Step1.  Warming up
    1. Have students enjoy some jokes, and let one or two students translate these jokes into Chinese.
Joke 1. 
Policeman: Why did you have to break into the same shop 3 times?
Thief: Well, I stole a dress from that shop but my wife didn’t like it. So I had to go back and change it twice! 
Joke2 
   Custom: What’s that fly doing in my soup?
   Waiter: Swimming, I thinking!
   
2. Encourage students to tell the humors they know in front of the class.
Step2. Lead-in
As the title suggests, in this unit we are going to taste some English humor. 
   Now look at this picture. Do you know who is he? Do you know about him? You must have seen his humorous films. I am sure a lot of people like to see his play. If you not quite familiar with him, now please pay attention to the class. This class we will learn about Charlie Chaplin who considered one of the greatest and funniest actors in the history
Step3. Reading
    Have students work in pairs to discuss following questions, and then report their ideas to the class.
1. Do you think Charlie Chaplin’s childhood helped him in his work? Why?
2. Why do you think he is so successful?
3. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?
4. What should we do to succeed?
5. We should be optimistic no matter what difficulties we meet with
6. Do our best. Pay more time then others. Never give up
Step4. Summary
   In our daily life, we may meet with some happiness and joys, but we will also meet with some sadness and sorrow. When we meet with some sadness, what should we do? We should be optimistic and staunch. Don’t forget to smile! 
Step5. Homework
1. Ask each student to give a joke and present it in class next period.3•1




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板书设计 Unit3. A taste of English humor
   
   1. Do you think Charlie Chaplin’s childhood helped him in his work? Why?
   2. Why do you think he is so successful?
   3. What should we learn from Charlie Chaplin?
   4. What should we do to succeed?