Unit+4+Humour+Lesson3+My+favourite+comedian高中英語(yǔ)北師大版（2019）選擇性必修第二冊(cè)

HumourUnit4Lesson3MyfavouritecomedianWhoishe?What'shisnationality?What'shefamousfor?WhatTVseriesandfilmshasheactedin?Whatdoyouthinkofhisperformance?HisnationalityisEnglish.HeisfamousforthecharacterMrBeanhe

acted.HeplayedinTVseriesandfilmsofMrBean.P14

1Now,let'sreadtwotextstoknowthecomedian-MrBean.ReadText1quicklytogetthemainidea

ofit.Task1Textoneismainlyabout_____________,aninternationally__________comedycharacter,andoneofhisanecdotes

(軼事).MrBeanrecognisedworldfamousText1Readparagraph1of

Text1.

TelleachotherwhoMrBeanisandwhatissospecialabouthim.Task1?

MrBeanisaninternationally

recognisedcomedy

characterin

filmsandTVseries.?

Heisspecial

becausehishumourisalwaysmade

clearthroughaseriesofsimpleand

funnyactsthatrelypurelyonbody

language.Text1P14

2Text1Task2ReadtherestofText1andfocusonthetwoscenesofMrBeanatthefancyrestaurant.UnderlinetheverbsorverbphrasesthatareusedtodescribeMrBean'sactions.Thentakenotesusingthediagramsbelow.Scene1isseatedatthetabletakesoutacardwritesafewwordsScene2looksatthemenu,

surprisedtakesallthemoneyoutofhiswalletcountsitP16

3Thediagramsshowhowthetextisstructured

bytheverbsorverbphrasesthatareusedtodescribeMrBean'sactions.Theyshowthe

progressionofthescenes.Checkyouranswers.Scene1isseatedatthetabletakesoutacardwritesafewwordsputsitinan

envelopeplacesitonthetablelooksbackattheenvelopeandlookssurprisedopensittofindabirthdaycardputsitonthetableveryhappilyforeveryonetoseeScene2looksatthemenu,

surprisedtakesallthemoneyout

ofhiswalletcountsitputsitinasaucerlooksfromthemenutothemoneywithconcernorders“steaktartare”makesanattempttoeatitsmilesandnodshidesinsidethepurseofawomanthrowssomedownthetrousersoftherestaurant'sviolinistText1ReadText1.MakeinferencesaboutMrBeanandtheauthor.Task31.WhydoesMrBeangotoafancyrestaurantonthis

particularday?

2.DoesMrBeanhavemanyfriends?Howdoyouknow?3.WhydoesMrBeanchoosethe“steaktartare”?4.WhydoesMrBeanpretendtolikethefoodwhenthe

waitersaskhim?5.Whydoestheauthorsaythathewouldn'twanttomeet

someonelikeMrBeaninreallife?

P16

51WhydoesMrBeangotoafancyrestaurantonthisparticularday?

Tocelebratehisbirthday.2

DoesMrBeanhavemanyfriends?Howdoyouknow?

MrBeandoesn’thaveanyfriends.Hegoestotherestaurantaloneandwritesacardtohimselfbuthepretendshereceivesthiscard.3

WhydoesMrBeanorder“steaktartare”?

Steaktartareistheonlydishhecouldpayfor.4

WhydoesMrBeanpretendtolikethefoodwhenthewaitersaskhim?

Becausehewantstobeelegant.5

Whydoestheauthorsaythathewouldn’twanttomeetsomeonelikeMrBeaninreallife?

