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Unit 4
Lesson 3
My Favourite Comedian
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Do you know the person behind Mr Bean?
1. Who are they? What’s the difference?
2. Do you think there is any similarity between the actor and the character he created?
Mr Bean
(comedy character)
Rowan Atkinson
(actor)
How many parts can the text be divided into?
What aspects of Rowan Atkinson are introduced in the text?
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Rowan Atkinson is an English actor, comedian and screenwriter. In Britain, Mr Atkinson is mostly famous for many successful TV shows but internationally we know him best as the awkward, clumsy, but always amusing Mr Bean.
screenwriter n. 编剧
be famous for 因...而著名
mostly adv. 主要地
awkward adj.尴尬的
clumsy adj. 笨拙的
amusing adj.好笑的,有趣的
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If you think that Rowan Atkinson is anything like his famous creation, then you are in for a surprise. On the contrary, he is nothing like Mr Bean.
that引导宾语从句
和......一样
大吃一惊
相反的
和...一点也不像
Rowan was born on 6 January, 1955. He grew up on a farm with his parents and three older brothers. His father was very strict and did not believe in the value of television.
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on +具体某一天
长大
grow-grew-grown
相信
We always clean our classroom _____Monday.
We usually go camping _____ July or August.
I usually get up _____six o'clock.
on
in
at
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Rowan Atkinson
Personal information Nationality:
Date of birth:
Occupation:
English
January 6, 1955
Actor, comedian, screenwriter
Rowan had a very successful academic career. At the age of 13, he was awarded a scholarship to a boarding school. Later, he studied at Newcastle University where he attained the highest marks in his year.
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academic adj. 学术的
be awarded 被授予
scholarship n. 奖学金
boarding school 寄宿学校
where引导定语从句
in his year 在他这一届
At Oxford, he obtained his master’s degree in electrical engineering. This may explain why he loves fast cars, of which he has many.
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硕士学位
vt. 获得,得到
介词+关系代词引导的定语从句
Education At the age of 13: _____________________________________
At Newcastle University:
_____________________________________
At Oxford:
____________________________________
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was awarded a scholarship
attained the highest marks
obtained master’s degree in electrical engineering
When Rowan was young, he had a stutter and to make his speech clearer, he began to speak very carefully. This may be why some of his characters have unusual ways of speaking.
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n. 口吃,结巴
This / That / It is because... 这是因为…(因)
This / That / It is why... 这是为什么… (果)
The reason why...is that... …的原因是…
You can’t sleep well. This is you are anxious.
You are anxious. This is you can’t sleep well.
The reason you can’t sleep well is you are anxious.
because
why
why
that
As early as primary school, Rowan had already shown a talent for acting, but it was only later at university that he decided to become an actor. A key event occurred one day in 1976 when he was playing around and pulling a face in the mirror. “I discovered my face,” he said later.
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早在...时候
展示出...的天赋
强调句型:it is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其它
when引导的定语从句
玩耍
扮鬼脸
强调句型:it is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其它
I saw Tom in the playground yesterday.
强调主语:正是我在昨天操场上遇见了Tom
强调宾语:我昨天在操场上遇见的正是Tom
强调地点:我昨天正是在操场上遇见的Tom
强调时间:我正是在昨天的操场上遇见的Tom
It was I that /who saw Tom in the playground yesterday.
It was Tom that/who I saw in the playground yesterday.
It was in the playground that I saw Tom yesterday.
It was yesterday that I saw Tom in the playground.
Acting career At primary school: _______________________________
At university: ___________________________________
In 1976: _______________________________________
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showen a talent for acting
decided to become an actor
discovered his face
John Lloyd, who worked as a producer for BBC Television, says that one rarely meets someone with such genius, and that when he worked with Atkinson he became convinced that Rowan would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin.
who引导的非限制性定语从句
that引导宾语从句
两个宾语从句并列,第二个that不可省
that引导宾语从句
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genius,
would be more famous than Charlie Chaplin
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Adverbs
Adverbs modify or tell us more about a verb, an adjective or another adverb. 副词用来修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
She speaks softly. (tells us more about the verb “speaks”)
She is very beautiful. (tells us the degree of the adjective “beautiful”)
She runs extremely fast. (tells us the degree of the adverb “fast”)
Adverbs usually answer the questions of how, where, when, how often and to what extent.
副词通常表示方式、地点、时间、频率和程度
Types of adverbs What it does Examples
Adverbs of manner
方式副词 Tell us how something is done
(如何做) happily, sadly, loudly, softly, quickly, easily, carelessly
Adverbs of place
地点副词 Tell us where something takes place here, there, behind, inside, outside
Adverbs of time
时间副词 Tell us when something takes place yesterday, tomorrow, soon, immediately, now
Adverbs of frequency频率副词 Tell us how often something is done seldom, never, often, rarely, always, usually, occasionally
Adverbs of degree
程度副词 Tell us the extent or degree to which something is done very, extremely, absolutely, hardly, too, quite
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Adverbs
Categories of Adverbs Adverbs
Adverbs of Time
Adverbs of Manner
Adverbs of Degree
Adverbs of Frequency
later quickly constantly happily truly rarely purely
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later
quickly happily
truly purely
constantly rarely
later quickly constantly happily truly rarely purely
We don’t like snow so we ________ go skiing.
She’s very worried so she _________ asks where her mother is.
That paining is ________ beautiful! Amazing!
When Helen got her new ballet shoes, she smiled, put them on and danced around ________.
I could tell, ________ by the look on his face, that he was disappointed.
The rain was pouring down so we ________ ran inside.
She _______ wrote warmly of his delightful words and behaviour.
rarely
constantly
truly
happily
purely
quickly
later
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