1、 A joke usually makes you laugh,and there are other things that will make you laugh.laughcomediesfunny moviesjokescircusstand-upfunny bookscrosstalkM6U1 Reading Stand-up for your health!What does a clown look like?Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China.His crosstalk shows always ma
2、ke his audience shout with laughter.Can you name these great comedians?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.Stand-up comedy.Our health.Scanning1.What is the article about?3.What is laughter good for?2.Aft
3、er starting as a stand-up comedian,what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life?He went on to act in films.Step2:Detailed-reading1.Visual humour can be boring when you cannot see what the comedian is doing.()2.One comedian did not lose any weight even though he had been doing a lot of physical e
4、xercise for a month.()3.People usually laugh at comedians doing impressions because they do not like the person being made fun of.()4.The old actors speech at the Academy Awards was like a silent film because there was no sound.()5.Bob Hope and George Burns lived for a long time probably because the
5、y laughed a lot.()TFFTTStand-up for your health!A Famous ComedianLaughter is good for your health!Structure of the article:Types of stand-upTypes of stand-upHow many types of stand-up are mentioned?What are they?Four.Billy CrystalA famous comedianQuestions:1.When did Billy Crystal begin practising s
6、tand-up?2.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?3.What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards?Why?4.Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?A famous comedian1.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?He began practising stand-up when he was a child.2.What
7、is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?He is very quick thinking and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.3.What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards?Why?4.Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?A toothbrush.He thinks itll br
8、ing him good luck.They were famous comedians who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until nearly the end of their lives.Fill in the blanks with proper words:Now,stand-up comedy gains _ around the world.Doctors have made a _ that people who laugh a lot live _ after researching what _ stand-up
9、 and other forms of comedy have on us.When we laugh,our _ sends chemicals around the body which are good for us._ keeps the body healthy,as the saying goes,Laughter is the best _.longereffectbrainLaughing medicinepopularitydiscoveryLaughter is good for your health!Further comprehension:课课练课课练p7一一.C
10、A C B C2(1)how (2)left (3)joking (4)confused/puzzled/wondering (5)over (6)behaving/acting/speaking (7)televison (8)(10)footstepsability (9)throughout/around/across Discussion:What special qualities should a comedian have?a sense of humorquick thinkingacting skills ability to read people Write a funny story.Relevant exercises in Assessment book.
