Unit 1 Laughter is good for you（精选2篇）

Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou篇1

unit1 laughterisgoodforyou

partone teachingdesign

第一部分 教学设计

aimsandrequirements

♦readamagazinearticleaboutstand-upcomedyandtwoshortplays

♦listentoanansweringmachinemessageandaradiotalkshow

♦discusscomedyandfamouscrosstalkperformers♦writeane-mailaboutcrosstalk ♦presentashortplayprocedures                          ●welcometotheunit  step1:brainstorming             (t—teachers;s—students)t:boysandgirls,areyouhappytoday?s:yes.t:haveyoulaughedtoday?

s:yes./no.

t:ifyouhaven’tlaughedtoday,i’llgiveyouachance.let’senjoysomepicturestogether.(showtheabovepicturestothestudents) areyoufamiliarwiththesepictures?

s:yes,quitefamiliar.

t:didyoulaughwhenyoufirstsawthem?

s:yes.

t:doyouthinklaughterisgoodforus?

s:yes.laughtercanhelpusforgetaboutworries,keepusinagoodmood,havepositiveattitudestowardsourlives,enjoylifebetterandlivelonger.

t:usuallywhatkindofthingscanmakeyoulaugh?

s1:watchinginterestingandamusingprogrammers.

s2:readinginterestingbooks.

s3:seeingfunnythings.

s4:hearingajoke.

t:nowthatlaughterisgoodtoeveryone,remembertolaughmoreinthedailylife.

step2:sharinginformation

today,iwillgiveyouachancetolaughheartily.

therearefourpostersonourbook.allofthemarequitefunny.let’senjoythemonebyone.

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t:whatkindofexpressionisthemanwearing?

s:afunnyfacialexpression.

t:whereishestanding?

s:inaspotlight,onstage.

t:whatishedoingthere?

s:puttingonperformances,amusingandentertainingtheaudience.

t:whatmighthebesaying?

s:hemightbetellingajoke.

t:whereandwhencanyouseethefunniestman?

s:atthecomedyclubthistuesday.

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t:whatdoesthepostertellus?

s:itrecommendsabooktous.

t:what’sthebookabout?

s:thebookisaboutafunnygirl.

t:whatdocriticssayaboutthebook?

s:amazing,ilaugheduntilicried.----sundayreview

youwon’tbeabletostoplaughing.----startimes

funniestbookoftheyear!----humorweekly

t:cantheseremarksattractyou?

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t:what’sthisposterabout?

s:theposterisaboutacourseteachingthetraditionalchinesetechniqueofcrosstalk.

t:canyoutellsomethingaboutthechinesecrosstalk?

s:itisatraditionalchineseart.twoormoreactors/actressesstandonthestage,usingfunnywordstoentertaintheaudience.

t:ifyouwanttolearnthecrosstalk,whatkindofqualitiesdoyouneedtohave?

s:havingasenseofhumor,beingquick-mindedandabletocooperatewellwithhisorherpartners.

t:howcanyoufindoutmoreinformationaccordingtotheposter?

s:bycalling5555-1234forcoursescheduleandfees.

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t:whatisthisposterabout?

s:itisacomedyaboutlifeinthecircus.

t:whatcanweseeinacircus?

s:inacircus,wecanseeacrobats(钢丝),riders,clownsandperforminganimals.

t:doyouthinkthelifeinacircusisinteresting?

step3:discussion

afterwetalkedaboutthefourposters,whichoftheabovedoyouthinkwillbethefunniest?

whoisyourfavoritecomedian?whydoyoulikehimorher?

whydopeoplelikefunnythings?

dividethestudentsintodifferentgroupstodiscuss.encouragethemtouseenglishwhiletalking.thencollecttheiranswers.

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.

step4:homework

1.readthearticleinpartaonpage104andtheoneinpartbonpage105inworkbook.

2.preparethereadingpart.

Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou篇2

unit1 laughterisgoodforyou

partone teachingdesign

第一部分 教学设计

●reading stand-upforyourhealth

step1:lead-in

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.

step2:fast-readingforgeneralidea.

gothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandfindanswerstothethreequestionsinparta.

1whatisthearticleabout?

2howmanytypesofstand-uparethere?

3whatislaughtergoodfor?

answers 1it’saboutstand-upcomedy.

2therearefourmaintypes.

3it’sgoodforourhealth.

step3:careful-readingfordetailedinformation   

1.let'sreadthepassageagainmorecarefullyandtrytofinishpartc1afteryourreading.

1whatisspecialaboutstand-upcomedy?

2whatarethefourmaintypesofstand-up?

3whendidbillycrystalbeginpracticingstand-up?

4whatisonereasonbillycrystalhasbecomesofamous?

5howmanytimeshasbillycrystalhostedtheacademyawards?

6whowerebobhopeandgeorgeburns?

7whatdiesyourbraindowhenyoulaugh?

8whatistheenglishidiomaboutlaughtermentionedinthetext?

answers

1stand-upisdifferentfromotherformsofcomedybecausethecomedianisinfrontoftheaudienceandmaytalkdirectlytoaudiencemembers.

2theyareobservational,propphysical,andimpressionist.

3hebeganpracticingstand-upwhenhewasachild.

4hisoutstandingabilitytoimprovise.

5eighttimes.

6theyweretwocomedianswholivedtobe100yearsoldandkeptworkinguntiltheendoftheirlives.

7itsendschemicalsthataregoodforyouintoyourbody.

8laughteristhebestmedicine.

2.nextlet'slistentothetapeanddecidewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueorfalse.

1astand-upcomedianisnotallowedtomakefunofanaudiencemember.

2ifthecomediansactorspeaklikeawell-knownperson,thisiscalledobservationalcomedy.

3whatthephysicalcomediansusuallydoistrippingoverchairs,walkingintodoorsandfallingdownonstage.

4quiteafewstand-upcomedianshavebecomefamousastelevisionandfilmactorlateroninlife.

5thefactthatwhencrystalhoststheacademyawards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketforgoodluckisonlyknowntoafewpeople.

6billycrystalhasnoplanstogoonmakingfilmstogoontellingjokes.

7thereasonwhypeoplewholaughalotlivelongeristhatwhenyoulaugh,yourbrainsendschemicalsaroundyourbodythataregoodforyou.

answers 1f    2f     3t      4f     5t      6f      7t

1. nowlet'scometopartc2.thefourmaintypesofstand-upcomedyareexplainedinthearticle.matcheachtypewithanappropriateexample.writethecorrectletterinthebracket.

answers 1d  2a  3c  4b

step4:practice

1. partd

findthesenewwordsandexpressionsinthearticle.guesstheirmeaningsfromthecontest.thenmatchthemwiththecorrectdefinitions.

answers 1b 2d  3e  4h  5g  6a  7c  8f

2. parte

gaohuaiswritingabiographyofbillycrystalforhisenglishclass.helphimcompleteit.

answers

1american    2observe     3appropriate  4comedy     5television    

6actors       7improvise   8host        9healthy     10comedian 

step5:post-readingactivities.

1.discussthefollowingquestionsingroups,thenrole-playthedialoguesandactoutbeforetheclass.

(1)whatarenecessaryqualificationsagoodcomedianneedstohave?

(2)whenyouareinlowspirits,whatwillyoudotostopunpleasantfeelings?

(3)besideslaughter,whatareotherfactorsthatcanhelppeoplekeephealthyandlivelonger?

sampleanswers

1                                             

 havingenoughcouragetoperforminfrontoftheaudience    

 practicingalottoperfecttheirroutine

 beingabletoreadtheiraudience’sthoughtstoknowexactlywhattheywouldliketosee

 watchingasmanycomediesastheycantolearnaboutmoretechniques

 makingfullpreparationsbeforegoingonstage

2

 watchingacomedy

 listeningtomusicorwatchingfilms

 seeingfriends

 surfingtheinternet

 lockingmyselfinmyroomanddoingreading

3

 havingabalanceddiet

 exercisingregularly

 havingagoodmood

 beingoptimistic

step6:languagepoints

vocabulary 

words

laughter,stand-up,humor,well-loved,comedy,comedian,response,reaction,main,physical,humorous,queue,visual,tennis,stage,actor,act,academy,award,routine,live,little-known,toothbrush,mirror,outstanding,microphone,lip,appropriate,silent,howl,amuse,brain,saying 

usefulexpressions

makefunof,inresponseto,makejokesabout,queueup,tripover,lateron, broadcastlive,makeup,haveeffecton,afterall

sentencepatterns 1. onelittle-knownfactisthatwhencrystalisthehostoftheacademyawards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketofgoodluck!

2. insteadoftellingthejokehehadplanned,crystalmadeupanewone.

3. itseemsappropriatethathegothisstartinsilentfilm.

4. doctorshavebeenresearchingwhateffectstand-upandotherformsofcomedyhaveonus.

step7:consolidationexercises:

1fillintheblanksaccordingtothetext.

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_________”.

answers

1humorous   2observes   3comedians    4bodies     5impression  

6popularity   7amuse     8researching   9laughter   10medicine

2translatethefollowingsentencesintoenglish.

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。

2单口喜剧演员可以拿某一观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众的反应随机应变说不同的笑话。

3观众只能看见他站在那里两片嘴唇动个不停。

4克里斯托放弃了讲事先准备好的笑话，即兴编了一个。

5克里斯托深受各年龄断人群的喜爱，他有能力让世人感到开心，这证明单口喜剧能被所有人欣赏。

sampleanswers

1oneofthemostwell-knownandwell-lovedtypesofcomedyiscalledstand-up.

2astand-upcomedianmaymakefunofanaudiencemember,orheorshemightdecidetotelldifferentjokesinresponsetothereactionsofanaudience.

3theaudiencecouldonlyseehimstandingtheremovinghislips.

4insteadoftellingthejokehehadplanned,crystalmadeupanewone.

5crystal’spopularitywithallagegroupsandhisabilitytoamusepeopleallovertheworldprovethatstand-upcanbeenjoyedbyeveryone.

3句型转换：

1. heorshemightdecidetotelldifferentjokestorespondtothereactionsofanaudience.

heorshemightdecidetotelldifferentjokes____________tothereactionsofanaudience.   

2. onesuchpersonisbillycrystal.

such______personisbillycrystal.   

3. insteadoftellingthejokehehadplanned,hemadeupanewone.

hedidn’ttellthejokehehadplanned._______hemadeupanewone. 

hedidn’ttellthejokehehadplanned_______madeupanewone.  

4. hehopestofollowthewaythatotherfamouscomediansusuallydo.

hehopestofollow_______________ofotherfamouscomedians.  

5. doctorshavebeenresearchingwhatstand-upandotherformsofcomedyaffectus.

doctorshavebeenresearchingwhat______stand-upandotherformsofcomedyhave_____us.  

6. davidcanadianmarkroswellfromcanada,calleddashaninchina,iswellknownforhisgreatabilitytostudychinese.

davidcanadianmarkroswellfromcanada,______inchina_____dashan,iswellknownforhisgreatabilitytostudychinese

7. hisclassesarewellreceivedbyhisstudentsfromabroad.

hisclassesarevery____________thestudentsfromabroad.  

8. gooutandseewhatisupthere.

gooutandseewhatis__________there.

9. doyoumindifisitdownhere?

doyoumind__________downhere?

10. lateron,theservantre-entered,magazineinhand.

lateron,theservantre-entered_____amagazinein_____hand.

answers

1.inresponse  2.a   3.instead;but      4.inthefootsteps         5.effect,on

6.known,as   7.popularwith/among      8.goingon  9.mysitting    10.with,his

step8:homework

1prepareafunnystorytotelltoyourclassmates.

2.preparethepartwordpower

3finisha1anda2onpage100oftheworkbook.