Laughter_is_good_for_you.doc

Unit 1 Laughter is good for you1st period Welcome to the UnitTeaching aims: (1). Students are expected to fully participate in a discussion about which event they think is the funniest and most enjoyable. (2) Encourage students to talk about their favourite comedians and the reasons why people like funny things.(3).By talking about the posters and discussing, students spoken English can be practised.Important points & difficult points:(1).Students are expected to express their own opinions by talking about the posters and discussing with their partners.(2). Students are encouraged to speak freely.Teaching Procedures:Step 1: Lead-in (1) Show students some pictures of Mickey mouse，Donald duck，Tom and Jerry，Mr Bean，and some comedians. (2). Ask them: (a). Seeing these pictures, you cant help laughing. Why? (Possible answers: silly, stupid, strange, funny) (b). What can make people laugh? (Possible answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, )(3) What are the health benefits of humor and laughter? (possible answers: reduce stress, lower blood pressure, protect the heart, improve brain functioning, make you feel good )Step 2: Picture talkingDescribe each poster in your own words; you can say more with the help of the words in each one.Step3: Discussion:(1) What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most?2. Laughter is good for everyone. How do you make people laugh?Step 4 Reading(1) scanning and skimming(2) Questions:What are the keys to understanding British humour?What does understatement mean?What kind of people do the British like to make fun of?What jokes do they make about these people?What does Rowan Atkinson use to make people laugh?Why do people find Mr. Bean funnyWhy is Mr. Bean popular in many countries round the world?Step 7 Homework1. Read the article in Part B at page 105.2. Prepare a funny story for us.3. Preview Reading.2nd period ReadingTeaching aims: (1) Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections-types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health.(2) Stimulate the Ss interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it comes to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.(3) Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension.(4) Develop the students reading ability-how to guess the meanings of new words.Important points & difficult points:(1) Find the main points in the three sections and express them.(2) Understanding the text.Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision1. Get some students to tell their funny stories.Step 2 Lead-in(1) Warming up: Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy.(2) General questions:1. What is the article about? Stand-up comedy.2. How many types of stand-up are there? There are four main types.3. What is laughter good for? Our health.Step 3 Reading comprehension1. Get the students to give the structure of the passage. Stand-up for your healthTypes of stand-upA famous comedianLaughter is good for your health!2. Get the students to read Types of stand-up, and try to judge what types of stand-up it is. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.ImpressionistA comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear and pretends to be making a phone call.PropA comedian walks on stage. as she introduces herself, she fell down.PhysicalA comedian tells jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines.Observational2. Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy?3. Allow students several minutes to read and try to answer the following questions: (1). What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why?(2). Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?(3). What types of stand-up is it when Crystal told a joke about the very old actor who forgot to turn on the microphone?4. Get the students to read laughter is good for your health and finish the following.Fill in the blanks with proper words: Doctors are _ to find 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 which are good for us. _ keeps the body healthy, as the saying goes, Laughter is the best _.(Keys: surprised ;longer; effect; brain; Laughing; medicine )Step 4 Further readingChoose 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 advance2. Which of the following is the style of prop? A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humour 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 host4. What does the word routine in Para 3 probably mean? A. roadB. performance C. linesD. style5. What does the word improvise in Para 4 probably mean? A. perform with permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast6. 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 heard7. What does the word appropriate in Para 4 probably mean? A. properB. clear C. sillyD. enjoyable8. 