1、Unit 3 A taste of English humour,单元话题美文,Laugh and the world laughs with you.Even better，you might live longer，a Norwegian researcher reports.Adults who have a sense of humor outlive those who dont find life funny，and the survival edge is particularly large for people with cancer，says Sven Svebak of
2、the medical school at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He released his study of about 54,000 Norwegians，tracked for seven years，at the American Psychosomatic Society meeting.At the start，patients filled out questionnaires on how easily they found humor in reallife situations and how i
3、mportant a humorous perspective was.,The greater a role humor plays in their lives，the greater their chances of surviving the seven years，Svebak says.Adults who scored in the top one-quarter for humor appreciation were 35% more likely to be alive than those in the bottom quarter，he says.In a group o
4、f 2,015 who had a cancer diagnosis at the start，a great sense of humor cut someones chances of death by about 70% compared with adults with a poor sense of humor，Svebak says.,笑一笑，世界与你同笑。据挪威一位研究人员称，笑的功效甚至不只于此，笑还可以延年益寿。挪威科技大学医学院的斯文斯维白克说，有幽默感的成年人比认为生活无趣的人寿命长，这一点在癌症患者身上尤为明显。 斯文对约54 000个挪威人进行了长达七年的跟踪调查，他
5、在美国身心研究学会召开的一次会议上公布了这一调查结果。研究人员先让病人们填写调查问卷，其中包括在现实生活中发现幽默的容易程度以及幽默视角的重要性问题。 斯维白克说，病人的幽默感越强，他在七年之内活下来的可能性越大。幽默感得分位居前四分之一的病人生存下来的几率比排在后四分之一的病人高35%。据斯维白克介绍，对一个共有2 015名癌症病人的小组的研究表明，幽默感较强的人死亡的几率比没什么幽默感的人低70%左右。,课文预读,Period One Warming Up & ReadingPre-reading,匹配左边的单词和右边的汉语意思 第一组,1.humour A.忧愁的；沮丧的 edy B.满
6、足的；满意的 3.depressed C.幽默；滑稽 4.brighten D.使更愉快；使更有希望 5.content E.喜剧,第二组,6.performer A.厌烦的 7.astonish B.幸运的；吉利的 8.fortunate C.平常的；普通的 9.ordinary D.表演者；演出者 10.bored E.使惊诧,第三组,11.entertain A.迷人的；有魅力的 12.charming B.用旧的；用坏的 13.moustache C.战胜；克服 14.worn D.小胡子 15.overcome E.使欢乐；款待,第四组,16.leather A.使信服 17.che
7、w B.皮革 18.convince C.导演；指挥 19.direct D.嚼碎；咀嚼(食物) 20.gesture E.手势；姿态,第五组,21.confidence A.乐观；乐观主义 22.optimism B.遍及；贯穿 23.outstanding C.信心；信任 24.throughout D.失败(者) 25.failure E.突出的；杰出的,.Humor is a word that means making others laugh.If someone often makes others laugh，we say he is humorous and we call
8、him a humorist.Please match the name of art forms and their Chinese names.,1.mime A.相声 2.farce B.喜剧 3.cross talk C.哑剧 edy D.歌剧 5.sketch E.独幕剧 6.opera F.闹剧；滑稽剧 7.one-act play G.木偶剧 8.puppet show H.小品；幽默短剧,.Who is your favorite comedy actor？Please give the reasons.Do you like Charlie Chaplin and his f
9、ilms？Please list some of his films that you have ever seen.,Step 1 Fast-reading .Whats the main idea of the passage? A.How Chaplin entertained the audience with his humour. B.A brief introduction to Charlie Chaplin. C.One of Charlie Chaplins most famous filmsThe Gold Rush. D.The history of English h
10、umour.,答案,.Match the mian idea of each paragraph. Para.1 A.An example of a sad situation that he made funny. Para.2 B.His achievements. Para.3 C.What Charlies childhood was like. Para.4 D.What his most famous character was like. Para.5 E.Why people needed cheering up.,答案,Step 2 Careful-reading .Read
11、 the passage and judge whether the following sentences are true(T) or false(F). 1.Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small boy.( ) 2.People who dont know English cannot enjoy Charlie Chaplins films. ( ) 3.Charlie Chaplin learned singing and dancing when he was very young. ( ),答案,T,F,T,4.In The G
