模块六Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou(1).doc

M6U1 Reading Stand-up for your health 衡南五中 欧阳桂香Lead-inQuestion:A joke can usually make us laugh. Then what other things can also make us laugh? Fast -reading What is the article about?(no more than 8 words) What is laughter good for?( 2 words) How many types of stand-up are there?( no more than 2 words) Careful- reading Choose the best answer according to the passage.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 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 host4 What does the word “improvise” in Para. 4 probably mean? A perform without permission B perform without preparation C act well D act fast5 What does the word appropriate in Para. 4 probably mean? A proper B clear C silly D enjoyable6 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 Further- reading: Table-filling Fill in each blank with no more than 3 words according to the passage.Stand up for your healthDefinitionA kind of comedy performed on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members.(1)_observationalTelling jokes about peoples (2) _or about daily life;propTelling jokes by using (3)_(4)_Performing absurd body actions;impressionistCopying the (5) _or accent of a famous person to make fun of him/her.Billy CrystalHaving been (6) _of the Academy Awards eight times.Being successful because of the ability to (7) _.Telling jokes until his life (8) _.(9)_ Making people burst into laughter often;Making people enjoy (10)_ Post-readingFill in the following biography of Billy Crystal by Gao Hua, each blank with one word. Billy Crystal is (1)_ well-known American stand-up comedian. He has been praised (2)_his ability to observe the people and events around him and make appropriate funny comments. Only a few comedians become famous and get jobs (3) _ television and film actors later on in life. Billy Crystal first started doing stand-up comedy in New York and then in California in the 1970s. Soon after, he got a job in television. He made an advertisement for Pepsi in the 1980s (4) _ became very popular. Billy Crystal (5) _ acts in films. Other actors say that often he doesnt read the script. (6)_, he will improvise and say something different. Somehow, the new things he thinks of are always funnier than (7)_he was supposed to say! Billy Crystal is also famous for being the host of the Academy Awards. He enjoys this job, and every year spends many months preparing his jokes and thinking of funny things to say. I think humor is a vital form of entertainment, (8)_it makes us laugh and laughing keeps us healthy. I like Billy Crys