补足语。如：

It is hardly surprising that rumours continue to circulate. 动词-ing形式作宾语补足语结构中，宾语与补足语有主动关系，表示“动作正在发生”，v-ing 可用在感官动词(see, notice, watch, look at, find, hear, listen to, feel, catch)和表示“致使”意义的动词(get, have, keep, leave)后作宾语补足语。

如：Can you smell anything burning in the kitchen? [练习] 用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。

1). It’ s not _______ (surprise) that you’ re

putting on weight, considering how much you’ re eating.

2). I’ m sorry to have kept you _______ (wait) for so long.

3). She caught them _______ (steal) her apples.

3.As Victor Hugo once said, “ Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”…

------As引导非限制性定语从句，只代表主语或主句的一部分所表达的意思(不能指代某个名词或代词)，可以放在主句前，后或中间，在从句中作主语或宾语、例如：

----As is known to all, he is the best student in our class. (as指代整个句子，作主语，置于句首) -----As we all know, he studies very hard. (as 指代整个句子，作宾语，置于句首) ----Taiwan is, as you know, an inseparable part of China. (as指代整个句子，作宾语，置于句中) 4. … and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.

--- No other student in her class is better than she.

--- There is no greater love than that given by parents in the world. 父母之爱，是世界上最伟大的爱。

5 Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti. ( as if 引导方式状语从句

课文理解

Step 1 Skimming 1. The role Charlie Chaplin played in films ______.

A. was poor and homeless

B. wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat

C. always carried a walking stick

D. all the above 2. Charlie Chaplin made eating a boiled shoe funny by______.

A. using funny lines

B. using nonverbal humour

C. using amusing expressions

D. using gestures 3. Which of the following information about Charlie Chaplin is NOT mentioned in the text? A. Chaplin wrote some movies for some other famous stars in his days. B. Chaplin produced and directed some films he starred in. C. Chaplin was born in 1889 and passed away in 1977. D. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work in 1972. Step 2 Careful reading Paragraph 1

Why people needed cheering up He _______________the lives of Americans and British, and made people laugh when they feel _______________, so they could feel more ___________ with their lives. Paragraph 2

What Charlie Chaplin’s childhood was like.

He was born in a poor family in _____________. His parents were _____________________. As a child, he was taught to __________ and ____________.

His father died, he had to ____________________his mother and brother.

Later, he was famous. He could _________ and ______________________doing ordinary things.

Paragraph 3

What his most famous character was like. A poor homeless man with a _________________

Wore ____________________, worn- out shoes, ___________________and a walking stick. Paragraph 4

An example of a sad situation that he made funny. In the film of ____________________, he acted as if _____________________ he ate when he was hungry were the finest meal. Paragraph 5

His achievements.

In 1972 he was given a special ______________for his outstanding work in films. He spent his last years in ______________________ and died in ______.