【正文】 Prereading Activities Text Study Summary Writing Lead in Lead in 課文 小結(jié) 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作 Interactive Mode I Interactive Mode II Interactive Mode III 1 2 3 Lead in 課文 小結(jié) 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作 Back Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Our topic today is “Charlie Chaplin ”. Charlie Chaplin, though gone for over 30 years, is still a promise of happiness for filmgoers. In a 1995 worldwide survey of film critics, Chaplin was voted the greatest actor in movie history. He was the first, and to date the last, person to control every aspect of the filmmaking process. Now let’s proceed with our topiccentered leadin. Q. 1 How much do you know about Charlie Chaplin’s life? 課文 小結(jié) 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作 Back Tips 1) What of his childhood? 2) What of his career? 3) What of his marital life? … Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Interactive Mode I Q. 2 What is the most important factor that contributes to Chaplin’s success in career? 課文 小結(jié) 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作 Tips 1) His miserable childhood? 2) The influence of his parents? 3) His unique insight into things? 4) His evergreater desire to extend his talents? … Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Interactive Mode II Back Q. 3 Which of his films impresses you most? 課文 小結(jié) 預(yù)習(xí) 寫作 Tips 1) City Lights? 2) The Gold Rush? 3) Modern Times? 4) The Circus? 5) The Great Dictator? … Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Interactive Mode III Back Pre— Reading Background Information Compound Dictation Watch and Discuss 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 1. Charlie Chaplin (18891977)? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Charlie Chaplin was a British edy actor, being the most famous actor in the early to mid Hollywood cinema era, and also a notable director. His principal character was “the Tramp”: a vagrant with the refined manners and dignity of a gentleman who wears a tight coat, oversized trousers and shoes, a bowler hat, a bamboo cane, and his signature toothbrush moustache. Chaplin was one of the most creative and influential personalities in the silent film Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 era: He acted in, directed, scripted, produced, and eventually even scored his own films. His working life in entertainment spanned over 70 years, from the British Victorian stage and Music Hall in England as a child performer, almost until his death at the age of 88. He led one of the most remarkable and colorful lives of the 20th century, from a Dickenslike London childhood to the pinnacle of world fame in the film industry and as a cultural icon. His highprofile public and private life enpassed highs and lows of both adulation and controversy. Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 2. Monsieur Verdoux? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Monsieur Verdoux is a character in the film entitled the same. He is an unemployed banker. While being both loyal and petent in his work, Verdoux is laidoff. To support his family, he periodically heads out of the town, marries wealthy widows and then murders them. This behavior eventually works against him when two particular widows break his normal routine. Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 3. Modern Times? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Modern Times is a 1936 film by Charlie Chaplin that has his famous Little Tramp character struggling to survive in the modern, industrialized world. The film is a ment on the desperate employment and financial conditions many people faced during the Great Depression—conditions created, in Chaplin’s view, by the efficiency of modern industrialization. It was written and Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 directed by Chaplin. The film has been deemed “culturally significant” by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. The Gold Rush is a 1925 silent film edy written, directed by and starring Charlie Chaplin in his Little Tramp role. The Little Tramp ventures into Alaska looking for gold. He gets mixed up with some rough characters and falls in love with the beautiful Geia. He tries to win her heart with his singular charm. Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 4. The Gold Rush? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 5. The Pawnshop? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 The Pawnshop is a film in which Charlie plays a shop assistant who petes with his fellow. When he is fired by the pawnbroker and rehired, he nearly destroys everything in the shop and himself. Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 6. Mack Sent (18801960)? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Mack Sent was an American silent film producer and director, perfected the art of slapstick in his “Keystone” series. During his lifetime he was known as the King of Comedy. Background Information 課文 小結(jié) 導(dǎo)入 寫作 Back 7. Charles Dickens (18121870)? 背景知識(shí) 復(fù)合聽(tīng)寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Charles Dickens was an English novelist. During his career Dickens wrote many entertaining wor