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1、M6U1 Reading Stand-up for your health! (1st period)(1st period)南京九中 张茹芳 What does a clown look like?Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience shout with laughter.Can you name these great comedians?Rowan Atkinson (black-haired, bug -eyed, a
2、nd weak-chinned ) , a well- known British comedian, is famous for the character Mr. Bean. Mr. Bean is funny because he makes funny faces, he acts stupidly, he seems to be quite silly, and the things he does are strange. Billy CrystalGeneral questions: What is the article about?Stand-up comedy. How m
3、any types of stand-up are there?There are four main types. What is laughter good for?Our health.Detailed information: 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 famo
4、us?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?What is special about stand- up comedy? Stand-up is different from other forms of come
5、dy 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, and impressionist.3.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famou
6、s?He began practising stand-up when 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 who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end oftheir lives.
7、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 aregood for you into your body.Laughter is the best medicine.C2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He
8、 says, Hello? Hello? Im sorry I cant hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.PropObservational, Observational, Prop,Prop, Physical, Physical, ImpressionistImpressionistA comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.ImpressionistC2: Choose the correct typ
9、e of stand-up comedy.Observational, Observational, Prop,Prop, Physical, Physical, ImpressionistImpressionistC2: Observational, Prop, Physical, Impressionist A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.PhysicalObservational, Observational, Prop,Prop, Physical, Physical, Impre
10、ssionistImpressionistC2: Observational, Prop, Physical, Impressionist 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!ObservationalObservational, Observational, Prop,Prop, Physical, Physical, ImpressionistImpressionistWill you
11、 create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy?Reading comprehension:1.A stand-up comedian _ while performing.A. enjoys laughingB. enjoys making fun of himselfC. usually takes advantage of the audienceD. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance2.Which of the following is the s
12、tyle of prop?A. jokes in everyday lifeB. visual humourC. body actionD. imitation of a well-known person3.Billy Crystal started his career _.A. as a television actorB. as a film actorC. as a stand-up comedianD. as a host4.What does the word routine in Para. 3 probably mean?A. roadB. performanceC. lin
13、esD. style5.What does the word improvise in Para. 4 probably mean?A. perform without permissionB. perform without preparationC. act wellD. act fast6.At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor _ at first.A. was asked to make a silent speechB. didnt turn on the microphone on purposeC. made the audie
14、nce laughD. couldnt make himself heard7.What does the word appropriate in Para. 4 probably mean?A. properB. clearC. sillyD. enjoyable8.We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _.A. enjoy a very long lifeB. work till the end of lifeC. have no plans to stop workD. perform stand-up
15、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 edystyles fourhumour(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 edian 8routin
