1、牛津译林版高中英语选修六Unit 1 Laughter is good for you教案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
2、 carries a stick that 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
3、 there are always ways 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
4、learn a passage entitled “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 fo
5、r general idea.Go through 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.St
6、ep 3: Careful-reading for detailed information 1. 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 C
7、rystal has become so famous?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 th
8、e comedian is in front 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
9、and kept working until 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
10、. 2 If the comedians act 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 i
11、n life. 5 The fact that when 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
12、, your brain sends chemicals around 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
13、 a 3 c 4 b Step 4: Practice1. 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 compl
14、ete it.Answers1 American 2 observe 3 appropriate 4 comedy 5 television 6 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 go
15、od comedian needs to have? (2) When 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 answers1 l Having enough courage to perform in front of the audience l Practicing a lot to
16、perfect their routine l 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 comedyl Listening to music or watching films l Seeing fri
17、endsl Surfing the Internetl Locking myself in my room and doing reading3l Having a balanced dietl Exercising regularlyl Having a good moodl Being optimisticStep 6: Language PointsVocabularyWordslaughter, stand-up, humor, well-loved, comedy, comedian, response, reaction, main, physical, humorous, que
18、ue, visual, tennis, stage, actor, act, academy, award, routine, live, little-known, toothbrush, mirror, outstanding, microphone, lip, appropriate, silent, howl, amuse, brain, sayingUseful expressionsmake fun of, in response to, make jokes about, queue up, trip over, later on, broadcast live, make up
19、, have effect on, after allSentence patterns1. One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket of good luck!2. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.3. It seems appropriate that he got his start
20、in silent film.4. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.Step 7: Consolidation exercises:1 Fill in the blanks according to the text.Stand-up is one of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy. In observational comedy, the comedian makes joke
21、s about 1_ things he or she 2_ in everyday life. Prop 3_ use props to tell their jokes. Physical comedians use their 4_ to make jokes. Impressionist comedians act or speak like a well-known person, which is called doing an 5_ of the person, Billy Crystal is one of the stand-up comedians who have bec
22、ome famous as television and film actors later on in life. His 6_ with all age groups and his ability to 7_ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. Doctors have been 8_ the effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on people. They have discovered that people wh
23、o laugh a lot live longer. This agrees with the English saying “9_ is the best 10_”.Answers1 humorous 2 observes 3 comedians 4 bodies 5 impression 6 popularity 7 amuse 8 researching 9 laughter 10 medicine2 Translate the following sentences into English.1 有一种非常出名，深受人们喜爱的喜剧形式叫做单口喜剧。2 单口喜剧演员可以拿某一观众开玩笑，
24、也可以根据观众的反应随机应变说不同的笑话。3 观众只能看见他站在那里两片嘴唇动个不停。4 克里斯托放弃了讲事先准备好的笑话，即兴编了一个。5 克里斯托深受各年龄断人群的喜爱，他有能力让世人感到开心，这证明单口喜剧能被所有人欣赏。Sample answers1 One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called stand-up.2 A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell d
25、ifferent jokes in response to the reactions of an audience.3 The audience could only see him standing there moving his lips.4 Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. 5 Crystals popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that
26、 stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.3句型转换：1. He or she might decide to tell different jokes to respond to the reactions of an audience.He or she might decide to tell different jokes _ _ to the reactions of an audience. 2. One such person is Billy Crystal.Such_ person is Billy Crystal. 3. Instead of
27、 telling the joke he had planned, he made up a new one.He didnt tell the joke he had planned._ he made up a new one. He didnt tell the joke he had planned _made up a new one. 4. He hopes to follow the way that other famous comedians usually do.He hopes to follow _ _ _ of other famous comedians. 5. D
28、octors have been researching what stand-up and other forms of comedy affect us.Doctors have been researching what_ stand-up and other forms of comedy have_ us. 6. David Canadian Mark Roswell from Canada, called Da Shan in China, is well known for his great ability to study Chinese.David Canadian Mar
