Stand Up for Your Health!

1. M6U1 Reading(1)Stand up for your health!洪泽湖高级中学 戴璐

2. M6U1 Reading(1) Learning aims: By the end of this period, you will be able to: 1. Have a good understanding of the passage. 2 Get some reading strategies and writing skills. 3. Set up positive and optimistic(乐观的） values in your life.

3. Warm-up:a short video

4. Lead in How do you feel when you watch this video? How many performers are there ? Where is he? Who is the performer talking to?

5. Lead in comedy stage comedian audience 2. Read the para.1 and find thedefinition(定义) of stand-up? • Stand-up is a kind of ________ that is done on a _______ by a _________ talking straight to _________members

6. Reading Strategy What if we come across some new terms / words while reading? Try toguesstheir meanings from the context（语境）. 1.What does the word ‘routine’(Line29)probably mean? A road B performance C lines D style 2.What does the word ‘appropriate’ in para.4 (Line41) probably mean? A proper B clear C silly D enjoyable

7. Fast-reading:Read the article quickly and answer these questions. 1. What is the article about? Stand-up comedy. 2. How many types of stand-up are there? There are four main types. 3. What is laughter good for? Our health.

8. Careful reading Step 1. Divide the article into four parts and tell the main idea of each part Stand up for your heath A Famous Comedian Laughter is good for your health! The introduction of stand-up Types of stand-up

9. Step 2. Read the second part and fill in the blanks.

10. Types of stand-up The comedians tell jokes about the way people__________or about ______ life Type1 behave daily Type2 Comedians rely on______humour visual ______ humour needs watching to laugh. Absurd Type3 The comedian does __________--he or she will act or speak like a __________person in order to make _____ of that person. impressions Type4 well-known fun

11. Part3: A famous comedian Billy Crystal

12. Step 3. Read Part 3 and find the answers to these questions.(Group work) 1. When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up? 2.What does Billy Crystal always keep in his pocket for good luck? Why? 3. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous? 4. Who were Bob Hope and Geoge Burns?

13. 1. When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up? When he was a child.(L32)

14. 2.What does Billy Crystal always keep in his pocket for good luck? Why? A toothbrush. When he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth.(L31)

15. 3. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous? He is very quick thinking, and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him.(L34)

16. 4. Who were Bob Hope and Geoge Burns? Two famous comedians, who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until nearly the end of their lives.(L46)

17. Step 4 Read the last part and answer the questions. Laughter is good for your health When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body. Why is laughter good for your health? Which English saying proves true? “Laughter is the best medicine.”

18. Consolidation: Fill the blanks in the table. Group work

20. Definition that inspired Funny Types Pretend Success/Achievements Hosting provided Conclusion

21. Mini-Writing:Besideslaughter, what else can we do to make ourselves happy and keep ourselves healthy? 首先，也是最重要的，我们要对生活有一种积极的态度。也就是说，无论遇到什么困难和麻烦，我们都要充满信心去面对它们。其次，我们要培养广泛的兴趣爱好，这将帮助我们增加生活的乐趣。最后，我们要多与人交流，通过交流，我们可以消除误解，与人保持和谐的关系。所有这些都有助于我们保持健康。

22. possible version First and the most important, we should have a positive attitude towards life. That is to say, no matter what difficulties and troubles we may come cross, we should have confidence in facing them. Second ,we should develop a variety of interests, which will help us increase pleasure in life. Finally, we should have more communications with others.By communicating with others, we can clear up misunderstandings and keep harmonious relationship with others. All this can be helpful in keeping healthy.