高中英语Unit1 Laughter is good for you Welcome

Welcome to the unit
Teaching aims:
1、Make students participate in a discussion about which event they think is the
funniest and most enjoyable.
2、Encourage students to talk about their favourite comedians and the reasons
why people like funny things.
3、B y talking about the posters and discussing, students’ spoken English can be practised.
Important points & difficult points:
1、Students are expected to express their own opinions by talking about the
posters and discussing.
2、Encourage students to speak freely.
Procedure:
Lead-in
1、Life consists of laughter and tears. People around the world love to laugh. Which do you think is better for you, laughing every day or an apple per day? Why?
2、Show students some pictures of Mr. Bean. Ask them how they feel when they see him.
(Proper answers: silly, stupid, strange, funny…)
3、Show students some pictures of Chen Peisi, Pan Changjiang, Zhao Benshan,
Niu Qun, Feng Gong, Da Shan. Ask students who they are and how they feel when they see them. (Comedians)
Brainstorming
What makes people laugh?
(Proper answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, …) Picture talking
Choose one picture, and have a free talk.
1、Grim Reaper has a sense of humour.
2、To keep a balance…
3、Where is my cola?
Talk about the pictures on page 1
Poster 1
1. What kind of expression is the man wearing? (A funny facial expression)
2. Where is he standing? (In a spotlight, on stage)
3. What is he doing there? (Putting on performances, amusing and entertaining the audience.)
4. What might he be saying? (He might be telling a joke)
5. When and where can you see the funniest man?
(At the Comedy Club this Tuesday at 9 p.m.)
Poster 2
1. What is the second poster about? (It is a poster that recommends a book.)
2. From the poster, can you tell what the book is about? (A funny girl)
3. What do critics say about the book in the poster?
(“Amazing, I laughed until I cried.”—Sunday Review
“You won’t be able to stop laughing.”—Star Times
“Funniest book of the year!”—Humour Weekly
Poster 3
1. What is this poster about?
(A course teaching the traditional Chinese technique of crosstalk)
2. What do you know about crosstalk?
(Crossalk means rapid funny dialogue between two or more comedians.)
3. Crosstalk is a traditional Chinese art. In order to perform it well, actors and actresses must learn some techniques. In your opinion, what special qualities do the actors or actresses have to possess?
(A sense of humour, being quick-minded and able to cooperate well with his or her partner.)
4. What should you do if you are interested in learning crosstalk and want to find out more?
(Calling 5555-1234 for course schedule and fees)
Poster 4
1. What does this poster focus on?
A comedy about life in a circus.
2. Have you ever been to the circus?
3. What can you see in a circus?
(Acrobats, riders, clowns and performing animals)
4. Can you name two actors of the comedy?
5. Do you think life in the circus is very interesting?
Observation
1、Do the four posters share something in common? If so, what are they?
2、Which of the events do you think will be the funniest? Why?
3、Why do people like funny things?
Further discussion:
How can we put more laughter in our lives?
1、read funny stories, watch funny movies and …
2、surround yourself with funny people
3、develop your own sense of humor
…
Reading
1、H umor: What would you say? A British would say: “It’s a little damp
outside.”
2、J oke: A: Where do you wash? B. In the spring. A. I didn’t ask when. I asked
you where.
3、Do you like British sense of humor? Would you like to learn more about
it?
4、Scanning and skimming
5、Game: Who is the best joke-teller?
Homework
1、Do relevant exercises in Assessment Book.
2、Read Ronald Reagan on page 105 in Workbook.
3、Preview reading.
Reading: Stand-up for your health(1)
Teaching aims
1、Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections —types of
stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your
health.
2、Stimulate the Ss’ interest in learning English by talking about their own
opinions when it
comes to t he topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.
3、Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and
reinforce their
reading comprehension.
4、Develop the students’ reading ability —how to guess the meanings of new
words.
Important points & difficult points
1、Find the main points in the three sections and express them.
2、Understanding the text.
Procedure
Lead-in
1、Warming up
Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy.
2、General questions
1）What is the article about? Stand-up comedy.
2）How many types of stand-up are there? There are four main types.
3）What is laughter good for? Our health.
Reading comprehension
Detailed information
C1: Answer the following questions
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?
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?
2)Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy?
Further reading
Choose the correct answer:
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 th e word ‘routine’ in Para 3 probably mean?
