Charlie ChaplinA Master of Nonv Nhomakorabearbal
Humour
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Guessing Game!
1. From the title “A Master of Nonverbal Humour”, can you guess what’s this passage mainly about?
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Find out the sentences closest in meaning to the following ones.
• 1. It is surprising that they taught Charlie to sing when he was able to speak and dance the moment he could walk.
Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5
a. What his most famous character was like
b. Why people needed cheering up.
c. His achievements
d. What Charlie’s childhood was like
Unit 3
A taste of English humour
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e. An example of a sad situation that he made funny
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Read the text carefully and finish the tasks after each paragraph.
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Para.1
1. How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”?
• No one was ever bored watching him---- his subtle acting made everything entertainin1g0 .
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“The Little Tramp” was a poor and
__h_o_m__e_le_s_s_ person.
A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring.
B. Laughter can keep one’s face warm, especially during freezing winter.
C. just as the sun warm the earth and end the winter, laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.
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Para.2
★He was _b_o_r_n_ in a _p_o_o_r__family in 1889 and was taught to s_i_n_g_a_n_d__d_a_n_c_e_ as a little child. ★His father’s death made the family _w__o_r_se__o_ff__ so he spent his childhood _lo_o_k_i_n_g_a_f_t_e_r his _s_i_c_k_ mother and his brother. ★By his _t_e_e_n_s, he had become one of the most popular _c_h_i_ld__a_c_to_r_s_in England.
A. The history of English humour B. The film Chaplin made C. The introduction of Chaplin D. The Little Tramp
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Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
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Para.1 What effects does Charlie Chaplin's acting has on people?
He made people laugh through _t_w_o__ _w_o_r_ld_ _w_a_r_s_ and the hard years in between when they felt_d_e_p_re_s_s_e_d_, so they could _f_e_e_l _ more _co_n_t_e_n_t w_i_th_ their lives.
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What does he look like?
• Unfortunately, his father died, leaving the family even worse off.
• 3. When people watched Charlie acting, everyone was happy, for his excellent acting made all the things amusing.
• 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.
• 2. What was worse, Charlie’s father died, making the family much poorer.