Unit 1 Laugh out Loud! Writing & Presenting ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Learning Aims To read the passage about Charlie Chaplin. To learn to write a comedian. To learn about the stand-up comedy acts. 2 How much do you know about him? 4 A famous English actor, comedian, movie maker, screenwriter, editor, musician, and author. Famous in silent movies (where there was no talking or sound). His movies 1914: Making a Living 1916: The Floorwalker 1916: The Fireman 1936: Modern Times 1940: The Great Dictator 1957: A King in New York (April 16, 1889 – December 25, 1977) 5 Charlie Chaplin's Unique Acting Style General Introduction of Charlie Chaplin My Favorite Charlie Chaplin’s Film The Power of Charlie Chaplin's Works Read the blog post and match the headings to the paragraphs. 6 Four steps to introduce a writer or comedian Step 1: General introduction Step 2: Why do people like him Step 3: His/her most famous work Step 4: Some comments on him/her 7 Choose a comedian who makes you laugh. Think of the information you want to include and complete the notes below. General introduction: ___________________________________ Why I like him / her: ___________________________________ His / Her funniest work: ___________________________________ My comments: ___________________________________ One possible version Tang Jiezhong, one of China's top cross-talk artists, died in Beijing on 18 June 2017. The 85-year-old had worked with a number of outstanding comedians throughout his career, including Ma Ji and Jiang Kun. Tang made a great contribution to the Chinese cross-talk. In his performances, he played many different funny characters vividly. For instance, he imitated different singing styles to make people laugh. My favourite Tang Jiezhong's work is The Reverie in the Tiger's Den(《虎口遐想》) with Jiang Kun. A twenty-eight lad was trapped in the tiger's den by mistake, which caused a series of funny daydreams. And many people tried their best to rescue him. I adored their performing style and humour. Tang dedicated his life to the cross-talk career. He performed many times in a row at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. He is really a great cross-talk performer. General introduction Why I like him / her His / Her funniest work My comments One possible version: Rowan Atkinson is a British comedy actor. He was born in England on January 6,1955 and graduated from Oxford University. He has many fans both in England and many other countries. Mr.Bean is a popular British comedy television series, in which Rowan Atkinson is in the leading role. Mr. Bean, the character created by Rowan, is a bit silly, but the series tells people to be optimistic about life and shows Rowan's humour through rich body movements. Rowan Atkinson has won many awards and is being hailed as another greatest comedian after Charlie Chaplin. Stand-up Comedy 单口喜剧有预先设定的稿件，但在话题上不固定； 注重与台下观众的互动，在表演过程中通常会根据互动随机应变； 中间通常会穿插各种舞台表演，如舞蹈、歌唱、抽奖、朗诵等等； 在内容上，单口喜剧会以风趣幽默的语言针砭时弊、讽刺时政人物、揭露社会现象、揭示深层次的人性缺点，使观众在笑声中对社会、对自身有所思考，有所收获，侧重“发人深省”，而不是简单地为娱乐而娱乐。 13 Group Discussion Think about the stand-up comedy acts you have seen and answer the questions. 1. What were the main topics of these acts? 2. How many people were there on the stage? 3. How did they make the audience laugh? 4. Were any props used? 14 Prepare your own comedy act. The punch lines of your stories/jokes Ways of presenting: storytelling/joke telling/audience interaction/mime… The topic of your comedy act: personal experience/social event/popular culture… The opening and closing: make it surprising/exciting/funny 15 Write the script for your act and complete the table. Add useful expressions and structures you can think of. Opening Main body Closing 16 $$