M6U1READING.doc

高二英语学案19 Better wear out than rust out. 与其闲散不如忙碌。Module6 Unit1 Reading：Stand up for your health 编写：宋莉莉 审核：宋莉莉 2010.11【学习目标】：学习本课中重要词汇的相关用法, 提高阅读能力.【重点难点】：本课中重要词汇的用法【课前预习】：一）根据课文内容填空 Stand-up is one of the (1)m _well-known and well-loved types of comedy. There are four (2)d _styles of stand-up comedy: observational, prop, physical and impressionist. When you hear a comedian telling (3)j _about the way people behave, you are listening to an observational comedian. Prop is a type of (4)v _humor. (5)P _comedians use their bodies to make jokes.People around the world enjoy (6)w _Billy Crystal when he host the Academy Awards. Few people know the fact that Billy Crystal always (7)k _a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck! Crystals outstanding (8)a _to improvise has made him popular with all age groups.Nowadays, stand-up comedy is applied in other fields. Doctors have found that people who laugh a lot live (9)l_ than others! Whatever the reason, the English saying “Laughter is the best medicine” may be true (10) a _all. Making someone laugh-it just might help them and you live longer!二）.写出相应单词laughter(n.) _ (v.) humour(n.) _(adj.) response(n.) _ (vi.) comedian(n.) _(n.)reaction(n.) _ (v.) invisible(adj.) _(ant.)impressionist(adj.) _(n.) _(v.)actor(n.) _ (n.女演员)silent(adj.) _ (n.)amuse(vt.) _(n.) entertainment(n.)_(v.)【课堂学习】：1. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience. (page 2 lines 5-6) 单口喜剧演员可能就某一观众开玩笑，或是根据观众的反映讲不同的笑话。（1）make fun of 取笑；拿 开玩笑常用搭配: play jokes on _ play a trick on_ have fun = enjoy oneself for fun_Dont play jokes on that poor girl. Dont be serious. He just played a trick on you just now.Daddy didnt mind what we were doing, as long as we were tougher, _ fun. A had B have C have D having（2） response n. 回答，答复；反应，反响 in response to 对做出反应 I knocked on the door but there was no response. 【拓展】respond v. 回答，应答；反应（与to 连用） He never responded to my letter. How did he respond to the news? 相关短语： 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2.If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in line, . (page 2 lines 10-12)queue up 排队（等候）=wait in linequeue up for 为而排队等候插队者queue jumper , 插队jump the queue, a queue of 一长列（车等）3If a comedian points to a computer tennis game and says (page 2 line 16)point to 指向； point at 指着 point out 指出point of view 观点 to the point 中肯，扼要； off the point 离题on the point of (when) 正在之时选词填空Its rude to _ your fingers _ people.He _ that they were mistaken.The hands of the clock now _ half past three. I was _ (正要离开房间)when the telephone rang.Theres no point in getting angry.4. These comedians act or speak like a well-known person.(page 2 line 20)这类喜剧演员的动作或说话方式都像某个名人。act vi./ vt. 表演；采取行动；扮演，担任角色； n. 行动He acted as if hed never met me before.Dont be so silly - youre acting like a child!Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film.We went to Canada to travel and my cousin _ as our guide. A played B showed C acted D performed5. People around the world enjoy watching him when he hosts the Academy Awards. (page 2 Lines 26-27) 全世界的人们都喜欢看他主持奥斯卡颁奖庆典。award n. 奖，奖品；奖金； vt.授予；判给；裁定He won an award for his good performance. 他因表演得好而获奖。He was awarded the first prize. 他获得了一等奖。award sb. sth. = award sth. to sb.receive an award an award ceremony 【辨析】award / prize/ reward(1) award 意为“奖，奖品”， 指对于优异成绩或卓越贡献经过评定后正式授予的奖励，可以是精神的，也可以是物质的，常用于奖项名称。(2) prize意为“奖赏，奖品”，多指确认某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩并给予特殊的奖励。(3) reward意为“报答，酬劳”，并不指某种荣誉，而指应得的报酬；也可以做动词表示“给人以报酬、奖赏”。When I greeted him, he rewarded me with a smile.选词填空He was nominated for the best actor _. He won first _ in the English Speech Competition. The boy helped me find the lost dog. I gave him a big apple as a _.6. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV.(page 2 lines 28-29)每次,当节目在电视上现场直播时他都是在上百万人面前表演他的单口喜剧节目。【辨析】live/alive/living/livelylive adj.现场的, 作定语,主要用来描述鸟、鱼等动物; adv.现场地；直播地alive adj.有生命的，（作表语或后置定语）living adj. 活的，健在的，现行的（可作前置定语和表语）lively adj. 有生机的，活泼的选词填空 The teacher had a gift for making his lessons _ . -What a pity! I havent got a ticket for the football match.-Dont worry. Itll be broadcast _. His grandfather is the only soldier _ after the war was over. We saw a real _ snake(蛇) on the road. John caught a _ fish this morning.7. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.(page 3 line 39) 克里斯托没有讲预先准备好的笑话，而是即兴编了一个。【一词多义】：1) I made up an excuse about having to look after the kids.2) I have been ill for 2 days. So I have to study hard to make up for the lost time.3) Our class is made up of 48 students.4) Nowadays women usually make themselves up before going to work.5) The two boys quarreled with each other but soon made up.8. He said,” It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films.!”(page 3 line 40 ) 他说：“看来，他不愧是从无声电影起步的啊！”appropriate adj. 合适的，恰当的 -inappropriate appropriately adv.be appropriate for/ to sth.The book was written in a style _(适合儿童阅读)9. Somehow, the new things he thinks of are always funnier than what he was supposed to say!