Unit 1

Laughter is good for you

Unit 1

Laughter is good for you

• Do you think laughter is good for us?

Laughter can help us forget about worries.

Keep us in a good mood.

Have positive attitudes towards our lives

Enjoy life better and live longer.

• what kind of things can make you laugh?

LEAD-IN

• What’s this poster about?

• Can you tell something about the Chinese crosstalk?

CROSSTALK

SITUATION COMEDY

COMIC FILM

• What does the poster tell us?

• What’s the book about?

• What do critics say about the book?

• Can these remarks attract you?

What is this poster about? What can we see in a circus?

CLOWN

Dad, cat! Run, run, run!

Take it easy, baby!Miao~~~

Miao~~~

I have told you thousands of times to learn a foreign language is very

important!

I see, dad.

What makes people laugh?

funny movie

s

humorous

storiesjokes

comedies

interesting

books…

Brainstorming

How can we put more laughter in our lives?

• read funny stories, watch funny movies and …

• surround yourself with funny people

• develop your own sense of humor• …

Discussion

Who are they?

Comedians.

Unit 1

Reading

Stand-up for your health

Stand-up for your health!

Types of stand-upA famous comedian

Laughter is good for your health

How many?four Billy CrystalWho?

Fast-reading

2. What are the four main types of

stand-up?

They are observational, prop,

physical and impressionist.

Types of stand-up

Match each type of stand-up

with an appropriate example.

Observational

Prop

A comedian stands on stage and

holds a banana to his ear. He

says, ‘ Hello? Hello? I’m sorry

I can’t hear you. Something

must be wrong with my phone!’

A comedian says, ‘ My grandmother started

walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. She’s

89 now, and we don’t know where she is!’

Physical

Impressionist

A comedian puts on glasses,

changes his or her voice and

pretends to be someone else.

A comedian walks on

stage. As she introduces

herself, she falls down.

A famous comedian

3. When did Bill Crystal begin practising stand-up?

4. What is one reason Billy Crystal

has become famous?

5. How many times has Billy Crystal

hosted the Academy Awards?

3. When did Bill Crystal begin practi

sing stand-up?

He began practising stand

-up when he was a child.

4. What is one reason Billy Crystal

has become famous?

His outstanding ability to

improvise.

5. How many times has Billy Crystal

hosted the Academy Awards?

Eight times.

6. What does your brain do when you laugh?

7. What is the English idiom about laughter

mentioned in the text?

Laughter is good for your health

6. What does your brain do when you

laugh?

When we laugh, our brains send

chemicals around our body that are

good for us.

7. What is the English idiom about

laughter mentioned in the text?

Laughter is the best medicine.

True or false. 1 A stand-up comedian is not allowed to

make fun of an audience member.

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.

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Consolidation

4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actor later on in 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 or to go on telling jokes.

7The reason why people who laugh a lot live longer is that when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.

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Conclusion

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.

Scanning

1. What is special about stand-up

comedy?

Stand-up comedy is special because the com

edian is right there in front of the audience a

nd may talk directly to audience members.

• Which of the events above do you think will be the funniest? 你认为上面那件事最有趣 ?

• 句法分析 : 此句为复杂疑问句 , 其结构为 : 疑问词 +do you think + 其余部分 ( 陈述语序 )

• Who do you think is the tallest in your class?

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