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M6Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou

Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou

Period1Welcometotheunit

Teachingaimsanddemands:

1.ToencourageSstotalkabouttheirfavoritecomediansandthereasonswhypeoplelikefunnythings.

2.ToimproveSs’spokenEnglish.

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Lead-inAskthequestions:

Doyoulikelaughing?

Doyouthinklaughterisgoodforus?

（Laughtercanhelpusforgetaboutworries,keepusingoodmood,havepositiveattitudestowardsourlives,enjoybetterlivesandlivelonger.）

Whatkindsofthingscanmakeyoulaugh?

（jokes,humors,funnybooks,crosstalk,funnymovies,comedies,circus,stand-up,etc.）

Step2SharingInformation

Today,Iwillgiveyouachancetolaughheartily.

Therearefourpostersonourbook.Allofthemarequitefunny.Let’senjoythemonebyone.

（Picture1）

T:

Whatkindofexpressionisthemanwearing?

S:

Afunnyfacialexpression.

T:

Whereishestanding?

S:

Inaspotlight,onstage.

T:

Whatishedoingthere?

S:

Puttingonperformances,amusingandentertainingtheaudience.

T:

Whatmighthebesaying?

S:

Hemightbetellingajoke.

T:

Whereandwhencanyouseethefunniestman?

S:

AttheComedyClubthisTuesday.

（Picture2）

T:

Whatdoesthepostertellus?

S:

Itrecommendsabooktous.

T:

What’sthebookabout?

S:

Thebookisaboutafunnygirl.

T:

Whatdocriticssayaboutthebook?

S:

Amazing,IlaugheduntilIcried.----SundayReview

Youwon’tbeabletostoplaughing.----StarTimes

Funniestbookoftheyear!

----HumorWeekly

T:

Cantheseremarksattractyou?

（Picture3）

T:

What’sthisposterabout?

S:

TheposterisaboutacourseteachingthetraditionalChinesetechniqueofcrosstalk.

T:

CanyoutellsomethingabouttheChinesecrosstalk?

S:

ItisatraditionalChineseart.Twoormoreactors/actressesstandonthestage,usingfunnywordstoentertaintheaudience.

T:

Ifyouwanttolearnthecrosstalk,whatkindofqualitiesdoyouneedtohave?

S:

Havingasenseofhumor,beingquick-mindedandabletocooperatewellwithhisorherpartners.

T:

Howcanyoufindoutmoreinformationaccordingtotheposter?

S:

Bycalling5555-1234forcoursescheduleandfees.

（Picture4）

T:

Whatisthisposterabout?

S:

Itisacomedyaboutlifeinthecircus.

T:

Whatcanweseeinacircus?

S:

Inacircus,wecanseeacrobats（钢丝）,riders,clownsandperforminganimals.

T:

Doyouthinkthelifeinacircusisinteresting?

Step3Discussion

Dividethestudentsintodifferentgroupstodiscussthefollowingquestions.EncouragethemtouseEnglishwhiletalkingandthencollecttheiranswers.

Whichoftheabovedoyouthinkwillbethefunniest?

Whoisyourfavoritecomedian?

Whydoyoulikehimorher?

Whydopeoplelikefunnythings?

Sampleanswers

1Ithink“UndertheBigTop”mightbethefunniest.Inacircus,youcanseeacrobats,riders,clownsandperforminganimals.WhenIwasyoung,wheneverIhadachancetowatchcircusperformances,Ihadareallygoodlaugh.Ioftenwonderedhoeclownscouldwearsuchfunnyexpressionsandmakesuchexaggeratedmovements.Iwascuriousabouttheirlifeandattitudestowardslife.Also,trainedperforminganimalsareveryamusingandcanbringmealotofhappiness.

2MyfavoritecomedianisSongDandan.Sheisverytalented,versatileanddedicated.Asacomedian,shehasherownspecialwayofpresentingvividcharactersonthestage.Shecansing,dance,docrosstalk,etc.Onceinaninterview,sheexplainedherunderstandingtowardshercareer.Accordingtoher,it’smorethanmakingpeoplelaugh.It’saboutconveyingdipmeaningsoflifewhileentertainingpeople.Iwasdeeplytouchedbythis..

3Itishumannaturethatpeoplelikefunnythings.Weneedtohavesomethingtolaughabout,toreleaseouremotions.Accordingtopsychologist,peoplewhoareofteninabadmoodarelikelytodevelopdeadlydiseasessuchascancer.Aheartylaughcancheerpeopleupandhelpthemgetridofnegativefeelings.

Step4Homework

1.ReadthearticleinPartAonP104andtheoneinPartBonP105inWorkbook.

2.PreparetheReadingpart.

Period2-3Reading（Ⅰ）

Teachingaimsanddemands:

1.Togainsomeknowledgeaboutstand-upcomedy.

2.ToreinforceSs’readingcomprehensionanddevelopSs’abilitytoguessthemeaningsofnewwords.

3.Toexpresstheirownopinionsaboutthetopic“Stand-upforyourhealth”.

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Lead-in

Lookatthepicturesandtalkaboutthem.

T:

Doyouknowwhothispersonis?

S:

CharlieChaplin,afamousAmericancomedian.

T:

Whatkindofimaginewillappearinyourmind?

S:

Healwayswearsasmallblackhat,verywidetrousersandamoustache,andcarriesastickthatheswingsintheairashewalks.

T:

Howdoyoufeelatthesightofhim?

