Nonverbal Humour

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Unit 3 A taste of English humour
Nonverbal Humour
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Give a description of Chaplins appearance

• a. wear a small round black hat

b. wear a moustache
c. wear a small coat
d. wear very large trousers
e. carry a walking stick
f. wear a pair of worn-out shoes
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His appearance is
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Read the passage and get the main idea of each
part

• Part1_____ _____________________________
• Part2______ _____________________________
• Part3_____ _____________________________

Para1
Not all humor is kind.
About Charlie Chaplins humor.
Para2-4
A short biography about Charlie Chaplin.
Para5
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True or False
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• 1. Charlie Chaplin was poor when he was a small
  boy.
• 2. People who dont know English cannot enjoy
  Chaplins films.
• 3.The Gold Rush is set in California in the late
  of the nineteenth century.
• 4. In The Gold Rush Chaplin and his friend are
  fortunate to find some gold .
• 5. In the film the meal he eats is hard to chew.
• 6. Chaplin not only acted in films but wrote and
  directed films as well.

F
F
F
T
T
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Notes about Charlie Chaplins career
Born
Died
Job
Type of acting
Character
Costume
Reason for success
1889
1977
actor
mime and farce
the tramp, a poor and homeless person
Large trousers, worn-out shoes and small round
black hat
Charming ,social failure with a determination to
overcome difficulties and always kind
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A picture from
The Gold Rush
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Discussion
After seeing his film ,are you very happy or a
little sad? Why?
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Why did people like The Little Tramp?
Because he has determination in overcoming
difficulties and being kind even when people were
unkind to him.
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Find the words or expressions that mean almost
the same as these in italics. 1.I know there are
many people worse off than me. A. richer B.
earlier C. poorer D. later 2. She has the
determination to be successful. A. skill
B. communication C. will D.
confidence
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3.He was in such a hurry that he bumped into an
old lady. A. knocked into B. came
across C. waved goodbye to D. looked up
at 4. The problem Charlie Chaplin was having to
deal with would not go away. A. practising
B. preferring to C. trying to talk
to D. facing
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further choice
1. People enjoy seeing other peoples bad
luck because _____. A. They enjoy doing so. B.
It makes people more worried about their
life. C. It makes people more content with
their life. D. Theres much fun in doing so. 2.
In the middle of the 19th century people went to
California to look for ____. A.film B.
gold C.entertainment D.water
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3.Chaplin was given a special Oscar for __.
A.the characters he played in his films
B.the films he directed C.the
joy he gave us in his films D.the
contributions he made in films 4.Whats the
passage mainly about? A.The history of English
humor. B.The films Chaplin made C.The humor
Chaplin made in his films D.The Gold Rush in
California.
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Charlie Chaplins biography
April 16, 1889
1894
1907-1910
1910-1913
1914
1918
1919
He was born in London, England
He debuted in the music hall as a child actor.
He worked with Karno Pantomime Troupe.
He toured USA / Canada with Karno Pantomime
Troupe.
He joined Mack Sennetts film company started to
act in, direct and produce films.
His own studio in Hollywood was completed.
He helped to found United Artists Corporation and
worked in it till 1952.
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1925
1940
1952
1964
1972
1975
Dec 25, 1977
1992
The Gold Rush was produced.
The Great Dictator saw Charlie Chaplin enter the
sound era.
He left the US because of criticism of his
political views.
His autobiography is published.
He got an Oscar for a lifetime of outstanding
work.
He was knighted by Elizabeth II, Queen of England
and became Sir Charlie Chaplin.
Died in Switzerland.
Film (1992) Charlie Chaplin by Richard
Attenborough tells the story of his life.
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Fill in the blanks

• Do you find it funny to see someone ____ on a
• banana___,______into someone else round a____,
• or ____down a hole in the road? If you do,you are
• not____.Some humour can be____. Perhaps it
• makes us feel more_____with our life because we
• feel there is someone else_____ ____than
• ourselves.Charlie Chaplin was born in_____in1889
• and at that time films were_____. He became
• famous for using a _______form of acting,
  including_____and____.

sliding
skin
bumping
corner
falling
alone
cruel
content
worse
off
poverty
silent
particular
mime
farce