3.3知识讲练课
Period 3 学问讲练课 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) (惊异的)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) (更贫困),so Charlie spent his childhood (5) (照看)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) (随着时间的消逝),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) (战胜全部困难). 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) (和同伴共享这只鞋)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) (有劝服力的)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) (信念). ➡Step 2 Reading 1. .up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. ……关于这一点,直到今日也没有人能比查理·卓别林做得更好。 【视察思索】 (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.[来源:1] (2) What are you up to? (3) It’s up to you. (4) I’m not up to the job. 【尝试运用】 (1)—What shall we do tonight then? — —whatever you want. A.Help yourselfB.It’s a deal C.No problemD.It’s up to you (2)Up to now,the program thousands of children who would otherwise have died. [来源:1] A.would saveB.savesC.had savedD.has saved 2.He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed,so they could feel more content with their lives. 在感到懊丧的时候,他可以使人们开怀大笑,于是人们对自己的生活感到比较满足。 【视察思索】 (1)Are you content with your present achievement? 你对你目前的成就满足吗? (2)I amcontentto do shopping online. 我情愿网上购物。 (3)I am content that I have a happy family. 我有一个华蜜的家庭,我很满足。 (4)Looking at her grandson,the granny smiled with content. 看着她的孙子,这个老奶奶满足地笑了。 (5)Martina contented herself with a single glass of wine. 玛蒂娜只喝