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1、M6U1 Reading Stand-up for your health!(1st period)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,and weak-chinned),a well-kno
2、wn 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 many types of stand-up are there?There are
3、 four main types.What is laughter good for?Our health.Detailed information:1.What is special about stand-up comedy?2.What are the four main types of stand-up?3.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?5.How many times has Billy Crystal
4、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?1.What is special about stand-up comedy?Stand-up is different from otherforms of comedy because the comedian is in front of the aud
5、ience and may talkdirectly 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 famous?He began practising stand-upwhen he was a child.
6、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
7、 English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?It sends chemicals that are good 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 says,Hello?Hello?Im sorry I cant hear you.Something must
8、 be wrong with my phone.PropObservational,Prop,Physical,Impressionist A comedian puts on glasses,changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.ImpressionistC2:Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.Observational,Prop,Physical,ImpressionistC2:Observational,Prop,Physical,Impressionist A
9、 comedian walks on stage.As she introduces herself,she falls down.PhysicalObservational,Prop,Physical,ImpressionistC2: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!ObservationalObservat
10、ional,Prop,Physical,ImpressionistWill you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy?Reading 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
11、advance2.Which of the following is the style of prop?A.jokes in everyday life B.visual humour 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 routine in Para.3 prob
12、ably mean?A.roadB.performance C.linesD.style5.What does the word improvise in Para.4 probably mean?A.perform without permission B.perform without preparation C.act well D.act fast6.At the 2004 Academy Awards,a very old actor _ at first.A.was asked to make a silent speech B.didnt turn on the micropho
13、ne on purpose C.made the audience laugh D.couldnt make himself heard7.What does the word appropriate in Para.4 probably mean?A.properB.clear C.sillyD.enjoyable8.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 sto
14、p work D.perform stand-upFill 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 t
15、hem edystylesfourhumour(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 edian8routineliveimprovise(3)Doctors ha
16、ve 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 saying goes,Laughter is the best _.longereffectbrainLaughingmedicineE(p5)Complete the passage.1.AedianF(p5)Discuss the questions:1.What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most?Why?2.Laughter is good for you and for everyone else.How do you make other people laugh?3.Tell a funny story to your classmates.Write a funny story.Relevant exercises in Assessment book.