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-upStep 5 Developing reading ability through usage1. E(p5) Complete the passage.1.American2. observe3. appropriate4. comedy5. television6. actors7. improvise8. host9. healthy10. comedianStep 6 Consolidations and Expansion F(p5) Discuss the questions:1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why?2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh?3. Tell a funny story to your classmates. Step 7 Homework1. Write a funny story.3rd period Reading Teaching aims: (1) Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points.(2) Get the Ss to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them.Important points & difficult points:Language usage: make fun of; in response to; make up; the way; it; Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Revision Retell the article:1. Tell the differences among observational, prop, impressionist, and physical.2. Say something about Billy Crystal.3. Why is laughter good for health?Step 2 Language points (Learn and use)1. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, (Line 4) make fun of v. 取笑, 开的玩笑= laugh at; play a joke onIts rude to make fun of the disabled.Im serious; Im not making fun of you.别取笑他, 每个人都有自尊. Dont make fun of him, everyone has his self-respect.for/ in fun 开玩笑地(重庆05) Daddy didnt mind what we were doing, as long as we were together, _d_fun. A. had B. have C. to have D. having2.tell different jokes in response to the reactions (line 6)in response to 对作出反应e.g. ChinalaunchedawebsiteonThursdayinresponsetonewrulesfromtheEuropeanUniononchemicals,whichmaytakeeffectstartingnextyear.Israel decides to take limited action in response to suicide bombing.相关连接：take/ have responsibility forbe responsible forbe responsible toit is sbs responsibility to do sth.e.gMy friend took full responsibility for organizing the tour.When he loses his temper, he isnt responsible for his words.We are directly responsible to our manger.It is your responsibility to check that all doors and windows are locked.3. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave(line 11)The way that/ which/省略 he introduced to us was easy to learn.先行词作宾语The way that/ in which/ 省略 he introduced the book to us was easy to understand.先行词作状语相关短语1. in the way 2. in a way3. by way of 4. by the way5. lose ones way 6. feel ones way7. fight ones way 8. push ones way9. make ones way 10. all the way11. on ones/ the way toIn Britain today women _c_44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform toWhen he realized the police had spotted him, the man _b_ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up4. ., he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth!(2006湖北) Dont sit there _c_ nothing. Come and help me with this table. A. do B. to do C. doing D. and doing5. , Crystal made up a new one.(line39)make up 编造;化妆;准备;构成;补齐;make up for 补偿;弥补;I think theyre making the whole thing up.They made him up as an old man in the play.We can make up a bed for the boy on the sofa.The research group is made up of 5 scientists and 19 workers.I saved as much as I could, and my mum made up the rest of the money for the bike.Im trying to make up the time I lost while I was playing games.The dinner made up for all the disappointments Id had.其它短语1. make it 2. make a difference 3. make the most of 4. make good/ full use of 5. make out 6. make for7. make a contribution to 8. make sense of 9. make sth out of In Britain today women _44% of the work force, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform toWhen he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up6. F (P5) I like it when the 某些及物动词,如:like, love, enjoy, prefer, hate, appreciate, etc.之后若没有出现宾语, 而直接跟if/ whether引导的状语从句, 要在从句前使用代词it.She doesnt like it when her children tell lies to her.I hate it if you use my bike without my permission.We should much appreciate it if you would arrange this trip for us.(98)I hate _a_ when people talk with their mouths full. A. it B. that C. these D. them(04) I like _c_ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A. this B. that C. it D. one(06山东) Id appreciate _b_ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer. A. that B. it C. this D. youStep 3 ConsolidationA. Fill in the blanks using the verbs given. 1. If you hear a comedian _ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (tell; ask)2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _ jokes.(tell)3. When he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _ in front of the mirror, _ his teeth.(stand; brush)4. He is very good at thinking quickly and _ new jokes about the people and things around them.(make)5. They could only see him _ there _ his lips.(stand; move)6. Crystals popularity with all age group and his ability _ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.(amuse)7. Doctors _ what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. (research)B. Fill in the blanks, using the correct form.1. I _ tennis every day for a month. I dont understand why Im not losing weight. (play)2. Like other stand-up comedians who _to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on)3. Instead of telling the jokes he _, Crystal made up a new one. (plan)C. Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb.1. Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later _ in life.2. The audience howled _ laughter.3. