【公开课】必修四Unit3 Reading

课题：Unit 3 A taste of English humor高一英语必修4Unit3 Reading教学目标：1.Learn about the art of nonverbal humor.2.Learn about Charlie Chaplin ,a master of nonverbal humor,and his excellent performance in silent films.3.Help students know the differences between English and Chinese in humor.重点难点：1.How to help students understand and enjoy English humor.2.How to help students tell the differences between English and Chinese in humor.3.how to help students use scanning and skimming methods to improve their reading skills and speed up their reading.教学方法：Skimming, scanning, summarizing教学准备：A computer, a projector, course ware, a tape-recorder.教学过程：Step1.Lead-in:Look at the pictures below ,do you know who are they and which kind of humor they belong to?Step2.Words review:(你能朗读并说出下列单词或短语的意思吗？）Performer:astonishing: Unfortunately: Ordinary:entertaining:throughout: Homeless:failure:overcome:direct: convincing Outstanding: up to now:badly off:c ut off: pick out:star in:Step3:Fast reading:(1)What’s the passage mainly about?A.The history of English humor .B.The films Charlie made.C.Charlie Chaplin and the humor he made in his films.D.The Gold Rush in California.(2)Read the passage fast and match each paragraph with its main idea. Paragraph1. A.what Charlie’s childhood was like.Paragraph2. B.What his most famous character was like Paragraph3. C.an example of a sad situation that he made funny Paragraph4. D.Why people needed cheeringParagraph5. E.his achievementsStep4:Careful-reading:Para.1:Read the first Paragraph carefully and then find out the answer to the question.What effect does Charlie Chaplin’s acting have ?Para.2:Fill in the blanks.Charlie Chaplin’s early life:●He was in a poor family in 1889 and was taught to sing anddance as a little child.●His father’s death made the family so he spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother.●By his, he had become one of the most popular child actors in England.Para.3 What’s the character of Charlie’s walk around stiffly carrying a walk stick?Para.4:Put the following the sentences in the right order( )a.Chaplin tried chewing the bottom of the shoe.b.Chaplin boiled one of his leather shoes.c.Chaplin cut off the leather top of the shoe.d.Chaplin picked out the lace of the shoe.e.Chaplin ate it as if it were spaghetti.Para.5: Fill in the blanks.Achievements:●He wrote,and produce the films he starred in.●In 1972 he got a special Oscar for his work in films.●He is loves and remembered as a great actor who couldpeople with great confidence.Step5.Careful-reading: Reading the passage again and do True or False.●Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy.●People who don’t know English cannot enjoy Chaplin’s films.●In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friends are fortunate to find somegold.●In The film the meal he eats is hard to chew.●Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well. Step6:Summaryof nonverbal humor, who brought laughter to people and them to go through hard times with great .Fill in the blanks according to the text.Charlie Chaplin came from a poor family. Both his parents were music hall 1. ___________(perform). He started appearing on the stage while he was still a child. After his father died, the family became even 2.______(badly）off. By his teens, Chaplin had become a popular actor in England. No one got 3. ________(bore) watching him.Later, he began making films. His charming character, the little tramp, made him 4. ________(know) throughout the world. Thischaracter was a social 5. __________ (fail) but was loved for his optimism and 6. ___________(determine) to overcome all difficulties.In The Gold Rush, the little tramp and his friend try boiling a pair of leather shoes for their dinner. Chaplin first picks 7. ______ the laces and eats them. Then he cut 8. ______ the leather top of the shoe. Finally he tries cutting and 9. __________(chew) the bottom of the shoe. He eats each mouthful with great 10. ________ (enjoy).Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films that he starred in. He is still loved and remembered as a great actor even today.Step7:Homework1.Surf the Internet to find more information about Chaplin and his films.2.Read the passage again and find out the useful words and expressions.Try to learn them by heart.板书设计：Step1.Lead-in:Step2.Words review：Step3:Fast reading:Step4:Careful-reading:Step5.Careful-reading:Step6:SummaryStep7:Homework。

