Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!名师教学设计2

Stand up for your health Step one: lead-in What will make us laugh? Step two: reading strategy What would you do if you come across a new word?

1. Read the sentences before and after the one containing the new word. 2. Look at the words around the unknown word. Finish exercise D on P4 Step three : Fast-reading 1.

Finish part A on Page 2 2.

Read for structure Part1: Part2: Part3: Part4: Step four : careful-reading Part1: a brief introduction to stand-up

________ of stand-up: Stand-up is a kind of comedy _______ on a stage by a comedian _______ straight to audience members. Part2: _______ of stand-up 1. 2.

3. 4. Part3: a famous comedian 1.

Finish his file 2.

Listen to do True or False questions

(1) When Billy Crystal started practicing stand-up, he is not very young.

(2)The old actor’s speech at the Academy Awards was like a silent film.

(3)Crystal always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for pleasure.

(4) Crystal is popular with all age groups and has the ability to amuse people all over the world.

(5) Bob Hope and George Burns lived for a long time probably because they laughed a lot.

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Fill in the blanks Part4: Laughter is good for your health 1.

Why is laughter good for your health?

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Which English saying proves true?

Step five : Further thinking 1. How does laughter affect our life positively? 2. Besides laughter, what can we do to keep healthy, both physically and mentally? 3. How to bring more laughter to our life