教材习题点拨

　　COMPREHENDING

　　Suggested answers to Exercise 1：

Born 1889 Job actor Famous character Little tramp Costume Large trousers，worn­out shoes，a small round black hat and a walking stick Type of acting mime Died 1977 　　Suggested answers to Exercise 2：

　　Paragraph 1：Why people need cheering up.

　　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.

　　In Britain and America people were feeling miserable because of the bad economic situation.Charlie understood their problems.His character "the little tramp" was poor and homeless，but everybody loved him for his kind heart and the way he dealt with his difficult situation.Charlie Chaplin made people laugh at some of these terrible situations like being without food or money.He wrote and directed his own films and received an Oscar for his outstanding work. 　　Suggested answers to Exercise 3：

　　1 Yes，because he understood the problems of people who were very poor.

　　2 Because he was a wonderful actor，understood and sympathized with people's problems and tried to cheer them up.

　　LEARNING ABOUT LANGUAGE

　　Discovering useful words and expressions

　　Answers to Exercise 1：

Noun Verb Adjective Adverb fortune fortunate fortunately contentment content contented，content contentedly performer/performance perform performing humour humour humorous humorously astonishment astonish astonishing astonishingly