高中英语第四册unit 1课件2

,Unit 1 Module 6,Unit 1 Module 6,Laughter is good for You,a clown,QuestionsWhere can we see a clown?Can you describe a clown? Do you want to work as a clown?,Rowan Atkinson a well-known British comedian; famous for the character Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean makes us laugh by using.his facial expressions.his body movements.,Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience howl with laughter.,Guo Degang, a most popular artist of Chinese crosstalk. He has a different style of performance , which brings the audience back to the theater.,Reading,Stand-up for your health,General questions:,What is the article about? Stand-up comedy.How many types of stand-up are there? There are four main types.What is laughter good for? Our health.,What is special about stand-up comedy?What are the four main types of stand-up?When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?,Detailed information（P.4）,5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?7. What does your brain do when you laugh?8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?,Reading Strategy,What if we come across some new terms / words while reading?Try to guess their meanings from the context.,What is special about stand-up comedy?,Stand-up is different from other forms of comedy because the comedian is in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.,2. What are the four main types of stand-up?,They are observational, prop, physical, & impressionist.,3.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?,He began practising stand-upwhen he was a child.,His outstanding ability to improvise.,5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?,Eight times.,They were two comedians wholived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives.,7. What does your brain do when you laugh?8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?,It sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.,Laughter is the best medicine.,Listening & 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.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 person,3.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 ( Line 28) probably mean? A. road B. performance C. lines D. style,5.What does the word improvise in Para. 4 (Line 33) probably mean? A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast,6.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 heard,7.What does the word appropriate in Para. 4 (Line 40) probably mean? A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable,8.We can infer from the last Para. 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,Four Types of Stand-up,Observational,Impressionist,Prop,Physical,Make jokes about things happening in everyday life,Use props,Speak or act as famous people,Use comedians own bodies,Correct type of Stand-up comedy,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.,Prop,Observational, Prop,Physical, ?Impressionist,A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.,Impressionist,Observational, Prop,Physical, ?Impressionist,Correct type of Stand-up comedy,A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.,Physical,Observational, Prop,Physical, ?Impressionist,Correct type of Stand-up comedy,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!,Observational,Observational, Prop,Physical, ?Impressionist,Correct type of Stand-up comedy,Which of the four types of stand-up do you like best?Will you create similar situations to perform any of the four types?Will you create situations to make us laugh?,Group work,Fill in the blanks according to the text. (1),One of the most well-known and well-loved types of _ is called stand-up. There are different _ of stand-up comedy. The main _ are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. There has always been _ in them to make people watching them laugh.,comedy,styles,four,humour,(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 to _has impressed people around the world.,comedian,8,routine,live,improvise,(3),Doctors have discovered 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 that are good for us. _ helps the body stay healthy, as the say