1、Reading,Stand-up for your health,Who are they? Do you like them?,Today, lets learn more about the comedians. Read through the article and try to answer the questions on top of page 2.,Stand-up comedy.,He went on to act in films.,Pre-reading,1. What is the article about?,2. After starting as a stand
2、up comedian, what did Billy Crystal go ib to do later in life?How many types of stand-up are there?,Our health.,3. What is laughter good for?,Structure of the article,A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else,Impressionist,A comedian stands on stage and hol
3、ds a banana to his ear and pretends to be making a phone call.,Prop,Types of stand-up,A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.,Physical,A comedian tells jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines.,Observational,Will you create similar situations to per
4、form the four types of stand-up comedy?,A toothbrush. He thinks itll bring him good luck.,They are famous comedians.,A famous comedian,2. Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?,Questions:,1. What does Billy Crystal always keep when he hosts the Academy Awards? Why?,Fill in the blanks with proper words:
5、 Doctors have benn doscovered 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.,longer,effect,brain,Laughter is good for your health!,_ keeps the body healthy, as the
6、saying goes, Laughter is the best _.,Laughing,medicine,Further comprehension:,1. A stand-up comedian _ while performing.A. enjoys laughingB. enjoys making fun of himselfC. usually takes advantage of the audienceD. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance,2. Which of the following is the style of prop?
7、A. jokes in everyday lifeB. visual humourC. body actionD. imitation of a well-known person,3. Billy Crystal started his career _.A. as a television actorB. as a film actorC. as a stand-up comedianD. as a host,4. What does the word routine in Para. 3 probably mean?A. road B. performanceC. lines D. st
8、yle,5. At the 2004 Academy Awards, a very old actor _ at first.A. was asked to make a silent speechB. turn off the microphone on purposeC. made the audience laughD. couldnt make himself heard,6. What does the word appropriate in Para. 4 probably mean?A. proper B. clearC. foolish D. interesting,Cryst
9、al was a natural entertainer and had no fears about dancing on stage with top jazz stars.,A brief introduction of Billy Crystal,Crystal studied film and television direction under Martin Scorsese at New York University. After graduation and marriage, Crystal did substitute teaching while he tried hi
10、s comedy act at various clubs throughout New York.,In the seventies the Crystal family moved to Los Angeles. Crystal did some stand-up at the Comedy Store and was noticed by Norman Lear. This was the turning point, Crystal started making guest appearances on TV and eventually landed his role in “Soa
11、p”.,In the eighties Crystal moved his family back to New York. There he appeared on cable TV, did guest spots and made-for-TV movies. Back on the stand-up circuit, Crystal became famous for his Fernando Lamas and Sammy Davis, Jr. impersonations.,He and his impersonations joined the cast of Saturday
12、Night Live in 1984. He spent only one year with the show, but was the most popular member of the cast and he earned an Emmy nomination for Best Individual Performance.,His ambition now is to have a one-man show on Broadway. He has the practice from his years of being one of the most popular emcees o
13、f the Oscar Awards. His opening tributes to the nominees are anticipated every year and talked about more than the winners.,C1 Read the sentences below and decide whether that are true(T) or false(F) according to the article.,1. Visual humour can ve boring when you cannot see what the comedian is do
14、ing. 2. One comedian did not lose any weight even though he had been doing a lot of physical exercise for a month.,T,F,3. People usually laugh at comedians doing impressions because they do not like the person being make fun of. 4. The old actors speech at the Academy Awards was like a silent film b
15、ecause there was no sound. 5.Bob Hope and George Burns lived for a ling time probably because they laughed a lot.,F,T,T,C2 How well did you understand the article? Readit again and answer the following questions.,1. Where is stand-up cpmedy usually done?,On a stage,2.How might a stand-up comedian de
16、cide what jokes to tell?,A stand-up comedian might decide what jokes to tell depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous joke.,3.How many types of stand-up are mentioned?,Four.,4.When did Billy Crystal begin practising stand-up?,When he was a child.,5.What is one reason Billy Crys
17、tal has becone so famous?,Because he is very quick thinking and is so often able to come up with new jokes about the people abd things around him.,6.Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?,Two famous comedians.,7.What does your brain do when you laugh?,It sends chemicals around your body that are good f
18、or you.,8.What is the English saying about laughter mentioned in the text?,Laughter is the best medicine.,D Match these new words from the article with their meanings. Write the correct letters ib the blanks.,tease(Line 4) behave(Line 9) visual (Line 11) academy (Line 27) technical (Line 38) Howl(Li
19、ne 41) amuse(Line 43),g,d,f,b,a,c,e,a.connected with the practical use of machines b.an offical organization that encourages and develops art, literature, science,etc. c.make a loud cry when you are in pain, angry,excited,etc. d.do things in a certain way e.make somebody laugh or smile f.of or conne
20、cted with seeing or sight g.laugh at and make jokes about someome in a friendly way.,(1). comedians,(6). previous,(2). got his start,(7). affection,(3). variety,(8). perform,(4). stage,(5). performance,Part E Complete an article,Homework :,1. Discussion: While laughter is good for health, how do you try to make other people laugh? 2. Story-making: Make up a funny story after class.,
