Period1 ReadingTheGeneralIdeaofThisPeriodThisperiodincludesWarmingup,ReadingandComprehendingofUnit3.Toelicitthetopicofhumour,theteachercangetthestudentstotalkabouttheirteachersbyaskingwhatkindofteacherstheylikemost.Afterthestudentsknowwhattheywilllearninthisunit,theteachercangetthemtothinkwhathumouris,andthentheteachercanshowthemsomevideoclips,someverbaljokes,funnystoriesandsomepicturesforthemtoappreciateandhavethemtellthetypesofEnglishhumour,thetypicalrepresentativesofeachkindandifthereareChineseequivalentstotypesofEnglishhumourlisted.Tounderstandthisreadingpassagebetter,thestudentsarerequiredtoscanthepassagefirstandtrytodecidehowmanypartsthereadingpassagecanbedividedintoandthengetthegeneralideaofeachpart.Afterthattheywillreadthepassagecarefullyagaintofindsomespecificinformationforthequestions.Iftimeislimited,thecomprehendingpartcanbegiventothestudentsastheirhomework.TeachingImportant&DifficultPointsLearnwhatnonverbalhumourisbyCharlieChaplin’scareer.HowtounderstandandenjoyEnglishhumour.TeachingMethodsScanningtogetthegeneralideaofthetext.Skimmingtounderstandthepassagebetter.Discussiontohelpthestudentsunderstandbetterwhatthey’velearnedandtousetheknowledgethey’velearnedinthisperiod.TeachingAidsAtaperecorder;amultimediaThreeDimensionalTeachingAimsKnowledgeandSkillsHelpthestudentslearnsomethingaboutsometypesofEnglishandChinesehumour.HelpthestudentslearnhowtounderstandandenjoyEnglishhumour.Helpthestudentsacquiretheabilitytousethekeywordsandexpressionsconcerninghumourandusefulsentencestructures.ProcessandStrategiesHelpthestudentstousescanningandskimmingmethodstoimprovetheirreadingskillsandspeeduptheirreading.EnablethestudentstotalkaboutEnglishhumour.FeelingsandValueThroughthestudyofthisperiodthestudentswillbeabletoappreciatetheEnglishhumour.TeachingProceduresStep1Warmingup1.Leadin:T:Hello,boysandgirls!Wehavebeenhereformorethanhalfofayear,andyouhavegottoknowyourteachers.Whatdoyouthinkofthemorwhatkindofteachersyoulikemost?S:Ithinkallmyteachersarekindandfriendlytous.Theytakegoodcareofus.Theyarenotonlymyteachersbutalsomygoodfriends.S:Inmyopinion,theyarealllearnedandhelpful,andIhavelearnedmuchfromthem.S:Iliketeacherswhoareopen-minded,cheerfulandhumourous.T:Goodideas!Ahumourousteachercanmaketheclasseslivelyandinteresting,andmakeyouniceinclassandlearnwell.Todaywearegoingtolearnsomethingabouthumour.2.Discussion:,T:Thenwhatdoyouthinkhumouris?Nowpleasediscussitingroupsandexpressyourownideasaboutwhathumouris.S:Humour,likejokes,canmakepeoplelaugh.S:Humourisasense.It’snatural.S:Humourisqualityofbeingamusing;it’sanabilitytoappreciatesomethingcomicoramusing.3.Brainstorming:T:Quitegood!Youhavespokenoutyourownideasabouthumour.Maybeeverybodyhashis/herowntasteofhumour.Thenhowmanykindsofhumourdoyouknow?Ss:Verbaljokes,funnystories,etc.T:Wonderful!Youknowsomuchabouthumour.SomeofthemareexamplesofEnglishhumourandsomeareexamplesofhumourinChina.Nowlet’sappreciatethefollowing,andtellwhattypesofhumourtheyare.Policeman:Youcan’tparkhere.Driver:Whynot?Policeman:Readthesign.Driver:Idid.Itsays,“Fineforparking!”Customer:Isaywaiter!Therearesomecoinsinmysoup!Waiter:Wellyousaidyouwantedsomechangeinyourmeals.MrsBrown:Isyournewhomeawarmone?MrsBlack:Itshouldbe.Thepaintergaveittwocoatslastmonth.Ss:Verbaljokes.Patient:Doctor,I’velostmymemory.Doctor:Whendidithappen?Patient:Whendidwhathappen?Doctor:Whathappenedtoyourears?Man:Iwasironingmyshirtwhenthetelephonerang,butinsteadofpickingupthephone,Iaccidentallypickeduptheironandstuckittomyear.Doctor:OhDear!But...whathappenedtotheotherear?Man:Thescoundrelcalledback.Ss:Funnystories.Ss:Theyareplayingcrosstalks.,Ss:Theyareplayingsketches.T:Nextlet’sappreciatethevideoclipsfromtheMr.Bean.Ss:Mimeandfarce.Mr.Beanisquiteagoodexampleofmimeandfarce.T:Nowlet’sappreciatethevideoclipsfromthefilmcalledTheGoldRush.Ss:Nonverbal.FromthefilmwecanseethatCharlieChaplinwasquitegoodatnonverbalhumour.T:DoyouthinkCharlieChaplin’seatingboiledshoesfunny?Why?S:Ithinkitisfunny.Itmakesmymouthwatering,especiallywhenitisalmosttimeforlunchandIamveryhungry.T:Really,andmetoo!Butwehavetocometothereading.Step2ReadingT:ThetitleofthereadingisNonverbalHumour,thepurposeofitistointroducenonverbalhumour.ThisreadingmaterialtakesCharlieChaplinasanexample.Ittellsuswhatnonverbalhumourmeans;what’sCharlieChaplin’sstyleofacting;howhemadeasadsituationentertainingandsoon.Readingtask1 GeneralreadingT:Boysandgirls,I’dlikeyoutoreadthepassagefastandtrytodecidehowmanypartsthereadingpassagecanbedividedintoandthengetthegeneralideaofeachpartwithyourpartners.Afewminuteslater.T:Iseemostofyouhavefinishedyourtask.Whowouldliketotellhowmanypartsthereadingpassagecanbedividedinto?S:Wethinktherearethreepartsinthistext.Thefirstparagraphisthefirstpart.Fromthesecondtothefourthparagraphisthesecond.T:OK.Arethereanydifferentopinions?S:Inouropinion,thereadingpassagecanbedividedintofourparts.Thefirstpartisthefirstparagraph.Thesecondpartisthesecondparagraph.Thethirdandthefourthparagraphisthethirdpart.Andthelastparagraphisthefourthpart.T:Canyoutellusthemainideasofthetext?S:Thefirstparttellsusthatnotallhumouriskind.Thesecondparttellsusthatsomeactorscanastonishuswiththedeepfeelingtheycaninspirewithusforacharactertheyareplaying.ThethirdonetellsussomethingaboutCharlieChaplin’sactingstyle.ThelastoneisashortbiographyaboutCharlieChaplin.T:Soundsreasonable.Readingtask2 CarefulreadingT:OK,sinceyouhaveagoodunderstandingofthegeneralideaofthisreadingpassage,I’dlikeyoutoreadthepassageonceagainandworktogetherwithyourpartnerstofindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.1.Whydopeopleenjoyseeingotherpeople’sbadluck?,2.WhatwasChaplingivenaspecialOscarfor?3.WhydidpeoplelikeThelittleTramp?T:Finished?OK,anyvolunteers!Suggestedanswers:1.Peopleenjoyseeingotherpeople’sbadluck,becauseitmakespeoplemorecontentwith/satisfiedwiththeirlife.2.ChaplinwasgivenaspecialOscarforthecontributionshemadeinfilms.3.PeoplelikeThelittleTrampbecauseitgivespeoplecouragetoovercomedifficulties;becausehewasalwayskindevenwhenpeoplewereunkindtohim,andbecausehewasoptimistic.Step3LanguagefocusT:Somuchforthequestionsandanswers.Nowlookthroughthepassageagainandseeifyouhaveanylanguageproblems.S:Idon’tknowwhetherthephrase“contentwith”hasthesamemeaningwith“besatisfiedwith”?T:Yes,“content”means“satisfied,happy,notwantingmore.”Forexample:1)TheoldGrannyiscontenttoliveinthesmallvillagealone.2)Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?S:Mr.Li,inChinesethethreewords“particular,especial,special”allmean“特别的”,I’mreallyconfusedaboutthem.Willyouexplainthemtous?T:particular“特别的,讲究的,挑剔的”，强调特定的,个别的,与众不同的;special“专门的,特殊的,特别的”,强调的是事物特有的性质、性格或专门的目的、用途;especial“特别的,主要的,突出的”,强调的是重要性,有“优越、好感”之意。