Unit Two

1. Unit Two

2. Teaching Objectives • Enlarge vocabulary • Talk about personal experience • Learn to read for details • Learn to write about a person’s life

3. Sections Section A Charlie Chaplin Section B The Political Career of a Female Politician Section C A Family of Firsts

4. Section A Charlie Chaplin

5. Table of Contents 1.Background Information 2.Warming-up Activities 3.Text Analysis 4.Vocabulary and Structure 5.Vocabulary Tests 6.Translation & Writing

6. Background Information Charlie Chaplin Charles Spencer Chaplin was born on 16th April, 1889 in Walworth, London, and lived a Dickensian childhood, shared with his brother, Sydney, that included extreme poverty, workhouses and seeing his mother’s mental decline put her into an institution. Both his parents, though separated when he was very young, were music hall artists, his father quite famously so. But it was his mother that Charlie idolized and was inspired by during his visit of the backstage while she performed, to take up such a career for himself.

7. Dickens Charles Dickens, 1812—1870, an English novelist, considered by many to be the greatest one of all. His many famous books describe life in Victorian England and show how hard it was, especially for the poor and for the children. They include The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield, Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities.

8. Hollywood An area of Los Angeles which is known as the center of the American film industry. In terms of geography, Hollywood refers to an area consisting of the City of West Hollywood and its vicinity that form part of the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is generally thought that everyone living in Hollywood is extremely rich, famous, and concerned with appearances but in fact many parts of Hollywood today are poor, dirty and badly cared for.

9. Mack Sennett Mack Sennett: (1880—1960) U.S. film producer, born in Richmond, Quebec. He worked in the theatre as a comic in burlesque companies, and from 1908 in silent films. He later formed his own company and hundreds of shorts, establishing a whole generation of players and a tradition of knockabout slapstick under the name of Keystone Komics (1912), and later the Sennett Bathing Beauties (1920). He received a Special Academy Award in 1937.

10. Warming-up Activities Comprehension of the Text 1. What do you learn about Charlie Chaplin from the first paragraph of the passage? 2. According to the author, why did CC win great popularity in other countries than in his own country,Britain? 3. Why didn't’t Chaplin’s comic beggar seem very English? 4. What do you know from this passage about Chaplin’s film named Modern Times.

11. Comprehension of the Text 5. How did Chaplin usually create his great comedy? 6. How can you feel Chaplin’s deep need to be loved and his fear of being betrayed? 7. What influence did Oona have on Chaplin’s life? 8. Which word in the last paragraph can best describe the incident mentioned?

12. Referencefor Comprehension Questions 1. He lived a poor and miserable life during his childhood. 2. Possibly because he left Britain when he was young and never came back; most figures he created were not of a gentleman-like British style. 3. His dress and behavior were not English. 4. It was the first movie in which Chaplin used voice for the character.

13. Reference for Comprehension Questions 5. Using his physical sense to invent his art as he went along without prepared script. 6. We can find that from the character he created, such as the flower girl and the French wife killer. 7. She brought stable happiness to him and became the center of rest in his life. 8. Comic.

14. Text analysis Text main idea The text is about Charlie Chaplin’s life which is full of contrasts. He came into the world miserable but brought the world endless joy. His Tramp on the screen, crude or coarse in the eyes of the English, gave him permanent fame in movie history. His nonsense screen language with no known nationality brought about his huge success. The contrast between his desire to be loved and his fear of being betrayed led to his painful marriages but brought him the luck to walk into the sunset with Oona. And even after his death, the theft of his body served as a fitting memorial to his life as a great comic.

15. Text Structure Part II Part III Part IV Part I Para1-2: The general Introduction of Charlie Chaplin Para 3-6: Professional success of Chaplin Para 7-8: Emotional life of him Para 9: The end of his life

16. Main idea for Part I Ageneral introduction: He was from a poor family but a man that created a comic character of lasting fame. He won reputation in many countries and he was spotted by talent scouts of Hollywood.

17. Developing technique (1) Narration (叙事法) Para. 1 He was born in a poor area of south London. He wore his mother’s old red stockings cut down for ankle socks. His mother was temporarily declared mad. (The first three sentences tell of Chaplin’s poor living conditions objectively.) Dickens might have created Charlie Chaplin’s childhood. But only Charlie Chaplin could have created the great comic character of “the Tramp”, the little man in rags who gave his creator permanent fame.(The comparison in the last two sentences displays the author’s admiration for Chaplin.)

