1、Stand up for your health! By Yeli in No.1 Middle School of AnxiangTeaching aims: (1) 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.(2) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up
2、 comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension.(3) Develop the students reading ability.Important points & difficult points:(1)Figure out the three main sections.(2)Understand the text.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-inT: Welcome to my class! The contents of this period include four parts: first,
3、 Lead-in; next, Reading; then, Summary; finally, Homework. T: First of all, answer a question: When you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feeling? listen to music or watch films see friends surf the Internet do some reading watch a comedyT: Look at a picture. Who do you think h
4、e is? Mr. Bean. He is a famous comedian. Now, lets watch a comedy from him.Step 2 ReadingT: Do you want to know more about comedy? Lets come to the reading Stand up for your health! From the title, It has two meanings. One means that a kind of comedy Stand-up is good for your health! The other means
5、 “support your health!” Because “stand up for” is a phrase which means“support”.In this reading part, you have four activities to finish. Activity 1, fast-reading , look through the article as soon as possible and then answer the three questions.1. What is the article about?Stand-up comedy.2. After
6、starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life?He went on to act in films.3. What is laughter good for?Our health.Activity 2 Structure of the article Stand-up for your healthTypes of stand-upA famous comedianLaughter is good for your health!Read the text aloud . So
7、me tasks are waiting for you.Activity 2.1 Types of stand upListen to the audio file carefully, and conclude the types of Stand-up.一Comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life二Comedians rely on visual humour maybe be inspired by objects三Comedians may trip over chairs, walk in
8、to doors, and fall down on stage 四Comedians act or speak like a well-know personT: Until now you have known four types of stand-up. Ok, challenge your memory.A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she
9、 falls down.A comedian says, My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. Shes 89 now, and we dont know where she is!A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, Hello? Hello? Im sorry I cant hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.Activity 2.2 A famous
10、 comedianListen to the audio file carefully, and make the best choice.1. Billy Crystal started his career _. A. as a television actor B. as a film actor C. as a stand-up comedian D. as a host2. What does the word routine in Para. 3 probably mean? A. road B. performance C. lines D. styleActivity 2.4
11、Reading StrategyBefore answering the question,read the reading strategy first.When reading a text that contains many new words, you should1) try not to _look up_ each new one. 2) Try to _guess_ the meanings of unfamiliar words from the context by reading the sentences or the words around2. What does
12、 the word routine in Para. 3 probably mean? B A. road B. performance C. lines . D. style3. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor _ at first. D A. was asked to make a silent speech B. turned off the microphone on purpose C. made the audience laugh D. couldnt make himself heard4. We can infer f
13、rom the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _. A A. enjoy a very long life B. work till the end of life. C. have no plans to stop work D. perform stand-upActivity 2.5 Laughter is good for your health! Listen to the audio file first, and then fill in the blanks.Doctors have been researching what
14、_effect_ stand-up and other _forms_ of comedy have _on_ us , and have discovered that people who laugh a lot live _longer_. They say this is because when you laugh, your brain sends _chemicals_ around your body that are good for you. _Laughing_ helps your body stay _healthy_ and can even help you _f
15、ight_ painActivity 3 CompetitionLets have a competition in which you can do some True or False questions. 1,2,3 and4 lines are Group A. the rest are Group B.The group having more points is the winner. Only after I say “Ready go!” can you stand up and answer. Are you clear?1.Visual humour can be bori
16、ng when you cannot see what the comedian is doing. T2.One comedian did not lose any weight even though he had been doing a lot of physical exercise for a month. F3.People usually laugh at comedians doing impressions because they do not like the person being made fun of. F4.The old actors speech at t
17、he Academy Awards was like a silent film because there was no sound. T5.Bob Hope and George Burns lived for a long time probably because they laughed a lot. TActivity 4 Your show timeMake a choice and act it out.1.You can imitate a famous singer.2.You can imitate a famous actor or actress.3.You can make up a joke.4. You can also perform a short sketch(小品).Step 3 Summary1. Types of stand up2. A famous comedian3. Laughter is good for your healthStep 4 Homework1. Preview the language points of the text on pages 2 and 3;2. Keep the new words in mind.