A. road
B. performance
C. lines
D. style
5. What does the word ‘improvise’ in Para 4 probably mean?
A. perform without permission
B. perform without preparation
C. act well
D. act fast
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 probably mean?
A. proper
B. clear
C. silly
D. enjoyable
8. We can infer from the 5th paragraph 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 Developing reading ability through usage
1. Fill in the blanks according to the text.
A
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.
B
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 is to ________has impressed people around the world.
C
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 ________’.
2、E、Complete the passage.
1.American
2. observe
3. appropriate
4. comedy
5. television
6. actors
7. improvise
8. host
9. healthy
10. comedian
Consolidation and Expansion (Choose one of the following.)
F、Discuss the questions
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?
3. Tell a funny story to your classmates.
Homework
1. Write a funny story.
2. Relevant exercises in Assessment book.
Reading: Stand-up for your health(2)
Teaching aims:
1、Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points.
2、Get the Ss to grasp the new language usage in the text by learning them. Important points & difficult points:
Language usage: make fun of; in response to; host; live; make up; prove;
whatever; after all
and so on.
Procedure:
Revision
Learn about some humour.
Language focus
1. humour：un. 幽默感，幽默，诙谐情绪，心情
in a good / bad humor (for sth. )：心情好/不好；out of humor：情绪不好have a (good)/ no sense of humor：有/没有幽默感
e.g. This story is full of humor.
I don’t see the humor in his joke.
He has a good sense of humor.
She wasn’t in the humour for homework.
humorous：adj.；humourless; humourist
2. make fun of
e.g. People make fun of her because she wore such a strange hat.
Don’t make fun of me because I’m wearing a flower in my hair.
She was made fun of by the other children because she was always serious.
They made fun of her because she wore such strange clothes.
It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
make jokes about
play a joke on
3. in response to
e.g. In response to their complaints, the company reviewed its safety procedure.
I’m writing to you in response to your questions.
Ronnie only nodded in response to my questions.
4. host：n. 主持人(hostess), vt. 主持
e.g. She is the hostess of that program.
Who will be the host of the meeting?
I don’t know who will host the show tonight.
Next week’s show will be hosted by Sarah Cox.
She was hosting a radio cookery program at that time.
5. routine：n. 1) 日常照例要做的事（不可数）a series of activities done daily
e.g. Getting up at dawn is part of his routine.
Going around to the bank is part of the routine of his work.
We were bored with the routine of the camp life.
2) 惯例，通常的做法（可数,不可数）
e.g. Children’s routines vary.
These questions are asked as a matter of routine.
Do it according to routine.
3) adj. 日常例行的
e.g. routine work, routine activities
according to routine 按照惯例行事
daily routine 日常工作/事务
follow one’s routine 按照惯例行事，墨守成规
break the routine 打破常规
4) 保留节目
e.g. a routine performance
6. live：现场直播的
e.g. The landing on the moon was telecast live, and people all over the world watched it.
The concert was not a recorded show; it was live
The football match tonight will be covered live
7. made up：1) 编造、化妆、调配、组成、裁剪（into）
e.g. I doubt they made up the whole thing.
The whole story is made up! Don’t believe it.
This news is totally made up.
She never goes out without making herself up first.
The chemist made up a bottle of medicine.
Farming and mining make up most of the country’s industry.
She made the material up into a dress.
2) 使……完整/凑足、偿还、和解
e.g. The four of them made up a team.
You must make up what you owe before the end of the month.
It’s time you made up with your friend.
make up; take up; put up; come up
e.g. He made up some excuse about the dog eating his school uniform.
The grass in the garden come up to her knees.
Chris took up smoking when he was at school.
John was in the garden putting up a fence.
8. prove：证明、证实；被证明是……
e.g. They will prove to you that I’m not lying.
Can you prove you were at home on 3rd May?
Vasco da Gama proved that the world was round.
His words proved to be wrong later.
It is proved that ….
proofs
9. expect：vt. 盼望、期盼（等待）、料想、希望
e.g. expect sth / sb. / expect to do sth / expect sb. to do sth. / expect that ….
It is expected that ……/ Sb. is expected to do …/ ….than / as expected. expectation：预料、预期
e.g. against expectation：出乎意料= beyond expectation
have every expectation of …：胜券在握
10. after all.
e.g. I thought I wo uldn’t need to study for the test, but it seems my teacher was right after all.
Though it was raining hard, we chose to take a plane after all.
