Unit 1 Laughter is good for you reading

课件30张PPT。Stand-up for Your Health!ReadingWho are they?
Do you like them?Fast readingGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 2. What is the article about?
Stand-up comedy.
How many types of stand-up are there?
There are four main types.
What is laughter good for?
Our health.
What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?
Laughter is the best medicine.Structure of the articlecareful readingRead the speeches a second time and complete Part C1 on page 4 What is special about stand-up comedy?
The comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to the audience members.2.What are the four main types of stand-up?Types of stand-upStand-upobservationalpropphysicalimpressionist: Make jokes about
humorous things: Use props to tell jokes: Use bodies to make jokes : Act or speak like a
well-known person3.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?
4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?
He began practising stand-up
when he was a child.His outstanding ability to improvise.5.how many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?
6.who were Bob Hope and George Burns?
7.what does your brain do when you laugh?
8.what is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?Eight times.Other famous comediansWhen you laugh, your brain sends chemical around your body that good for you.Laughter is the best medicine.Guess type of Stand-up comedy 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.’PropObservational,
Prop,
Physical, ?
Impressionist A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.ImpressionistObservational,
Prop,
Physical, ?
Impressionist
A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.PhysicalObservational,
Prop,
Physical, ?
Impressionist 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!’ObservationalObservational,
Prop,
Physical, ?
Impressionisthumorous thingsbehaviourforget to bringPhysicalTripping overprops can’t seeact or speakProfile(档案） of Bill Crystal8improvisetoothbrushgoodluckfollow in the footsteps of other famous comediansMain (line8)
Humorous (line10)
Queue up (line11)
Outstanding (line33)
Improvise (line33)
Appropiate (line40)
Howled (41)
Amuse (line42)Correct or right for the situation, suitable
Major, chief
Cried out loud, either laughing or crying
Funny and entertaining
Stand in line, line up
Make somebody laugh or smile
Perform without preparation
Very good, excellent.Match the words with their correct definitions:1.A stand-up comedian would do the following except_______ once he or she gets on the stage.
talking directly to audience members
acting or speaking like a well-known person
.standing on the stage, smiling or laughing only
.telling different jokes in response to the audience’s reactions
C2.The reason why Crystal has become so famous might be that________.
A. he has an outstanding ability to improvise
B. he has hosted the Academy Awards eight times
C. he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket
D. he started practising stand-up as a child
A3.Bob and George Burns could live longer than usual because they_______.
A..ate well
B..kept on working until the end of their lives
C..laughed a lot
D..had some special medicine good for themC4._______comedy is a type of visual humour.
A..Observation
B..Prop
C..Physical
D.Impressionist
B5. Where are the Academy Awards probably hosted?
A..In China
B..In France
C..In America
D..In JapanCReading strategyRead the speeches a third time and guess the meaning When reading a text that contains many new words, do we need to look up each new one ?for example :How can we know the meaning of “routine ”in line 28 ?Through looking at the words and sentences around the word “routine”, we found it easier to understand its general meaning.
We call this method “guessing the meaning from the context”, which is a key strategy while we do reading.1.What does the word ‘routine’ in Para. 3 ( Line 28) probably mean?
A. road
B. performance
C. lines
D. style2.What does the word ‘improvise’ in Para. 4 (Line 33) probably mean?
A. perform without permission
B. perform without preparation
C. act well
D. act fast3.What does the word ‘appropriate’ in Para. 4 (Line 40) probably mean?
A. proper
B. clear
C. silly
D. enjoyable4.Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life (line23)
As time went by ,he began to realize that he should have studied hard.
As you object, I will consider the plan again .
Much as I like the book, I can’t afford to buy it.
He was famous as a detective
He doesn’t like skating as much as he used to.
I have told the story just as it happened.随着因为，既然虽然作为像-----一样照----方式5.Instead of telling the joke he had planned , Crystal made up a new one. (line 39)We need one more person to make up a football team.
My grandpa is good at making up stories.
Foreign students only make up 5% in this school.
Jane made herself up as a princess in the party.
Have they made it up since last quarrel ?
They made up a bed for me on the sofa .
Nothing can make up for your fault !
I saved as much as I could, and my mum made up the rest
of the money for the bike.Thank you