Book4Unit 3reading导学案

Book4Unit3 A taste of English humour

Period 1 Reading

【Learning aims】

1. Learn something about English humor.

2. Learn the methods of skimming, scanning through self-study and cooperation.

学3. Analyze some difficult sentences and improve the students’ reading ability. 【Instructions】

案 装 订 线 1. Before class, finish the3 tasks within 15 minutes.

2.In class, read the passage carefully and finish the exercises by self-study and cooperation. After that, consolidate the passage by filling in blanks without referring to the text. 3. After class, write a short passage using the words and phrases in the passage.

【课前预习】

Task1.The qualities of Charlie Chaplin

_______________________________________________________________________________ Task2.Read the passage again and choose the best answers.

1. Who is the main character of the text? What was he famous for? _________________________________________________________________

2. How many famous films or characters are mentioned in the text? What are the names?

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3. Charlie Chaplin made people laugh when they felt depressed, so they feel _________. A. less satisfied with their lives B. more content with their lives C. more worried about their lives. D. they had a miserable life.

4. Explain “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face\ 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. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy. 5. The Little Tramp is well known because ____. A. Chaplin played a poor and homeless person. B. B. The character was social failure.

C. Chaplin wore large trousers, worn-out shoes and a small round black hat and carried a walking stick.

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D. Chaplin play a role as a man who determined to overcome difficulties and was kind even when people were unkind to him. 6. Chaplin was given a special Oscar for _______

A. the characters he played in his films. B. the films he directed.

C. the joy he gave us in his films. D. the contributions he made in films.

Task3.Find and mark the phrases in the text and remember them. 1. __________vt. 使惊讶 2.___________ adj. 特别的 3. ________ 愉快的 4. _________n.流浪汉 5. _________ adj. 无家可归的 6. __________vt.克服 7. _________adj. 幸运的 8. ___________ adj. 杰出的 9.__________ 担任主角 10. ____________ 穿破的 穿旧的 11.______________ 对…感到满意 12.______________穷的

【课内探究】 Task1. Match the main idea of each para.

Para. 1 Charlie’s childhood Para. 2 His achievements

Para. 3 Why people needed cheering up Para. 4 An example of his work: the Gold Rush Para. 5 His famous film character: the little tramp

Task2.Read the text again and fill in the blanks. Born Died Job Type of acting Character Notes on Charlie Chaplin’s career Born in ________in_______ He died in ______and he was buried in__________ The Little_______

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Costume _____trousers, __________shoes and ______________hat Reason for success charming, social failure with a __________to ________difficulties and he is always kind. Task 3. Discussion: Is humour helpful? Why?

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Task 4. Analyze and translate the following sentences

1. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives.

析：when 引导__________从句

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.

析：it作______________, that引导_________________， 能用此结构的动词_________________________________

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

析：leaving the family even worse off 短语作________________成分

4. Instead they are hiding in a small hut on the edge of a mountain during a snowstorm with nothing to eat. ____________________________________________________________________ 析：划线部分为__________________结构

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

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析：to overcome all difficulties在句中作_______语。

【 当堂检测 】

As an outstanding humorous actor, Charlie Chapin __________ the lives of Americans and British during the period of silent films. He made people laugh at a time when they felt_________, so they could feel more________ with their lives.

His charming character, the little tramp, was well-known all over the world. It was a poor and _________person wearing large trousers, ________ shoes and a small round black hat, and carrying a walking stick. A social __________as the little tramp was, he was loved by all the people for his ________and determination to __________all difficulties and being kind to others when they were unkind to him. In the famous film The Gold Rush, Chaplin managed to make the sad situation---eating a boiled shoe ________by using nonverbal humor.

Such is Charlie Chaplin, loved and remembered as a great actor who could ________ people with great confident.

【 课后延伸 】

1. Read the passage again and review the new words and expressions. 2. Read aloud the whole passage.

3.依据课文内容，联系实际，发挥想象。Write a funny story in a logical order.

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