Don’t be too hard on Tim. A fter all, he is only fifteen.
after all; at all; above all; in all
e.g. Did you sleep on your flight at all?
In all, there are over 120 languages spoken in London’s schools.
He will be remembered above all as a loving husband and family man.
She shouldn’t be working so hard---she is 70, after all.
11. somehow：adv. 不知何故，设法，总算（= somehow or other ）
e.g. Somehow or other I was able to solve the problem mysel
f.
Somehow I came to like him.
Somehow he was afraid of her.
Consolidation
A. Choose the correct answer.
1. Stand-up comedy is ____ because the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.
A. special
B. particular
C. especial
D. unusual
2. A stand-up comedian might decide to tell different jokes _____ reactions of an audience.
A. as a result of
B. in response of
C. according to
D. referred to
3. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she _____ in everyday life.
A. watches
B. sees
C. observes
D. looks
4. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people ____ the show is broadcast live on TV.
A. if
B. when
C. as
D. during
5. One little known fact is ____Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck.
A. that
B. when
C. that when
D. when that
6. You can ____ to hear a lot more from Billy Crystal---he has no plans to stop making films, or to stop telling jokes.
A. promise
B. wait
C. hope
D. expect
7. Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can _____ help you fight pain.
A. even
B. ever
C. just
D. still
8. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘ Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true _____.
A. after all
B. at all
C. above all
D. all over
B. Fill in the blanks using the verbs given.
1. If you hear a comedian _____ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _____ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (tell; ask)
2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _______ jokes.(tell)
3. When he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _______ in front of the mirror, ______ his teeth.(stand; brush)
4.He is very good at thinking quickly and ______ new jokes about the people and things around them.(make)
5. They could only see him ______ there ______ his lips.(stand; move)
6. Crystal’s popularity with all age group and his ability ________ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.(amuse)
C. Fill in the blanks, using the correct form.
1. I _______ tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I’m not losing weight. (play)
2. Like other stand-up comedians who _____to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on)
3. Instead of telling the jokes he ___________, Crystal made up a new one. (plan)
D. Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb.
1、Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film
actors later ____ in life.
2、The audience howled ______ laughter.
3、Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of
comedy have ____ us.
4、He hopes to follow ___ the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years and kept working _____the end of their lives.
Homework
1、A1, A2 on page 100 in Workbook
2、B1, B2 on page 101 in Workbook
3、Relevant exercises in Assessment book.
Word power
Teaching aims:
1、Learn and master the new words in play scripts.
2、Enlarge the knowledge about expressions of smile and laugh.
Important points & difficult points:
1、Talk about drama to learn new words.
2、Remember the new expressions of smile and laugh.
Procedure:
Lead-in
Enjoy a drama named “Cat”.
(explain the word “drama”—a piece of writing to be performed by actors; a play for theatre, TV, radio, etc. )
Free talk about yourself
1、In your opinion, in order to put on a drama, what preparations should be made?
2、Are there any drama clubs at your school?
3、Have you ever acted in a drama? If not, do you want to act in a drama?
4、What do you know about drama performing?
Read and speak
1、Part A on page 46.
2、Find all words related to drama.
Read and understand
Answer the following questions as fast as possible.
1、What do we call the person who acts in a play?
2、What do we call the person who is in charge of a play?
3、What is a script made up of?
4、What will an actor read in a script?
5、What kind of play is called one-act plays?
Further study
1、More words about drama
2、Complete the exercise of Part C.
3、According to Part C, answer this question “What kinds of things should an actor do to become successful?”.
*listen to the director
*learn lines by heart
*find out when the character he or she is playing on stage
*dress in his or her costume and wait in the wings in time
*know the props that are going to be used before going on stage
*calm down and be confident when on stage
Idioms about smiling & laughing
to have the last laugh; all smiles (Explanations and examples are given to you.)
Homework
Recite all the useful expressions related to drama.
Grammar and usage(1)
Teaching aims:
1、Master the usage of present tenses.
2、Practice about the four kinds of present tenses.
Important points & difficult points:the simple present tense; the present continuous tense; the present perfect tense; the present perfect continuous tense: Procedure:
Lead-in
Warming up:
1、What do you often do in your vacation?
2、Do you like travel?
3、Have you ever traveled abroad?
4、Which of the following tourist attractions is your first choice if given a chance?(Pictures)
I have been to the Moon Lake. It is in the west of China. I went there last August. If you go there, the Moon Lake will find you happy and excited. However, the Moon Lake is becoming smaller and smaller. I’m sure the government will take measures to protect it. In fact, many people have been
working on it.
