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M6 Unit 1:stand up for your health

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Learning goals: 1.

Gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and a famous comedian. 2.

Learn to guess the meaning of a new word according to the text. 3.

Improve writing ability by writing a composition.

Step I: Leading-in

What can make you happy when you are in low spirits? _______________________________________________________________________________ Step II: Skimming Skim the article and choose the best answers.来源学|科|网Z|X|X|K]

1. A standup comedian ________ while performing. A．enjoys laughing B．enjoys making fun of himself C．usually takes advantage of the audience D．has prepared a lot of jokes in advance 2. Billy Crystal started his career________. A．as a television actor

B．as a film actor C．as a standup comedian

D．as a host 3. How many types of stand-up are mentioned in this article? A．3

B. 4

C．5

D．6 4. At the 2004 Academy Awards，a very old actor ____

A．was asked

make a silent speech B．didn’t turn on the microphone on purpose

C．made the audience laugh

D．couldn’t make himself heard

5. What we can infer from the 6th paragraph?

A. Laughter is the best medicine and can cure all the diseases.

B. Stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. C. People who love laughing live longer than those who don’t love often.

D. We should keep happy because it may help us live longer.

来源学+科+网来源学§科§网Z§X§X§K]Step III: Scanning

1.

Read the article and then analyze the main idea of each part.

Part I (para.1):________________________________________________ Part II (para.2):________________________________________________ Part III (para.3-5):______________________________________________ Part IV (para.6):________________________________________________ 2.

Read the first two paragraphs and fill in the blanks.

Introduction

Standup is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a of stand-(1)________talking straight to audience members. up. Types of

Stand-up ◆Some comedians tell jokes about the way people (2)________ or about daily life. ◆Other comedians rely on (3)______humor. ◆Other comedians may trip (4)________ chairs，walk into doors，and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh. ◆The last kind of comedian does impressions.

来源学科网ZXXK]3. Read paragraphs 3-5 and answer the questions.

4. Read the last paragraph and do the true or false exercise. (1). Stand-up comedy is popular all over the world, so only stand-up comedy has positive effects on us. (2). The reason why people who laugh a lot

live longer is that when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.

Step IV: Summary Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on the stage by a comedian 1.________ straight to audience members. There are a 2.________ of different styles of

stand-up comedy. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people 3.________ or about daily life. Other comedians rely on 4.______ humor. Some comedians use body 5.__________ to make people laugh, such as tripping over chairs, walking into doors. The last kind of comedian does 6.________.

Billy Crystal，a famous stand-up 7.____________，has 8.____________ the Academy Awards eight times. Each time, he performs his stand-up 9.____________ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast 10.____________ on TV. One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking，and is often able to come up 11.____________ new jokes about the people and things around him. He is popular with all age groups and has the 12.____________ to amuse people all over the world. Doctors have 13.____________ that people who laugh a lot live

longer. Laughing helps your body 14.____________ healthy and can even help you fight pain.15.____________ the reason，research shows that in the end，the English saying，“Laughter is the best medicine”，may be true after all.

Step V: Writing

Write a passage about how to stay happy. Clues: 1. 保持乐观的心态

2. 做自己该做的事

3.

尝试一些新鲜事，丰富自己的生活（enrich your life）

4.

心中有爱，学会关心他人

5. 学会处理自己的情绪

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