Title: Do you know who they are?
1Do you know who they are?
2What do they have in common?
They all make people burst out laughing.
They play in comedies. They are comedians.
They imitate famous people. They pull
faces. They They do a lot of things to amuse
audiences.
3So
1. Do you like to watch comedies? Why or why not?
2. What is your favorite funny movie or TV
program? Why?
3. Who is your favorite comedian? Why?
Discuss the above questions with your partner,
please.
43. My favorite Comedy
Objectives After this period, we will be able to
1. create our own word bank with hints from the
pictures displayed 2. narrate how Mr.
Bean behaves in the fancy restaurant 3.
summarize Mr. Beans characteristics by
making inferences.
5Compare this text with Paragraph 1, underlie the
different parts, and find out whether they
express similar meanings.
Mr. Bean is known world-wide as a comedian. With
a series of simple yet funny acts, he amuses
people no matter what their nationalities or
cultures are. In the comedies he played, Mr. Bean
frequently gets into absurd and awkward
situations. That is how he makes audiences amused
but he rarely uses body language which is
universal.
6be internationally recognized / be known
world-wide
comedy character ? comedian
no matter / regardless of
rarely or purely?
What are awkward situations? What awkward
situation is Rowan coming across?
7Please skim the rest of the text and complete the
table
Basic information of the story
When
Where
Who
What
On Mr. Beans Birthday
At a fancy restaurant
Mr. Bean, several waiters, a violinist, a lady
Mr. Bean celebrates his birthday at a fancy
restaurant
How do you know?
8Please read Paragraphs 2-4 again and give a
heading to each paragraph.
Paragraphs Headings
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Arriving at the fancy restaurant
Ordering and eating
My feelings about Mr. Bean
9Read Paragraph 2 and 3, write down what Mr. Bean
does and think why he behaves that way.
Mr. Beans behavior Why he behaves that way
Arriving at the restaurant
Ordering and eating
takes out, writes,
He wants everyone to know that it is his birthday
today.
10Watch the film and answer the following questions
- How does Mr. Bean seal his envelop?
- 2. Why is Mr. Bean astonished when he looks at
the menu? - 3. What does he order? Why?
-
- 4. How does he like the food? What is he busy
doing?
Episode 1
Episode 2
11Can you describe the pictures?
12Answer the two questions and summarize Mr. Beans
characteristics
- Does Mr. Bean have many friends? How do you know?
- Why does Mr. Bean pretend to like the food when
the waiters talk to him?
Summary of Mr. Beans characteristics
In my opinion, Mr. Bean is _______because
___________. And I think he is ___________
because ______________.
13Reflection Have I
1. created my own word bank? 2. narrated how Mr.
Bean behaves in the fancy restaurant? 3.
summarized Mr. Beans characteristics?
How well have I been able to do so?
14So much for this period. Thank you for your
participation!