课件25张PPT。Unit 1Laughter is good for you Welcome to the unit & ReadingLaughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is effective to help people fight pain and forget all the problems.Lead in小沈阳 Rowan Atkinson is famous for the character of Mr. Bean.
Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts stupidly, he seems to be quite silly, and the things he does are strange. Do you like these people?
Why?They make us laugh.
They bring us happiness.laughComedies 喜剧funny movies
jokesCircus 马戏团Stand-upFunny booksCrosstalk 相声 In general, what kinds of things can make you laugh?Stand-up for your health Stand-up
A type of comedy which involves
one person standing in front of
the audience and telling jokes.
What’s the meaning of the title?Stand-up is a kind of _________ which is beneficial to our health.
‘Stand up for something’ is a phrase that means ‘_______’(支持) or ‘defend sb/sth’comedysupportStand-up for your health!Types of
stand-upA Famous
ComedianLaughter is
good for your
health!Types of stand-upTell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. visual humour--inspired by objects Funny performance Act or speak like a well-known person1234Observational 观察类Prop 道具类Physical 身体类Impressionist 模仿类Billy CrystalComedian, editorBob Hope, George BurnsVisual humor can be boring when you cannot see what the comedian is doing.
2. One comedian did not lose any weight
even though he had been doing a lot of
physical exercise for a month.
3. People usually laugh at comedians
doing impressions because they do not
like the person being made fun of.TFF4. The old actor’s speech at the
Academy Awards was like a silent film
because there was no sound.
5. Bob Hope and George Burns lived
for a long time probably because they
laughed a lot.TTLaughter is good for your healthWhy is laughter good for your health?Which English saying proves true?When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.“Laughter is the best
medicine.”Put proper words into the blanks according to the passage With people always ________ laughing, there has always been humour. Stand-up, ________ is special because the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk ________ to audience members, is one of the most popular ________ of comedy. enjoyingwhichdirectlytypes There are _____main styles of stand-up comedy. Mr. Crystal, ___stand-up comedian, has ________ the Academy Awards nine times. His outstanding ability to improvise has made him ________ all over the world. He hopes to ________ the footsteps of other famous comedians, who lived to ___100 years old and _______ working until the end of their lives.fourahostedfamousfollowbekept What doctors found about the effect stand-up and other forms of comedy ________ on us is surprising. They have discovered that those who laugh a lot ________ a longer life. Their explanation is that ________ you laugh, your brain sends ________ around your body and you can ________ from them. ______ an English saying goes ‘Laughter is the best ________’.haveenjoyedwhenchemicalsbenefitAs medicineDiscussion Laughter is good for you and every one else. How do you make other people laugh?
Besides laughter, what else can we do to make ourselves happy and keep ourselves healthy?Smile to yourself in the mirror every day morning (Keep a positive attitude to life)
Do what you are interested in (music, sports, reading …)
Make friends
Accomplish what you are doing
…What special qualities should a comedian have?sense of humor
quick thinking
acting skills
ability to read people
……Enjoy yourself
Enjoy life
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