模块6 Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Reading (2).ppt

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课件22张PPT。1 M6U1 Reading (1st period) Stand-up for your health! 盐城市亭湖区新兴中学 蒋其松 2Step One Fast-reading1.What is special about stand-up comedy?
Stand-up comedy is special because the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to the audience.
2.How many types of stand-up are there?

3.What is laughter good for?
There are four main types.
Our health.3Reading strategy: guessing the meaning from the context4.How can you guess the meaning of new words from the context?We can read the sentences before and after the one containing the new word.45.Match them with the correct definitions.⑴ main (L8) ___
⑵ humorous (L10)___
⑶queue up (L11)___
⑷ outstanding (L33)__
⑸ improvise (L33) ___
⑹appropriate (L 40)__
⑺howled (L41)____
⑻amuse (L 42)____
a correct or right for the situation, suitable
b major , chief
c cried out loud, either laughing or crying
d funny and entertaining
e stand in line, line up
f make somebody laugh or smile
g perform without preparation
h very good, excellentbdehgacf5Step Two Careful-reading
6. Read the text carefully and do the following tasks .6Task One Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. ⑴A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.Impressionist7 ⑵ A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.Physical8 ⑶A comedian says, ‘My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. She’s 89 now, and we don’t know where she is!’Observational9 ⑷A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, ‘Hello? Hello? I’m sorry I can’t hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.’
Prop10 Task Two Listen to the Part ‘A famous comedian’ and choose the best answer⑴ How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Award?
A Eight B Six C Nine
⑵ When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?
A When he was young. B In his thirties.
C When he was a child.
⑶ What does Billy Crystal always keep in his pocket?
A A notebook. B A pen. C A toothbrush.11Task Three Read the Part ‘Laughter is good for your health’ and answer the questions:⑴ What does your brain send around your body when you laugh?
⑵ What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the article?It sends chemicals that are good for you around your body.Laughter is the best medicine.12It’s the funniest Book of the yearHumour weeklythe richtrue lovelose weight13Have you ever enjoyed this game?14Dad, cat! Run, run, run!Take it easy, baby!Miao~~~15Miao~~~16I have told you thousands of times to learn a foreign language is very important!I see, dad.1718Step Three Summary: Fill in the blanks according to the text. (1) Stand-up is a popular form of comedy from the West . There are ____ main types of it :________ ___ _____ and ________. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she _______ in everyday life .Prop comedians use things, called ___ ,to tell their jokes. Physical comedians use their ___ to makes jokes. Impressionist comedians act or _____ like a well-known person. fourobservationalpropphysicalimpressionistobservespropsbodiesspeak19(2) Billy Crystal, a famous stand-up ________, has hosted the Academy Awards ____ times. Each time, he performs his stand-up _______ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____ on TV. His outstanding ability to ________has impressed people around the world.comedian8routineliveimprovise20(3) Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live ____ after researching what _____ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our brains send chemicals around the body that are good for us. Laughing helps the body stay________, as the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the best ________’.longereffecthealthymedicine21Step Four Discuss 6. The differences and similarities between crosstalk and stand-up.
22Step Five Homevwork7. Write a funny story.
8. Read the article and underline useful and difficult expressions.