Unit 1 Reading Stand-up for your health!
Step 1 lead in
Which do you think is better for you, laughter every day or tears per day?
Step 2 Fast reading
Part A （Page 2 on your book） Step 4 Careful reading
Divide the article naturally into four parts and scan part by part Part 1
Part 2 types of stand-up Part 3 a famous comedian
Part 4 laughter is good for your health Part 1
1.What is special about stand-up comedy?
Part 2 types of stand-up
2.What are the four main types of stand-up? 3.Part C2on page 4 Part 3 a famous comedian
4. When did Billy Crystal begin practicing stand-up?
5. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?
6. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?
7. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?
Part 4 laughter is good for your health 8. What does your brain do when you laugh?
9. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text? .
Step 5 Further reading 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, this 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, 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 laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. Step 6 Post reading
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
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. 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 to ________has impressed people around the world. 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 ________’. Homework:
Fill in the blanks.
1. One __________(鲜为人知的) fact is that he was once a __________(备受喜爱的) comedian.
2. Zhao Lirong was an enthusiastic (热情的) ________(女演员). She’ll live in our heart for ever.
3. Bi Fujian’s popularity(受欢迎) with all age groups is due to his h____ _ (幽默的)hosting style.
4. He says sitting on an __________(看不见的) bench is very __________.(舒服的)
5. The teacher looked __________(恼火的) when his student wandered (漫步) over to the courtyard instead of following him.
6. Father often makes us burst into l__________ by telling us different j_________.
7. D__________ is a person in c___________ of the performance of a drama. 8. He observes people’s b___________ in everyday life and acts out on s_________.
9. Crystal’s a__________ to improvise leads to his s__________.
10. C_________, a u__________ art form in China, has developed a lot of
foreigners in recent years. KEY:
True or false
1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T Fill in the blanks according to the text.
comedy styles four humour comedian 8 routine live improvise longer effect brain Laughing medicine Fill in the blanks.
1. little-known, well-loved 2. enthusiastic, actress 3. popularity, humorous
4. invisible, comfortable/cosy 5. angry/annoyed, wandered 6. laughter, jokes
7. Director, charge 8. behaviors, stage 9. ability, success 10. Crosstalk, unique
译林牛津版选修6高中英语Unit1 Reading Stand-up for your health教案
