Welcome to the unit第二课时教案

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 1st period

Welcome to the Unit Teaching aims:

(1) Students are expected to fully participate in a discussion about which event they think is the funniest and most enjoyable.

(2) Encourage students to talk about their favourite comedians and the reasons why people like funny things. (3) By talking about the posters and discussing, students’ spoken English can be practised. Important points & difficult points: (1) Students are expected to express their own opinions by talking about the posters and discussing with their partners. (2) Students are encouraged to speak freely. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead-in (1)

Show students some pictures of Mickey mouse，Donald duck，Tom and Jerry，Mr Bean，and some comedians.

(2) Ask them: (a)

Seeing these pictures, you can’t help laughing. Why?

(Possible answers: silly, stupid, strange, funny…)

(b) What can make people laugh?

(Possible answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, …)

(3) What are the health benefits of humor and laughter?

(possible answers: reduce stress,

lower blood pressure,

protect the heart,

improve brain functioning,

make you feel good

……) Step 2 Picture talking Describe each poster in your own words; you can say more with the help of the words in each one. Step 3 Discussion

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(1) What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? (2) Laughter is good for everyone. How do you make people laugh? Step 4 Reading (1)

scanning and skimming (2)

Questions: What are the keys to understanding British humor? What does understatement mean? What kind of people do the British like to make fun of? What jokes do they make about these people? What does Rowan Atkinson use to make people laugh? Why do people find Mr. Bean funny Why is Mr. Bean popular in many countries round the world? Step 5 Homework 1. Prepare a funny story for us. 2. Preview Reading.

2nd period

Reading Teaching aims:

(1) Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections---types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health. (2) Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions

when it comes to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.

(3) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension. (4) Develop the students’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words. Important points & difficult points: (1)

Find the main points in the three sections and express them.

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(2)

Understanding the text. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Revision 1. Get some students to tell their funny stories. Step 2 Lead-in (1) Warming up:

Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy. (2) General questions: 1. What is the article about?

Stand-up comedy. 2. How many types of stand-up are there?

There are four main types. 3. What is laughter good for?

Our health. Step 3 Reading comprehension 1. Get the students to give the structure of the passage.

Stand-up your health for Types of stand-up A famous comedian Laughter is good for your health!

2. Get the students to read Types of stand-up, and try to judge what types of stand-up it is.

A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and

pretends to be someone else. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear and

pretends to be making a phone call. A comedian walks on stage. as she introduces herself, she fell

down. A comedian tells jokes about the way people behave when they

queue up in lines.

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2. Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? 3. Allow students several minutes to read and try to answer the following questions:

(1) What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why? (2) Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? 4. Get the students to read laughter is good for your health and finish the following. Fill in the blanks with proper words:

Doctors are _______ to find 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 which are good for us. _______ keeps the body healthy, as the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the best ________’.

(Keys:surprised ;longer; effect; brain; Laughing; medicine ) Step 4 Further reading Choose the correct answer: 1. A stand-up comedian _____ while performing.

A. enjoys laughing

B. enjoys making fun of himself

C. usually takes advantage of the audience

D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance 2. Billy Crystal started his career ____.

A. as a television actor

B. as a film actor

D. as a host

C. as a stand-up comedian

3. What does the word ‘routine’ in Para 3 probably mean?

A. road

B. performance

C. lines

D. style 4. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor ______ at first.

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 heard

5. What does the word ‘appropriate’ in Para 4 probably mean?

A. proper

B. clear

C. silly 4

D. enjoyable

6. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to ______.

A. enjoy a very long life

B. work till the end of life

C. have no plans to stop work

D. perform stand-up Step 5 Developing reading ability through usage 1. E(p5) Complete the passage. 1. comedians

3. variety

2. got his start

4. stage

6. previous

8. perform 5. performance 7. affection

Step 6 Consolidations and Expansion

F(p5)

Discuss the questions: 1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why? 2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh? 3. Tell a funny story to your classmates.

