1、Module 6 Unit 1readingLaughter is good for youlaughtertearsLife consists of laughter and tearsWhich do you think is better for you,laughter every day or tears per day?ReadingStand-up for your health!What does it mean?Brainstorming?What makes people laugh?funny movieshumorous storiesjokescomediesFast
2、 readingRead the article as quickly as possible and find answers to the three questions in Part A.1.What is the article about?_.2.2.How many types of stand-up are there?_.3.3.What is laughter good for?_.Stand-upFourHealthTrue or false.1 A stand-up comedian is not allowed to make fun of an audience m
3、ember.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.FFT4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actor later o
4、n 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 lau
5、gh,your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.TFTFReading strategy:Guessing the meaning of a word from the contextLine 13 propLine 28 routineLine 33 improviseLine 40 appropriateCareful readingDivide the text into several parts:Part 1 IntroductionPart 2 Four types of stand-upPa
6、rt 3 A famous comedianPart 4 Laughter is good for your healthPart 11.What is special about stand-up comedy?Stand-up comedy is special because the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.Part 22.What are the four main types of stand-up?They are obser
7、vational,prop,physical and impressionist.Here are some examples,please match each with the right type:Observational1 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.2 A comedian puts on glasses,changes his or
8、 her voice and pretends to be someone else.3 A comedian walks on stage.As she introduces herself,she falls down.4 A comedian says,My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60.Shes 89 now,and dont know where she is!PropPhysicalImpressionistPart 3Billy Crystal 3 When did Billy Crystal
9、begin practicing stand-up?He began practicing stand-up when he was a child.4 What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?His outstanding ability to improvise.5 How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?Eight times.6 Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?They were two comedian
10、s who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives.Part 47.What does your brain do when you laugh?When we laugh,our brains send chemicals around our body that are good for us.8.What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?Laughter is the best medicine.How
11、 do you understandlaughter is the best medicine?Post readingThe 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming.The committee is organizing some activities likeSmiling baby face recruiting,Smiling China 2008.What do you think are the purposes of them?Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health,happines
12、s and peace.It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems.In a word,laughter can make a better world.Multiple choices to check your understanding of the text 1.A stand-up comedian _ while performing.A.enjoys laughing B.enjoys making fun of himself C.usually ma
13、ke fun of the audience D.has prepared a lot of jokes in advance 2.Which of the following is the style of prop?A.jokes in everyday life B.visual humour C.body action D imitation of well-known personFurthur readingCB 3.Billy Crystal started his career _.A.as a television actor B.as a film actor C.as a
14、 stand-up comedian D.as a host 4.At the 2004 Academy Awards,a very old actor _ at first.A.was asked to make a silent speech B.didnt turn on the microphone on purpose C.made the audience laugh D.couldnt make himself heardCDLanguage pointsmake fun of取笑,拿开玩笑Its cruel to make fun of people who stammer.S
15、imilar phrases:play jokes on 开的玩笑play a trick on 捉弄,开玩笑make jokes about 拿开玩笑Dont play jokes on that poor girl.Dont be serious.He just played a trick on you just now.responsenoun C or U an answer or reaction:Responses to our advertisement havebeen disappointing.Her proposals met with anenthusiasticre
16、sponse.Management has granted a 10%payrise in response to union pressure.responsibility n.责任;负责;任务 responsible adj.须负责任的Related phrases:in response to 对做出反应 take responsibility for 对负责 be responsible for 对负责,作为的原因 be responsible to 向负责reaction n.反应react v.起反应,起作用,反抗,起反作用react strongly against tax in
17、creases 强烈反对增税Related phrases:react to sb/sth对作出反应react with sth与起化学反应react against sb/sth反对;反抗queue vi.排队，列队n.行列,长队,队列queue up 排队，列队1.By 7 oclock a long queue had formed outside the cinema.2.他们排着队等候看电影。到7点钟时,电影院门外已经排成了长队。Theyre queuing up to see a film.later on 后来；以后；过些时候At first things went well,b
18、ut later on we ran into trouble.起初事情进展得很顺利，但后来我们遇到了困难。live adv.adj.现场直播的，生动的1.a live football match2.The landing on the moon was telecast live.现场直播的足球赛现场转播了登月行动。make up 1)Girls make up 45of the student population in our school2)make up a story/an excuse3)Because of his illness，he had to make up for
19、the missed lessons4)We havent been getting on wellLets make up5)Tom watched his sister make herself up for her date.构成；占比例，相当于form编写；捏造弥补，补偿和解，调停化妆amuse vt.使愉快，使高兴1.Everyone was amused at/by the story about the dog.2.他们以看旧照片消遣。大家听了关于那只狗的故事都笑起来了。They amused themselves by looking at old photographs.amusement n.C 娱乐品;娱乐活动;消遣U 娱乐;快乐1.The program offers a variety of amusements.2.To my great amusement his false beard fell off.amusing adj.好笑的;有趣的;引人发笑的amused adj.愉快的,开心的,好玩的Homework Finish Ex.A1&A2 on Page100.Review all the new words in reading.
