Nonverbal Humour

Unit 3 A taste of English humour

Give a description of Chaplin’s appearance

a. wear a small round black hat

b. wear a moustache

c. wear a small coat

d. wear very large trousers

e. carry a walking stick

f. wear a pair of worn-out shoes

His appearance is

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Read the passage and get the main idea of each part:

• Part1:_____ _____________________________

• Part2:______ _____________________________

• Part3:_____ _____________________________

Para1 Not all humor is kind.

Para2-4 About Charlie Chaplin’s humor.

Para5 A short biography about Charlie Chaplin.

True or False ：

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 of the nineteenth century.

4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold .

5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.

6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.

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F

F

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Notes about Charlie Chaplin’s career

Born

Died

Job

Type of acting

Character

Costume

Reason for success

1889

1977actor

“the tramp”, a poor and homeless person

Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round black hat

Charming ,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kind

mime and farce

The Gold

Rush

A picture

from

Discussion:

After seeing his film ,are you very happy or a little sad? Why?

Because he has determination in overc

oming difficulties and being kind even

when people were unkind to him.

Why did people like The Little Tramp?

Find the words or expressions that mean almost the same as these in italics.

1.I know there are many people worse off than me.

A. richer B. earlier C. poorer D. later

2. She has the determination to be successful.

A. skill B. communication

C. will D. confidence

3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an old lady.

A. knocked into B. came across

C. waved goodbye to D. looked up at

4. The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to deal with would not go away.

A. practising B. preferring to

C. trying to talk to D. facing

further choice

1. People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because _____.A. They enjoy doing so. B. It makes people more worried about their life.C. It makes people more content with their life. D. There’s much fun in doing so.

2. In the middle of the 19th century people went to

California to look for ____.

A.film B. gold C.entertainment D.water

3.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

4.What’s the passage mainly about?A.The history of English humor. B.The films Chaplin madeC.The humor Chaplin made in his films D.The Gold Rush in California.

Charlie Chaplin’s biography:

April 16, 1889

1894

1907-1910

1910-1913

1914

1918

1919

He was born in London, England

He debuted in the music hall as a child actor.

He worked with Karno Pantomime Troupe.

He toured USA / Canada with Karno Pantomime Troupe.

He joined Mack Sennett’s film company; started to act in, direct and produce films.

His own studio in Hollywood was completed.

He helped to found United Artists Corporation and worked in it till 1952.

1925

1940

1952

1964

1972

1975

Dec 25, 1977

1992

The Gold Rush was produced.

The Great Dictator saw Charlie Chaplin enter the sound era.

He left the US because of criticism of his political views.

His autobiography is published.

He got an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work.

He was knighted by Elizabeth II, Queen of England and became Sir Charlie Chaplin.

Died in Switzerland.

Film (1992) Charlie Chaplin by Richard Attenborough tells the story of his life.

Fill in the blanksDo you find it funny to see someone ____ on a

banana___,______into someone else round a____,

or ____down a hole in the road? If you do,you are

not____.Some humour can be____. Perhaps it

makes us feel more_____with our life because we

feel there is someone else_____ ____than

ourselves.Charlie Chaplin was born in_____in1889

and at that time films were_____. He became

famous for using a _______form of acting, including_____and____.

sliding

skin bumping corner

falling

alone cruel

content

worse off

poverty

silent

particular

mime farce