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Module 6 Unit 1 Laughing is good for you

Welcome to the unit & Word power

Teaching aims:

1.

Students will be able to have a good understanding of the text and get some information about “stand-up”

2.

Students will be able to tell different types of stand-up

Teaching procedures: Step 1

Warming up 1.

A joke for the Ss to enjoy. 2.

A joke usually makes you laugh, and there are other things that will make you laugh. Look at the posters on Page 1 and find out what funny things are talked about in the posters. -- A funny performance; A funny book; Crosstalk; Circus 3.

Besides the forms we mentioned above, what else can make us laugh? --Comedies; Funny movies…(Ask the Ss to five as many forms as possible and introduce “stand-up” to the Ss)

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Laughter is full of our life. We even have lot of idioms in English about smiling and laughing.

2.

Page 7 Part D Ask the Ss to read to explanations and the example sentences and make sure they have got the meanings of two idioms. 3.

Ask the Ss if they know any other idioms about smiling and laughing. If so, ask them to give examples. If not, give them two more. Give them example sentences first and allow them the chance to guess the meanings. Then give the exact explanations. 4.

Ask them to find more idioms about smiling and laughter after class. Step 3 Part A & Part B

1.

Many things in our life can bring us laughter and actually we can also do something to amuse others and ourselves, for example, we can put on performances or a drama. How much do you know about drama and what should you prepare if you want to put on a drama? Now, can you answer these questions? (1)What are all the actors in a play called? (2)What do we call the person who acts in a play? (3) What do we call the person who is in charge of a play?

(4) What will an actor read in a script? (5) What are acts and scenes in a play? (6) What kind of play is called one-act plays?

2. Look at Part B and make sure the Ss understand what each word means. Step 4

Homework 1. Find more idioms about smiling and laughing; 2. Review all the expressions related to drama and performing.