Step 7 Homework 1.

Write a funny story.

3rd period

Reading

Teaching aims:

(1)

Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points. (2)

Get the Ss to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them. Important points & difficult points: Language usage: make fun of; in response to; make up; the way; it;

Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Revision

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Retell the article: 1.

Tell the differences among observational, prop, impressionist, and physical. 2.

Say something about Billy Crystal. 3. Why is laughter good for health? Step 2 Language points (Learn and use) 1. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people act…

The way that/ which/省略

he introduced to us was easy to learn.先行词作宾语

The way that/ in which/ 省略

he introduced the book to us was easy to understand. 先行词作状语

相关短语

1. in the way

2. in a way 3. by way of

4. by the way 5. lose one’s way

6. feel one’s way

7. fight one’s way

8. push one’s way

9. make one’s way

10. all the way 11. on one’s/ the way to

In Britain today women __c__44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work..

A. build up

B. stand for

C. make up

D. conform to When he realized the police had spotted him, the man __b__ the exit as quickly as possible.

A. made off

B. made for

C. made out

D. made up 2. .…, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth. Don’t sit there _c__ nothing. Come and help me with this table.

A. do

B. to do

C. doing

D. and doing 3. …, Crystal made up a new one.(line39)

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make up

编造;化妆;准备;构成;补齐; make up for

补偿;弥补; I think they’re making the whole thing up.

They made him up as an old man in the play. We can make up a bed for the boy on the sofa. The research group is made up of 5 scientists and 19 workers. I saved as much as I could, and my mum made up the rest of the money for the bike. I’m trying to make up the time I lost while I was playing games.

The dinner made up for all the disappointments I’d had.

其它短语

1. make it

2. make a difference

3. make the most of

4. make good/ full use of

5. make out

6. make for 7. make a contribution to

8. make sense of

9. make sth out of

……

In Britain today women ____44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up

B. stand for

C. make up

D. conform to When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.

A. made off

B. made for

C. made out

D. made up 4. F (P5) I like it when the …

某些及物动词,如:like, love, enjoy, prefer, hate, appreciate, etc.之后若没有出现宾语, 而直接跟if/ whether引导的状语从句, 要在从句前使用代词it. She doesn’t like it when her children tell lies to her.

I hate it if you use my bike without my permission. We should much appreciate it if you would arrange this trip for us. I hate __a__ when people talk with their mouths full. A. it

B. that

C. these

D. them I like _c__ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A. this

B. that

C. it

D. one

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I’d appreciate _b__ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer. A. that

B. it

C. this

D. you Step 3 Consolidation A. Fill in the blanks, using the correct form. 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) B. Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb. 1.

Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later ____ in life. 2. The audience howled ______ laughter. 3. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have _____ us. 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. Step 4 Homework 1.

Read through the magazine article. 2.

Preview word powder.

4th period

Word power Teaching aims: (1) Learn and master the new words in play scripts. (2) Enlarge the knowledge about expressions of smile and laugh. Important points & difficult points: (1) Talk about drama to learn new words.

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(2) Remember the new expressions of smile and laugh. Procedure: Step 1 Revision: 1. What are the four types of stand-up? 2. What effect do stand up and other forms of comedy have on us? 3. What do we need while performing? Step 2 Words used in play scripts: Show the students pictures related to acting, asking them to give the names. Step 3 Read and understand

Ask the students to give names to the following descriptions.

1. The person who gives instructions to the actors, cameraman etc. in a film or play.

2. All the people who act in a play or film. 3. The words of a play or performance that an actor learns. 4. The written form of a play or film 5. The instructions and advice given on where to stand on the stage. 6. One of the main parts into which a stage play is divided. 7. Plays which are very short. (keys: director

cast

lines

script

stage direction

acts or scenes

one-act play) Step 4 Further study

1. Complete the exercise of Part C. (1) director actor

(2)lines (3) stage

(4) acts

(5) scenes

(6) wings

(7) lights

(8) stage directions 2. According to Part C, answer this question “What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful?”

