英语 选修6 unit1 laughter is good for you教材结构分析（译林牛津版）.doc

Part Two Teaching Resources 第二部分 教学资源 Section 1 Text structure analysis I. Summary of the text Main idea of the passage A general introduction of stand-up comedy Main idea of Part 1 How many types of stand-up there are. Main idea of Part 2 Introduce a famous comedian---- Billy Crystal. Main idea of Part 3 The effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on people. II. A tree diagram of the text: III. A retold version of the text Stand-up is one of the most well-know and well-loved types of comedy. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she observes in everyday life. Prop comedians use props to tell their jokes. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. Impressionist comedians act or speak like a well-known person, which is called doing an impression of the person. Billy crystal is one of the stand-up comedians who have become famous as television and film actors later in life. His popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand can be enjoyed by everyone. Doctors have bee researching the effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on people. They have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer. This agrees with the English saying ‘Laughter is the best medicine’. IV．Translation of reading and project Reading 有益身心健康的单口喜剧 人们从来爱笑，幽默一直存在。有一种非常出名、深受人们喜爱的喜剧形式, 叫做单口喜剧。 单口喜剧很特别，因为单口喜剧演员与观众面对面，可以和某些观众直接交谈。单口喜剧演员可以拿某一观众开玩笑，也可以根据观众的反应随机应变，说不同的笑话。 单口喜剧的类型 单口喜剧有不同的类型，主要有四类：观察评论类、道具类、形体动作类和印象模仿类。在观察评论类单—口喜剧中，演员拿自己在日常生活中所观察到的幽默趣事来讲笑话。如果你听到演员就人们在排队时的行为方式开玩笑，或者演员问为什么偏偏在你忘记带雨伞的时候开始下雨呢，你这时候就是在听一个观察评论类单口喜剧演员在表演。道具类单口喜剧演员借助物品(行话叫道具)来说笑话。如果看不见道具，这类笑话就索然无味了。这是—种视觉幽默。如果演员指着一个电脑网球游戏说：“我每天都打网球，已经—个月了。我就是搞不懂，为什么体重就一点也降不下来呢?”该演员就是在拿电脑作为道具。形体动作类