18. Main idea for Part II His professional success: His Tramp won him a tremendous success though many people thought it a bit crude. The nonsense language he made up in sound movies brought him huge fame. And the immense talent, combined with his determination to explore them contributed to his secret of great comedy.

19. Developing technique (2) Para. 4deals with Chaplin’s invention of “a screen language”, which also has much bearing on the nationality. … and he had to find “the right voice” for his Tramp. In Modern Times… he made up a nonsense language which sounded like no known nationality. ... But if he’d been able to speak with an educated accent in those early short comedy movies, it’s doubtful if he would have achieved world fame. And the English would have been sure to find it “odd”. No one was certain whether Chaplin did it on purpose but this helped to bring about his huge success. Key-word-centered narration (核心词叙述法)

20. Main idea for Part III His emotional life: The contrast between his desire to be loved and his worry about being betrayed found its way into his comedy of Monsieur Verdoux but meanwhile brought him the luck to walk into the sunset with Oona in reality.

21. Developing technique (3) General-specific (总-分法) A general statement: Life eventually gave Charlie Chaplin the stable happiness it had earlier denied him. Detail 1: Charlie Chaplin found in Oona O’Neill Chaplin the stability and affection that spanned the 37 years age difference between them . Detail 2: Oona O’Neill Chaplin was well-prepared for the battle against the rumors charging Chaplin as a Marxist sympathizer. Detail 3: Oona O’Neill Chaplin was the center of rest in the quarrels in their own large family of talented children.

22. Main idea for Part IV The sad incident, the theft of his dead body, was widely taken as a fitting memorial to the world most famous comic. The end of his life:

23. Developing technique (4) Narration-argumentation (叙述-议论法) But one can’t help feeling Chaplin would have regarded this strange incident as a fitting memorial — his way of having the last laugh on a world to which he had given so many.

24. Vocabulary and Structure words & phrases patterns • cut down • for god • sad to say • in rags • trip up • to revolt against sb. • come down in the world • find one’s way into • might have done sth. • it’s doubtful if / whether • have an urge to do sth. • lose faith in sth. • it’s a relief to know • find in sb. a man / woman of

25. 1.cut down:删减，裁短 words & phrases 活学活用 你的文章得删掉一些，以便能收入书中。 Your article will have to be cut down in order to fit into the book.

26. 2.for good:永久 这种药只需注射几支，病就彻底治愈了。 活学活用 A few shots of this drug cleared up the disease for good.

27. 3. sad to say:不幸的是 不幸的是，这个海滨胜地曾经风景如画，现在却人满为患。 活学活用 Sad to say, this seaside resort was formerly as beautiful as a painting, but now is overcrowded with people.

28. 4. in rugs:穿着破衣烂衫 有些地方小孩都赤着脚，穿着破衣服或面粉袋。 活学活用 There are areas where every child is barefoot, and dressed in rugs or old flour sacks.

29. 5. trip up:绊倒，（诱导）犯错 仔细读读这个问题，因为出题人有时会有意诱导你犯错。 活学活用 Read the question carefully, because the examiners sometimes try to trip you up.

30. 6.revolt against:反抗 人民终于起来反抗军事独裁。 活学活用 The people revolted against the military dictatorship.

31. 7. come down in the world:穷困潦倒 当我们不得不卖掉房子，搬到市区的一间小公寓住时，我们感到的确已经穷困潦倒了。 活学活用 When we had to sell our house and take a small apartment downtown, we felt we’d really came down in the world.

32. 8. find one’s way into:找到出口 有建议说，随着新的一轮更为高级的计算机应用热潮进入家庭市场，多媒体会变得十分普遍。 活学活用 There are some suggestions that multimedia will become commonplace in homes as a further wave of more mature computer application finds it’s way into the home market.

33. 1. might have done sth.可能会 patterns 这个计划可能会很容易失败，可是事实上大大成功了。 活学活用 This plan might easily have gone wrong, but in fact it was a great success.

