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Lead-in:
Unit 2 reading Stand-up for your health!
What is the e
xact meaning
of stand-up?
It is special because the comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.
There are four main types.
When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you.
Ⅰ.Fast-readingⅠ.Fast-reading1. What is special about stand-up?
2. How many types of stand-up are there?
3. In what way is laughter good for your
health?
Structure of the article
Stand-up for your
health
Types of
stand-up
A famous
comedian
Laughter is
good for
health!
Brief
introduction
P1. Four m
ain types
Match each example with the right type.
1.Observational
2. Prop
3. Physical
4. Impressionist
a. A comedian stands on stage and h
olds a banana to his ear and pretends
to be making a phone call.
b. A comedian puts on glasses and pre
tends to be someone else.
c. A comedian walks on stage. As she i
ntroduces herself, she falls down.
d. A comedian says, ‘My grandma sta
rted walking 1km a day when she tur
ned 60. She’s 89 now, and we don’t kn
ow where she is！’
1. Please answer the three questions.(1). When did Billy Crystal begin practisi
ng stand-up?
(2). What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous?
(3). Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?
…when he was a child.
His outstanding ability to improvise.
They were two comedians who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives.
2. Please decide these statements T or F.
a. Most of stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life.
b. Crystal has hosted the Academy Awards eight times.c. He always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket because it is one of his props.d. Crystal has been considering stopping telling jokes and making films.
F
T
F
F
Only
a few
for good luck.has no plan to stop
Reasons why
stand-up com
edy is good fo
r our health
send chemicals to...stay healthy
fight pain
live longer
bring us laughter
have positive attitude……
How to guess the meaning of a
new word from the context?
Reading strategy
People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humour. One of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy is called stand-up.
(1) What does the word ‘comedy’ probably mean?
noun
enjoyed laughing
something that
can make peopl
e laugh
humour.
(2) What does the word ‘routine’(line 28) probably mean? A. road B. something like ‘performance’ C. lines D. style(3) What does the word ‘improvise’(line 33) probably mean? A. perform with preparation B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast
What is the m
eaning of stan
d-up?
It is a form of com
edy which is good f
or our health.
1. Since laughter is good for our h
ealth, how do you try to make othe
r people laugh? (at least 5 ways)
2. Tell a funny story to the class.
To continue……
Homework :
◆Co-operate with your group members
◆Hand in only 1 passage from each grou
p (according to our discussion)
Continue to write the next part
Structure of the article
Stand-up for your
health
Types of
stand-up
A famous
comedian
Laughter is
good for
health!
Brief
introduction
P1. Four m
ain types
P2.Billy
Crystal
Structure of the article
Stand-up for your
health
Types of
stand-up
A famous
comedian
Laughter is
good for
health!
Brief
introduction
P1. Four m
ain types
P2.Billy
Crystal
P3. Reasons
why …
