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Warm-upQuestion: 1. Have you ever seen films acted by Charlie Chaplin?2. Can you tell me some of the films made by him?
Charlie Chaplin
Watch the Video
City Lights
Extensive ReadingRead the passage quickly to find the answers to
the following questions.
1.How many films did he make between 1940 and 1966?
2. Which were more popular, his early films or his later films?
He made only six films between 1940 and 1966.
His early films were more popular.
Listening
paragraph 1
paragraph 2
paragraph 3
paragraph 4
paragraph 5
Find out the meaning of each paragraph after listening.
The brief introduction of Charlie Chaplin
Chaplin’s early life
Chaplin’s own manner of acting
Chaplin’s earliest films
Chaplin’s later films
Intensive ReadingRead the passage again, then tell whether the following
sentences are true or false.
1.Charlie Chaplin is considered as the greatest actor in the history of the cinema.( )
2.He not only acted in films but wrote and directed films as well.( )
3.Altogether he wrote, directed and acted in 69 films during his lifetime.( )
4.He first acted when he was five years old.
( )
False
True
False
True
5.Charlie Chaplin was given his first film part in the Stated during his second trip to the USA in 1912. ( )
6.He always worn a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked.( )
7.Chaplin wrote music for his films “Modern Times” and “The Gold Rush”.( )
8.His early films were silent because he was uncertain about making films with dialogues.( )
9. Not all Chaplin’s later films are popular today. ( )
True
False
True
False
True
SummaryWrite notes about Charlie Chaplin’s lifetime:
Born:__________________
Died and buried:__________________
First appearance on the stage:________
First film part in the USA:_______
Acted in:_____films
Wrote and directed:_____films
Most famous films:_________________________
London,1889
Switzerland,1977
1894
1912
82
69
City Lights; Modern Times
Language study
Watch the videos and study the following expressions.
consider用法讲解
at the age of &set off用法讲解
add.. .to用法讲解
be certain about /of
be uncertain about/of 用法讲解
be honoured for 用法讲解
Oral PracticeTalk about the pictures with your partner.
Talk about the acting of these three persons.
DiscussionWork in pairs or groups to discuss the following.
1.Who are your favourite film stars? Why do you like them?
2.Do you want to live like a film star? Why?
3.Do you think there are some people like Charlie Chaplin now?
ExerciseFill in the blanks with the right words. Charlie Chaplin was considered as one of the
greatest and _______ actors in the ______ of cinema. He made a great ____________ to film industry. He was _________ in many ways during his life time. He began his acting at the age of five.All his life he acted, wrote and directed a large ______ of films. His earliest films were _____, because the sound equipment had not been _________. In fact he
funniest historycontribution
honoured
numbersilent
developed
was________ about making films with dialogues. Chaplin’s own manners of ________ made him world –famous. He wore a small black hat, very ______ trousers and a moustache. He came out with a stick and he ______ it in the ____ as he walked.Today some of his earliest films are still very _______.
uncertainacting
wideswung
airpopular