In which city can you see the Statue of Liberty?
A.Los Angles.
B. New York.
C. Washington
D.C.
The Statue of Liberty was given to America by France. It is said planes are flying around to protect it. It is a symbol of Freedom. It has been there for more than 200 years. My cousin has been expecting a chance to go there.
Free talk:
Describe what you are watching, using present tenses.
General knowledge of present tenses
the simple present tense:
I am at a comedy show. The sun rises in the west.
The Academy Awards show is on television every year.
Every time a prop comedian tells a joke, he or she uses a thing, called a prop.
1. My mother loves classical music.
2. My father visits his parents once a week.
3. When I was very young, my granny told me the earth is round and most rivers flow into seas and oceans.
4. Now I major in geography.
Further study:
Smith passes to Darvency, Davency to Barnes, Barnes to Lucas---and Harriet intercepts…H arriet to Simons, nice ball---and Smith shoots.
First I put some butter into a frying pan and light the gas; then, while the butter is melting, I break three eggs into the bowl, like this.
In the film Gold Rush, Chaplin and his friends are trapped in the snowstorm. He enjoys every mouthful of the leather shoe as if it is the most delicious meal he has ever had.
---How do I get to the station? ---You go straight to the traffic lights, then turn right.
Make sure everyone is given a chance to sing on the stage.
Bank Robbery: Robbers take $ 100,000.
Focus on:
The exhibition ______on May 1st and ______ at the end of June. (open; close) The plane _________at 11:30 and ________ in Shanghai at 1:20.(take off; arrive)
______there a film on tonight? (be)
I’ll give her the notebook____________. Tell
me_________________________.
He will keep the work ______________ ________.
She is out of danger now. How are you today?
They are busy at the moment. They normally get up at six.
Generally he watches TV for two hours in the evening.
They pay me weekly.
Translation:
我叔叔从不来看我们。

My uncle never visits us.
这儿很少下雪。

It seldom snows here.
你老师给你们测验吗？Does the teacher ever give you tests?
Story-telling:
the present continuous tense:
The audience is laughing at the joke.
I don’t un derstand why I am not losing weight.
The Comedy Club is giving a lecture about stand-up next month.
They are going to the Academy Awards show in February.
You are always making the same mistakes!
Sue is always changing her mind.
Further study:
She is doing fine work at school. Jane is always thinking of her work. Further study:
How are you getting on with the work? You are making good progress.
Are you staying in a hotel? I’m studying at an evening school.
Further study:
Who is going to cook the meal?
D on’t mention this when you are talking about this problem.
If she is still waiting there when you see her, tell her to go home.
While you are traveling there, you must visit these places.
Further study:
I’m driving along a country road and I’m completely l ost. Then I see this old fellow. He is leaning against a gate. I stop the car and ask him the way.
Further study:
MacFee passes to Franklin. Franklin makes a quick pass to Booth. Booth is away with his ball, but he is losing the advantage.
The professor is typing his own letters while his secretary is ill.
(The) College Team (Is) Training for (the) Next Game.
Comparison:
The idea sounds great.
Why is the driver sounding his horn?
I _____what you mean. He _________the doctor now.
The roses _______nice. I ___________ the roses.
Mistake-correcting (where necessary):
What are you thinking about? What are you thinking of the film?
What are you looking for? You’re looking quite well.
Which judge is hearing the case? She doesn’t hear very well.
We are having a discussion. Are you have any questions?
Fill in the blanks:
People _________on the beach. The city _____on the coast.
He __________ on a rock. His statue _______ in the city square.
My father ________the parts together. The dress _____ my mother perfectly. The wine _______ good. I _________ the wine.
Translation:
John is nodding his head. He is jumping up and down.
He is being terribly friendly to us. The train is arriving.
The Boeing 747 is arriving. The old man is dying.
the present perfect tense:
He has hosted the show eight times.
Billy Crystal has been in many films and television shows.
Doctors have found that people who laugh a lot live longer!
Some stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life.
People have always enjoyed laughing.
Comedians have always told jokes and performed comic acts.
Focus on:
have gone / have been
Tonny _________abroad to continue his studies.
His girl friend _________abroad many times to see him.
since /when/if
We __________in England since I was a child.
It _____ just a week since I met him.
I’ll write to him when I _____________the book.
