Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!优秀教学设计

M6U1 Welcome to the unit & Reading (1) Made by Lin Liangliang Teaching aims: 1. Have a good understanding of the text and get some information about “stand-up”; 2. Tell different types of stand-up; 3. Learn something about Billy Crystal and make comments on him; 4. Express their own opinions about the topic “Stand-up for your health”. Teaching procedures: Step 1 lead in

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Show some funny pictures. Can these pictures make you laugh? 2.

Do you think laughter is good for us? 3.

Brainstorming : What can me people laugh?

Step 2 Comprehension of the text 1.Watch the flash, get the main points of each part. Part1:General _____________ to stand-up Part 2: _____ of stand-up Part3:A famous ____________(Billy Crystal) Part 4: Laughter ____________ your health

2 Detailed reading 1.

Read the part of “general introduction to stand up”

Find out what is stand up?___________________________ 2.

Read the part of “ types of

stand up”

Find out the different types of stand-up.

A_______________________

B___________________

C_______________________

D___________________ 3. Read the part of “A famous comedian”

1.Read this part carefully and try to complete the file for Billy Crystal.

File（档案）

Name

Birth Place

Graduation University

New York, USA

New York University

Birth Day

Profession

His Idols（偶像）

March 14, 1947

Experiences:

He performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when his show is broadcast live on TV.

He has hosted …

One little-known fact is that…

One reason Crystal has become so famous is…

…

2.Group discussion

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What special qualities should a comedian have? He started practicing stand-up as a child... He is quick thinking and is often able to come up with jokes about.... He has the ability to amuse people all over the world. He hopes to follow in the footsteps of other famous comedians and keep working until the end of life.

4.Read the part of “ laughter is good for your health”

1.What does your brain do when you laugh?

2.What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the text?

Step 4. Summary

1.Finish the grammar filling One favourite type of comedy is called stand-up. There are four different_____ (type) of stand-up comedy. Billy Crystal,____ famous stand -up comedian,_____(host)the Academy Awards nine times.Each time ,he performs his stand-up routine ____ front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____(live)on TV. One reason Crystal has become so famous is ____he is very quick-thinking,and often come up____new jokes about the people and things around them.He is ____ (popularity) with all age groups and has the ability_________(amuse )people all over the world. Doctors have proved that people _____laugh a lot live longer. Research shows that the English Saying”

“ Laughter is the best medicine”may be true after all.

2.Only when we have a healthy body, can we rebuild our Chinese dream and realize it.

Step 5. Homework 1. Read the passage fluently. 2. Finish the exercises on 课课练

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