【公开课】必修四Unit3 Reading

皆大欢喜 As You Like It
第十二夜 Twelfth Night
pantomime 哑剧
Reading
A Master of Nonverbal Humor
Charlie Chaplin
Para 1 Choose the best answer.
1. How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from
Modern Times 摩登时代
The Great Dictator 大独裁者
the human face.”? C
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.
Little Tramp
The Little Tramp was
a _p_o_o_r_ and _h_o__m_e_l_e_s_s__
person.
Tramp 流浪者
Which is NOT true? C A. Charlie was a master of non-verbal
humor. B. Charlie showed humanity and
His father _d_i_e_d_, leaving the family even _w__o_r_se__o_f_f __.
His parents taught him to __s_in_g__ as soon as he could speak and _d_a_n_c_e__ as soon as he could walk.
Para 4
The Gold Rush 淘金记
1.The Gold Rush, one of Chaplin’s most famous
films, was made in __A__.
A. America
B. Britain
C. Canada
D. Australia
2.The story of The Gold Rush happened B____.
C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.
People enjoy seeing other people’s bad luck because ___C______.
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.
Para 2: Finish the chart.
Childhood What happened
Things
Family
Unit 3 A Taste of English Humor
Warming up &
Reading
cross talk Hale Waihona Puke Baidu声
sketch comedy 小品
talk show 脱口秀
威尼斯商人 The Merchant of Venice
仲夏夜之梦 A Midsummer Night’s Dream
kindness in his movies. C. Charlie was a social failure, so he
could play that character well. D. Charlie must have experienced sad
situations when he was a child.
What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie
Charplin? D
A. positive
B. negative
C. serious
D. appreciative
The writer mentioned that Charplin’s character “little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work, which proves that the writer likes Charplin and appreciates his work.
Teens
Charlie became one of the most popular childa_c_t_o_r_s_ in England through his _h_u_m_o_u__r_.
Para 3 a small black hat
a moustache
a stick
very wide trousers
A. in the 1750s B. in the 1850s
C. in the 1890s D. in the 1950s
3. In The Gold Rush, Chaplin and his friend eat a pair of shoes because _D__. A. they are interested in it B. the shoes are delicious C. they want to make the people laugh D. they are very hungry
Para 5
What’s the author’s attitude to Charlie Charplin?
A. positive C. serious
B. negative
D
D. appreciative
The writer mentioned that Charplin’s character “little tramp” is charming and lovable, and he won an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding work, which proves that the writer likes Charplin and appreciates his work.