高二英语M6U1 Reading 修改.pptVIP

Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else. M6U1 Reading Stand up for your health! Billy Crystal stand-up comedy a famous comedian Structure of the article Stand-up for your health Types of stand-up A famous comedian Laughter is good for your health! title subtitles Scanning Go through the passage quickly and answer the three questions. 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? 1. What is the article about? Stand-up comedy. 2. After starting as a stand-up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go on to do later in life? He went on to act in films. 3. What is laughter good for? Our health. Reading strategy: guessing the meanings of new words When reading a text that contains some new words, try not to look up each of them. Instead, try to guess the meanings of these words from the context(上下文，语境). L2 One favourite type of comedy is called stand-up. L19 The last kind of comedian does impression —— Tip 1 Guess the meaning from the sentences around it , paying attention to the words that can explain the previous words. Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members. Tip 2 Pay attention to the usage of punctuation, like dash(破折号). he or she will act or speak like a well-known person in order to make fun of that person. Careful reading Read the article a second time and complete the following tasks. Part I Types of stand-up How many types of stand-up are mentioned in this article? 1.Telling jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. 2. visual humour— inspired by objects 3. Funny performance 4. Acting or speaking like a well-known person Four. Part I Types of stand-up Some comedians… signal word