*listen to the director

*learn lines by heart *find out when the character he or she is playing on stage *dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time *know the props that are going to be used before going on stage *calm down and be confident when on stage

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Step 5 Idioms about smiling & laughing

1. to laugh one’s head off-----to laugh very hard The comedy I saw last night made me laugh my head off. 2. to smile on someone---someone is lucky Luck was smiling on me as I passed the driving test. 3. be laughing all the way to the bank---be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effort His uncle left him a lot of money, so he was laughing all the way to the bank 4. be laughed out of court---sth is not accepted for people think it is completely stupid We can’t propose that! We’d be laughed out of court.

Homework 1.

Keep in mind all the useful expressions related to drama. 2.

Preview grammar and usage

5th period

Task Teaching aims:

(1) Practise students’ language skills of listening, reading, speaking and writing. (2) Students will get information about Chinese crosstalk through listening and reading. (3) Ask students to use the information they have got to write an e-mail to a foreign friend answering his questions about Chinese crosstalk. Important points & difficult points: (1) Find and underline the main ideas. (2) Find and circle the key words. (3) Get some information about Chinese crosstalk. (4) Listen and get useful information. (5) Read and learn how to write a summary. (6) Proofread writings with desk mate. Teaching Procedures:

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Step 1 Lead-in Christmas Day is on the way. We are going to have a party. The headmaster asked me to be in charge of the party. But I have never experienced such a thing.

What should I do? 

I need to

know how many students will attend it. I’ll have to book a theatre. 

I want to

know how much money I can make use of. I’ll prepare some candies and nuts. 

I would like to know who will help me.

Step 2 Skills building1: recognizing what is important (1) ‘I need…’ most important

(2) ‘I want…’ somewhat important

(3) ‘I would like…’ least important

Step 3 Step1 answering questions Part A Listen to the tape and check the answers. most important: 1, 2, 3 somewhat important: 5, 6, 7 least important: 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 Step 4 Practise listening and reading

(1) Ask the students “What do you know about crosstalk”? (2) Listen to the tape and correct the notes. (3) Show the students some pictures related to Ding Guangquan and ask:

Do you know him?

Can you say something about him? “Ding Guangquan, a well-known master of crosstalk (a Chinese comedy form), has been teaching this unique art form to foreigners since 1989. 

The most famous is the Canadian Mark Roswell, known in China as Da Shan. Other students are David Moser (MO Dawei) from the USA and Koiac Korio (Ka Erluo) from Yugoslavia. Step 5 Skills building 2: asking questions orally How can we ask questions?

e.g.

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If I’d like to find a post office to have this letter posted, I can ask in these ways: a. Do you know the way to the nearest post office? b. Can you tell me the way to the nearest post office? c. Where can I find a post office? ……

Step 6 taking part in a radio talk show Use the information to make a dialogue with desk mate. Step 7 Skills building 3: answering questions in an e-mail

Tips: Make a list. Mention the question. 

You want to know…

(informal) 

Since you asked about…

(informal) 

I know you need/want/would like information about…

(informal) 

You asked me about…

(informal) 

Regarding your question about…

(formal) 

In answer to your question about…

(formal) Step 8 Writing Write an email to Bill to answer his questions. Remember to answer them in order of importance. Step 9 Homework 1. Finish your e-mail. 2. Preview project.

6th period

Project Teaching aims:

Improve the students’ ability of practice. Important points & difficult points: Read the two passages about drama. Teaching Procedures: Step 1 Lead- in 1. What do you know about drama?