Forexample:1)ThereisoneparticularpatientI’dlikeyoutosee.2)Sheisparticularaboutherclothes.3)Youwillneedaspecialtooltodothat.4)Ilovethecountry,especially(adv.)inspring.Step4SummaryT:Todaywehavelearnedsomethingabouthumour,andyouhaveallperformedwonderfullytohaveagoodtasteofhumour.Step5HomeworkT:Nowhomeworkforyoutoday!CompletethechartonPage18,andwriteabiographyforCharlieChaplinaccordingtothenotesyouhavemade.Howtimeflies!It’stimeforlunch.Youcangoandhaveyourdeliciouslunch,andyoudon’tneedtowatchCharlieChaplineatingboiledshoetofeelfull.TheDesignoftheWritingontheBlackboardUnit3 AtasteofEnglishhumourPeriod1 WarmingUp&Reading1.Warmingup1)Whatishumour?2)Thetypesofhumour2.Reading1)Generalideaofeachparagraph2)Questionsandanswersonthetext3)SomenotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareer3.LanguagefocusRecordafterTeaching,ActivitiesandResearch:CollectionofEnglishjokes,funnystoriesorpoemsYouaregoingtomakeyourowncollectionofEnglishjokes,funnystoriesorpoemssothatalltheclassmatescanenjoythem.Eachofyoushouldaddeitherjokes,funnystoriesorpoemsyouliketoit.Soyouarerequiredto:1.Collectthegoodfunnystoriesyouhavewrittenorcreated.2.Gotothelibraryandreadsomebooksormagazinestocollectjokes,funnystoriesorpoemsyoulike.3.GoontheInternettosearchforjokes,funnystoriesorpoemsyoulike.4.CopythemintoEnglishjokes;Funstories;Funpoems.5.Displaythemintheclassandsharethem.ReferenceforteachingBackgroundInformationCHARLIECHAPLINCharlieChaplin,whodiedin1977,isconsideredoneofthegreatestandfunniestactorsinthehistoryofthecinema.Duringhislifetime,heactedin13films,andhewrote,directedandactedin69otherfilms.ChaplinwasborninLondonin1889andfirstactedwhenhewasfiveyearsold.Attheageofeight,hejoinedagroupofchilddancers,andatseventeenhesetofftotheUSAwithagroupofcomedyactors.DuringasecondtriptotheUSAin1912,animportantfilmdirectorsawChaplinactingaveryfunnypartinaplay.Asaresult,ChaplingothisfirstfilmpartintheStates.Asearlyashissecondfilm,Chaplinhaddevelopedhisownmannerofacting,theonethatwastobecomeworld-famous.Heworeasmallblackhat,verywidetrousers,amoustacheandcarriedastickthatheswungintheairashewalked.Evenhiswayofwalkingdownthestreetandturningacornercouldberecognizedashisown.InlessthanthreemonthsChaplinactedin11films.Inashortwhilehestarteddirectingfilmshimself.Duringhisfirstyear,Chaplinactedin35films,manyofwhichhewroteanddirectedhimself.Chaplin’searliestfilmsweresilentfilms,becausetheequipmentforaddingsoundtofilmshadnotyetbeendeveloped.ThedevelopmentoffilmswithsoundbecameaproblemforChaplin,ashewasuncertainaboutmakingfilmswithdialogue.Instead,hecontinuedtomakefilmswithoutdialogue,butheaddedmusic,whichhewrotehimself.Twoofhisgreatestfilms,“CityLights”and“ModernTimes”wereofthiskind.Chaplin’slaterfilms,however,werenotwellreceived.Hemadeonlysixfilmsbetween1940and1966andonlythefirstoftheseisstillpopulartoday.ChaplinlivedthelastyearsofhislifeinSwitzerland,wherehewasburiedin1977.Beforehedied,hewashonouredinanumberofwaysforhiscontributionstothefilmindustry.OneofCharlieChaplin’smostfamousfilmswas“TheGoldRush”,whichwasmadein1925.ThefilmwassetinCaliforniainthemiddleofthenineteenthcentury.Atthattime,goldwasdiscoveredinCaliforniaandthousandsofpeoplerushedtheretolookforgold,soitbecameknownas“thegoldrush”.Peoplesaidgoldcouldeasilybepickedupbywashingsandfromtheriverinapanofwater.Thiswasknownas“panningforgold”.Inthefilm,ChaplinandhisfriendareinCalifornia.Sofar,theyhavebeenunluckyintheirsearchforgoldandhavenomoneyatall.Chaplinandhisfriendarecaughtontheedgeofamountaininasnowstorminasmallwoodenhouse.Theyhavenothingtoeat.Theyaresohungrythattheycookapairofshoes,byboilingthem,inapanofwater.Chaplinsitsdownatthetableandeatstheshoewithaknifeandfork,enjoyingeverymouthful.Hemakesitseemasifthisisoneofthemostdeliciousmealsthathehaseverenjoyed.LanguagePoints:1.AtasteofEnglishhumour1)taste n.味道;鉴赏力;爱好,嗜好,e.g.Thefoodhasanattractivetaste.Sheshowsgoodtasteinwater-colours.Popmusicislikedbymanypeople,butitnottoeveryone’staste.2)tastevt.&vi.品尝;link-v.吃（尝）起来……e.g.Ihavenevertastedsnake.Whenyouareill,youcan’ttasteproperly.Thedishtastesdelicious.2.Whatdoeshumourmean?1)meanv.tohavesth.asameaning意思是e.g.Whatdoesthissentencemean?Theflashlightmeansthatyoumuststop.Whatdoyoumeanbythatremark?2)meanv.(meandoingsth.)tointendtoindicate意味着（必须要做某事或导致某种结果）e.g.Beingastudentmeansstudyinghard.InsomepartsofLondon,missingabusmeanswaitingforanotherhour.3)meanv.(meantodosth.)tohaveasapurposeoranintention打算做……e.g.Whatdoyoumeantodowithit?Ihadmeanttocomeovertoseeyoulastnight,butIhadanunexpectedvisitor.4)bemeantfor打算给予;打算作……用e.g.Theseroomsaremeantforthechildren’scenter3.Doyoufinditfunnytoseesomeoneslidingonabananaskin,bumpingintosomeoneelseroundacorner?finditfunnytoseesomeoneslidingonabananaskin中,find后面跟复合结构n,用it代替不定式,it作形式宾语，能用于这种结构的词还有feel，think,make,consider等。e.g.Doyoufinditeasytosolvetheprobleminthisway?Idon’tthinkitpossibletomasteraforeignlanguagewithoutmuchmemorywork.Doyouconsideritnecessarytodotheexperimentonceagain?Wehavemadeitarulenotsmokeintheoffice.4.Perhapsitmakesusfeelmorecontentwithourlifebecausewefeelthereissomeoneelseworseoffthanourselves.1)contentn.(oftencontents)sth.containedinsth.所容纳之物,内容,目录;(oftencontent)thesubjectmatterofawrittenorspokenwork,suchasabook,magazineoraspeech.e.g.Thedrawerhadbeenemptieditscontents.Shehadn’treadtheletterandalsowasunawareofthecontents.Atthefrontofbookisatableofcontents,givingdetailsofwhatisinthebook.Thecontentofyouressayisexcellent,butit’snotverywellexpressed.IlikethestyleofherwritingbutIdon’tlikethecontent.2)contentadj.satisfied,happy,notwantingmore满意的;满足的e.g.TheoldGrannyiscontenttoliveinthesmallvillagealone.Areyoucontentwithyourpresentsalary?Sheisquitecontenttostayathome,lookingafterherchildren.3)contentv.tomakecontentorsatisfied使……满意或满足e.g.Weshouldnevercontentourselveswithbookknowledgeonly.Hecontentedhimselfwithonepieceofcake.4)worseoff是badlyoff的比较级形式,inapoorposition,esp.financially境况比……更差;betteroff是welloff的比较级形势,inabetterposition境况比……较好e.g.Theyaretoobadlyofftohaveaholiday.,Weshouldnotcomplainaboutbeingpoor—manypeopleweremuchworseoff.Iwenttohishomeandfoundhislivingconditionwasworseoffthanmine.Infactmanypeoplearebetteroffthantheywerefiveyearsago.5.However,someactorscanastonishuswiththedeepfeelingstheycaninspireinusforacharactertheyareplaying.howeveradv.（usedtocommentonapreviouslystatedfact）althoughsth.,iswasormaybetrue;nevertheless然而,不过,仍然;nomatterhow无论如何,不管怎样。e.g.Hisfirstresponsewastosayno.Later,however,hechangedhismind.Wethoughtthefigureswerecorrect.However,wehavediscoveredsomeerrors.However(Nomatterhow)colditis,healwaysgoesswimminginwinter.Youshouldtrytogetagoodnight’ssleephowevermuchworkyouhavetodo.Howeverlateheis,motherwillwaitforhimtohavedinnertogether.【辨析】however和but都可以表示转折,两者在词性和结构用法上是有区别的。however是连接副词,连接两个分句时,必须另起新句,并用逗号隔开,位置可以位于句中、句首、句末。but是并列连接词,连接两个并列分句时,只能位于两个句子之间,且其后不能加逗号。6.Hebecamefamousforusingaparticularformofacting,includingmimeandfarce.particularadj.notgeneraloruniversal单独的,特殊的,一般的;separateanddistinctfromothersofthesamegroup,category,ornature特定的,个别的;worthyofnote;exceptional特别的,特殊的,值得注意的,与众不同的e.g.ShehasaparticularpreferenceforChineseart.ThereisoneparticularpatientI’dlikeyoutosee.Wemustpayparticularattentiontothispoint.Thedocuments(文件)areofparticularimportance.【拓展归纳】inparticular特别地particularly特别地,特殊地beparticularabout...对……挑剔,对……讲究e.g.Helovessciencefictioninparticular.Helikesthecountry,particularly(especially)inspring.Thefashionableladyisparticularaboutherclothes.【辨析】particular,especial,specialparticularadj.特别的,讲究的,挑剔的。强调特定的,个别的,与众不同的。specialadj.专门的,特殊的,特别的。强调的是事物特有的性质、性格或专门的目的、用途。especialadj.特别的,主要的,突出的。强调的是重要性,有“优越、好感”之意。7.Heplayedapoorandhomelessperson,whoworelargetrousers,worn-outshoesandasmallroundblackhatandcarriedawalkingstick.worn-outadj.(ofthing)badlydamagedand/ornolongerusefulbecauseithasbeenusedalot磨损的,损坏的,穿破的;（ofaperson）betiredout筋疲力尽的e.g.Theseshoesareworn-out.Iwasworn-outafterthelongjourney.Canwesitdown?I’mworn-out.8.Thenhecutofftheleathertopoftheshoe,treatingitasifitwerethefinestmeat.cutoffv.1)toremovesth.fromsth.largerbycutting切掉,剪下;toblockorgetinthewayofsth.阻止,切断;2)tostopthesupplyofsth.tosb.中断,中止;3)tointerruptsb.whoisspeakingonthetelephonebybreakingtheconnection中断,中止;4)topreventsb./sth.fromleavingorreachingaplaceorcommunicatingwithpeopleoutside,aplace隔绝,隔离e.g.Hehadhisfingercutoffinanaccidentatwork.Theycutofftheenemy’sretreat(撤退).Ourwatersupplyhasbeencutoff.Wewerecutoffinthemiddleofourconversation.ShewasinNanshaIslandsforsixmonths.Shefeltasifshewerecutofffromtheoutsideworld.【拓展归纳】cutacross取捷径;抄近路 cutout剪除；切掉；割掉cutin插嘴 cutdown看到；砍伤；砍死cutback修剪;减少;削减 cutup切碎9.Hewasinsuchahurrythathebumpedinto/knockedinto/cameacrossanoldlady.knockintov.tomeetunexpected撞上,偶遇e.g.Iknockedintoanoldfriendofmineinthestreettheotherday.Heknockedintoaladystandingthere.【拓展归纳】knockdown撞倒 knockoff将……撞下knockagainst撞击 knockover撞翻knockat/on敲（门/窗） knockoutof从……中敲出
