By Jin Zhefang Shengzhou High School

Opinion-sharing

humor

make everything entertaining

brighten our life especially in time of a depressed mood

inspire people with optimism and determination to overcome difficulties…

rid us of boredom and pressure & let us feel content with the reality

MAG IC

A MASTER OF

NONVERBAL

HUMOURdon’t use words or speech

someone who is excellently skilled at sth

Title-analyzing

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Tip1: Make full use of “word transformation” Tip1: Make full use of “word transformation” while memorizing words .while memorizing words .

As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. their lives.

Laughter is the sun that Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human facedrives winter from the human face

a master

introduce the topicintroduce the topic

brightenedbrightened

depresseddepressed contentcontent

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his _________________childhoodhis _________________childhood

born in a poor family in 1889

taught to sing&dance at an early age

his father died early

looked after his sick mother and brother

his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as an child actor

poorpoor//unhappunhappyypainfulpainful//miserablemiserable

subtle

a. behaving in a skilful and clever wayb. not easy to notice or understand

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his __________childhoodhis __________childhood

born in a poor family in 1889

taught to sing&dance at an early age

his father died early

looked after his sick mother and brother

his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as a teenager actor

miseramiserableble

subtle● equip him with an amazing ______● develop a __________ heart● cultivate his ________of hardship

harvests harvests insight

sympathetictolerance

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Not that Not that Charlie’s own life Charlie’s own life was easy.was easy. a topic a topic

sentencesentenceNo one No one was ever bored was ever bored watching him --watching him --his subtle his subtle acting made everything acting made everything entertainingentertaining. . a linking a linking

sentencesentenceTip2: Negative words can be put at the beginning Tip2: Negative words can be put at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize.of a sentence to emphasize.

Paragraph 3:unique unique costumecostumethe little the little

tramptramp

a moustache

large trousers

worn-out shoes

a walking stick

a small round black hat

a social a social failurefailure

nonverbal

entertaining

subtle

Critical thinking

a a truetrue social social failurefailurebe poor in ___________ & be low in ___________

money/materialsocial status

butbe rich in ________________ & with a ______heart

mentality/psychologykind

optimism and determinationto overcome difficulties

!!!overcome

Tip3: Pay special attention to some Tip3: Pay special attention to some contrastive conjunctions (contrastive conjunctions ( 转折词转折词 ))

Paragraph 4: one one exampleexample

who

The Gold The Gold RushRush

whathow

He tries He tries cuttingcutting and and chewingchewing the bottom of the shoe the bottom of the shoe as if it were as if it were the finest steakthe finest steak. Then he . Then he picks out picks out the the lace of the shoe and lace of the shoe and eatseats it as if it were it as if it were spaghettispaghetti. He . He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.

Charlie Charlie cuts off cuts off the leather top of the shoe the leather top of the shoe and and sharesshares the shoe with the other fellow. the shoe with the other fellow.

cuttingcutting chewingchewingthe finest steakthe finest steak picks out picks out

eatseats spaghettispaghettiTip4: Proper verbs and metaphors (Tip4: Proper verbs and metaphors ( 比比喻喻 )) make vivid descriptionmake vivid description

Ending

cuts off cuts off sharesshares

entertaining

nonverbalsubtle

convincing

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Limelight

Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspired people with great confidence. inspired people with great confidence.

___________achievements

a true master

Modern Times The Great Dictator

refer to the topic( 点题 )

remarkable

In Britain and America, people were b_________In Britain and America, people were b_________because of the bad economic situation. Due to his because of the bad economic situation. Due to his own _________ childhood, Charlie understood and own _________ childhood, Charlie understood and sympathized with their problem. His charactersympathized with their problem. His character““the little tramp” was poor and __________, the the little tramp” was poor and __________, the image of a social _________, but everybody loved image of a social _________, but everybody loved him for his __________ and _____________ to him for his __________ and _____________ to __________difficulties . Charlie, through his mime, __________difficulties . Charlie, through his mime, _________ people’s life, _________ people’s life, ridding people of ________ridding people of ________mood and thus making them feeling ________ with mood and thus making them feeling ________ with the reality. the reality. No wonder he is recognized as a _______No wonder he is recognized as a _______of nonverbal humor.of nonverbal humor.

adly offadly off

miserablemiserable

homelesshomelessfailurefailure

optimismoptimism determinationdetermination

overcomeovercomebrightenedbrightened depresseddepressed

contentcontent

mastermaster

summary

M:

A:

S:

T:

E:

R:MASTER

Miserable childhood

Amazing insight

Sympathetic heart

Tolerance of hardship

Entertaining acting styleRemarkable achievements

Critical thinkinga miserable childhood

remarkable achievements

a sharp contradiction

The key to the transformation is _______and ___________.

a lesson for all

optimism determination

Difficulties can be a blessing but not a burden; hardships can be a stepping stone but not a barrier; sufferings can be another harvest but not a chain( 枷锁 ).

Girls Boys

Consolidation of words

the quality of trying to do something even when it is difficult

d____________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

etermination

1

a tendency to believe that good things will always happen

o________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

ptimism

2

interesting and amusing

e__________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

ntertaining

3

caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems

s___________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

ympathetic

4

extremely unhappy or uncomfortable

m_________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

iserable

5

that makes sb believe that sth is true

c__________

According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.

onvincing

6

The Great D_________, which lasted from 1929 to the early 1940s, was a severe economic downturn. 

epression

Fill in the blank with a proper word.

7

经济大萧条

Happiness lies in c__________.

Fill in the blank with a proper word.

ontentment

知 足 常 乐。

8

While I did my utmost to accomplish the task, all my efforts ended in f______.

Fill in the blank with a proper word

ailure

9

Tu Youyou’s winning Nobel Prize for medicine has produced a scene of joy t____________ China.

Fill in the blank with a proper word

hroughout

10

Whenever running into challenges, we should face them and then o_________ them bravely.

Fill in the blank with a proper word

vercome

11

Charlie’s s_____ acting could make everything amusing, enabling everyone to enjoy his performance.

Fill in the blank with a proper word

ubtle

12

This non-profit organization is intended to build more houses for the h________.

Fill in the blank with a proper word

omeless

13

a doctor’s degree

a ________ degreemaster’s

a bachelor’s degree

14

better off worse off

antonym ( 反义词 )

15

flexibly s_____tiffly

antonym ( 反义词 )

16

comedy t_______ragedy

antonym ( 反义词 )

17

悲剧

bore boredom

word transformation

转变成名词

18

bright brighten转变成动词

word transformation

19

Add oil to a lamp and you will have Add oil to a lamp and you will have a brighter life; add love to a house a brighter life; add love to a house and you will have a family; add and you will have a family; add h______ to life and you will enjoy a h______ to life and you will enjoy a whole new world more wonderful whole new world more wonderful than you ever expected.than you ever expected.

Fill in the blank with a proper word. 20

umorumor

Add Add oiloil to to a lamp a lamp and you will have and you will have a a brighter lifebrighter life; add ; add lovelove to to a house a house and and you will have you will have a familya family; add ; add humorhumor to to lifelife and you will enjoy and you will enjoy a whole new a whole new worldworld more wonderful than you ever more wonderful than you ever expected.expected.

AssignmentAssignment1. Surf the Internet to find more information about humor and prepare to share it with others.

2. Memorize new words learned

in the passage.