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Drama means a piece of writing to be performed by actors, a play for theatre, television, radio, etc. 2. Have you ever seen dramas either on TV or in a theatre? 3. Have you ever acted in a drama? 4. In your opinion, in order to put on a drama, what preparations should be made? What steps are needed to prepare a play? (1) Listen to the director (2) Learn lines by heart (3) Find out when the character (he or she is playing) is on stage. (4) Make a list of which acts and scenes you are in. (5) Dressed in your costume and waiting in the wings at least one scene before you go on stage. (6) Follow the stage directions. Well done! You all know how to prepare a play. Step 2 Today, you will have a chance to experience dramas. Ok. Let’s move to the project section. In this section, you’ll read two short plays and choose one to perform. In order to finish the project, you are expected to learn how to cooperate as a team and how to fulfil each part of the work. T: Ok. Let’s come to the first play: The invisible bench

Read it please, and then answer the questions: 1) What kind of comedy does this play use?

The play mainly uses the physical style of comedy. 2) What do you think of the children except Mike?

They are dishonest, insincere, false/ hypocritical 3) At the end of the play, Mike said, “No. I must have forgotten to tell you. It got too crowded, so I moved the bench.” Why did he say so?

He wanted to punish them or make fun of them. 4) Is there a bench in the play?

No. There isn’t any.

The important papers

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Read it quickly and answer the following questions? 1) Do you think these plays are funny? Why? 2) Who do you think is the main character in the play? 3) What does the king actually want? 4) Why are the others unable to understand him?

Because he was a king and he says that he wants important papers. The others would mistake them for some official documents. 5) How does the playwright make the play funny? The playwright uses a play upon words---- important paper and toilet paper---- to make people laugh. Step 3 Discussion

Divide the students in two. Discuss the questions: What do you think the playwright wants to tell us?

The Students’ answers

T: The two plays have a similarity. That is, both the playwrights tell us a phenomenon in our society. A small group of people around us are hypocritical and proud of themselves. They save their faces at all costs, but actually they will suffer from their own actions.

The playwrights write the plays in an ironic way. This kind of play always leads us to thinking, because they always reflect some social problems around us. Step 4 Act out the two plays Step 5 Language points 1. I am sitting on an invisible bench, of course. (page 14) invisible adj.

1) impossible to see: The aircraft is designed to be invisible to radar. These bacteria are invisible unless viewed with a microscope. 2) [before noun] describes money that is added to a country's economy by activities such as the service and financial industries rather than the production of goods in factories:

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an increase in invisible exports Tourism brings in 40% of the island's invisible earnings. 相关高考试题

You can see the stars on a clear night, but in the daytime they are ________.

A unavoidable

B invisible

C inaccessible

D unavailable 答案: B 2 You should join us. It’s nice and cosy. (page 14) cosy

adj. comfortable and pleasant, especially (of a building) because small and warm: This room is nice and cosy in the winter. He showed me into a cosy little room. 3 Mike looks annoyed.(page 14)

annoyed adj.

angry I was so annoyed with him for turning up late. He was annoyed at the way she tried to take over the whole meeting. My parents were rather annoyed (that) I hadn't told them about the accident. She was annoyed to discover that her husband had taken her car keys.

annoying

adj.

making you feel annoyed: It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation. He's got a really annoying laugh. annoy

vt.

to make someone angry. Tim really annoyed me in the meeting this morning. I'm sorry - is my cough annoying you? [+ that] It annoys me that she just expects us to help. It really annoys me when people expect me to tip as well as pay a service charge in a restaurant. 4 Mike stands up and wanders over to the middle of the stage and “sits”

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down.(page14) wanders vi. or vt.

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction. We spent the morning wandering around the old part of the city. She was found several hours later, wandering the streets, lost. He was here a moment ago but he's wandered off somewhere. 5 It got too crowded, so I moved the bench.（page 14）crowded adj.

If a place is crowded, it is full of people. By ten o'clock the bar was crowded. group noun

[C] a large group of people who have gathered together. A crowd of about 15 000 attended the concert. Step 6 Homework

1.

Review words and phrases in this unit. 2.

Review the whole unit. 3.

Preview the next unit

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