湖南省衡南县第九中学高中英语unit1《laughter is good for you》reading 课件（选修六译林牛津版）

Unit 1,Reading Stand-up for your health,Lead-in,1. When you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feeling? listening to music or watching films seeing friends surfing the Internet do some reading watching a comedy,2. Can you name some comedians? Who is your favorite comedian? Why?,2. Can you name some comedians? Who is your favorite comedian? Why?,Reading strategy,Reading,Homework,Discussion,Content,What would you do if you come across a new word?,1. Read the sentences before and after the one containing the new word. 2. Look at the words around an unknown word.,Guess the meaning,Reading Strategy,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,1. Stand-up for your health. Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking strainght to audience members A. one type of comedy B. standing C. fight D. disagreement,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,1. Stand-up for your health. Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking strainght to audience members A. one type of comedy B. standing C. fight D. disagreement,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,2. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV. A. road B. performance C. lines D. style,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,2. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV. A. road B. performance C. lines D. style,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,3. One reason is his outstanding ability to improvise. He is very good at thinking quickly and making new jokes . A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,3. One reason is that his outstanding ability to improvise? A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast,Reading Strategy,4. It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films. A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,Reading Strategy,4. It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films. A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.,5. A computer is a complex machineIt is not simple simple B. complicated C. beautiful D. expensive,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,5. A computer is a complex machineIt is not simple simple B. complicated C. beautiful D. expensive,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,6.Chicken pox can be very serious for a child who is not in good health. The child develops red spots, and feels hot and uncomfortable.A healthy child gets well quickly. a kind of animal B. a kind of food C. a kind of childhood disease D, a lack of pure water,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,6.Chicken pox can be very serious for a child who is not in good health. The child develops red spots, and feels hot and uncomfortable.A healthy child gets well quickly. a kind of animal B. a kind of food C. a kind of childhood disease D, a lack of pure water,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,7. Prop comedians use things, called props, to tell jokes. A. things B. imaginations C. traditions D. style,Reading Strategy,Guessing the meaning of a new word,1. Prop comedians use things, called props, to tell jokes. A. things B. imaginations C. traditions D. style,Lets learn more about the comedians. Read through the article and try to answer the questions on top of page 2.,1. What is the article about? 2. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life? 3. What is laughter good for?,Stand-up comedy.,He went on to act in films.,Our health.,Pre-reading,Structure of the article,How many?,Who?,four,Billy Crystal,visual humour maybe be inspired by objects,Types of stand-up,tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life,一,二,Funny performance-trip over chairs, walk into doors, and fall down on stage,act or speak like a well-know person,三,四,Can you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? Have a try!,Match each type with a proper example,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.”,visual humour-inspired by objects,2,Match each type with a proper example,A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.,Funny performance,3,Match each type with a proper example,A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.,4,Act or speak like a well-known person,Match each type with a proper example,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!”,Tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.,1,Billy Crystal,1. What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why?,A toothbrush. He thinks itll bring him good luck.,A famous comedian,Questions:,Because he is very quick thinking and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.,2. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? 3. What is one reason Billy Grystal has become so famous?,They are famous comedians.,Fill in the blanks with proper words: Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live _ after researching what _ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.,longer,effect,Laughter is good for your health!,When we laugh, our _ sends chemicals around the body which are good for us. _ keeps the body healthy, as the saying goes, Laughter is the best _.,Laughing,medicine,brain,Further comprehension:,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 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. turn off the microphone on purpose C. made the audience laugh D. couldnt make himself heard,4. 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,返回目录,Discussion,1. Are comedians born gifted? What are good comedians required to do? 2. Besides laughter, what are other factors that can help people live longer?,A good comedian has to do: having enough courage to perform in front of the audience practising a lot to perfect their routine being able to know exactly what they would like to see,watching as many comedies as they can to learn about more techniques making full preparations before going on stage,Other factors can help people live longer: having a balanced diet exercising regularly having a good mood being optimistic,返回目录,Homework,1. Discussion: Do you think to be a good comedian is very challenging? Why or why not? 2. Story-making: Make up a funny story after class.,Crystal was a natural entertainer and had no fears about dancing on stage with top jazz stars.,A brief introduction of Billy Crystal,Crystal studied film and television direction under Martin Scorsese at New York University. After graduation and marriage, Crystal did substitute teaching while he tried his comedy act at various clubs throughout New York.,In the seventies the Crystal family moved to Los Angeles. Crystal did some stand-up at the Comedy Store and was noticed