29、k Roswell from Canada,_ in China_ Da Shan, is well known for his great ability to study Chinese 7. His classes are well received by his students from abroad.His classes are very _ _the students from abroad. 8. Go out and see what is up there.Go out and see what is_ _there.9. Do you mind if I sit dow
30、n here?Do you mind_ _ down here?10. Later on, the servant re-entered, magazine in hand.Later on, the servant re-entered _ a magazine in_ hand. Answers1. in response 2.a 3.Instead; but 4. in the footsteps 5.effect, on6. known, as 7.popular with/among 8.going on 9.my sitting 10.with,hisLanguage points
31、1.people have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor. 人们总是喜欢笑,并且总是含有幽默感. enjoy doing 喜欢做, doing动名词做enjoy的宾语.I enjoy watching TV.后接v-ing 的动词还有: appreciate, avoid, bear, consider, dislike, delay, escape, finish, hate, imagine, keep, mind, miss, precise, resist, risk, stand, suggestI
32、dont mind waiting for you in the cold wind.Have you considered making some necessary changes to yu plan?Only by practicing speaking English every day can you expect to improve your spoken English.I didnt imagine your coming here so early.相关高考试题-There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old
33、 man.-My goodness! I cant imagine _ that old. (2006.江苏) A to be B be have been C being D having been答案:Chumor1) n. U the ability to be amused by things, the way in which people see that some things are amusing or the quality of being amusing:Hes got a great sense of humor (= he is very able to see t
34、hings as amusing).I must say I find his schoolboy (= childish) humor rather tiresome.2) vt. to do what someone wants so that they do not become annoyed or upset:I applied for the job just to humor my parents. humorous adj. funny, or making you laugh:Her latest book is a humorous look at teenage life
35、.2. A stand-up comedian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes on response t the reactions of an audience. (page 2)单口喜剧演员可能就某一观众开玩笑，或是根据观众的反映讲不同的笑话。make fun of cause people to laugh at sb./ sth., usually unkindly; ridicule sb./sth. 取笑；哪 开玩笑常用搭配: make fu
36、n of=poke fun at开玩笑;嘲笑 Play jokes on 开的玩笑 Play a trick on捉弄,开玩笑Its cruel to make fun of people who stammer.Dont play jokes on that poor girl.Dont be serious. He just played a trick on you just now.相关高考试题Daddy didnt mind what we were doing, as long as we were tougher, _ fun. (2005年重庆) A had B have C
37、have D having 答案与解析: 父亲不介意我们正在干什么,只要我们在一起玩的高兴就行.由句中were可知A,B不对,C表示即将发生,由上句we were doing可知下句同样表示正在进行. 选Dresponse n. C or U an answer or reaction:Responses to our advertisement have been disappointing.Her proposals met with an enthusiastic response.I looked in her face for some response, but she just
38、stared at me blankly.Management has granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.The tax cuts produced a favorable response from the public.responsibility n. 责任;负责;任务responsible adj. 须负责任的相关短语in response to 对做出反应take responsibility for 对负责be responsible for 对负责,作为的原因be responsible to 向负责may/
39、 might,情态动词用于肯定句中,表示不太肯定的推测, 意为“有可能” must表推测,意为“一定,准是”, can用于疑问句, 意为“有的可能吗”, 用于否定句, 表示“不可能”It may be true, but Im not sure.He may not have heard his name called.He cant have finished the work so soon.Where can he have gone?They cant have a lot of money.It must have rained last night, for the ground
40、is wet.相关高考试题1.He _ have completed his work, otherwise, he wouldnt be enjoying himself by the seaside. (2005年北京) A should B must C wouldnt D cant2.- Is jack on duty today?- It _ be him. Its his turn tomorrow. (2006年四川) A mustnt B wont C cant D neednt3.We _ have proved great adventurers, but we have
41、done the greatest march ever made in the past ten years. (2006年天津) A neednt B may not C shouldnt D mustnt4.Some aspects of a pilots job _ be boring and pilots often _ work at inconvenient hours. (2006年湖南) A can; have to B may; can C have to; may D ought to; must答案: 14 BCBAreaction n. 1) response to
42、a situation, an act, an influence, etc. 对情况、行动、影响等作出反应，回应What was his reaction to the news?Reaction to his taunts will only encourage him.We must not allow reaction to stand in the way of progress.I love to watch peoples reactions when I say who I am.There has been an immediate/widespread/hostile re
43、action against the governments proposed tax increasesHer left-wing views are a reaction against the conservatism of her parents.2) return to a previous state after a period of the opposite condition回复到原来的状态；复旧After all the excitement, there was an inevitable reaction.3 These comedians act or speak l
44、ike a well-known person.(page 2)这类喜剧演员的动作或说话方式都像某个名人。act vi. to do sth. for a particular purpose, or to behave in the stated way:+ to infinitive Engineers acted quickly to repair the damaged pipes.She acted without thinking.The anesthetic acted (= had an effect) quickly.?He acted as if hed never met
45、 me before.Dont be so silly - youre acting like a child!Acting on impulse (= without thinking first) can get you into a lot of trouble.vi. & vt. to play a part; to perform in a film, play, etc:Ellis Pike was chosen to act the part of the lawyer in the film.Have you ever acted in a play before?相关高考试题We went to Canada to travel and my cousin _ as our guide. （2005湖南） A played B showed C acted D performed答案： C4 Each time, he performs his
