1、 （b）. What can make people laugh? （Possible answers: jokes, comedians, funny movies, humorous stories, ）（3） What are the health benefits of humor and laughter? （possible answers: reduce stress, lower blood pressure, protect the heart, improve brain functioning, make you feel good ）Step 2: Picture ta
2、lkingDescribe each poster in your own words; you can say more with the help of the words in each one.Step 3: Discussion:（1） What kind of comedy do you enjoy the most?2. Laughter is good for everyone. How do you make people laugh?Step 4 Reading（1） scanning and skimming（2） Questions:What are the keys
3、to understanding British humour?What does understatement mean?What kind of people do the British like to make fun of?What jokes do they make about these people?What does Rowan Atkinson use to make people laugh?Why do people find Mr. Bean funnyWhy is Mr. Bean popular in many countries round the world
4、?Step 7 Homework1. Read the article in Part B at page 105.2. Prepare a funny story for us.3. Preview Reading.2nd period Reading（1） Encourage the Ss to grasp the main topics of the three sections-types of stand-up, a famous comedian and the fact that laughter is good for your health.（2） Stimulate the
5、 Ss interest in learning English by talking about their own opinions when it comes to the topic “Laughter is the best medicine”.（3） Students are expected to gain some knowledge about stand-up comedy and reinforce their reading comprehension.（4） Develop the students reading ability-how to guess the m
6、eanings of new words.（1） Find the main points in the three sections and express them.（2） Understanding the text.Step 1 Revision1. Get some students to tell their funny stories.Step 2 Lead-in（1） Warming up:Learn about famous comedians and well-known forms of comedy.（2） General questions:1. What is th
7、e 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.Step 3 Reading comprehension1. Get the students to give the structure of the passage.2. Get the students to read Types of stand-up, and try to judge what types
8、 of stand-up it is. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.ImpressionistA comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear and pretends to be making a phone call.PropA comedian walks on stage. as she introduces herself, she fell down.PhysicalA come
9、dian tells jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines.Observational2. Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy?3. Allow students several minutes to read and try to answer the following questions:（1）. What does Billy Crystal always keep when h
10、e hosts the Academy Awards? Why?（2）. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?（3）. What types of stand-up is it when Crystal told a joke about the very old actor who forgot to turn on the microphone?4. Get the students to read laughter is good for your health and finish the following.Fill in the blanks wi
11、th proper words: Doctors are _ to find that people who laugh a lot live _ after researching what _ stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. When we laugh, our _ sends chemicals around the body which are good for us. _ keeps the body healthy, as the saying goes, Laughter is the best _.（Keys: su
12、rprised ;longer; effect; brain; Laughing; medicine ）Step 4 Further readingChoose the correct answer:1. A stand-up comedian _ while performing. A. enjoys laughing B. enjoys making fun of himself C. usually takes advantage of the audience D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance2. Which of the follow
13、ing is the style of prop? A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humour C. body action D. imitation of a well-known person3. Billy Crystal started his career _. A. as a television actor B. as a film actor C. as a stand-up comedian D. as a host4. What does the word routine in Para 3 probably mean? A. ro
14、ad B. performance C. lines D. style5. What does the word improvise in Para 4 probably mean? A. perform with permission B. perform without preparation C. act well D. act fast6. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor _ at first. A. was asked to make a silent speech B. didnt turn on the microphon
15、e on purpose C. made the audience laugh D. couldnt make himself heard7. What does the word appropriate in Para 4 probably mean? A. proper B. clear C. silly D. enjoyable8. We can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to _. A. enjoy a very long life B. work till the end of life C. have n
16、o plans to stop work D. perform stand-upStep 5 Developing reading ability through usage1. E（p5） Complete the passage.1. comedians 2. got his start3. variety 4. stage5. performance 6. previous7.affetion 8. performStep 6 Consolidations and Expansion F（p5） Discuss the questions:1. What kind of comedy d
17、o you enjoy the most?2. Laughter is good for you and for everyone else. How do you make other people laugh?3. Tell a funny story to your classmates. 1. Write a funny story.3rd period Reading （1） Encourage the Ss to raise reading ability by focusing on language points.（2） Get the Ss to grasp the new
18、language usage in the text by learning them.Language usage: make fun of; in response to; make up; the way; it;Step 1 Revision Retell the article:1. Tell the differences among observational, prop, impressionist, and physical.2. Say something about Billy Crystal.3. Why is laughter good for health?Step
19、 2 Language points （Learn and use）1. ., he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth!（2006湖北） Dont sit there _c_ nothing. Come and help me with this table. A. do B. to do C. doing D. and doing2. , Crystal made up a new one. make up 编造;化妆;准备;构成;补齐;make up for 补偿;弥补
20、I think theyre making the whole thing up.They made him up as an old man in the play.We can make up a bed for the boy on the sofa.The research group is made up of 5 scientists and 19 workers.I saved as much as I could, and my mum made up the rest of the money for the bike.Im trying to make up the tim
21、e I lost while I was playing games.The dinner made up for all the disappointments Id had.其它短语1. make it 2. make a difference 3. make the most of 4. make good/ full use of 5. make out 6. make for7. make a contribution to 8. make sense of 9. make sth out of In Britain today women _44% of the work forc
22、e, and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work. A. build up B. stand for C. make up D. conform toWhen he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly as possible. A. made off B. made for C. made out D. made up3. （P5） I like it when the 某些及物动词,如:like, love, enjoy,
23、 prefer, hate, appreciate, etc.之后若没有出现宾语, 而直接跟if/ whether引导的状语从句, 要在从句前使用代词it.She doesnt like it when her children tell lies to her.I hate it if you use my bike without my permission.We should much appreciate it if you would arrange this trip for us.（98）I hate _a_ when people talk with their mouths
24、full. A. it B. that C. these D. them（04） I like _c_ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright. A. this B. that C. it D. one（06山东） Id appreciate _b_ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer. A. that B. it C. this D. youStep 3 ConsolidationA. Fill in the blanks using the verbs gi
25、ven. 1. If you hear a comedian _ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. （tell; ask）2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _ jokes.（tell）3. When he started practising sta
26、nd-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _ in front of the mirror, _ his teeth.（stand; brush）4. He is very good at thinking quickly and _ new jokes about the people and things around them.（make）5. They could only see him _ there _ his lips.（stand; move）6. Crystals popularity with all age group
27、and his ability _ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.（amuse）7. Doctors _ what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us. （research）B. Fill in the blanks, using the correct form.1. I _ tennis every day for a month. I dont understand why Im not losing weight. （play）2. Like other stand-up comedians who _to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. （go on）3. Instead of telling the jokes he _, Crystal made up a new one. （plan）C. Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb.1. Only a few
