Unit 1 Laughter is good for you课件18（牛津高中选修6）.pptVIP

1. When you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feeling? listening to music or watching films seeing friends surfing the Internet do some reading watching a comedy Unit 1 Laughter is good for you Reading Stand-up for your health! 1. Where is stand-up comedy usually done? 2. How might a stand-up comedian decide what jokes to tell? A famous comedian * 1. What is the article about? 2. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life?? 3. What is laughter good for? Stand-up comedy. He went on to act in films. Our health. Pre-reading 1. Visual humour can be boring when can’t see what the comedian is doing. 2. One comedian did not lose any weight even though he had been doing a lot of physical exercise for a month. 3. People usually laugh at comedians doing impressions because they do not like the person being made fun of. T (L18-19) F (L14-15) F (L21-22) C1: True or False 4. The old actor’s speech at the Academy Awards was like a silent film because there was no sound. 5. Bob Hope and George Burns lived for a long time probably because they laughed a lot. T (L41) T (55) (L3). On a stage (L5). Depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes. C2 Reading Comprehension 3. How many types of stand- up are mentioned? 4. When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up? (L32). When he was a child. (L8-22). Four 5. What is one reason Billy Crystal has become so famous? 6. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns? (L47). Two famous comedians. (L34-35). Because he is very thinking and is often able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around him. 7. What does your brain do when you laugh? 6. What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the text? (L57). Laughter is the best medicine. (L53). It sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. Billy Crystal Scanning Reading Comprehension IV He has become famous as television and f