(2)Why do you think he was so successful?

　　➡Step Ⅴ　Summary and Homework

　　Summary

　　Charlie 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 snowstorm in a small wooden house.

　　➡Step Ⅵ　The Design of Writing on the Blackboard

　　Unit 3　A taste of English humour

　　The Second Period

　　A Master of Nonverbal Humor

　　Main Body

　　Paragraph 1:A talented comedy actor

　　Paragraph 2:Life

　　Paragraph 3:Little tramp

　　Paragraph 4:Example

　　Paragraph 5:Achievements

　　➡Step Ⅶ　Homework

　　1.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 Ⅱ

　　verbal:funny stories;jokes;limerick;sketch;cross-talk

　　nonverbal:mime;farce;funny poses;clown

　　Step Ⅲ

　　Task One　(1)C　(2)B

　　Task Two　Born:in 1889

　　Job:actor,writer,director,producer

　　Famous character:the little tramp

　　Costume:moustache,large trousers,worn-out shoes,small round black hat,walking stick

　　Type of acting:nonverbal humour

　　Died:Switzerland,1977

　　Task Three

　　Paragraph 1:introduction to the topic

　　Paragraph 2:what Charlie's childhood was like

　　Paragraph 3:what his most famous character was like

　　Paragraph 4:an example of a sad situation that he made funny

　　Paragraph 5:his achievements

Step Ⅳ