Stepone:GreetingsGreetthewholeclassasusual.Steptwo:Lead-inI’mverygladtogiveyouaclass.Today,we’lltalkaboutsomethingabouthumor.Butbeforetheclass,let’slookatthescreen.Pleaseenjoytheproverb:Asmilealwaysmakesayoungman.Doyouknowwhatthisproverbisabout?Yes,good.It’saboutlaughter.LaughisveryimportantinourlifebecauseItcanbrightenupourdailylifeItisalsogoodforourhealth.Sodoyouwanttolaugh?Payattentiontothescreen.Pictureoneisaman,heisdrivingacowwithwheelsatahighspeed,onafreewayIguess.Picturetwoisalittlekid,butheissostrong.They’reveryinterestingandhumorous.Butstophere;wecannotwatchanotherone,’causetheproverbgoes:”Asmilemakesayoungman”.Soyouaretooyoungtolaughmorethantwice.Otherwiseyouwillbelikethis.OhGee.ThankGod,youdidn’tlaughthathardWhoisthemosthumorouspersonintheworld?Maybeit’sCharlieChaplin.Hewasoneofthemostfamoushumoriststhatcanmakeotherslaughallthetime.Hewasagreatsilentmoviestar.Hisactingwassoamazingthatsometimesyoumayfindhimageniusfullofimagination.Hereisanexamplefromhismovie:Thinkaboutthisquestion:Ifyouareveryhungrywillyoueatapairofshoes?ButCharlieChaplindid.Nowlookatthescreencarefully:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthis?Hisactingisconvincing.OK.Today,wewilllearnmoreabouthim.Stepthree:FastReadingPleaseturntopage18.Let’sseethepassage---AMasterofNonverbalHumor.Listentothetapeandthenfindouttheanswerstosomequestions.Youcanfollowthetape.Questions:1.NotesaboutCharlieChaplin’scareer2.Findoutthemainideaofeachpart.Stepfour:CarefulReadingThroughfastreadingwe’veknownthemainideaaboutthispassage.Nowlet’s1understandthetextparagraphbyparagraph.Paraone:Readthisparagraphtogether,andthenfindouttheanswertothequestion.WhateffectdoesCharlieChaplin'sactinghave?Hemadepeoplelaughatatimewhentheyfeltdepressed,sotheycouldfeelmorecontentwiththeirlives.Parttwo:Letthestudentsreaditsilently,thenanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Whenwashetaughttosinganddance?Assoonashecouldspeakandwalk.2.Howdidhespendhischildhoodafterhisfatherdied?Hespenthistimelookingafterhismotherandhisbrother.Partthree:Listentothetape,andthenanswerthequestions.Canyougiveadescriptiononthelittletramp?Largetrousers,worn-outshoes,smallroundblackhatandawalkingstickAllhisappearancemakesthelittletrampapoorandhomelesspersonParafour:Listentothetapeofparagraphfour,andthenanswerquestions.1.ReadPara4andanswerthequestionsaboutTheGoldRush.Time:Inthemiddleofthe19thcenturyPlace:California2.Canyouputtheminarightorder?a.Cutofftheleathertopoftheshoe3b.Pickoutthelacesandeatthem2c.Trycuttingandeatingthebottomoftheshoe4d.Sitdownatthetable.1Parafive:Readittogether,andthenfillintheblanks.Stepfive:DiscussionFromthispassage,wecanseethatCharlieChaplinisasuccessfulactor.Nowthinkaboutthis:whywashesosuccessful?Whatshouldwelearnfromhim?Stepsix:Sum-upFromwhatyousaid,wecanconcludesomereasonsforhissuccess.Firstly,determination:fromthepassageweknowthatwhenhewasachildhehasmadeuphismindtobeagoodactor.Secondly,heistheunderdogjustlikehisfamouscharacter—thelittletramp.Hismiserablechildhoodmakeshimhaveastrongsympathytothepoor.Andjustasthelittletampdid,heisoptimistictolifeandalso,hisdevotiontohiscareerplaysanimportantpartinhissuccess.Moreover,Heiskind;fromhisworkswecanseethat.IthinkthesearewhatweshouldlearnfromhimStepseven:HomeworkWriteacompositionaboutCharlieChaplininEnglishforthelocalnewspaper.Relatedwebsite:http://www.CharlieChaplin.com2