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Learning Materials for Module 6 Unit 1 Reading Period (II)

In today’s class, we will

1) review the text;

2) learn some topic devices, discourse devices and interactive devices; 3) practise using the expressions in different contexts; 4) write a short article about Chinese crosstalk.

I. Lead-in II. Learning and practising some topic devices, discourse devices and interactive devices Topic device

1. Fill in the blanks using topic device in Reading.

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. Billy Crystal, a famous stand-up comedian has ____________ the Academy Awards nine times. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____________ on TV. His outstanding ability to ______________jokes has impressed people around the world. 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 brain sends _______________ around the body that are good for us. Laughing helps the body stay healthy, as the ______________ goes, ‘_______________ is the best medicine.’ So we should try to make someone laugh, which might help them live longer. 2. Paraphrase 1) A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member. (line 3-4)

A stand-up comedian may____________ an audience member.

A stand-up comedian may_____________ an audience member.

A stand-up comedian may_____________ an audience member.

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2) There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy. ( line 8)

There are_______________ different styles of stand-up comedy.

There are ________________different styles of stand-up comedy.

There are_________________ different styles of stand-up comedy. 3) One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and the things around him. (line 34-35)

One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is often able to____________ new jokes about the people and the things around him. Discourse device

1. Answer questions according to Reading.

2. Use the following discourse devices to complete the passage.

for instance, in all, what’s more, as a result of, not only, but also, one reason…is that…

Zhou Libo, born in Shanghai, is_____________ the founder of Shanghai lightening______________ a comedian to make jokes to amuse people for 30 years. __________ Zhou has become so famous is ________ he has amazing ability to come up with new jokes . ___________, when he performs, he always talks diretct to audience members on a stage, teasing an audience member and telling different jokes depending upon their reactions. ____________, he jokes about common people’s life, like how people behave when encountering traffic jam. No matter what he says on stage, he can always make audience howl with laughter.

Zhou is now hosting a show called “Mr. Zhou Live Show” which is broadcast live every week. _____________his popularity, lot of fans are willing to queue up to buy tickets of his show. Zhou is also devoted to charity work. After the earthquake on April 20, 2013 in Ya’an, he donated 1 million yuan. That’s another reason why people have affection for him.

________, Zhou Libo is an outstanding comdedian in China.

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3. More discourse devices ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Interactive devices 1. Answer questions according to Reading. 2. Read the following sentences containing interactive devices. 1) While this kind of humour may sound cruel, it usually works if both the comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person being made fun of. 2) Crystal is popular with all age groups and has the ability to amuse people all over the world. 3) Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying, ‘Laughter is the best medicine’, may be true after all. 3. Read the article and answer the following question. From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read often and more adventurously. This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is --- an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.

Q1: What is the writer’s attitude towards reading?

III. Writing

Write an article about Chinese crosstalk. 1.相声的定义（中国传统的喜剧形式，起源于清朝)

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2.相声的类型（单口，对口，群口）

3.介绍一位中国著名的相声演员

4.听相声有利健康

Tip: 尽可能多地使用本节课所学表达

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ IV. Homework 1.Try to find out more topic devices, discourse devices and interactive devices in the following articles with the same theme and answer the questions. (A) Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins (毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood

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from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired? Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”

What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.

Q1: According to the author, __________ __________ can make sitting workers tired.

Q2: What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’ idea? He _____________ __________ them.

Q3: What is the best title of this passage? _______________________ (less than 7 words)

(B)

Laughter is good for your health. When you laugh, several changes happen to your body. Your heart beats more slowly, your blood pressure goes down. You breathe more deeply, and so more oxygen (氧气) is carried round your body. Chemical changes happen too. Happy-feeling chemicals go to your head and make you feel that all is well in the world. The next time you laugh, notice that you are feeling relaxed afterwards.

Doctors have studied the results of laughing with very sick patients. First, if a patient has a lot of pain, it is a good idea to watch funny films. One person with

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cancer described his stay in hospital."After I laughed hard for ten minutes, the pain would go and I would have about two hours of pain-free sleep." Laughing canhelp you get better, especially if you have a very bad illness. Again, chemical changes happen in the body. As a result the body fights the disease and may help the patient get better. But laughing is good for healthy people, too. Laughing helps people relax. If there is a problem and you are able to laugh about it, you may feel more relaxed. In Bombay in India there are 48" laughing clubs". People meet and laugh together! They may laugh quietly or silently. When they laugh very strongly, this exercises the whole body. This is part of the Indian study of human health. So, next time, explain to your friends why you are laughing. "It's keeping me healthy.

Laughing is the best medicine, and they are no side-effects." 1.What does the passage tell us about laughing? A. It only changes the body.

B. It only changes the mind. C. It’s good for the body and mind.

D. People laugh after they relax. 2.What happens to very sick people? Laughter___________________. A. usually helps people become healthy again. B. stops diseases. C. can stop the pain for a short time. D. can stop the pain for a whole day. 3. Why do you think people go to Laughing Clubs in India? A. They are learning how to laugh. B. They think it keeps them healthy. C. They prefer laughing quietly or silently. D. They think it is better than exercise. 4. Which of the following is Not true? A. Laughing helps people relax. B. Laughing keeps people healthy. C. Laughing stops people’s diseases. D. Laughing stops the pain for a short time.

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Polish up your writing.

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