Unit 1《Laughter is good for you》Reading课件2（20张PPT）（译林版选修6）.pptVIP

Reading Stand-up for your health 《Laughter is good for you》 Who are they? Do you like them? Today , let’s learn more about the comedians. Read through the article and try to answer the questions on top of page 2. Pre-reading 1. What is the article about? 2. How many types of stand-up are there? 3. What is laughter good for? Stand-up comedy. There are four main types. Our health. Structure of the article Stand-up for your health Types of stand-up A famous comedian Laughter is good for you Types of stand-up A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else Impressionist A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear and pretends to be making a phone call. Prop A comedian walks on stage. as she introduces herself, she fell down Physical A comedian tells jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines. Observational Will you create similar situations to perform the four types of stand-up comedy? A famous comedian Questions: What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why? Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? What types of stand-up is it when Crystal told a joke about the very old actor who forgot to turn on the microphone? A toothbrush. He thinks it’ll bring him good luck. They are famous comedians. Observational. Laughter is good for your health! Fill in the blanks with 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 ________’. surprised longer effect brain Laughing medicine Further comprehension: 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 advance