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have _ us.4. He hopes to follow _ the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years and kept working _the end of their lives.Step4 Homework1. Read through the magazine article.2. Finish A1 and A2 at page100.3. Preview word powder.4th period Word powerTeaching aims:(1). Learn and master the new words in play scripts.(2). Enlarge the knowledge about expressions of smile and laugh.Important points & difficult points:(1). Talk about drama to learn new words.(2). Remember the new expressions of smile and laugh.Procedure:Step 1 Revision:1. What are the four types of stand-up?2. What effect do stand up and other forms of comedy have on us?3. What do we need while performing?Step 2 Words used in play scripts:Show the students pictures related to acting, asking them to give the names.Step 3 Read and understandAsk the students to give names to the following descriptions. 1. The person who gives instructions to the actors, cameraman etc. in a film or play. 2. All the people who act in a play or film.3. The words of a play or performance that an actor learns.4. The written form of a play or film5. The instructions and advice given on where to stand on the stage.6. One of the main parts into which a stage play is divided.7. Plays which are very short.(keys: director cast lines script stage direction acts or scenes one-act play)Step 4 Further study 1. Complete the exercise of Part C.(1) actor (2) director (3) lines (4) cast (5) script (6) stage(7) acts (8) scenes (9) costume (10) wings (11) props (12) lights(13) scenery (14) stage directions2. According to Part C, answer this question “What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful?”*listen to the director *learn lines by heart*find out when the character he or she is playing on stage*dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time*know the props that are going to be used before going on stage*calm down and be confident when on stageStep 5. Idioms about smiling & laughing 1. to laugh ones head off-to laugh very hardThe comedy I saw last night made me laugh my head off.2. to smile on someone-someone is luckyLuck was smiling on me as I passed the driving test.3. be laughing all the way to the bank-be in a good situation because you have made a lot of money without making much effortHis uncle left him a lot of money, so he was laughing all the way to the bank4. be laughed out of court-sth is not accepted for people think it is completely stupidWe cant propose that! Wed be laughed out of court.Homework1. Keep in mind all the useful expressions related to drama.2. Preview grammar and usage 5th period Grammar and usage Teaching aims: (1) Master the usage of present tenses.(2) Practice about the four kinds of present tenses.Important points & difficult points: the simple present tense; the present continuous tense; the present perfect tense; the present perfect continuous tense:Teaching Procedures:Step 1 Lead-inWarming up by showing some pictures:1. Who is he? He is Zhao BenshanWhat does he do? He is a comedian.What is he doing? He is performing. Whats this? Its the Great Wall in Beijing.Have you ever visited it? Yes, I have. I have visited it twice.Have you ever stood on this stage? No, I havent, but I have been looking forward to that day.Do you want to study in this university? Yes, we have been expecting to study there for ages.This is our school. It is located in Donghai County, Jiangsu Province. It has been built since six years ago. Im an English teacher in it. I have been teaching English in this school for about six years.2. Present tenses related to presentThe simple present tenseThe present continuous tenseThe present perfect tenseThe present perfect continuous tenseStep 2 General knowledge of present tenses1. the simple present tense: Structure be (am/ is/ are) do/ does +v.Usage a. things that are true or are always true b. things that occur regularlyTranslatea.如今，单口喜剧在全世界深受人们欢迎。Nowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world.b.没有人喜欢在众人面前受到愚弄。No one appreciates being made fun of before the public.c.喜欢笑的人寿命长.People who laugh a lot live longer.客观事实A couple of days ago, I learnt from my teacher that the earth moves around the sun.在下列情况下，如果主句用了将来时，从句就要用现在时表示将来的情况 (一). 表示“假设、如果、万一、只要”的词，如：if, in case, as/so long as, on condition that, provided / providing that, supposing / suppose that , assuring that, granted / granting that, on the understanding that，in the event that等引导的条件状语从句中，另外还有unless(除非)引导的从句中。e.g. You can go out to play as long as you stay in the back yard. He can use the bicycle on condition that he returns it tomorrow. Supposing / Suppose he is absent, what shall we do? In the event (that) she has not been informed, I will tell her. (二). 表示“当时候， 在时,” 的词，如：when, whenever, each time, every time, next time, the first time, any time, the morning, the afternoon, the evening, the night, the day, the week, the month, the year, the spring, the summer, the autumn, the winter等连词引导的时间状语从句中。 Id like to see you whenever it is convenient. Each time I meet him, he will give me some advice. Ill discuss the problem with you any time it is convenient for you. (三). 表示“一就”的词， 如：as soon as, the moment,