If she __________to bed when you see her, tell her to give me a ring.
this morning/afternoon/season…
I haven’t seen Tom this morning.I didn’t see Tom this morning.
We have visited a lot of places this summer. We visited a lot of places this summer.
time
It’s the first time she has driven a car.That’s the third time he has phoned her this morning.
It’s the first gold medal I’ve had for ages.
the present perfect continuous tense:
Doctors have been researching that question.
The curtains finally open---the audience have been waiting an hour for the show to start.
Further study:
Jim has been phoning Jenny every night for the past week.
They have been meeting together weekly for two years.
Further study:
Why are your clothes so dirty? What have you been doing?
There you are! I’ve been waiting for an hour.
She is very tired. She has been working all morning.
Further study:
How long has she been reading the book?
He has been watching English all day.
Practice:
谁在喝我的酒？谁喝了我的酒？不累啊？你已跳了三个小时啦！Practice:
I ___________(认识)him for many years.
They ____________________(结婚) for twenty years.
All these years we _______________(设法) to get in touch with you.
All along we ___________________ (考虑)coming to see you.
Step 3 Summary and homework
1.A&B on page 9.
2.C1& C2 on page 102 in Workbook.
3.Write a passage based on what you’re watching.
Grammar and usage(2)
Teaching aims:
(1) Master the usage present tenses.
(2) Review the usage of the four kinds of present tenses.
Important points & difficult points:
Some special usage of present tenses.
Procedure:
Step 1 Lead-in
Warming up:
Watch flash. Describe what you’ve watched, using present tenses.
Step 2 Revision
Check the answers(p9 A):
I_____ tired, but happy today. I ______________ my play since January, and now I __________ for actors to perform in it. It ___ exciting to think of them saying the words I ________________ for months. I have already found one enthusiastic actor who ____super.
He __________ a film right now, but ________________ to be in a play for many years.
I _____________several advertisements for my play. We ___________them next week. Tickets ___________ on sale next week. Writing ______ tough work, but I _____ it will all be worthwhile, and I will be famous when the play ______. Check the answers(p9 B):
I am performing at the Comedy Club tonight.
I have been practising my jokes in front of the mirror for the last three hours.
My family is coming to watch my show.
I am nervous about the show.
Check the answers(p102C1):
1. plays; has not had
2. leave
3. are making
4. Have see
5. are saving
6. don’t need
7. have taken
8. has been developing
Check the answers(p102C2):
The environment in the north of China has improved greatly since the government took measures to plant more trees. Beijing has not been experiencing as many sandstorms as it used to. There have been three sandstorms in Beijing since the beginning of this year. This is good considering that Beijing experienced more than a dozen sandstorms a year during the 1990s. The Chinese government and the Chinese people are paying more attention to the environment now. Many trees have been planted in the west and even more will be planted over the next few years . The young trees are growing quickly.
These trees will stop the soil from being carried away by strong winds. Unhealthy trees are cut down from time to time.
The villagers in the west have been highly involved in the project. They plant trees, water them, and make sure their cows do not knock them down or eat them. They have been trying their best to protect the trees. It’s hard work but they think it’s worth it.
Step 3 Consolidation exercises:
I.
1.---What would you do if it _____ tomorrow?
---We have to carry it on, since we have got everything ready.
A.rain
B. rains
C. will rain
D. is raining
2. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language_____?
A. did they speak
B. were they speaking
C. are they speaking
D. have they been speaking
3. Scientists think that the continents _____ always where they _____ today.
A. aren’t; are
B. aren’t; were
C. weren’t; are
D. weren’t; were
4. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, _____ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work
B. working
C. is working
D. are working
5.They have a good knowledge of English but little _____ they know about German.
A. have
B. did
C. had
D. do
6. ---What are you going to do this afternoon?
---I’m going to the cinema with some friends. The film_____ quite early, so we_____ to the bookstore after that.
A. finished; are going
B. finished; go
C. finishes; are going
D. finishes; go
7. Millions of pounds’ worth of damage _____ by a storm which swept a cross the north of England last night.
A. has been damaged
B. had been damaged
C. will be caused
D. will have been caused
8. He was hoping to go abroad but his parents _____ that they won’t support him unless he can borrow money from the bank.
A.were deciding
B. have decided
C. decided
D. will decide
9. Since I won the big prize, my telephone hasn’t stopped ringing. People _____ to ask how I am going to spend the money.。