By Jin Zhefang Shengzhou High School
Dec 13, 2015
humor
make everything entertaining
brighten our life especially in time of a depressed mood
inspire people with optimism and determination to overcome difficulties…
rid us of boredom and pressure & let us feel content with the reality
MAG IC
A MASTER OF
NONVERBAL
HUMOURdon’t use words or speech
someone who is excellently skilled at sth
Title-analyzing
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Tip1: Make full use of “word transformation” Tip1: Make full use of “word transformation” while memorizing words .while memorizing words .
As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that As Victor Hugo once said, “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face”, and up to now drives winter from the human face”, and up to now nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie nobody has been able to do this better than Charlie Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and Chaplin. He brightened the lives of Americans and British through two world wars and the hard years in British through two world wars and the hard years in between. He made people laugh at a time when they between. He made people laugh at a time when they felt depressed, so they could feel more content with felt depressed, so they could feel more content with their lives. their lives.
Laughter is the sun that Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human facedrives winter from the human face
a master
introduce the topicintroduce the topic
brightenedbrightened
depresseddepressed contentcontent
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his _________________childhoodhis _________________childhood
born in a poor family in 1889
taught to sing&dance at an early age
his father died early
looked after his sick mother and brother
his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as an child actor
poorpoor//unhappunhappyypainfulpainful//miserablemiserable
subtle
a. behaving in a skilful and clever wayb. not easy to notice or understand
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his __________childhoodhis __________childhood
born in a poor family in 1889
taught to sing&dance at an early age
his father died early
looked after his sick mother and brother
his subtle acting earned him a great reputation as a teenager actor
miseramiserableble
subtle● equip him with an amazing ______● develop a __________ heart● cultivate his ________of hardship
harvests harvests insight
sympathetictolerance
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Not that Not that Charlie’s own life Charlie’s own life was easy.was easy. a topic a topic
sentencesentenceNo one No one was ever bored was ever bored watching him --watching him --his subtle his subtle acting made everything acting made everything entertainingentertaining. . a linking a linking
sentencesentenceTip2: Negative words can be put at the beginning Tip2: Negative words can be put at the beginning of a sentence to emphasize.of a sentence to emphasize.
Paragraph 3:unique unique costumecostumethe little the little
tramptramp
a moustache
large trousers
worn-out shoes
a walking stick
a small round black hat
a social a social failurefailure
nonverbal
entertaining
subtle
Critical thinking
a a truetrue social social failurefailurebe poor in ___________ & be low in ___________
money/materialsocial status
butbe rich in ________________ & with a ______heart
mentality/psychologykind
optimism and determinationto overcome difficulties
!!!overcome
Tip3: Pay special attention to some Tip3: Pay special attention to some contrastive conjunctions (contrastive conjunctions ( 转折词转折词 ))
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who
The Gold The Gold RushRush
whathow
He tries He tries cuttingcutting and and chewingchewing the bottom of the shoe the bottom of the shoe as if it were as if it were the finest steakthe finest steak. Then he . Then he picks out picks out the the lace of the shoe and lace of the shoe and eatseats it as if it were it as if it were spaghettispaghetti. He . He eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.eats each mouthful with great enjoyment.
Charlie Charlie cuts off cuts off the leather top of the shoe the leather top of the shoe and and sharesshares the shoe with the other fellow. the shoe with the other fellow.
cuttingcutting chewingchewingthe finest steakthe finest steak picks out picks out
eatseats spaghettispaghettiTip4: Proper verbs and metaphors (Tip4: Proper verbs and metaphors ( 比比喻喻 )) make vivid descriptionmake vivid description
Ending
cuts off cuts off sharesshares
entertaining
nonverbalsubtle
convincing
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Limelight
Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and produced the films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special films he starred in. In 1972 he was given a special Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in Oscar for his outstanding work in films. He lived in England and the USA but spent his last years in England and the USA but spent his last years in Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is Switzerland, where he was buried in 1977. He is loved and remembered as a great actor who could loved and remembered as a great actor who could inspired people with great confidence. inspired people with great confidence.
___________achievements
a true master
Modern Times The Great Dictator
refer to the topic( 点题 )
remarkable
In Britain and America, people were b_________In Britain and America, people were b_________because of the bad economic situation. Due to his because of the bad economic situation. Due to his own _________ childhood, Charlie understood and own _________ childhood, Charlie understood and sympathized with their problem. His charactersympathized with their problem. His character““the little tramp” was poor and __________, the the little tramp” was poor and __________, the image of a social _________, but everybody loved image of a social _________, but everybody loved him for his __________ and _____________ to him for his __________ and _____________ to __________difficulties . Charlie, through his mime, __________difficulties . Charlie, through his mime, _________ people’s life, _________ people’s life, ridding people of ________ridding people of ________mood and thus making them feeling ________ with mood and thus making them feeling ________ with the reality. the reality. No wonder he is recognized as a _______No wonder he is recognized as a _______of nonverbal humor.of nonverbal humor.
adly offadly off
miserablemiserable
homelesshomelessfailurefailure
optimismoptimism determinationdetermination
overcomeovercomebrightenedbrightened depresseddepressed
contentcontent
mastermaster
summary
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Miserable childhood
Amazing insight
Sympathetic heart
Tolerance of hardship
Entertaining acting styleRemarkable achievements
Critical thinkinga miserable childhood
remarkable achievements
a sharp contradiction
The key to the transformation is _______and ___________.
a lesson for all
optimism determination
Difficulties can be a blessing but not a burden; hardships can be a stepping stone but not a barrier; sufferings can be another harvest but not a chain( 枷锁 ).
the quality of trying to do something even when it is difficult
d____________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
etermination
1
a tendency to believe that good things will always happen
o________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
ptimism
2
interesting and amusing
e__________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
ntertaining
3
caring and feeling sorry about someone’s problems
s___________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
ympathetic
4
extremely unhappy or uncomfortable
m_________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
iserable
5
that makes sb believe that sth is true
c__________
According to the English explanation, please figure out the proper word.
onvincing
6
The Great D_________, which lasted from 1929 to the early 1940s, was a severe economic downturn.
epression
Fill in the blank with a proper word.
7
经济大萧条
While I did my utmost to accomplish the task, all my efforts ended in f______.
Fill in the blank with a proper word
ailure
9
Tu Youyou’s winning Nobel Prize for medicine has produced a scene of joy t____________ China.
Fill in the blank with a proper word
hroughout
10
Whenever running into challenges, we should face them and then o_________ them bravely.
Fill in the blank with a proper word
vercome
11
Charlie’s s_____ acting could make everything amusing, enabling everyone to enjoy his performance.
Fill in the blank with a proper word
ubtle
12
This non-profit organization is intended to build more houses for the h________.
Fill in the blank with a proper word
omeless
13
Add oil to a lamp and you will have Add oil to a lamp and you will have a brighter life; add love to a house a brighter life; add love to a house and you will have a family; add and you will have a family; add h______ to life and you will enjoy a h______ to life and you will enjoy a whole new world more wonderful whole new world more wonderful than you ever expected.than you ever expected.
Fill in the blank with a proper word. 20
umorumor
Add Add oiloil to to a lamp a lamp and you will have and you will have a a brighter lifebrighter life; add ; add lovelove to to a house a house and and you will have you will have a familya family; add ; add humorhumor to to lifelife and you will enjoy and you will enjoy a whole new a whole new worldworld more wonderful than you ever more wonderful than you ever expected.expected.