MrBean’smannersarenotsociallyacceptablesoitwouldbeembarrassingtositwithhimatadinnertable.Task4Text1Fromthescenesintherestaurant,whatcanyouinferaboutMrBean?Findevidencefromthetexttosupportyouropinion.P17

8-1Possibleanswer:

MrBeanisanamusingperson.Hisactionsarealways

surprising.Youcannotimaginewhat

unexpectedbehaviourshe

maydo.Forexample,hehidestherawmeatinsidethesugar

bowl,thetinyflowervaseandunderaplate.Heevenhides

someinsidethepurseofawoman

sittingnearhimandthrows

somedownthetrousersoftherestaurant'sviolinist.Possibleanswer:

MrBeanismorenicethanwise.Hehasnofriendstocelebrate

thebirthdaytogether,buthe

writeshimselfacardand

pretendstoreceiveitsurprisingly.Heisnotrich,butgoestoan

expensiverestaurant.Hedoesn'tlikesteaktartare,butshows

thewaiterthathelikesitand

triestoshowthisbyemptyinghis

plateandhidingthedisheverywhere.Lookatthetwopictures.1.Whoarethey?

What'sthedifference?2.Doyouthinkthereis

anysimilaritybetween

theactorandthe

characterhecreated?Task1Text2Readparagraph1andcheckyourpredictions.1.Whoarethey?What'sthedifference?MrBean.Heisacomedycharacter.RowanAtkinsonHeisanactor.Readparagraph1andcheckyourpredictions.2.Doyouthinkthereisanysimilaritybetween

theactorandthecharacterhecreated?MrBeanisawkward,clumsyandamusing.No.“IfyouthinkthatRowanAtkinsonisanythinglikehisfamouscreation,thenyouareinforasurprise.”O(jiān)nthecontrary,heisnothinglikeMrBean.hasanythingincommonwithwillbesurprisedhasnothingincommonwithText2Task2P16

7ReadText2.CompletethetableaboutRowanAtkinson.RowanAtkinsonPersonalinform-ationNationality:____________________________________________Dateofbirth:___________________________________________Occupation:____________________________________________ActingcareerAtprimaryschool:______________________________________Atuniversity:__________________________________________In1976:_______________________________________________EducationAttheageof13:_________________________________________AtNewcastleUniversity:_________________________________AtOxford:__________________________________________________________________________________________People'scomments______________________________________________________________________________________________________________EnglishJanuary6,1955ActorRowanhadalreadyshownatalentforactinghedecidedtobecomeanactorhediscoveredhisfaceinthemirrorhewasawardedascholarshiptoaboardingschoolhehadthehighestmarksinhisyearheobtainedhisMaster'sdegreeinelectricalengineeringRowanissuchagenius;RowanwouldbemorefamousthanCharlieChaplin.Thenintroducehimtoyourpartner.Text2Task3AccordingtoText2,whatmakesRowanAtkinsonsuccessfulinplayingtheroleofMrBean?Possibleanswer:Goodeducationbackground,greateffortstoovercomehisstutter,andtalentinactingmake

RowanAtkinsonsuccessfulinplayingtherole.P17

8-31.MrBeanisaverypopularTVseriesinBritain.Doyouthinkpeoplelikeitjustforfun?IsthereanyunderlyingmeaningbehindthisTVseries?2.AccordingtoText2,whatmakesRowanAtkinsonsuccessfulinplayingtheroleofMrBean?P17

8-2Possibleanswer:MrBeanissimpleandfunny,whichreliespurelyonbodylanguage,whichisuniversal.Apartfromfun,peoplelikeitbecauseitportrays(描述)ordinarypeople'slifevividly,especiallytheawkwardmoments,oftenwithgoodintentionsbutbadresults.Thisistruetopeople'slifeasnooneisperfect.Themeaningbehinditmightbelifeisstillgooddespitetheimperfections.ItisnotasimplyfunnyTVshow.ThisTVseriesrevealsthehypocrisy（偽善）

ofpoorpeople.MrBeanispoorbuthestillgoestoafancyrestaurant.Hecanonlyaffordonedish.Evenhedoesn'tlikethedish,hepretendstobearichmanandenjoysthedish.2.AccordingtoText2,whatmakesRowanAtkinsonsuccessfulinplayingtheroleofMrBean?Goodeducationbackground,greateffortstoovercomehisstutter,andtalentina