牛津版M6 Unit 1《Laughter is good for you》教案(全)

Module6 Unit 1《Laughter is good for you》ReadingThe First PeriodTeaching aims and demands:1,Read the passage and know about stand-up.2,Train the students‘ reading ability3,Help the students to understand the text better and master the useful words and expressions Teaching important points and difficult points:1,How to understand the text better2,To know about stand-upTeaching methods:1,Fast reading to train the students‘ reading speed2,Practising to help students master what they have learnedTeaching aids: multimedia , a tape recorderTeaching procedures:Step 1 Lead-inPlay the tape and let the students listen a period of sketch , then encourage them to collect some kinds of comedy: sketch, crosstalk, farce, circus , joke, comedy , story , humour ,talk show ,etc.Step 2 Fast readingLet the students read the passage quickly to finish some questions:1, What is the article about?2, How many types of stand-up are there?3,What is laughter good for?Step 3 ReadingLet the students read the passage more carefully to answer some other 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 practicing 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?Step 4 ListeningPlay the tape , and let the students listen to the passage to do some exercises about T or F: ( ) 1,A stand-up comedian performs side by side with the audience.( )2,Observational,prop,physical and impressionist are the four major forms of stand-up comedy.( )3,Prop comedians use their bodies to make jokes.( )4,An impressionist is a well-known person.( )5,Billy Crystal is the only one stand-up comedian who has become famous.( )6Crystal is good at improvising.( )7,Billy Crystal hopes to live a long life like other well-known comedians.( )8,The saying ―Laughter is the best medicine‖ is probably widely accepted.Step5 PracticeFill in the blanks:There are _____ style of s_____ comedy. They are o______ , prop, physical, and i_____ . The comedian makes jokes about h______ things he or she observes ineveryday life, the form of which is observational. Prop comedians use things , calledprops, to tell jokes. Physical comedians make use of their b_____ to make jokes. And animpressionist acts or speaks as if he or she w_____ a well-known person.Today , stand-up comedy is well r_____ by people , whether old or young, throughout the world . Doctors have been r_____ what effect comedies have on us.What they have d_____ is that people who laugh a great deal live l______ .It is b______your brain sends chemicals a_______ your body , which are good to you that makes itp_______ for you to live longer. Laughing helps your body to stay h_____ and can evenhelp you fight pain. The s_____ ‗ Laughing is the best m_______ ‘ ______ to be true . Step 6 ConsolidationGive the students some time to read the passage, then ask several to retell the main idea of the passage .Step 7 Homework1,Read the text after class and try to find the important words and expressions.2,Finish Exercise D and E on page 4 and 5.Module6 Unit 1《Laughter is good for you》Reading●Reading Stand-up for Your HealthStep 1: Lead-inT: 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 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: what‘s the style of his film?S: In his film, he‘s never the Mr. Big and he always has much trouble in his life. However, he uses his sense of humor to teach people that there are always ways to face problems if you are able to laugh.T: Do you think laughing is good for people‘s 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, we‘ll 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 for 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?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 fallingdown on stage.4 Quite a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actor later on inlife.5 The fact that when Crystal hosts the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in hispocket 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, your brain sends1.Now let's come to Part C2. The four main types of stand-up comedy are explained in theStep 4: Practice1.Part DFind these new words and expressions in the article. Guess their meanings from the contest.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 good 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?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 jokes 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 become 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 who laugh a lot live longer. This agrees with the English saying ―9_________ is the best 10_________‖.2 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。