湖南省衡南县第九中学高中英语《Unit1 Laughter is good for you-Read

Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
3. One reason is that his outstanding ability to improvise? A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast
Tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.
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A famous comedian
Questions:
1. What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why? A toothbrush. He thinks it’ll bring him good luck.
Guessing the meaning of a new word
7. Prop comedians use things, called
props, to tell jokes.
A. things
B. imaginations
C. traditions D. style
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1. Prop comedians use things, called
props, to tell jokes.
A. things
B. imaginations
C. traditions D. style
Let’s learn more about the comedians. Read through the article and try to answer the questions on top of page 2.
Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
5. A computer is a complex machine．It is
not simple．
A.simple
B. complicated
B.C. beautiful
D. expensive
and fall down on stage
act or speak like a well四
know person
Can you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? Have a try!
Reading
Discussion
Homework
What would you do if you come across a new word?
Guess the meaning 1. Read the sentences before and
after the one containing the new word. 2. Look at the words around an unknown word.
6.Chicken pox can be very serious for a child who is not in good health. The child develops red spots, and feels hot and uncomfortable.A healthy child gets well quickly. A.a kind of animal B. B. a kind of food C.C. a kind of childhood disease D.D, a lack of pure water
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Match each type with a proper example
A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.
Act or speak like a well-known person
stand-up routine in front of
millions of people when the show
is broadcast live on TV.
A. road
B. performance
C. lines
D. style
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visual humour-inspired by objects
2
Match each type with a proper example
A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.
Funny performance
4
Match each type with a proper example
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!”
Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
4. It seems appropriate that hefilms.
A. proper
B. clear
C. silly
D. enjoyable
Laughter is good for you
Types of stand-up
tell jokes about the way 一 people behave or about
daily life visual humour maybe be 二 inspired by objects
Funny performance---trip 三 over chairs, walk into doors,
Lead-in
1. When you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feeling?
• listening to music or watching films • seeing friends • surfing the Internet • do some reading • watching a comedy
Guessing the meaning of a new word
1. Stand-up for your health. Stand-up is
a kind of comedy that is done on a
stage by a comedian talking strainght
to audience members
Match each type with a proper example
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.”
Pre-reading
1. What is the article about? Stand-up comedy.
2. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life?? He went on to act in films.
Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
4. It seems appropriate that he got
his start in silent films.
A. proper
B. clear
C. silly
D. enjoyable
stage by a comedian talking strainght
to audience members
A. one type of comedy B. standing
C. fight
D. disagreement
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2. Each time, he performs his
3. What is laughter good for? Our health.
Structure of the article
Stand-up for your health
Types of stand-up
Howfoumrany?
A famous comedian
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2. Can you name some comedians? Who is your favorite comedian? Why?
2. Can you name some comedians? Who is your favorite comedian? Why?
Reading strategy
Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
3. One reason is his outstanding ability to improvise. He is very good at
thinking quickly and making new jokes . A. perform without permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast
A. one type of comedy B. standing
C. fight
D. disagreement
Guessing the meaning of a new word from the context.
1. Stand-up for your health. Stand-up is
a kind of comedy that is done on a
2. Each time, he performs his
stand-up routine in front of
millions of people when the show
is broadcast live on TV.
A. road
B. performance
C. lines
D. style
Guessing the meaning of a new word
6.Chicken pox can be very serious for a child who is not in good health. The child develops red spots, and feels hot and uncomfortable.A healthy child gets well quickly. A.a kind of animal B. B. a kind of food C.C. a kind of childhood disease D.D, a lack of pure water
Guessing the meaning of a new word
5. A computer is a complex machine．It is
not simple．
A.simple
B. complicated
B.C. beautiful
D. expensive
Guessing the meaning of a new word