最新英语必修4--unit3导学案

必修四unit3 A taste of English humor

Reading

Skim the text and join the main ideas of each paragraph.

Para 1 An example of a sad situation that he made funny.

Para 2 Why people needed cheering up.

Para 3 His achievements.

Para 4 What his most famous character was like.

Para 5 What Charlie childhood was like.

Scan the passage and then choose the best answers according to the passage. 1．Laughter can remove people's depression because ________.

A．people enjoy it B．it makes people more worried about their life C．it makes people more content with their life D．there's much fun in life

2. Toward the end of 19th century people went to California to look for ________. A．films B．gold C．entertainment D．water 3．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 up

B．he liked singing and dancing very much

C．his parents thought he could make a living by doing so

D．his parents were famous music hall performers

4．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 films B．the films he directed

C．the joy he gave us in his films D．they enjoyed doing so

Careful Reading

1．Read the passage carefully and then try to write down the main idea. 2.The passage is about the life and work of Charlie Chaplin who__________ the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the _____________ in between.

3．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. ( )

Fill in the proper words according to the passage.

Time The life of Charlie Chaplin

In 1889 He was born in a 1._____ family

His

Childhood

His parents were both poor music hall 2.__________.when he was young

He was taught to 3____________.

4._________________, his father died, leaving the family even

5.________

.by his teens, he could mime and act the fool doing

6.___________everyday Tasks.

As time

went by

He grew more and more popular and became known

7._________throughout the world.

Later He wrote, 8.________and produced films he starred in.

In 1972 He was given a special Oscar for his 9.___________ work in films

1n 1977 He died in Switzerland and buried there. As a great 10.__________,he is loved and remembered by the world.