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Lesson 18 CHARLIE CHAPLIN. Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889 in a poor family.He had to make a living by himself at the age of 10. Then he became an actor. Charlie Chaplin (1889—1977). Charlie Chaplin. Questions:. 1.Who was Charlie Chaplin?.
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Lesson 18 CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889 in a poor family.He had to make a living by himself at the age of 10. Then he became an actor. Charlie Chaplin (1889—1977)
Charlie Chaplin
Questions: 1.Who was Charlie Chaplin? 2.When and where was he born? 3.When did he begin to act in a film? 4.What was his own manner of acting? 5.Why were his earliest films silent? 6.Why did the development of films with sound become a problem for Chaplin? 7.How were Chaplin’s later films? Were they as successful as his earliest films? 8.What was Chaplin honoured for during his lifetime?
Note making: Write notes about Charlie Chaplin’s life: Born:_______________ Die and buried:__________________ First appearance on the stage:______________ First film part in the USA:________ Acted in:_________________ films Wrote and directed: __________films Most famous films:_____________ What he looked like in his early films: _______________________________________ _______________________________________ ____________________ London ,1889 Switzerland,1977 Five years old 1912 82 69 City Lights Modern Times Wore a small black hat ,very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air as he walked
Retelling the story: • 1977 consider greatest funniest actors history of the cinema born 1889 1912 got his first film part as early as developed earliest films were silent his later films not well received 6 1940—1966 he buried Switzerland
Practice: funniest Charlie Chaplin was one of the greatest and_______ actors in the history of the cinema. He made a great _________ to the film industry(电影业). He was ________ in many ways during his lifetime. He began his acting at the age of five. All his life he acted, wrote and directed a large number of films.His earliest films were _______,because the sound equipment had not yet been ________ .In fact he was ____________ making films with dialogues. Chaplin’s own manner 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 _______ as he walked. Even his walking down the street and turning a corner was very special and could _____________ his own. contribution honoured silent developed uncertain about acting wide swung in the air be recognized as
Language points: 1.consider sb./sth.(to be)… = regard … as… You can’t consider him (to be) an honest man. They consider the experiment (to be) a success. Most countries in the world consider Taiwan(to be) a part of China. 2.the cinema =the art of making moving pictures or=the moving picture industry Are you interested in the cinema? The cinema is an important form of art.
3. act vi.“表演”、vt.“扮演…… 角色” All of them acted very well. The little boy was chosen to act in the TV play. “What part are you going to act in the film?” “I’m going to act an officer.” 4.at the age of…/ at +数词 In China,children usually start schooling at the age of 7. Chaplin lost his father at six and began to live a very hard life.
4.set off /set off for(some place) They set off early next morning. The children are always excited to set off for the seaside. 5.as …as He is as tall as his father. I hate him as much as you do. He played the part as early as 1950. China developed the science of farming as early as the 6th century AD.
6.recognize as I recognized the handwriting as that of my father. The man at the entrance was soon recognized as the thief. John is recognized as the best footballer in the school. 7.add … to He intends to add another room to the house. She added some more salt to the soup and it tasted much better. 8.be (un) certain about/of He refused to do the job, for he was uncertain about its success. I’m still uncertain about the use of the phrase.
9.of…kind I don’t like people of that kind. The houses we saw along the line seemed to of the same kind. These machines look the same,but they are of different kind. 10.well received The magazine “Readers” is very well received in China. The recent films are not well received.
11.be honoured for Miss Zhang was honoured for her excellent teaching. The old doctor was honoured for his selfless contributions to people in the mountain areas. 12.contribution to... People remember him for his contributions to the country. The invention of the typewriter is of great contribution to printing.
Homework: Finish off the exercises. Retell the text. Thank you!