ATeachingPlanforUnit3ATasteofEnglishHumour

1、A Teaching Plan for Unit 3 A Taste of English HumourThe second period, Reading:A Master of Nonverbal HumourTeaching Aims:Knowledge goalsGet students to learn the useful new words and expressions in this part, such as humour, comedy, content and etc.Let students review about types of English humour a

2、nd Charlie Chaplin.Learning ability goalsDevelop students reading ability and let them learn different reading skills.Enable students to talk about types of English humour and Charlie Chaplin.Emotional goalsLet students learn to find and enjoy humour to make their life easy and happy.Develop student

3、s sense of cooperative learning.Teaching important pointsLet students learn about types of English humourGet students to read the passage to learn about Charlie Chaplin and learn different reading skills. Teaching difficult pointsDevelop students reading ability.(esp.how to find and summerize the ma

4、in idea)Enable students to learn to talk about types of English humourTeaching methodsTask-based teaching and learningCooperation learningDiscussionTeaching aids1.A projecetor and some slides2.Some pictures of different humoursTeaching proceduresStep Greetings & Lead-inShow some funny pictures and s

5、ee which picture can make you laugh. Step revision1) How many kinds of humour do know about?(Tips: jokes, sketch, funny stories and poems,cross-talk, mine, comedy and etc.)2) What kind of humour does these pictures show us?(Tips: There are Charlin Chaplins mine, Mark Tains funny stories and some fam

6、ous Chinese humourists performance.)3) A definition of humour.(Tip: Humour is a word means making others laugh. If someone often makes others laugh. We say he is humourous. We call him a humourist.) Step ReadingPre-readingShow some pictures and ask who he is, make a brief introduction of Charlin Cha

7、plin: He is one of the most famous humourists that can make others laugh all the time. He was a great silent movie stars.Modern Times, The Little Tramp, The gold Rush, City Light are his masterpieces.)Show a video about his film to feel his humorSkimmingThe main idea of the passage.(Tip: sth about C

8、haplin and the humour Chaplin made in his films.)Find out the main idea of each paragraph.para.1 a) What Charlies most famous character was likepara.2 b)Why peaple needed cheeringpara.3 c)His achievementspara.4 d)What Charlies childhood was likepara.5 e)An example of a sad situation that he made fun

9、ny(Tips: b d a e c)ScanningRead the passage and do some true or false.1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy. 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy Chaplins films.3.The Gold Rush is set in California in the late of the nineteenth century. 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his frien

10、ds 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.(Tips: T F F F T T)Careful reading Notes about Charlie Chaplins careerBorn 1889Died 1977Job An actorType of acting mineCharacter “the tramp”, a

11、poor and homeless personThe reasons for his successCharming ,social failure with a determination to overcome difficulties and always kindThe appearance of his character “The little trampe” (A show by a student)Play a part of the movie “The Gold Rush” and put the things in correct order.1. Cut off th

12、e leather top of the shoe. 2. Pick out the laces and eat them. 3. try cutting and eating the bottom of the shoe4. Treat it as if it were the finest meat5. Sit down at the table with plate and drinking up(Tips: 5 2 1 4 3)Step Interview ( two or three groups of students)Work in pairs. Imagine that you are Charlie Chaplin, and your partner is a journalist from 21st Century. Make an interview according to the reading passage. Step Disccusion1. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?2.How many ways can you make others laugh?Step Summary Humou