Unit 3A Taste of English HumourTeaching material: New Senior English for Chinese Student’s Book 4Teaching duration: 40mins.Ⅰ.Teaching content:Unit 3 A Taste of English HumourⅡ. Teaching aims:After this class, students will be able toLanguage and Language skills:1.master some new words and expressions: humor; comedy; performer; fortunate;bored; entertain; throughout; homeless; failure;overcome;convincing;up to now; feel/be content with; badly off;worn- out; pick out; cut off; star in…etc.2. obtain the knowledge: what is a punchline? How to introduce a person? How tomake your introduction convincing? How to introduce a story?What is the life and work of Charlie Chaplin? What is thekind of humour we can all laugh at---nonverbal humour?Language strategies:1. predict the main idea of the passage, organize three steps to describe a person,and foresee the organization of the text (using skills to describe a person).2. skim the article by themselves, divide the passage into three parts according tothe skills mentioned above and match the main idea with each paragraph.3. scan paragraph 4, on the basis of the introduction of a story find out theinformation about The Gold Rush, such as its time, place, characters and incident, and watch a fragment of The Gold Rush. (students can make a comparison with the introduction of a person)4. read the rest passages in details, and do some exercises, including translating,comprehending ,watching videos and discussing with teammates.5. discuss with group members: Do you think his poor childhood helped Chaplinin his work? Why?6. l earn a poem from Alexander Pushkin, “If by life you were deceived”.7. describe a family member with the help of the skills mentioned and write apassage within 100wordsAffection: be a humorous soul and be optimistic towards study and lifeCultural awareness: Humour is different in each country but people aroundthe world have the same sense of humour.Ⅲ. Teaching focus:1.Students will be required to predict the main idea and learn the skills ofdescribing a person.2.Students will be led to skim the passage to match the main idea with eachparagraph, use the skills on how to describe a person, and then read the passage in details to analyze the article with the skills mentioned.3.Students will be inspired to scan paragraph 4 to find the basic information of TheGold Rush according to the skills of storytelling and make a brief comparison with the introduction of a story.4.Students will be encouraged to answer questions related to the article: A Masterof Nonverbal humour, and learn how to get the structure of each paragraph and how to make your introduction convincing from the perspective of the third person.5.Students will be required to discuss with their teammates and learn some goldenqualities from Chaplin, such as optimism, independence and inspiration from life.6.Students will be asked to appreciate a poem and encouraged to carry on.7.Students will be requested to write a composition about his or her familymembers with the techniques mentioned above.Ⅳ.Teaching difficulties:1. Learn how to describe a person;2. Learn how to introduce a story;3. Realize the difference of different countries in humour;4. Cooperate with teammates and learn knowledge from group activities.5. Be aware of the importance of humour.Ⅴ.Teaching aids:Multi-media, chalks, textbook and laser penⅥ. Teaching procedures:Step 1 Leading in (Time: 5mins)1.(1min) Students will be asked what humor is.2.(1min) Introduce Lennin’s definition: H umor is a beautiful and healthy quality. (attract students’ attention by a quote from Lennin, and make them realize that humor is a kind of personality and that humor makes people laugh)3.(3mins) display some forms of humor, such as punchlines, jokes, cross talks and mimes, in the hope that students will gather some ideas that humor is different in each country, but people around the world have the same sense of humor.Step 2 Before-reading (Time: 4mins)1. (1min) Brief introduction of Charlie Chaplin2. (1min) Prediction1) Look at the pictures and the title:Who the master is and which topic is talked about2) Charlie Chaplin; humor3) The passage might be the introduction of Charlie Chaplin’s humor.3. (2mins) A panorama of how to describe a person?How to describe a person?Opinion: what kind of a person is he or she?Evidence: major life stories; impressive examplesConclusion: achievements or commentsStep 3 While Reading (Time: 23mins)(3mins) 1. Read the passage quickly, ask students to pay attention to the beginning of each paragraph, and divide the passage into three parts (using the skills of describing a person) and match the main idea with each paragraph on the screen.(5mins)2. Scan paragraph 4 quickly and find out the elements of an incident with the hope that students will make a comparison between the introduction of a person and that of an incident, and then play a video about the fragment.3.Careful Reading (14mins)Para 1. (2mins) Read the first paragraph and paraphrase one sentence1)What does "Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face” mean?A. Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring.B. Laug hter can keep one’s face warm, especially during freezing winter.C. Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy.D. Laughter can warm the earth and end winterPara 2. (2mins) Read the second paragraph and do the comprehending exercise2)Which one is NOT the hardship(困难) that Chaplin experienced in childhood?A. He was taught to sing as soon as he could speak.B. He looked after his sick mother and his brother.C. He was taught to dance as soon as he could walk.D. He became one of the most popular child actors in England.Para 3. (7mins) Read the third paragraph and finish the description of the Little Tramp and a translation of an “eye of the passage”.3)(3mins) Find the sentence that describes the physical appearance of the LittleTramp and divide it into details.(Let students have a deeper understanding of the little tramp’s image, and that the description of physical appearance contributes to the understanding of characters.)4) (4mins) Group Work: Translate (翻译) the sentence “This character was a social failure but was loved for his optimism and determination to overcome all difficulties.” (Line 1, Para 5.)该角色虽生活潦倒，但他心态积极乐观、勇于克服万难，这使得他赢得（观众）的喜爱。

Unit3 Reading 优教学案（二）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.课堂探究Step I GreetingsGreet the whole class as usual.Step II Lead-in and Pre-reading1. Review the words.2. Introduce the different styles of humour.3. Let the students think about and discuss the questions in the part of Pre-reading.Step III ReadingTask One Let the students skim the text quickly and find the right answers to the questions.(1)What’s the passage mainly about?A. The history of English humour.B. The films Chaplin made.C. The humour Chaplin made in his films.D. The Gold Rush in California.(2)In the middle of 19th century, people went to California to look forA. filmsB. goldC. entertainmentD. waterTask Two Let the students scan the text to get some information about Charlie Chaplin and accomplish Comprehending One.Born:___________________________________________________________ _Job:___________________________________________________________ __Famous character: __________________________________________________ Costume:_________________________________________________________ Type of acting: _____________________________________________________ Died:___________________________________________________________ _Task Three Let the students read the text carefully and match the main idea of each paragraph.Paragraph 1 an example of a sad situation that he made funnyParagraph 2 his achievementsParagraph 3 what Charlie’s childhood was likeParagraph 4 what his most famous character was likeParagraph 5 introduction to the topicStep IV DiscussionTask Four In pairs discuss these questions about Charlie Chaplin.(1)Do you think his poor childhood helped him in his work? Why?(2)Why do you think he was so successful?Step V Summary and HomeworkSummaryCharlie Chaplin was born in a _____ family in _____ and at that time films were silent. He was a famous _____, especially in _____ and farce. His silent films are still popular today. His charming character was _____, who was very poor, very _____ even when people were _____ to him. He was a social _____, and he was homeless, but he had _____ to overcome difficulties. What he wore were _____ shoes, large trousers and a small round black hat, and he was always carrying a walking stick.Charlie Chaplin _____ in the film The Gold Rush. He played a man with bad luck, eating shoes with great _____ when he _____ a snowstormin a small wooden house.Step VI The Design of Writing on the BlackboardStep VII Homework1. Surf the Internet to find more information about Chaplin and his films.2. Read the passage again and find out the useful words and expressions. Try to learn them by heart.参考答案：Step IIverbal: funny stories; jokes; limerick; sketch; cross-talknonverbal: mime; farce; funny poses; clownStep IIITask One(1)C (2)BTask Two Born: in 1889Job: actor, writer, director, producerFamous character: the little trampCostume: moustache, large trousers, worn-out shoes, small round black hat, walking stickType of acting: nonverbal humourDied: Switzerland, 1977Task ThreeParagraph 1: introduction to the topicParagraph 2: what Charlie’s childhood was likeParagraph 3: what his most famous character was likeParagraph 4: an example of a sad situation that he made funnyParagraph 5: his achievementsStep IVTask Four(1) Yes, I think so. Because his poor childhood offered the experience of poor life and toughened him.(2) Because he brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in between, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than him.Step Vpoor; 1889; actor; mime; the little tramp; kind; unkind; failure;determination; worn-out; starred; enjoyment; was caught in。