Book4 Unit 3 A Taste of English Humour Period 1 ReadingComprehension Teaching aims:1. To master the fast reading skills to pick out useful information2. To learn to analyse the structure of the rext, getting the main ideas of each paragraph as wellas the main idea of the whole text.3. To learn some moral qualities from Charlie Chaplin.Teaching procedure:1. Students' self-study to finish the given learning guiding materials2. Group work to discuss and conform the correct answers, meanwhile come up with and setllemore questions about the text.3. Students^ summing up the text to learn some moral lessons4. Summary and practiceStep 1: Warming up1. What do you know about Charlie Chaplin?Charlie Chaplin was born in ________ o n April 16, 1889. His parents were both music hall __________ a nd he first appeared on the stage in a dance act at the age of eight.While making his short films, Chaplin created the character of the _____________ that audience laughed at yet sympathized with at the same time.Chaplirf s tramp appeared in such classic ______ as The Kid (1920) and The Gold Rush (1925). In Modern Times(1936), he combined comedy with social commentary . As World War II began, Chaplin made The Great Dictator(1940), which was intended to ridicule the German _____________ A dolf Hitle 匚In 1972 he visited the __________ to accept a special film award,and in 1975 he was knighted by the queen of England. He died in Switzerland on December25,1977.2. Chaplin wrote, directed, and produced many movies he starred in. He was given a special Oscar for his lifetime outstanding work. Please match the following pictures with the names of his famous movies.Step 2 Fast readingScan the passage and then choose the best answers according to the passage.1 • Laughter can remove people's depression because _______ ・A. people enjoy itB. it makes people more worried about their lifeC.it makes people more content with their life A. 《大独裁者》1940 D.《寻子遇仙记》1920 B.《摩登时代》1936 E.《流浪汉》1915 C.《淘金记》1925 (i) ____________ (3) ___________ (4) ______________ CMAIUI CMAHiN臥D1KTAT0R <5) _________D. there's much fun in life2. Toward the end of 19th century people went to California to look for _______ .A. filmsB. goldC. entertainmentD. water3. When Charlie Chaplin was a little child he was taught to sing and dance because ______A. his parents wanted him to be famous when he grew upB. he liked singing and dancing very muchC. his parents thought he could make a living by doing soD. his parents were famous music hall performers4. Why did people love the character, the little tramp, Charlie Chaplin played?A. Because he was a social failure.B. Because he wore strange clothes.C. Because he was poor and homeless.D. Because he was determined and optimistic.5 • Chaplin was given a special Oscar for ________ ・A. the contributions he made in his filmsB. the films he directedC. the joy he gave us in his filmsD. they enjoyed doing soStep 3: Careful reading1 • Read the passage carefully and then try to write down the main idea ・The passage is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who ______________ Americans and British through two world wars and _________ .2. Read the passage and then match the main idea of each paragraph.)A. What Charlie's childhood was like? ) B< What his most famous character was like? ) C. Why people needed cheering up? )D. His achievements- ) E. An example of a sad situation that he made funny. 1) Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. ( )2) People who don^t know English cannot enjoy Chaplin's films ( )3) The Gold Rush is set in California in the late nineteen's century. ( )4) In the Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate enough to find some gold. ( )5) Chaplin not only acted in films but also wrote and directed films as well. ( ) Step 4: Moral lessonsWhat should we learn from Charlie Chaplin? What should we do to get success?the lives of Paragraph 1(Paragraph 2(Paragraph 3(Paragraph 4(Paragraph 5(3.True or falseStep 5: Summary & practiceHomeworkTo translate and analyse the whole text,paying attention to key language points and sentence patterns。