S:

Heishumorousandmakesuslaugh.

T:

what’sthestyleofhisfilm?

S:

Inhisfilm,he’snevertheMr.Bigandhealwayshasmuchtroubleinhislife.However,heuseshissenseofhumortoteachpeoplethattherearealwayswaystofaceproblemsifyouareabletolaugh.

T:

Doyouthinklaughingisgoodforpeople’shealth?

S:

Yes.Laughterisabridgethatcanleadpeopletohealth,happinessandpeace.Itisagoodtherapytohelppeoplegetridofbitternessandforgetalltheproblems.

T:

Today,we’lllearnapassageentitled“Stand-upforyourhealth!

”Doyouknowthemeaningof“Stand-up”here?

Doesitmeanyouhavetostanduptokeephealthy?

S:

No.“Stand-up”isakindofcomedyinwhichthecomedianstandsinfrontoftheaudienceandtalkdirectlytoaudiencemembers.

Step2Listening

GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandfindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.

Whatisthearticleabout?

Howmanytypesofstand-uparethere?

Whatislaughtergoodfor?

Afterstartingasastand-upcomedians,whatdidBillyCrystalgoontodolaterinlife?

Step3Fastreading

Gothroughthepassagequicklyandfinishthereadingcomprehensionin《考一本》P4.

Step4Detailedreading

1.AskSstoreadthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Whereisstand-upcomedyusuallydone?

Howmightastand-upcomediandecidewhatjokestotell?

Howmanytypesofstand-uparementioned?

WhendidBillyCrystalbeginpracticingstand-up?

WhatisonereasonBillyCrystalhasbecomesofamous?

WhowereBobHopeandGeorgeBurns?

Whatdoesyourbraindowhenyoulaugh?

WhatistheEnglishsayingaboutlaughtermentionedinthetext?

2.FinishC1anddecidewhetherthesentencesaretrueorfalse.

Step4Practice

FinishPartDandPartE.

Step5Post-readingactivities.

1.Discussthefollowingquestionsingroups,thenrole-playthedialoguesandactoutbeforetheclass.

（1）Whatarenecessaryqualificationsagoodcomedianneedstohave?

（2）Whenyouareinlowspirits,whatwillyoudotostopunpleasantfeelings?

（3）Besideslaughter,whatareotherfactorsthatcanhelppeoplekeephealthyandlivelonger?

Sampleanswers

Question1

●Havingenoughcouragetoperforminfrontoftheaudience

●Practicingalottoperfecttheirroutine

●Beingabletoreadtheiraudience’sthoughtstoknowexactlywhattheywouldliketosee

●Watchingasmanycomediesastheycantolearnaboutmoretechniques

●Makingfullpreparationsbeforegoingonstage

Question2

●Watchingacomedy

●Listeningtomusicorwatchingfilms

●Seeingfriends

●SurfingtheInternet

●Lockingmyselfinmyroomanddoingreading

Question3

●Havingabalanceddiet

●Exercisingregularly

●Havingagoodmood

●Beingoptimistic

Period4-5Reading（Ⅱ）

Teachingaimsanddemands；

1.Tounderstandthepassagebetter.

2.Tounderstandallthelanguagepointsandusethemcorrectly.

Teachingprocedures:

Step1Revision

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.

Stand-upisoneofthemostwell-knownandwell-lovedtypesofcomedy.Inobservationalcomedy,thecomedianmakesjokesabout1_______thingsheorshe2________ineverydaylife.Prop3_________usepropstotelltheirjokes.Physicalcomediansusetheir4_________tomakejokes.Impressionistcomediansactorspeaklikeawell-knownperson,whichiscalleddoingan5_________oftheperson,

BillyCrystalisoneofthestand-upcomedianswhohavebecomefamousastelevisionandfilmactorslateroninlife.His6_________withallagegroupsandhisabilityto7_________peopleallovertheworldprovethatstand-upcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.

Doctorshavebeen8_________theeffectstand-upandotherformsofcomedyhaveonpeople.Theyhavediscoveredthatpeoplewholaughalotlivelonger.ThisagreeswiththeEnglishsaying

“9_________isthebest10_________”.

Step2Languagepoints

1.Astand-upcomedianmaymakefunofanaudiencemember,orheorshemightdecidetotelldifferentjokesinresponsetothereactionsofanaudience.

（1）makefunof—makejokesabout

eg.Itiscrueltomakefunofpeoplewithdisabilities.

（2）inresponseto

eg.MillionsofpeoplegavefreelyinresponsetotheappealfortheWenchuanearthquake.

【拓展】

respondv.respondto

responsibleadj.

beresponsiblefor

【练习】

Fillintheblanksusingthephrasesabove

（1）DuringBeijingOlympicGames,they__________________thesafetyoftheplayers.

（2）Don’t_______________yourclassmateslikethat,oryou’llbepunished.

（3）______________theirhospitality,wewroteathank-younote.

（4）Iwrotehimmanyletters,buthenever________________anyofthem.

Keys:

（1）wereresponsiblefor

（2）makefunof（3）Inresponseto（4）respondedto

2.Eachtime,heperformshisstand-uproutineinfrontofmillionsofpeoplewhentheshowisbroadcastliveonTV.

liveadv.现场地；直播地

eg.Withallthenewsbroadcastlive,thepressureontheannouncersisbecomingheavier.

liveadj.现场的，直播的；有生命的，活的

eg.Wearewatchingtheli