Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教学设计第二课时

Module6 Unit1 Reading Stand up for you health Teaching aims: After this class, students are expected to: 1.

have a good understanding of the text and get some information about stand-up 2.

Grasp the reading ability——how to guess the meaning of new words 3.

Express their own opinions when it comes to the topic“laughter is the best medicine”.

Teaching procedures: Step 1: Lead-in 1.

Have the students enjoy a funny video and make them laugh. 2.

Ask the students what else would make them laugh. Step 2: Fast reading ⅠReading Strategy What would do when you come across a new word? ⅡGo through the passage as quickly as possible. While reading, you should: 1.

Guess the meaning of “stand-up”.

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Understand the structure of the passage. Step 3: Detailed reading Part One: Types of stand-up Find out the four types of stand-up. Explanation

Types of stand-up

Part Two: A famous stand-up comedian: Billy Crystal Complete the file of Billy Crystal. File Name Nationality Graduation University Billy Crystal

Birth Day Profession March 14, 1948

New York

University Experiences: 1.

He got his first fame(名声) in the programme named “Soup” as a host.

2.

He ever hosted the Academy Awards for ________times. 3.

When he was a child,... 4.

He is good at...

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

Part Three: Effect of comedy 1.

Read the last part together.

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Answer two questions: 1. Why is laughter good for your health?

2. Which English saying proves true? Step 4: Further reading

Rewrite the text Stand-up is a kind of _______ that is done on a ______by a ______. There are a ______ of different styles. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people ______ or about daily life. Other comedians rely on _______ _______. Yet other comedians may _______ ________ chairs, walk into doors, and fall down on stage to make people laugh. The last kind of comedian does _______. _________ is one of the stand-up comedians. His ________ with all age groups and his ability to ______ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be _______ by everyone. Doctors have discovered that people who ______ a lot live longer. This agree with the English _____ “_______ _______ _______ ______ ______. Step 5: Discussion(Group work) As teenagers, we often face trouble. If one of our classmates is in low spirits and in need of help, what suggestions will you give him or her?(In the group, three students present your trouble and another three come up with the suggestions in regard to your groupmates' trouble.)

Step 6: Homework Writing: 以“Laughter Is the Best Medicine”为题，写一篇作文。要点如下：

1．现在青少年烦恼越来越多,笑的越来越少；

2．笑的好处；

3. 提出一些让人能够开怀大笑的建议。

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