34. 2. It’s doubtful if / whether: 值得怀疑，不肯定 这幅画是不是毕加索画的很值得怀疑。 活学活用 It’s doubtful if this painting is a Picasso.

35. 3. have an urge to do sth. 做…欲望 他有强烈的竞争并获得成功的欲望。 活学活用 He had a powerful urge to compete and succeed.

36. 4. lose faith in sth.对…失去信心 审判之后，他们家人说他们对司法制度失去了信心。 活学活用 After the trail, his family said they have lost all faith in the judicial system.

37. 5. It’s a relief to … 松一口气，欣慰 当得知他们家人灾难之后都安然无恙，他们松了一口气。 活学活用 It’s a relief to know that their family were safe and sound after the disaster.

38. 6. find in sb. a man /woman of: 发现某人具有… 我们发现她是一个充满幽默感和智慧的女士，拥有工商管理硕士学位。 活学活用 We have found in her a woman of wit and intelligence, with a master’s degree in business administration.

39. Vocabulary Tests Test I Test II

40. Test I (1) Choose the best answer to each question. 1.Jack’s shirt was burned by ____ from the fire. A) spots B) spills C) sparks D) sprays 2. To our ____, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) entertainment B) judgment C) relief D) relaxation

41. Test I (2) 3. The working of the machine ____ that of the human brain. A) compromises with B) competes with C) communicates to D) corresponds to 4. The attack was the latest in a series of border ____ in that area. A) accidents B) incidents C) events D) occurrences

42. Test I (3) 5. Three days after the trial the prisoner was ____ secretly, and the body was buried under a tree inside the prison. A) murdered B) convicted C) executed D) punished 6. His skin was ____ from years of working outdoors. A) elastic B) clumsy C) coarse D) delicious

43. Test I (4) 7. Three people were killed in a head-on ____ between a bus and a car. A) collapse B) conflict C) collision D) crush 8. When the singer appeared, the audience started to ____ loudly. A) claim B) crack C) clap D) crash

44. Test I (5) 9. I guess Jones didn't have a chance to win the election. Almost all of the people in the city voted for his ____. A) opponent B) candidate C) colleague D) advocate 10. Ruth has gone back to California ____. She will not return to the East. A) for long B) before long C) ever since D) for good

45. Test II (1) Fill in the blanks with the phrases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. revolt against aim at make up come down trip up go along result in turn into make up for come up with 1. She is ______ winning a gold medal at the next Olympic Games. 2. I went to university at the age of 45 and worked and played very hard, ______ the lost time.

46. Test II (2) revolt against aim at make up come down trip up go along result in turn into make up for come up with 3. The oppressed peasants rose up and began to ______ the dictator. 4. I’m terribly sorry. I didn’t mean to_____ you _____. 5. She has ______ some brilliant schemes to double her income. 6. In the fairy tale, the witch cast a spell in the prince and _____ him _____ a frog.

47. Test II (3) revolt against aim at make up come down trip up go along result in turn into make up for come up with 7. I’m trying to ______ a good excuse for being late. 8. The accident ______ the death of two passengers. 9. We have a flexible approach to what we’re doing, which allows us to make any necessary changes as we ______ . 10. Selling hamburgers for a living! He had ______ in the world, hasn’t he?

48. Key to Testing Keys to test I 1. C 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. C 8. C 9.A 10. D Keys to test II 1. aiming at 2. making up for 3. revolt against 4. trip…up 5. come up with 6. turned …into 7. Make up 8. resulted in 9. go along 10. come down

49. Translation (1) 1. But only Charlie Chaplin could have created the great comic character of “The Tramp”, the little man in rags who gave his creator permanent fame. 衣衫褴褛的小人物 声名永驻 但只有查理•卓别林才能塑造出了不起的喜剧角色“流浪者”，这个使其创作者声名永驻的衣衫褴褛的小人物。

50. Translation (2) 2. But if he’d been able to speak with an educated accent in those early short comedy movies, it’s doubtful if he would have achieved world fame—and the English would have been sure to find it “odd”. 受过教育的人的口音 值得怀疑 但假如他在早期那些短小喜剧电影中能操一口受过教育的人的口音，则他是否会闻名世界就值得怀疑了，而英国人也肯定会觉得这很“古怪”。