M6 Unit1 Laughing is good for you Reading

课件27张PPT。Unit 1 Stand up for your healthAre you familiar with the film stars?Mr. BeanSteven ChouVersusWho do you think is more excellent?Who ?CircusClownStand-up SkimmingReading Comprehension IWhat is stand-up (comedy)?
2. After starting as a stand-up comedian,
what did Billy Crystal go on to do later
in life?
He went on to act in films.
3. What is laughter good for?
Laughter is good for our health.A kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience membersScanningReading Comprehension II
Stand up for your health!Types of
stand-upA famous
comedianLaughter is
good for your health!Read part by partStand up for your health!Types of
stand-upA famous
comedianLaughter is
good for your health!A famous comedian
— Billy CrystalHe has become famous as television and film actor.
Profile of Billy CrystalNationality：Profession：Times of hosting the Academy Awards：Reason for becoming famous:Special habit in Academy Awards:Idols(偶像)：Americancomedian, host, film actor9 times____________ability to ______________quick thinkingamuse peopleBob Hope & George Burnskeeping a toothbrush in his pocket for luck（简介）Stand up for your health!Types of
stand-upA famous
comedianLaughter is
good for your health!Laughter is good for your healthWhy is laughter good
for your health?Which English saying proves the importance of laughter?When you laugh,
your brain sends
chemicals that
are good for you
and your body.“Laughter is the
best medicine.”ConsolidationVisual homour 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.
TFT or F ?3. People usually laugh at comedians doing impressions because they do not like the person being made fun of.Fin a video tennis game
have affection for4. 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.TT1.Billy Crystal started his career ____.
A. as a television actor
B. as a film actor
C. as a stand-up comedian
D. as a host*2.What does the word ‘routine’ in line 29 probably mean?
A. road B. performance
C. lines D. style*3.At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor ______ at first.
A. was asked to make a silent speech
B. turn on the microphone
C. made the audience laugh
D. couldn’t make himself heard*differentbehaviourrely /dependfunnyperformanceacthostedquickreasonschemicalsI____ ____ ____ tennis every day for a month I don’t understand why I am not ____ ____.
____ this kind of humor may sound cruel, it usually only works if both the comedian and the audience ____ ____ ____ or admire the person ___ ___ ___ ___.
___ ___ Crystal has become so famous ___ ___ he is very quick thinking, and is often able ___ ___ ___ ___ new jokes about the people and things around him.
___ ___ telling the jokes he had planned, Crystal ___ ___ a new one.
Crystal ____ ___ ___ all age groups and he has the ability ___ ___ people all over the world.
Doctors have been researching ____ ____ stand-up and other forms of comedy ____ ___ us.
____ ___ ____, research shows that in the end, the English saying, “laughter is the best medicine”, may be true ___ ___.
have been playinglosing weightWhilehave affection forbeing made fun ofOne reasonis thatto come up withInstead ofmade upis popular withto amusewhat effecthave onWhatever the reasonafter allDiscussionWhen you’re in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feelings?
Watch a comedy
Listen to music or watch TV / films
See friends
Surf the Internet
Do shopping
Do reading
…
1. Recite the new words
2. Finish parts D and E.
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