12、old Rush Charlie Chaplin and his friend are fortunate to find some gold.( ) 5.Charlie Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.( ),答案,F,T,.Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer. 1.How do you understand the sentence “Laughter is the sun that drives winter f
13、rom the human face”？ A.Laughter is the power to drive winter away and welcome warm spring. B.Laughter can keep ones face warm，especially during freezing winter. C.Laughter can make people forget their problems and make them feel happy. D.Laughter can give people warmth，so their faces are not cold.,答
14、案,1,2,3,4,5,2.In The Gold Rush，Chaplin and the other fellow eat one of his leather shoes because . A.they are interested in it B.the shoe is delicious C.they want to make the people laugh D.they are very hungry,答案,1,2,3,4,5,3.People enjoy seeing other peoples bad luck because . A.they enjoy doing so
15、 B.it makes people more worried about their life C.it makes people more content with their life D.theres much fun in doing so,答案,1,2,3,4,5,4.The little tramp is well-known because . A.Chaplin played a poor and homeless person B.the character was a social failure C.the character is funny-looking D.th
16、ough a social failure，the little tramp was optimistic and determined and always kind to others,答案,1,2,3,4,5,5.Whats the authors attitude to Charlie Chaplin? A.Positive. B.Negative. C.Serious. D.Appreciative.,答案,1,2,3,4,5,Step 3 Post-reading After reading the passage，please fill in the following blan
17、ks. As an outstanding humorous actor，Charlie Chaplin 1._ (brighten) the lives of Americans and British during the period of silent films.He made people 2. (laugh) at a time when they felt depressed，so they could feel more content 3. their lives.,答案,brightened,laugh,with,His charming character，the li
18、ttle tramp，was well known all over the world.It was a poor and 4. (home) person wearing large trousers，worn-out shoes 5. a small round black hat，and 6. (carry) a walking stick.Social failure as the little tramp was，he was loved by all the people for his optimism and determination 7._ (overcome) all
19、difficulties and being kind to others even when they were unkind to him.In the famous film The Gold Rush，Chaplin managed 8. (make) the sad situationeating a boiled shoe 9. (entertain) by using nonverbal humour.,答案,homeless,and,carrying,to,overcome,to make,entertaining,Such is Charlie Chaplin，loved a
20、nd remembered as a great actor 10. could inspire people with great confidence.,答案,who/that,Step 4 Sentence-learning 1.As Victor Hugo once said，“Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”，and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. 句式分析 本句中and连接两个并列分句，a
21、s意为“正如”，引导非限制性定语从句，先行词为整个主句。 自主翻译,正如维克多雨果曾经说的：“笑声如阳光，驱走人们脸,更好。,答案,上的寒冬。”关于这一点，直到现在也没有人能比查理卓别林做得,2.Unfortunately his father died，leaving the family even worse off，so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother. 句式分析 本句由两个分句组成，在第一个分句中，unfortunately作状语，leaving the family e
22、ven worse off为现在分词短语作结果状语；so Charlie spent his childhood looking after his sick mother and his brother为第二个分句。 自主翻译,答案,不幸的是，他的父亲去世了，这使得他的家庭更加艰难，,所以查理的童年是在照顾生病的母亲和弟弟中度过的。,3.The acting is so convincing that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted. 句式分析 本句是一个复合句。The acting is so convincing为主干句，that it makes you believe.为that引导的结果状语从句，that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted为动词believe的宾语从句，由that引导；he has ever tasted为省略了关系代词that的定语从句，修饰先行词meals。 自主翻译,答案,(卓别林的)这场表演是那么有说服力，以至于你会相信这,顿饭是他吃过的最美味的一餐。,