Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!主要内容及教案内容

Unit 1 Reading

Stand-up for your health! 执教人：李凯

Step 1

lead in

Which do you think is better for you, laughter every day or tears per day?

Step 2

Fast reading

Part A （Page 2 on your book）

Step 4

Careful reading

Devide the article naturally into four parts and scan part by part

Part 1

Part 2

types of stand-up Part 3

a famous comedian Part 4

laughter is good for your health

Part 1

1.What is special about stand-up comedy?

Part 2 types of stand-up

2.What are the four main types of stand-up?

3.Part C2on page 4 Part 3 a famous comedian 4. When did Billy Crystal begin practicing stand-up?

5. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?

6. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?

7. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?

Part 4 laughter is good for your health

8. What does your brain do when you laugh?

9. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?

. Step 5

Further reading

True or false. (

)1 A stand-up comedian is not allowed to make fun of an audience member. (

)2 If the comedians act or speak like a well-known person, this is called observational comedy. (

)3 What the physical comedians usually do is tripping over chairs, walking into doors and falling down on stage. (

)4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actor later on in life. (

)5 The fact that when Crystal hosts the Academy Awards, he always keeps a

toothbrush in his pocket for good luck is only known to a few people. (

)6 Billy Crystal has no plans to go on making films or to go on telling jokes. (

)7 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 6

Post reading

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

One of the most well-known and well-loved types of ________ is called stand-up. There are different ______ of stand-up comedy. The main _____ are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. There has always been _______ in them to make people watching them laugh. Billy Crystal, a famous stand-up ________, has hosted the Academy Awards ____ times. Each time, he performs his stand-up _______ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____ on TV. His outstanding ability to ________has impressed people around the world. Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live ____ after researching what _____ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our ____ sends chemicals around the body that are good for us. _______ helps the body stay healthy, as the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the best ________’.

Homework:

Fill in the blanks.

1. One __________(鲜为人知的) fact is that he was once a __________(备受喜爱的) comedian. 2. Zhao Lirong was an enthusiastic (热情的) ________(女演员). She’ll live in our heart for ever. 3. Bi Fujian’s popularity(受欢迎) with all age groups is due to his h____ _ (幽默的)hosting style. 4. He says sitting on an __________(看不见的) bench is very __________.(舒服的) 5. The teacher looked __________(恼火的) when his student wandered (漫步) over to the courtyard instead of following him. 6. Father often makes us burst into l__________ by telling us different j_________. 7. D__________ is a person in c___________ of the performance of a drama. 8. He observes people’s b___________ in everyday life and acts out on s_________. 9. Crystal’s a__________ to improvise leads to his s__________. 10. C_________, a u__________ art form in China, has developed a lot of foreigners in recent years.

KEY: True or false

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.T

6.F

7.T Fill in the blanks according to the text.

comedy

styles

four

humour

comedian

8

routine

live

improvise

longer

effect

brain

Laughing

medicine Fill in the blanks.

1. little-known, well-loved

2. enthusiastic, actress

3. popularity, humorous 4. invisible, comfortable/cosy

5. angry/annoyed, wandered

6. laughter, jokes 7. Director, charge

8. behaviors, stage

9. ability, success

10. Crosstalk, unique