课件28张PPT。Reading2 Language Points南京九中 张茹芳 1. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience.People __________her because she wore such a strange hat.
She ____________by the other
children because she was always
serious.
made fun ofwas made fun of取笑取笑2. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience.__________ complaints, the company reviewed its safety procedure.
Ronnie only nodded __________ my questions.
In response toin response to3. He has hosted the show eight times. I don’t know who will _____ the show tonight.
Next week’s show _________ by Sarah Cox.
She ________ a radio cookery programme at that time.hostwill be hostedwas hosting4. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV.The landing on the moon was telecast ____ , and people all over the world watched this.
The concert was not a recorded show; it was ____.
The football match tonight will be covered _____.
livelivelive5. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.I doubt they __________ the whole thing.
The whole story _________! Don’t believe it.
have made upwas made upmake up She never goes out without ______ herself _____ first.
The chemist _______ a bottle of medicine.
Farming and mining ________ most of the country’s industry.
She _____the material ____ into a dress.打扮配制组成制成makingupmade upmake upupmademake up The four of them _________ a team.
You must ________what you owe before the end of the month.组成还钱made upmake upmake up; take up; put up; come up; He ________ some excuse about the dog eating his school uniform.
The grass in the garden _______ to her knees.
Chris _______ smoking when he was at school.
John was in the garden _________ a fence.
made uptook upcame upputting up6.Crystal’s popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.They will prove to you that I’m not lying.
Can you prove you were at home on 3rd May?
Vasco da Gama proved that the world was round.7.Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘ Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true after all.Whatever the reason may/might be…
No matter what reasons there may/might be… Research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘ Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true after all.I thought I wouldn’t need to study for the test, but it seems my teacher was right______.
Though it was raining hard, we chose to take a plane ______.
Don’t be too hard on Tim. ______, he is only fifteen.after allafter allAfter allafter all; at all; above all; in allDid you sleep on your flight ______?
_____, there are over 120 languages spoken in London’s schools.
He will be remembered _______ as a loving husband and family man.
She shouldn’t be working so hard---she is 70, ________.In allabove allafter allat allChoose the correct answer.1.Stand-up comedy is ____ because
the comedian is right there in front
of the audience and may talk directly
to audience members.
A. special B. particular
C. especial D. unusual2. A stand-up comedian might decide to tell different jokes _____ reactions of an audience.
A. as a result of
B. in response to
C. according to
D. referred to3. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she _____ in everyday life.
A. watches B. sees
C. observes D. looks4. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people ____ the show is broadcast live on TV.
A. if B. when
C. as D. during5. One little known fact is ____Crystal
is the host of the Academy Awards,
he always keeps a toothbrush in his
pocket for good luck.
A. that B. when
C. that when D. when that
6. You can ____ to hear a lot more from Billy Crystal---he has no plans to stop making films, or to stop telling jokes.
A. promise B. wait
C. hope D. expect7. Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can _____ help you fight pain.
A. even B. ever
C. just D. still8. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘ Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true _____.
A. after all B. at all
C. above all D. all overFill in the blanks using the verbs given. 1.If you hear a comedian _____ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _____ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (tell; ask)tellingasking如果你听到演员就人们在排队时的行为
方式开玩笑,或者演员问为什么偏偏在
你忘记带雨伞时开始下雨呢,你是在听
一个观察评论类单口喜剧演员在表演。Put the above sentence into Chinese.2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _______ jokes.(tell)
3. When he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _______ in front of the mirror, ______ his teeth. (stand; brush)
4.He is very good at thinking quickly and ______ new jokes about the people and things around them.(make)to tellstandingbrushingmaking5. They could only see him ______ there ______ his lips. (stand; move)
6.Crystal’s popularity with all age group and his ability ________ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. (amuse)
movingstandingto amuseFill in the blanks.1. I _______________ tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I’m not losing weight. (play)
2. Like other stand-up comedians who ___________to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on)
3. Instead of telling the jokes he ___________, Crystal made up a new one. (plan)have been playinghave gone onhad plannedFill in the blanks.Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later ____ in life.
The audience howled ______ laughter.
Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have _____ us.onwithonFill in the blanks.4. He hopes to follow ___ the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years and kept working _____the end of their lives.inuntilPut the above sentence into Chinese.他希望效仿鲍勃·霍普和乔治·伯恩斯等单口
喜剧明星,这两位著名演员都活到了一百岁,
而且生命不息,工作不止。A1;A2 on page 100 in Workbook
B1; B2 on page 101 in Workbook
Relevant exercises in Assessment book.Homework