Reading(1)：Stand up for your health!教案评析

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Teaching aims:

After the class, the students will be able to

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Get more information about stand-up and a famous comedian Bill Crystal. 2.

Identify different types of stand-up. 3.

Understand the important of laughter. 4.

Think of some different ways to make people laugh in order to help them stay healthy. Difficult & important points: 1.

Understand the structure of the article. 2.

Identify different types of stand-up. 3.

Understand the importance of laughter. Teaching procedures: Step 1 Pre-reading 1.

“Meet” a famous stand-up comedian in China(1min) 2.

Predict (individual work): What will be talked about based on the title?(1min) __________________________________________________________________________. Step 2 While-reading 1.

Fast reading (2mins): find out the different parts of the article.

Stand up for your health

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Detailed reading: Reading the four parts one by one in detail Part 1(1+3mins): A brief introduction Q1: What is stand-up? Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a ______ by ________ ________talking _________to _________ ____________. Part 2(2+1+10mins): Types of stand-up Q1: What are the different types of stand-up and their characteristics? Types

Type 1 Type 2 Type 3 Type 4

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Features/Characteristics

Telling jokes about people’s ___________ or _______ _________.

_______ __________inspired by ___________ ___________ performances by using ___________. Doing _________ by acting or speaking like a _____person

Part 3(4+3mins): A famous comedian Name Birthplace Graduation University Experiences: 1.He got his first fame(名声) in the program named “Soup”as a host. 2.He have hosted Academy Awards ______ times. 3. When he was a child, he started practising _________. 4.He is very quick in _______ and can _____ _____ new jokes about people and things around them.. 5. At the 2004 Academy Awards, he made up a new joke, making people _______ _______ _______. Part4 (3mins): Laughter is good for your health. Q1: What does part 4 talk about? ________________________________________________. Q2: Why is laughter good for your health? ___________________________________________________________________________. Q3: What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the text? ___________________________________________________________________________. Step 3: Post-reading 1.

Pair work (2mins): How do you understand the title? ___________________________________________________________________________. 2.

Discussion (Group work: 4mins): Since laughter is good for us, how can we bring more laughter to people around us? Think of some ways that can make people laugh. ___________________________________________________________________________. Step 4: Homework(1+2mins)

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Recite part 4: Laughter is good for your health. 2.

Retell the article: A brief summary One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called stand-up.

Stand-up is a type of stage comedy where a comedian ______ ______ _______ the audience. There are four main types in all, such as ______ ________ ______ daily life, relying on _______ humor, physical actions and doing ___________. Billy Crystal is a very famous stand-up comedian and he has hosted the Academy Awards nine times. One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick _________and can_______ _______ new jokes about the people around him.

Doctors have been researching the _______ stand-up and other forms of comedies have on people. They have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer. It is ______ your brain sends chemicals around your body which are good for you. Laughing helps your body to stay ________ and can even help you fight pain. This agrees with the English ______ “Laughter is the best medicine.”

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Finish part E: A famous comedian named George Burns.

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New York, USA Date of birth Profession (职业) March 14, 1947

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