Period 3　知识讲练课

学习目标

　　1.To grasp the usage of such words and expressions as astonish,entertain,failure,convince,badly off,pick out,etc.

　　2.To master the following patterns.

　　(1)As Victor Hugo once said,"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face".

　　(2)Then he picks out the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.

学习过程

　　➡Step 1 Revision:课文再现

A MASTER OF NONVERBAL HUMOR

　　Charlie was born in a poor family.You may find it (1)　　　(惊奇的)that Charlie was taught to sing as soon as he could speak and dance as soon as he could walk.(2)　　　(不幸的是)his father died,(3)(使得)the family even (4)　　　　　　(更贫穷),so Charlie spent his childhood (5)　　　　　　(照顾)his sick mother and his brother.By his teens,Charlie had become one of the most popular child actors in England.He could mime and act the fool (6)　　　　　　　　　　　　(做日常的事物).His subtle acting made everything (7)　　　(滑稽可笑).

　　(8)　　　　　　　　　　　　(随着时间的流逝),he became known throughout the world as the little tramp.This character was a social (9)　　　(失败者)but was loved for his optimism and determination to (10)　　　　　　　　　(战胜所有困难).

　　Here is an example from one of his most famous films,The Gold Rush.He and his friend are so hungry that the little tramp tries boiling one of his leather shoes for dinner.Then he (11)　　　　　　(切)the leather top of the shoe and (12)　　　　　　　　　　　　(和同伴分享这只鞋)the other fellow.Charlie (13)　　　　　　(挑出)the lace of the shoe and eats it as if it were spaghetti.He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.The acting is so (14)　　　(有说服力的)that it makes you believe that it is one of the best meals he has ever tasted!

　　Charlie Chaplin wrote,(15)　　　(指导)and produced the films he (16)　　　　　　(主演).In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his (17)　　　(杰出的)work in films.He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could (18)　　　(鼓舞)people with great (19)　　　(信心).

　　➡Step 2　Reading

　　1. ...up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin.

　　......关于这一点,直到今天也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。

　　【观察思考】

　　(1)He has been unconscious up to now.

　　直到现在他还不省人事。

　　(2)We haven't heard from her up to now.

　　直到现在我们还没有收到她的来信。

up to now常与现在完成时连用。

up to还可表示下列意义

(1)　　　　　

The hall can hold up to 100 people.