Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Reading 1 导学案.doc

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Reading 1 导学案【学习目标】1. Grasp the main topics of the three section-types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health.2. Improve the ability to read-how to guess the meaning of new words.【学法指导】1. 通过自上而下的阅读，分析文章框架，了解Reading的主旨大意。2. 通过对文章的进一步阅读，理解stand-up 的内涵和对健康的影响。【学习过程】Step1、 Skimming &Listening1. What is the article about? 2. How many types of stand-up are there?3. What is laughter good for? Step2、Scanning 1. What are the four main types of stand-up ?2. When did Bill Crystal begin practicing stand-up?3. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?4. What does your brain do when you laugh?Step3、 Further reading 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 in advance 2. Which of the following is inspired by objects? A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humor 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 host 4. What does the word routine in Para 3 probably mean? A. roadB. performance C. linesD. style5. What does the word appropriate in Para 4 probably mean? A. proper B. clear C. sillyD. enjoyable6. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _. A. have no plans to stop work B. enjoy a very long life C. work till the end of life D. perform stand-upStep 4 Developing reading ability through usage1. Fill in the blanks according to the text. (1) One favorite type of _is called stand-up, _ is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a _, who may _ an audience member. There are a _ of different styles of stand-up comedy. Some comedians tell _about the way people behave or about _life. Other comedians rely on _humor, which is _ by objects. Yet other comedians may _ over chairs, walk into doors and fall down on stage to make people _. This kind of _ humor is _ if you are watching the comedians _. The last kind of comedian does _. (2)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 is to _ people around the world. (3) Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live _ after researching what _ stand-up and other forms of comedy have _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 _. Step 5 Task-based reading Stand up for your health 1. _ Stand-up comedy is good for your health. 2. _ of stand-up Comedians make fun of humorous things about peoples 3._ _ or daily life. Its a type of 4._ humor whose 5._ comes from objects.Comedians use their bodies to make jokes， such as 6._over chairs and falling down on stage.Comedians do impressions by acting or speaking like a famous person.A famous comedian Well-known for his being quick-thinking and the 7._ to come up with jokes about the people and things around him.He appeals to all age groups and is able to get people all over the world 8._, which proves that everyone can enjoy stand-up.9._ of lau