how do you feel while watching this kind of film? lead-in:

How do you feel while watching this kind of film?

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 …