江苏省南京市外国语学校牛津版高中英语选修六：Unit1《Laughterisgoodfor

1、江苏省南京市外国语学校牛津版高中英语选修六:Un it 1Laughter is good for you-Readi ng教案1 / 3Unit 1Laughter is good for youRead ing南京市外国语学校Teaching aims:(1) En courage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sect ion s-types of sta nd-u p, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health.(2) Stimul

2、ate the Ss in terest in lear ning En glish by talk ing about their own opinions whe n it comes to thetopic Laughter is the best medicine ”.(3) Stude nts are expected to gain some kno wledge about sta nd-up comedy and rein force their read ingcomprehe nsion.(4) Develop the students reading ability-ho

3、w to guess the meanings of new words.Important points & difficult points:(1)Find the main points in the three sect ions and express them.(2)Understanding the text.Procedure:Step 1Lead-in(1) Warming up:Lear n about famous comedia ns and well-k nown forms of comedy.(2)Gen eral questi ons:1. What i

4、s the article about?Stan d-up comedy.2. How many types of sta nd-up are there? There are four main types.3. What is laughter good for? Our health.Step 2 Reading comprehensionDetailed in formati on:C1: An swer the follow ing questi ons.1. What is special about sta nd-up comedy?2. What are the four ma

5、in types of sta nd-up?3. Whe n did Billy Crystal beg in practis ing sta nd-up?4. Wha t is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?5. How m any times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?7. What does your brain do whe n you laugh?8. What is the En gl

6、ish idiom about laughter men ti oned in the text?C2: (1)Choose the correct type of sta nd-up comedy.1.Observationala. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He sa ys,Hello? Hello? I sorryI cant hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.2.Propb. A comedian puts on glasses, ch

7、anges his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.3.Physicalc. A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.4m pressionistd. A comedian says,My Grandmothearted walking 1 km a day when she turned 60.Shes 89 now, and dont know where she is!(2)Will you create similar situat

8、io ns to perform the four types of sta nd-up comedy?Step 3 Further readingChoose the correct an swer:1._A sta nd-up comedia n while perform ing.江苏省南京市外国语学校牛津版高中英语选修六:Un it 1Laughter is good for you-Readi ng教案2 / 3A. enjoys laugh ingB. enjoys making fun of himselfC. usually takes adva ntage of the au

9、die neeD. has prepared a lot of jokes in adva nee2. Which of the following is the style of prop?A. jokes in everyday lifeB. visual humourC. body actio nD. imitatio n of a well-k nown pers on3. Billy Crystal started his career_ .A. as a televisi on actorB. as a film actorC. as a sta nd-up comedia nD.

10、 as a host4. What does the word routine in Pa 3rproilbablA. roadB. performa neeC. li nesD. style5. What does the word improvise in Para 4 probably mean?A. perform without permissi onB. perform without preparati onC. act wellD. act fast6. At the 2004 Academ y Awards, a very old actor_at first.A. was

11、asked to make a sile nt speechB. did n tito n the microph one on purposeC. made the audienee laughD. couldn t make himseifehd7. What d oes the word appropriOtePara 4 probably mean?A. properB. clearC. silly D. enjoya ble8. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedia ns are expected to_.A. enjoy a ver

12、y long lifeB. work till the end of lifeC. have no pla ns to stop work D. perform sta nd-upStep 4 Developing reading ability through usageI.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 sta nd-up comedy. The

13、main_ are obser vati on al, prop, physical and impressi oni st. There hasalways bee n_ in them to make people watchi ng them laugh.Billy Crystal, a famous sta nd-up_ , has hosted the Academy Awards_times. Each time, heperforms his sta nd-up_in front of millio ns of people whe n the show is broadcast

14、_ on TV. Hisoutstanding ability is to_ has impressed people around the world.Doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live_ after research ing what_ sta nd-upand other, forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our_sends chemicals around the body thatare good for us._ helps the body stay

15、 healthy, as the saying goes, Laughter isthe best_2. E(p5) Complete the passage.I.America n2. observe3. appropriate4. comedy5. televisi on6. actors7. improvise8. host9. healthy10. comedia nStep 5 Consolidation and Expansion(Choose one of the following.)F(p5) Discuss the questi ons:1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why?江苏省南京市外国语学校牛津版高中英语选修六:Un it 1Laughte