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Unit 1
Laughter is good for you
Do you think laughter is good for us
Laughter can help us forget about worries.
Keep us in a good mood.
Have positive attitudes towards our lives
Enjoy life better and live longer.
what kind of things can make you laugh
LEAD-IN
What’s this poster about
Can you tell something about the Chinese crosstalk
CROSSTALK
SITUATION COMEDY
COMIC FILM
What does the poster tell us
What’s the book about
What do critics say about the book
Can these remarks attract you
What is this poster about
What can we see in a circus
CLOWN
Dad, cat! Run, run, run!
Take it easy, baby!
Miao~~~
Miao~~~
I have told you thousands of times to learn a foreign language is very important!
I see, dad.
What makes people laugh
funny movies
humorous stories
jokes
comedies
interesting
books…
Brainstorming
How can we put more laughter in our lives
read funny stories, watch funny movies and …
surround yourself with funny people
develop your own sense of humor
…
Discussion
Who are they
Comedians.
Unit 1
Reading
Stand-up for your health
Stand-up for
your health!
Types of stand-up
A famous
comedian
Laughter is good
for your health
How many
four
Billy Crystal
Who
Fast-reading
2. What are the four main types of stand-up
They are observational, prop, physical and impressionist.
Types of stand-up
Match each type of stand-up with an appropriate example.
Observational
Prop
A 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!’
A 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!’
Physical
Impressionist
A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.
A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.
A famous comedian
3. When did Bill Crystal begin
practising stand-up
4. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become famous
5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards
3. When did Bill Crystal begin practising stand-up
He began practising stand
-up when he was a child.
4. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become famous
His outstanding ability to improvise.
5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards
Eight times.
6. What does your brain do when you laugh
7. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text
Laughter is good for your health
6. What does your brain do when you laugh
When we laugh, our brains send chemicals around our body that are good for us.
7. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text
Laughter is the best medicine.
True or false.
1 A stand-up comedian is not allowed to
make fun of an audience member.
2 If the comedians act or speak like a
well-known person, this is called
observational comedy.
3 What the physical comedians usually
do is tripping over chairs, walking into
doors and falling down on stage.
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Consolidation
4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become
famous as television and film actor later on in life.
5 The fact that when Crystal hosts the Academy
Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his
pocket for good luck is only known to a few people.
6 Billy Crystal has no plans to go on making
films or to go on telling jokes.
7The reason why people who laugh a lot live
longer is that when you laugh, your brain sends
chemicals around your body that are good for you.
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Conclusion
Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems.
Scanning
1. 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 audience members.
Which of the events above do you think will be the funniest 你认为上面那件事最有趣
句法分析:此句为复杂疑问句,其结构为: 疑问词+do you think +其余部分(陈述语序)
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