《unit1laughterisgoodforyou课件》高中英语译林版模块六_9

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Reading Stand up for your health! Life consists of laughter and tears. People around the world love to laugh. Lets laugh every day ! Lead-in Today we will learn an magazine article about stand-up , which can let us laugh and be healthy. Stand up for your health Learning aims In this period, well 1. learn how to guess the meanings of new words. 2. improve our skills in reading magazines. 3. be positive to our daily life . Task1 Reading strategy When reading a text that contains many new words , _ each new one. Instead, _ the meaning of unfamiliar words _. To do this, you can read the sentences before and after it. Please read the reading strategy on P3 and fill in the blanks. try not to look up from the context try to guess Task2 Fast reading Please read the article quickly and answer four questions. 1. Whats the article about? 2. What are the three topics of this article? 3. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did billy Cristal go on to do later in life? 4. What is laughter good for? Stand-up comedy. Stand up for your health A Famous Comedian Laughter is good for your health! Types of stand-up Please read the article quickly and answer four questions. 3. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Cristal go on to do later in life ? 4. What is laughter good for ? He went on to act in films. Our health. Task3 Careful reading Fill in each blank with one word according to the text . Title: Stand up for your health DefinitionA special type of comedy in which the comedian stands in front of audience and tells jokes. 1_ Four Joking about humorous things in 2_ life. Using things to tell jokes, also called 3_ humour Using their bodies to make jokes. Acting or 4_like a well-know person. A famous comedian Billy crystal Hosting Academy Award eight times. Keeping a 5 _ in his pocket. Having outstanding ability to 6_ so famous. Hoping to follow in the footsteps of others. Conclusion 7_ is good for health Sending 8_good for health around your body Helping to stay healthy, fight pain and live longer Types daily toothbrush visual speaking Laughterchemicals become Task4 Further reading Choose the right answer and tranlate the sentence. 1.A stand-up comedian _ while performing. A. enjoys laughing B. enjoys making fun of himself C. may make fun of the audience member D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance 2.Billy Crystal started his career _. A. as a television actor B. as a film actor C. as a stand-up comedian D. as a host 3. 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 heard 4. What does the word appropriate in L41 probably mean? A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable 5. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _. A. enjoy a very long life B. work till the end of life C. have no plans to stop work D. perform stand-up Task5 Playing a game Work in pairs. Try to act out four types of stand- up comedy in this article. One acts and the others guess which type. Type1: An observational (善于观察的）comedian makes jokes about everyday life. Type2: A prop（道具）comedian uses props. Type3:A physical（身体） comedian uses his body. Type4:An impressionist（模仿者） does an impression of a famous person. Pair work Task6 Competition Work in groups. Disccuss the following question and then write them down on the blackboard in one minute. Q: Stand-up comedy can make us happy. What else can make ourselves or other people happy when in a bad mood? Group work (Keep a positive attitude to life) making friends listening to music taking exercise reading books talking to some friends watching some comedies listening to some jokes talking about funny things telling jokes making faces What moral lessons can we draw from todays class? (Live a happy and positive life) Life is filled with unhappiness and sadness. Whatever happens, face problems with a smile and believe that you can solve them. Life is a mirror. When you smile at it, it will smile back at you. 3. Being positive attitudes to life Summary What have we learnt in this class? 1. Reading strategy: guessing the meanings of new words 2. Reading: stand up for your healh (the three topics of the texttypes of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your he