M6 Unit1 Stand up for your health 学案

Module 6 Unit 1 Stand up for your healthVideo Clip 12004 Oscar Academy Awards features Billy Crystal’s monologue (开场白): “What the stars Are Thinking”One of Crystal’s funniest hosting bits is the “What the Stars Are Thinking” gag(搞笑片段).“You know a lot of people want to know what the stars are thinking about during the show, and I’ve done this show a number of times and I can tell you looking into everyone one of these faces, what they’re thinking,” said Crystal. As the camera zooms in （放大） on an actor in the audience, Crystal voices what their thoughts couldbe.Please read the minds of your dear classmates.● Brief introduction to stand-up comedy● Types of stand- upTask 1: Which type does the stand-up comedy in the four boxes belong to?A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.A comedian walks on stage. As sheintroduces herself, she falls down.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!’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.’a b● A famous comedianVideo Clip 2Billy Crystal Returns to the Oscars StageEight-time Oscar host Billy Crystal returned to his most famous stage."So where was I," Crystal joked when hitting the stage. "Some things never change. The producers have asked me to tell you we are running a little long, so here are the nominees(提名) for Best Picture.""The first televised Oscars was in 1953. I was five years old so for those of you who stink in math, I'm 47！The host that year was Bob Hope. He hosted it 18 times. I hosted it eight, and I was pooped after two. Bob was the Oscars. He was funny, he was classy and he was what I think the Oscar host must be: a really sexy movie star." Question:What words does Billy Crystal use to describe Bob Hope?● Laugher is good for your healthListeningListen to the audio file and fill in the blank. Laughter is good for your healthNowadays, stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. Doctors have been researching what effect standup and other forms of comedy have on us, and had discovered that ________________ ______________________________________. They say this is because when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. Laughingcdhelps your body stay healthy and ___________________________________________. Maybe this explains the long lives of men like Bob Hope and George Burns. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying, ‘_______________________________________’, may be true after all. So, go and make someone laugh — it just might help them (and you) live longer..WritingQuotes about LAUGHTER:ughter is the way to true love. -- Author Unknownughter is the shortest distance between two people. --Victor Borge3.There is little success where there is little laughter. -- Andrew Carnegie4.What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul. -- Yiddish Proverb5. A man isn't poor if he can still laugh. -- Raymond Hitchcock6.Remember, men need laughter sometimes more than food. -- Anna Fellows Johnston7.Seven days without laughter makes one weak. -- Mort Walkerughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. -- Victor Hugo9.I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose. -- Woody Allen10.Sometimes I laugh so hard the tears run down my leg. ~Author UnknownTask: work with your group members and present a report.Report:My desk mate loves the quote “_______________________________” best ….However, in ’s opinion, he/she prefers the quote “________________” better …As for , he/she is in favor of the quote “_______________________” ….As far as am concerned, “_________________________________” is my favorite quote…To su m up, …..。

4.What does the word ‘appropriate’ in
line41 probably mean?
A. proper
B. clear
C. silly
D. enjoyable
From Bill Crystal, What special qualities do you think should a comedian have?
P2Types
Stand up comedy
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2. Types of stand-up
3. A famous comedian
4. Laughter is good for you
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Type1 Telling jokes Type 2 Visual humor Type 3 Funny performance Type 4 Doing impressions
show
Match each type with its example
A comedian puts on a hat, changing his voice and clothes， singing the song “beat it”.
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Type1 Telling jokes Type 2 Visual humor Type 3 Funny performance Type 4 Doing impressions
A famous
A famous comedian
Billy Crystal
• “He was funny, he was classy and he was what I think the Oscar host must be: a really sexy movie star.”

5.Passages writing
Ask students to fill in the blanks with the phrasestheyhave learnt today tocomplete the following passage.
Only a few people have become world famous as comedians in silent films. One such person is Charlie Chaplin. Like other stand-up comedians who trip 1 )chairs or 2)_____fun of themselves , Chaplin
Module6 Unit 1Stand up for Your Health!
Language points
By Carmel Oct.28th, 2013
Teaching Objectives
At the end of the lesson, students are expected to：
understand the meaning of the new words or phrases in the text “stand up for your health!”;
7) follow in the footsteps of _________8) alarge /variety of ______
Play a game called eggcitement. In each egg, there is one phrase or word as above. When one of the group member chooses an egg, he or she and the rest of the group members should use the phrase to make up at least one phrase of their own without repetition.

M6 Unit 1 Laughter is good for youReading Stand-up for your healthPeriod 3（知识点学习课）Learning aims：1. Raise reading ability by focusing on language points.2. Grasp the new language usage in the text by learning the text.Important points ：To manage the usage of the words and expressions of the passage.Difficult points:To learn how to put these useful words and expressions into use.Learning guide: Read, copy and recite.Preview navigation：Please review the text to find out some difficult words and expressions that you don’t understand.Language connection: Please look up the phrases in the dictionary.__________单口喜剧___________幽默__________喜剧__________喜剧演员__________反应__________主要的__________道具__________形体动作的__________观察评论的__________印象模仿的__________幽默的；滑稽的__________视觉的__________网球__________舞台__________男演员__________取笑__________拿……来开玩笑Step1: Read the text and try to find the following phrases &sentences and underline them from the book. Make a list of what you know about the language points.1. A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes. (Lines 5-6)2. For example, they may talk about how people act when they queue up, or they may ask why it only rains when you forget your umbrella.(Lines9-10)3. For example, one comedian used huge hammer to break watermelons while he makes jokes about what he is doing. (Lines 12-13)5. Another comedian points to a computer tennis game and says …(Line 14)6. Yet other comedians may trip over chairs, walk into doors, and fall down on stage in order tomake people laugh. (Lines 16-17)7. Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film performer later on in life. One such a person is Billy Crystal (Lines 24-25)Step2. Try to memorize all the words and phrases and put them into use:(想一想，记一记)1. A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes. (lines 5-6) tease: make fun ofcause people to laugh at sb./sth., usually unkindly; ridicule sb./sth. 取笑；拿……开玩笑【短语拓展】tease=make fun of=laugh at开玩笑；嘲笑play jokes on 开……的玩笑play a trick on捉弄；开玩笑have fun=enjoy oneselffor fun/in fun开玩笑地(1). It’s cruel to make fun of /tease people who stammer.___________________.(2). Don’t play jokes on that poor girl.______________________________.(3). Don’t be serious. He just played a trick on you just now.______________________________________________________________.(4). 她意识到自己正在被别人取笑。