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Transcript of Lead-in What can make you laugh? Chinese comedians.
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Lead-in
What can make you laugh?
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Chinese
comedians
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Mr. Bean
A foreign comedian
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Reading
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Fast reading1. What is the article mainly about?
2. How many types of stand-up are mentioned?
3. Who is the famous comedian?
4. What is laughter good for?
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Careful readingPart 1 (Line1-6)
What is special about stand-up comedy?
The comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.
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observational
prop
physical
impressionist
Part 2 (Line7-21)
Four types of stand-up•using things to make jokes
•making jokes about the humorous things in daily life
•acting as a famous person
•using bodies to make jokes
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Part3(Line23-47)
Pair work :
Ask and answer questions about Billy Crystal.
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Part4(Line49-57)
1.Why is laughter good for your health?
When you laugh , your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you .
Laughter is the best medicine.
2.What is the famous idiom about laughter in our passage?
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Consolidation: cloze test Stand-up is one of the most well-known and
well-loved types of comedy.In observational comedy,the comedian makes________ about humorous things he or she observes in ________ life . Prop ____________use props to tell their jokes. Physical comedians use their ______ to make jokes. Impressionist comedians act or speak like a well-known person, which is called doing an __________ of the person.
jokes
everyday comedians
bodies
impression
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Billy Crystal is one of the stand- up comedians who have become _______ as TV and film actors later in life.His __________ with all age groups and his ability to _______ people around the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. Doctors have been researching the ______ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on people. They have ___________ that people who laugh a lot live longer. This agrees with the English saying “__________ is the best __________.”
famouspopularity
amuse
effect
discovered
Laughtermedicine
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Reading strategy : guessing the meaning of a word from the context.
1. main (Line 8)
2. routine (Line 28)
3. outstanding (Line 33)
4. improvise (Line 33)
5. appropriate (Line 40) 6. amuse (Line 42)
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1. main(Line 8)
2.routine(Line 28)
3.outstanding(Line 33)
Choose the suitable meanings of the words.
A
C
A
A.major B.detailed C.surprising
A. way B.custom C.performance
A. excellent B.popular C.hard-working
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4.improvise(Line 33)
5.appropriate(Line 40)
6.amuse(Line 42)
B
A
C
A.improve B.perform without preparation C.perform after preparation
A.suitable B.exact C.fair
A.make…anxiousB.make…cry C.make…laugh
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GameWho is your favorite comedian? Please act or speak like him or her and let others guess.
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Discussion
What else can help people keep healthy?
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My opinion:
• having a balanced diet
• exercising regularly
• having a good mood
• being optimistic
• …
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Laughter• brings us good luck
• can keep us young
• can help us forget our worries
• can make us healthy and happy
• can make the world peaceful
• is the brother of strength
• is the shortest distance between people
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Homework :1. Oral work:
Read the new words.
2. Written work:
Exercises on P104 and P105.
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Thank you!