课件33张PPT。Stand up for your healthUNIT 1Reading 1st periodLaughter is good for youWhat kind of things can make you
laugh?
Watching interesting and amusing
programmes.
Reading interesting books.
Seeing funny things.
Hearing a joke.Lead-inReadingStand up for your health!欣赏单口喜剧,促进身心健康!Stand-up comedy.Our health.Scanning1. What is the article about?3. What is laughter good for?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.Introduction of stand-up Types of stand-upA famous comedianLaughter is good for
your health!Reading for structures!Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4Skimming Para. 1
Para. 2
Para. 3-5
Para. 6The definition of stand-up
Types
A well-known comedian, Billy Crystal
Effects of stand-up on our health PartsPara. Key words Careful readingTask-based reading Para1 : A funny performanceaudience membersstagelittle-known comedian Stand-up _______ is a kind of comedy that is done on a ______ by a ________talking straight to _________________.Stand-upstagecomedianaudience membersThe audience ______ with laughter
=burst into laughter.howledQuestion: (para1)
How might a stand-up comedian decide what jokes to tell?Para1:A stand-up comedian would do the following except ________.
A. talking directly to audience members.
B. acting or speaking like a well-known person.
C. standing on the stage,smiling or laughing only.
D. telling different jokes in response to the audience's reactions.CTypes of stand-up1.Tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.2.Visual humour inspired by objects.3.Funny performances.4.Do impressions.(Para. 2)Careful readingBilly Crystal Questions: (part3)
1.After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life?
2.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?
3.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?
4.Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?Part3:
1.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.
2.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?
When he was a child.
3.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?
Because he is very quick thinking and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.
4.Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?
Two famous comedians who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives.At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor_______at first. (para4)
A.was asked to make a silent speech
B.didn't turn on the microphone on purpose
C.made the audience laugh
D.couldn't make himself heardDPart3:We can infer from the fifth paragraph that comedians are expected to_________.
A. work till the end of life.
B. perform stand-up.
C. have no plan to stop work.
D. enjoy a very long life.DComedian, host, actorBob Hope, George BurnsBob HopeA famous American comedian, born in London. He was good at improvising即兴创作 and famous for speaking at a fast speed and enjoyed a long life of acting.George BurnsA famous American stand-up comedian. He often acted with his wife. He once was given the Academy Awards in 1975 for his performance in the Sunshine Boys.Information about Billy Crystal:He enjoys___________ and ________in films.
He has hosted ____________________9 times.
Every time he keeps a ___________ in his
pocket for good luck. He is good at _________
quickly and ______________________ about
the people and things around him. His idols
are ________ and ____________.
He hopes to ____________________of them.stand-upactingthe Academy Awardstoothbrushthinkingcoming up with new jokesBob HopeGeorge Burns follow in the footsteps (Part4:)Laughter is good for your health1. Why do people who laugh a
lot live longer?
2. What is the English saying
about laughter mentioned
in the text?
3. How do you understand the
title?Why do people who laugh a lot live longer?
What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the text?
3. How do you understand the title?
Stand-up as a form of comedy stands up for your health.
When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals that are good for you around your body.“Laughter is the best medicine.”What's the author's main purpose by writing this passage?
A.To introduce the stand-up comedy to us.
B.To tell people that laughter is the best medince.
C.To make us know how comedians make audiences laugh.
D.To make us know about famous comedians like Bob Hope and George Burns.BAccoring to the text, the author's attitude towards stand-up can be describe as______.
A.neutral(中立的)
B.negative
C.praising
D.criticalCFill in the blanks according to the text. (1) One of the most well-known and well-loved
types of ________ is called stand-up. There are
different ______ of stand-up comedy. There has
always been _______ in them to make people
watching them laugh.comedytypeshumourPost reading:(2) Billy Crystal, a famous stand-up ________, has
hosted the Academy Awards ____ times. Each time,
he performs his stand-up _______ in front of
millions of people when the show is broadcast ____
on TV. His outstanding ability has impressed people
around the world. comedian9routinelive(3)longereffectbrainLaughingmedicine Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live _______ after researching
what _____ stand-up and other forms of comedy
have on us. When we laugh, our _______ sends
chemicals around the body that are good for us.
__________ helps the body stay healthy, as the saying
goes, ‘Laughter is the best __________’.Discussion1.Why do you think laughter is good for us? Laughter can help us forget about worries or troubles.
Laughter can keep us in a good mood.
laughter can help us have positive attitudes
towards life.
laughter can make us enjoy life better and
live longer.
Laughter is the best medicine.1.Why do you think laughter is good for us?Enjoy yourself
Enjoy lifeThank you !