Unit 1 Module 6Unit 1 Module 6

Laughter is good for You

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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.

a clown

• Rowan Atkinson

a well-known British comedian; famous for the character Mr. Bean.

Mr. Bean makes us laugh by using...

• his facial expressions.• his body movements.

Ma Ji is a well-known artist of crosstalk shows in China. His crosstalk shows always make his audience howl with laughter.

Guo Degang, a most popular artist of Chinese crosstalk. He has a different style of performance , which brings the audience back to the theater.

A joke usually makes you laugh, and there are other things that will make you laugh. Look at the posters on Page 1 and find out what funny things are talked about in the posters. A funny performanceA funny bookCrosstalkCircus

laugh

Comedies

funny movie

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jokes

Circus

Stand-up

Funny

booksCrosstal

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ReadingReading

Stand-up for your health

Stand-up

A type of comedy which involves one person standing in front of the audience and telling jokes.

General General questionsquestions::

• What is the article about? Stand-up comedy.

• How many types of stand-up are there?

There are four main types.

• What is laughter good for? Our health.

1. What is special about stand-up comedy?

2. What are the four main types of stand-up?

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

4. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?

Detailed informationDetailed information （（ P.P.44 ））

5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?

6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?

7. What does your brain do when you laugh?

8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?

Reading StrategyReading Strategy

• What if we come across some new terms / words while reading?

• Try to guess their meanings from the

context.

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1. What is special about stand-up comedy?

Stand-up is different from other forms of comedy because the comedian is in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.

2. What are the four main types of stand-up?

They are observational,

prop,

physical, &

impressionist.

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

4.What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?

He began practising stand-up

when he was a child.

His outstanding ability to improvise.

5. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?

6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?

Eight times.

They were two comedians who

lived to be 100 years old and

kept working until the end of

their lives.

7. What does your brain do when you laugh?

8. What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?

It sends chemicals that are

good for you into your body.

Laughter is the best medicine.

Listening & further comprehensionListening & further comprehension

1.A stand-up comedian _____ while performing.

A. enjoys laughing B. enjoys making fun of himself C. usually takes advantage of the audience D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance

2.Which of the following is the style of prop?

A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humor C. body action D. imitation of a well-known person

3.Billy Crystal started his career ____.

A. as a television actor B. as a film actor C. as a stand-up comedian D. as a host

4.What does the word ‘routine’ in Para. 3 ( Line 28) probably mean?

A. road B. performance C. lines D. style

6.At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor ______ at first.

A. was asked to make a silent speech B. didn’t turn on the microphone on purpose C. made the audience laugh D. couldn’t make himself heard

7.What does the word ‘appropriate’ in Para. 4 (Line 40) probably mean?

A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable

8.We can infer from the last Para. comedians are expected to ______.

A. enjoy a very long life B. work till the end of life C. have no plans to stop work D. perform stand-up

Four Types of Stand-upFour Types of Stand-up

Types How comedians perform them

Observational

Impressionist

Prop

Physical

Make jokes about things happening in everyday life

Use props

Speak or act as famous people

Use comedians own bodies

Correct type of Stand-up comedyCorrect type of Stand-up comedy

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.’

Prop

Observational, Observational, Prop,Prop,

Physical, Physical, ??ImpressionistImpressionist

A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.

Impressionist

Observational, Observational, Prop,Prop,

Physical, Physical, ??ImpressionistImpressionist

Correct type of Stand-up comedyCorrect type of Stand-up comedy

A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.

Physical

Observational, Observational, Prop,Prop,

Physical, Physical, ??ImpressionistImpressionist

Correct type of Stand-up comedyCorrect type of Stand-up comedy

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!’

Observational

Observational, Observational, Prop,Prop,

Physical, Physical, ??ImpressionistImpressionist

Correct type of Stand-up comedyCorrect type of Stand-up comedy

Fill in the blanks according to Fill in the blanks according to the text. the text. (1)(1)

One of the most well-known and well-loved types of ________ is called stand-up. There are different ______ of stand-up comedy. The main _____ are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. There has always been _______ in them to make people watching them laugh.

comedy

stylesfour

humour

(2)(2) Billy Crystal, a famous stand-up ___

_____, has hosted the Academy Awards ____ times. Each time, he performs his stand-up _______ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____ on TV. His outstanding ability to ________has impressed people around the world.

comedian8

routine

live

improvise

(3)(3) Doctors have discovered that people

who laugh a lot live ____ after researching what _____ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our ____ sends chemicals around the body that are good for us. _______ helps the body stay healthy, as the saying goes, ‘Laughter is the best ________’.

longereffect

brain

Laughing

medicine

1. What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most? Why?

2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh?

DiscussionDiscussion

•Read the text till you can read it fluently

•Do Part E on P. 5