Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教学设计

长沙县实验中学2013年下学期英语教案

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长沙县实验中学英语学科教案设计

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C1312、C1313 课 题

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情感态度价值观

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Unit 1 Laughter is good for you

Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections---types of stand-up, a

famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health. Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it

comes to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.

Individual, pair or group discussion to make every student work in class.

Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their

reading comprehension.

Develop the students’ reading ability---how to guess the meanings of new words. 学法指导

教具设计

1. The multimedia

2. The blackboard 教学过程

问题引导

二次备课

Step 1 Lead-in (1) Warming up:

Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy. (2)

General questions: 1. What is the article about?

Stand-up comedy. 2. How many types of stand-up are there?

There are four main types. 3. What is laughter good for?

Our health. Step 2 Reading comprehension Detailed information: C1: Answer the following questions. 1.What is special about stand-up comedy? 2.What are the four main types of stand-up? 3.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up? 4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous? 5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards? 6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? 7. What does your brain do when you laugh? 8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text? C2: (1)Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. 1.Observational a. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says,

‘Hello? Hello? I’m sorry I can’t hear you. Something must be wrong

with my phone.’

2.Prop b. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to

be someone else. 1

长沙县实验中学2013年下学期英语教案

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3.Physical c. A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down. 4.Impressionist d. A comedian says, ‘My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day

when she turned 60. She’s 89 now, and don’t know where she is!’

(2)Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? Step 3 Further reading Choose the correct answer: Step 4 Developing reading ability through usage 1.Fill in the blanks according to the text.

(1) 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. (2) 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 is to ________has impressed people around

the world. (3)

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 ________’.

2. E(p5) Complete the passage. 1.American

2. observe 3. appropriate 4. comedy 5. television

6. actors 7. improvise

8. host 9. healthy

10. comedian Step 5 Consolidation and Expansion (Choose one of the following.) F(p5)

Discuss the questions: 1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why? 2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh? 3. Tell a funny story to your classmates.

Step 6 Homework 1.

Write a funny story. 2.

Relevant exercises in Assessment book.

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