(p.5) 不知何故，他想出的新点子比原来他应该讲的更好笑。somehow adv. 由于某种未知的原因，不知为什么Somehow，I dont feel I can trust him. He always worked hard, but somehow, he never did the job well. 10. Writing is tough work, but I hope it will all be worthwhile, (p.9)写作是辛苦的工作，但我希望这是值得的，worthwhile adj. 值得的；值得花时间、钱或精力的【辨析】worthwhile/ worth/ worthy 三个都是形容词，都是“值得的”意思，但是所使用的句型不同。(1) worthwhile 用法：It is worthwhile doing sth. / to do sth. 干某事是值得的Although the salary is not high, I have large amount of free time. So the job is worthwhile. (2) worth 用法：sth. is worth sth/ doingThe museum is well worth visiting.(3) worthy 用法：sth. be worthy of sth/ being done sth. be worthy to be doneThe film is worthy of being seen.= The film is worthy to be seen.【随堂练习】一单词拼写 1. There is a long q_ of people waiting for the bus. 2. The match will be b_ live on TV this evening. Dont miss it. 3. The kids were a_ by my funny drawings and began to laugh. 4. Qi Baishi was an _ (杰出的)artist in China. 5. It is w_ job. The pay is high and I can have 2 months paid-leave.6. As an s_ goes, “It is never too old to learn.”7. Do _ (体育的) exercise is good for students.8. My host family, like other Americans, were so _ (富有幽默感的) that they often made fun of themselves.二、单项选择1.While the children were listening to their teachers joke, they howled_ from time to time.A. in laughter B. with laughter C. in tears D. with laughters2. I thought I knew the way, but I got lost. A. somehow B. anyhow C. anyway D. someway 3. The police are offering a big _for the information about that traffic accident. A price B. prize C. reward D award 4. _ it is to ride on a one-horse open sleigh on such a beautiful day! A. What a fun B. What fun C. How a fun D. How fun 5. The audience were _ by his _ performance on the stage. A.amused;amused B. amusing;amusing C. amusing;amused D. amused; amusing6. It remains to be seen whether it is _ to carry out the reform in Education. A. worth B. worthy C. worthless D. worthwhile 7. -What a pity! I havent got a ticket for the football match. -Dont worry. Itll be broadcast _ later. A.live B.lively C.alive D. living 8.I want to go to bed early to _ the sleep I lost last night. A.make out B.make up C.make for D.make up for 9. He is watching TV? Hes _ to be cleaning his room. A.known B.supposed C.regarded D.considered 10.-It is said that the popular record has been sold out. -What a shame! How I regret that I didnt buy _. A.such one B.any a such C.no such D.one such.【课后练习】 一、写出下列短语_ 对健康有益 one such person _ 取笑 _ 排队 _ 减肥_ 主持奥斯卡颁奖 _ 编造一个笑话 _ 发表演讲 _ 全世界 _ 对有影响 _一种重要的娱乐形式 _ 作恰当的评论 _ 受欢迎 _ 作为奖赏_ （电视）现场直播stand-up comedy _in response to _make jokes about _ visual humor _later on _silent film _howl with laughter _fall down _be supposed to _It is worthwhile to do / doing_trip over chairs _follow in the footsteps of _do an impression of _二、将下列句子并翻译成汉语1.One reason Crystal has become so famous is his outstanding ability to improvise.2.Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.3.Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.4.Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying “Laughter is the best medicine” may be true after all. 5.He has been praised for his ability to observe the people and events around him and make appropriate funny comments.6. Somehow, the new things he thinks of are always funnier than what he was supposed to say.三、阅读理解It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed not so great, or so we thought. We bought the latest rages, Baby-Sitters Club dolls, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else”.It was just too late. With all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last-minute gifts, how could we take the time to select the “right bike” for our little girl? So, here we wereChristmas Eve around 9:00 p.m., with Almie and her six-year-old brother, Dylan, nestled against each other in their beds. Now we could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child. “What if I make a little bicycle out of clay and write a note that could trade the clay model in for a real bike?” her dad asked. “This is an expensive item and she is such a big girlit would be much better for her to pick it out.” So he spent the next four hours painstakingly working with clay to make a tiny bike.On Christmas morning, we were excited for Almie to open the little heart-shaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. “Does this mean that I trade in this bike that Daddy made me for a real one?” Smiling, I said, “Yes.” Almie had tears in her eyes when she replied, “I could never trade in this beautiful bicycle that Daddy made me. Id rather keep this than get a real bike.” At that moment, we would have moved heaven and earth to buy her every bicycle on the planet!1. Choose the right time order of the following events. _ a. The girl asked for a new bike. b. The girl opened the little hear