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1、Laughter is good for you Reading Stand-up for Your HealthStep 1: Lead-in T: Do you know who this person is?S: Charlie Chaplin, a famous American comedian.T: What kind of imagine will appear in your mind?S: He always wears a small black hat, very wide trousers and a moustache, and carries a stick tha
2、t he swings in the air as he walks.T: How do you feel at the sight of him?S: He is humorous and makes us laugh.T: whats the style of his film?S: In his film, hes never the Mr. Big and he always has much trouble in his life. However, he uses his sense of humor to teach people that there are always wa
3、ys to face problems if you are able to laugh.T: Do you think laughing is good for peoples health?S: Yes. Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems.T: Today, well learn a passage enti
4、tled “Stand-up for your health!” Do you know the meaning of “Stand-up” here? Does it mean you have to stand up to keep healthy?S: No. “Stand-up” is a kind of comedy in which the comedian stands in front of the audience and talk directly to audience members.Step 2: Fast-reading for general idea.Go th
5、rough the passage as quickly as possible and find answers to the three questions in Part A.1 What is the article about?2 How many types of stand-up are there?3 What is laughter good for?Answers 1 Its about stand-up comedy.2 There are four main types.3 Its good for our health.Step 3: Careful-reading
6、for detailed information1. Lets read the passage again more carefully and try to finish part C1 after your reading.1 What is special about stand-up comedy?2 what are the four main types of stand-up?3 When did Billy Crystal begin practicing stand-up?4 What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so fa
7、mous?5 How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?6 Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?7 What dies your brain do when you laugh?8 What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?Answers1 Stand-up is different from other forms of comedy because the comedian is in front
8、of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.2 They are observational, prop physical, and impressionist.3 He began practicing stand-up when he was a child.4 His outstanding ability to improvise.5 Eight times.6 They were two comedians who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until
9、the end of their lives.7 It sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.8 Laughter is the best medicine.2. Next lets listen to the tape and decide whether the following sentences are true or false.1 A stand-up comedian is not allowed to make fun of an audience member.2 If the comedians act
10、or speak like a well-known person, this is called observational comedy.3 What the physical comedians usually do is tripping over chairs, walking into doors and falling down on stage.4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actor later on in life.5 The fact that when
11、 Crystal hosts the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck is only known to a few people.6 Billy Crystal has no plans to go on making films to go on telling jokes.7 The reason why people who laugh a lot live longer is that when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals a
12、round your body that are good for you. Answers 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T1. Now lets come to Part C2. The four main types of stand-up comedy are explained in the article. Match each type with an appropriate example. Write the correct letter in the bracket.Answers 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 b Step 4: Practice1.
13、Part DFind these new words and expressions in the article. Guess their meanings from the contest. Then match them with the correct definitions.Answers 1 b 2 d3 e4 h5 g6 a7 c8 f2. Part EGao Hua is writing a biography of Billy Crystal for his English class. Help him complete it.Answers1 American 2 obs
14、erve 3 appropriate 4 comedy 5 television6 actors 7 improvise 8 host 9 healthy 10 comedian Step 5: Post-reading activities.1. Discuss the following questions in groups, then role-play the dialogues and act out before the class.(1) What are necessary qualifications a good comedian needs to have?(2) Wh
15、en you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feelings?(3) Besides laughter, what are other factors that can help people keep healthy and live longer? Sample answers1l Having enough courage to perform in front of the audiencel Practicing a lot to perfect their routinel Being able to read their audiences thoughts to know exactly what they would like to seel Watching as many comedies as they can to learn about more techniquesl Making full preparations before going on stage2l Watching a comedy
