Period 2　文本研读课

学习目标

　　1.Learn what nonverbal humour is by Charlie Chaplin's career.

　　2.Understand and enjoy English humour.

　　3.Make a further understanding of some important words,phrases and sentence patterns in this period.

　　4.Master the reading skills such as skimming and scanning.

自主预习

　　Enjoy the jokes on Page 17 and discuss the differences between Chinese humour and English humour.

思考导引

　　A passage about The Gold Rush is shown to experience the nonverbal humour.

课堂探究

　　1.Fast reading

　　A.Read the passage fast and match each paragraph with its main idea.

　　Paragraph 1　　　　　what Charlie's childhood was like

　　Paragraph 2 what his most famous character was like

　　Paragraph 3 introduction to the topic

　　Paragraph 4 an example of a sad situation that he made funny

　　Paragraph 5 his achievements

　　B.Complete the note about Charlie Chaplin using the information in the passage.

　　Born:　　　　　

Job:　　　　　　　　　

Famous character:　　　　　　　　

Costume:　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

Type of acting:　　　　　　　

Died:　　　　　　　

　　2.Detailed reading

　　A.Read the first paragraph carefully and then find out the answer to the question.

　　What effect does Charlie Chaplin's acting have?

　　B.Read the second paragraph carefully and answer the two questions.You can discuss with your partner.

(1)Can you explain the sentence "Not that Charlie's own life was easy!"in English?