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Unit 1 Laughter is good for you 1stperiod

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 their favourite comedians and discussing with their partners.

(2) Students are encouraged to speak freely.

Teaching Procedures:

Step 1 Lead-in

(1) Duty-report.

(2) Present a short video of cross-talk.

(3) Ask them:

(a) It’s funny! What kind of show/programme is it? (crosstalk)

(b) Besides crosstalk, do you know other types of programme can make you laugh? (possible answers: ...)

Step 2 Video-Enjoying

(1) Ask them:

(a) What kind of show is it?

(sketch)

(b) What’s the person wearing colorful clothes? (clown)

(explanation: clown means someone wearing funny clothes, a red nose, bright make-up on face and they do silly things to make people laugh, especially at circus.)

(c) How many of you have seen this movie? What do you think of it? (comedy film)

(d) Are you familiar with the man in this video? (explanation: He’s

name is Huangxi, and he was born in a small village of Jilin province, when he was 24 years old, he went to the USA to study further for the doctor’s of degree, by accident, he won the champion in a popular talk show, similar to this one, also named stand-up comedy, then he became famous around the America.)

(2) Do you know the actors performing in these kinds of programme?(comedian)

(explanation: comedian means someone whose job is to make people laugh.)

Step 2 Discussion

Who’s your favourite comedian? Why do you like him or her? .

Step 3 Presentation

Thanks for your sharing！

Ask them: 1. Besides these interesting and amusing programme, do you know other things that can make people laugh?

(possible answers: jokes, funny books, funny pictures...)

Step 3 Free-talk

Ask them: 1. Funny things can make people laugh! From my point of view, laughter is good for us!

Do you agree with me? Of course, why?

(possible answers: make us happy; make us much younger; benefit our health; reduce stress; lower blood pressure; protect the heart; improve brain function...)

2. So, as you mentioned just now, laughter can make us happy and keep us

healthy! In addition to laughter, what else can we do to make ourselves happy and keep ourselves healthy?

(possible answers: make friends; exercise; do what you are interested in; keep a positive attitude to life...)

Step 4 Proverb-sharing

Step 5 Homework

1. Prepare a funny story for us. 2. Preview Reading