Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!优质课教案设计

M6U1 Reading1教学设计

一、Title: Stand-up for your health 二、Teaching Aims 1、Knowledge aims （1）Encourage the Students 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）Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension. 2、Ability aims （1）Develop the students’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words. （2）Students are expected to apply these skills to practical use. 3、Emotion aims （1）Let students truly understand “Laughter is the best medicine” in our daily life. （2）Help students set up positive and optimistic values in their life. 三、Lesson Type：A new lesson 四、Lesson Period：The second period 五、Teaching important points

1、To understand the structure of the whole passage. 2、Understand the definition of stand-up as well as its type.

3、Get to know Billy Crystal.

4、How to guess the meaning of unknown or unfamiliar words. 六、Teaching difficult points 1、To develop the students’ reading skills. 2、To make sure that everyone understand the article well.

3、To help the students guess the meaning of the words correctly. 4、To practice “Laughter is the best medicine” in our daily life. 七、Teaching Aids：The multimedia and the blackboard. 八、Teaching Procedures Step 1 Lead-in 1、Show some photos of famous comedians and play some scenes from the films Charlie Chaplin acted in. 2、Ask students some questions. （1）When we talk about Charlie Chaplin, what kind of image will appear in your mind? (He always wears a small black hat, very wide trousers and a moustache, and carries a stick that he swings in the air as he walks.) （2）What is your impression of Charlie Chaplin’s style?

(In his films, he is always the little man and is in much trouble. However, he uses his sense of humor to teach people that there are always ways to face problems if you are able to laugh.) （3）Do you like watching Charlie Chaplin’s films? Why or why not?

(4)Charlie Chaplin said, ‘ When I was a little boy, the last thing I dreamed of was being a comedian.’ In your opinion, is he a successful comedian?

3、Today we are going to read a magazine article entitled ‘Stand-up for your health!’ What’s the meaning of ‘stand-up’ here? Does it mean you have to stand up or do more exercises in order to be healthy? What is the exact meaning of ‘Stand-up’?

Step2 Reading strategy 1. Draw students’ attention to the Reading strategy, which teaches how to guess the meanings of unknown words from the context. Tell students they should not to refer to the dictionary every time they come across new words. They should try to guess the meanings with the clues provided around the new words. For example, ‘comedy’, we know from the sentence it is a noun, and find ‘enjoyed laughing’ in the first sentence of the text; therefore, ‘comedy’ must be something that can make people

laugh.

2. Encourage them to apply the skills to practical use. Step3 Fast-reading for general idea Go through the passage as quickly as possible and find answers to the three questions in Part A. Remind students to focus on and identify the information needed to answer the questions. Meanwhile, tell students to pay attention to the three headings. Recognizing the structure of an article will help students understand the article better. 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. Step4 Detail-reading Have students talk about the quickest way to find answers to the above question. Tell them to pay attention to the three headings. Encourage students to analyse the structure when they read the article for the second time. Have students summarize the main idea of each part and try to make connections between them. They should know that the first part mainly talks about stand-up is. Draw a diagram on the blackboard as follows. Stand up for your health! Stand-up comedy is good for your health.

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Types stand-up

Four types

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Read the part of “Types of stand-up”

main of

A comedian Billy Crystal famous Laughter is good for your health! Reasons why stand-up comedy and comedians are popular

Ask the Ss to find out the different types of stand-up and explain them. （If the Ss don’t know the meaning the new words of the four types, guide them to guess from the context.）

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Read the part of “A famous comedian”

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Ask the Ss to read the first few lines and answer the question “Who is mentioned here as a famous comedian?”—Billy Crystal (2)

Ask the Ss to discuss in groups: “What special qualities should a comedian have?”

(The teacher can give some answers after the discussion, but don’t limit the students’ answers.) 3.

Read the part of “Laughter is good for your health”

Ask the Ss two questions:

(1) What does your brain do when you laugh?

--When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.

(2) What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?

--“Laughter is the best medicine”

Draw students’ attention to the fact like that magazine articles usually adapt this structure to make the story clear and easy to understand. Step5 Discussion

Ask the students to discuss in groups:

1. What are necessary qualifications a good comedian needs to have?

Having enough courage to perform in front of the audience

Practicing a lot to perfect their routine

Being able to read their audience’s thoughts to know exactly what they would like to see Watching as many comedies as they can to learn about more techniques Making full preparations before going on stage 2. When you are in low spirits, what do you do to become happy?

Watch a comedy

Listen to music or watch movies

See friends

Surf the Internet

Lock yourself in your room and read 3. Besides laughter, what else can we do to make ourselves happy and keep ourselves healthy?

(The teacher should allow the Ss freedom to give whatever answers they come up with. They can give some ideas, though.) Keep a positive attitude to life. Do what you are interested in (Music, sports, reading, …) Make friends Having a balanced diet Exercising regularly Being in a good mood Step6 Conclusion Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems. Step7 Homework 1.

Write a funny story. 2.

Complete the exercises on page4-5. 3.

Recite the relevant words listed on page75. 九、Blackboard Writing Unit 1 Laughter is good for you

Stand up for your health! Stand-up comedy is good for your health.

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Types of

stand-up

A famous Four main

comedian types

Billy Crystal

十、Teaching Reflection

Laughter is good for your health! Reasons why stand-up comedy and comedians are popular