Charlie Chaplin

S2: He was one of the funniest actors.

T: Charlie Chaplin(第3页) is considered one of the greatest directors and funniest actors in history of the cinema. He is the most outstanding genius artist, who made the people all over the world burst into laughter.

At last, tell the Ss today let's read about the famous actor and film director.

Step III Listening

Get the Ss to listen to the tape of the passage and then answer the following questions.

1. What kind of films did Charlie Chaplin(第3页) act in?

2. Which were more popular, his early films or his later films ?

StepⅣReading

Get the Ss to read the passage quickly to find the answers to the following questions.

1. How many films did he act in? How many films did he write, direct and act in?

2. What did he do when he was five years old?

  A. How about at the age of eight?  B. What happened in 1912?

3. What’s his own manner of acting?

4. Can you tell me his two most famous films?

5. Which were more popular, his early films or his later films?

6. When was he born? When did he die? Where was he buried?

StepⅤDiscuss

T organizes the Ss to discuss the two topic in a few minutes( work in pairs )

1.How do you think of the Charlie Chapin?

2.What do you learn from Charlie Chapin?

Step ⅥLanguage points

1. Ask the Ss to underlined the following expressions. Give them some explanations.

be conferred…,at the age of eight, set off for…set off= departed, left, the one that was to become world-famous, in the air, be uncertain about=be hesitant, be honoured for

StepⅦ Note making

SB Page 27, part 2.

1 On the Bb writes the following:

Chaplin was born in London in 1889.

Born: London, 1889                                                    

2 Let the Ss do the note making individually. Check the answers at the end of this activity.

Step Ⅷ Practice

SB. Page 27, Part 3. Check that the Sa understand what they have to do. Do the first two items orally with whole class. Then let them work in pairs. Check the answers at the end.

Answers: 1. in 2. in 3. at 4. By 5. to 6. by 7. During 8. Between9. of 10. on

StepⅨ Workbook

Do WB Ex 2 on P. 94.

StepⅩ Homework

1. Recite the 3rd Paragraph of the text.

2. Finish off part 3 on P27

探究活动

　　1.教师给学生们布置采访的活动，主要是学生们了解和采访话剧演员的工作，或是其它行业演职人员的具体工作情况，教师可指导学生们一些常用语的表达

　　1)      choose: play, actors and actresses, 2) practise: where to stand/move; entrances and exits; the actors and actresses; timing so on.

　　2.目的：培养和启发学生们发表自己的意见和想法

　　 方法：教师列出卓别林生活的年代：如：

In 1889

Born in London

In 1894

First acted

In 1897

Joined a group of child dancers

In 1906

17 years old and set off for the USA

In 1912

A second trip to the USA

By the end of 1914

Made 35 films

From 1915 to 1918

Made 27 films

In 1919

Started a film company

1925

The Gold Rush was made

Between 1940and 1966

 Made only six films

　　教师让学生们了解这位伟大演员，导演，制片人，剧作者的一生经历，教师问学生们从他的身上学到的东西如何运用到你的学习中去？如果你是一们导演，你将如何开展你的工作？教师让每个学生参与进来，积极表达自己的思想和看法。

关系代词不可省略。