1、 教学案科目: 英语 主备人： 备课日期： 课 题M6 Reading 第 2 课时计划上课日期：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. Stimulate the Ss interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it com
2、es to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.3. Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension.4. Develop the students reading ability-how to guess the meanings of new words教学重难点1. Find the main points in the three sections and express
3、 them.2. Understanding the text.教学流程内容板书关键点拨加工润色Step1: Greetings.Step2: Lead-inShow some photos of Charlie Chaplin and ask students to answer the following questions:1. When we talk about Charlie Chaplin, what kind of image appears in your mind?2. What is your impression of Charlie Chaplins style?3.
4、 Do you like watching Charlie Chaplins films? Why or why not?Tell students that they are going to read a magazine article entitled Stand up for your health! .Ask students how they understand the meaning of the title. What is the exact meaning of stand up?Step3: Reading comprehension.Ask students to
5、go through the article and find the three answers to the three questions in part A.1. What is the article about? 2. How many types of stand-up are there? .3. What is laughter good for? Ask students to read the text again and find some detailed information about it.1. What is special about stand-up c
6、omedy?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
7、?8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?Ask students to do the exercise below.Choose the correct answer:1. A stand-up comedian _ while performing. A. enjoys laughing B. enjoys making fun of himself C. usually takes advantage of the audience D. has prepared a lot of jokes i
8、n advance2. Which of the following is the style of prop? A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humour C. body action D. imitation of a well-known person3. Billy Crystal started his career _. A. as a television actor B. as a film actor C. as a stand-up comedian D. as a host4. What does the word routine
9、 in Para 3 probably mean? A. roadB. performance C. linesD. style5. What does the word improvise in Para 4 probably mean? A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast6. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor _ at first. A. was asked to make a silent speec
10、h B. didnt turn on the microphone on purpose C. made the audience laugh D. couldnt make himself heard7. What does the word appropriate in Para 4 probably mean? A. properB. clear C. sillyD. enjoyable8. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _. A. enjoy a very long life B. work
11、till the end of life C. have no plans to stop work D. perform stand-upAsk students to listen to the tape and decide whether the following sentences are 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, thi
12、s 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,
13、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 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.Step4: Homework1. Read the text again and gain the main idea of it;2. Preview the new words and phrases in the reading text.教学心得
