2019-2020年高二英語Unit1 Laughter is good for you教案 牛津英語Aims and requirements Read a magazine article about stand-up edy and two short plays Listen to an answering machine message and a radio talk show Discuss edy and famous crosstalk performers Write an e-mail about crosstalk Present a short playProcedures Wele to the Unit Step 1: Brainstorming (Tteachers; Sstudents)T: Boys and girls, are you happy today?S: Yes.T: Have you laughed today?S: Yes./No.T: If you havent laughed today, Ill give you a chance. Lets enjoy some pictures together. (show the above pictures to the students) Are you familiar with these pictures?S: Yes, quite familiar.T: Did you laugh when you first saw them?S: Yes.T: Do you think laughter is good for us?S: Yes. Laughter can help us forget about worries, keep us in a good mood, have positive attitudes towards our lives, enjoy life better and live longer.T: Usually what kind of things can make you laugh?S1: Watching interesting and amusing programmers.S2: Reading interesting books.S3: seeing funny things.S4: Hearing a joke.T: Now that laughter is good to everyone, remember to laugh more in the daily life.Step 2: Sharing InformationToday, I will give you a chance to laugh heartily.There are four posters on our book. All of them are quite funny. Lets enjoy them one by one.Picture 1 T: What kind of expression is the man wearing?S: A funny facial expression.T: Where is he standing?S: In a spotlight, on stage.T: What is he doing there?S: Putting on performances, amusing and entertaining the audience.T: What might he be saying?S: He might be telling a joke.T: Where and when can you see the funniest man?S: At the edy Club this Tuesday.Picture 2 T: What does the poster tell us?S: It remends a book to us.T: Whats the book about?S: The book is about a funny girl.T: What do critics say about the book?S: Amazing, I laughed until I cried. -Sunday Review You wont be able to stop laughing. -Star Times Funniest book of the year! -Humor WeeklyT: Can these remarks attract you?Picture 3T: Whats this poster about?S: The poster is about a course teaching the traditional Chinese technique of crosstalk.T: Can you tell something about the Chinese crosstalk?S: It is a traditional Chinese art. Two or more actors/actresses stand on the stage, using funny words to entertain the audience. T: If you want to learn the crosstalk, what kind of qualities do you need to have?S: Having a sense of humor, being quick-minded and able to cooperate well with his or her partners.T: How can you find out more information according to the poster?S: By calling 5555-1234 for course schedule and fees.Picture 4: T: What is this poster about?S: It is a edy about life in the circus.T: What can we see in a circus?S: In a circus, we can see acrobats(鋼絲), riders, clowns and performing animals. T: Do you think the life in a circus is interesting?Step 3: DiscussionAfter we talked about the four posters, which of the above do you think will be the funniest?Who is your favorite edian? Why do you like him or her? Why do people like funny things?Divide the students into different groups to discuss. Encourage them to use English while talking. Then collect their answers.Sample answers1 I think “Under the Big Top” might be the funniest. In a circus, you can see acrobats, riders, clowns and performing animals. When I was young, whenever I had a chance to watch circus performances, I had a really good laugh. I often wondered hoe clowns could wear such funny expressions and make such exaggerated movements. I was curious about their life and attitudes towards life. Also, trained performing animals are very amusing and can bring me a lot of happiness.2 My favorite edian is Song Dandan. She is very talented, versatile and dedicated. As a edian, she has her own special way of presenting vivid characters on the stage. She can sing, dance, do crosstalk, etc. Once in an interview, she explained her understanding towards her career. According to her, its more than making people laugh. Its about conveying dip meanings of life while entertaining people. I was deeply touched by this. . 3 It is human nature that people like funny things. We need to have something to laugh about, to release our emotions. According to psychologist, people who are often in a bad mood are likely to develop deadly diseases such as cancer. A hearty laugh can cheer people up and help them get rid of negative feelings.Step 4: Homework1. Read the article in Part A on page 104 and the one in Part B on page 105 in Workbook.2. Prepare the Reading part. Reading Stand-up for Your HealthStep 1: Lead-in T: Do you know who this person is?S: Charlie Chaplin, a famous American edian.T: What kind of imagine will appear in your mind?S: He always wears a small black hat, very wide trousers and a moustache, and carries a stick that he swings in the air as he walks.T: How do you feel at the sight of him?S: He is humorous and makes us laugh.T: whats the style of his film?S: In his film, hes never the Mr. Big and he always has much trouble in his life. However, he uses his sense of humor to teach people that there are always ways to face problems if you are able to laugh.T: Do you think laughing is good for peoples health?S: Yes. Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems.T: Today, well learn a passage entitled “Stand-up for your health!” Do you know the meaning of “Stand-up” here? Does it mean you have to stand up to keep healthy?S: No. “Stand-up” is a kind of edy in which the edian stands in front of the audience and talk directly to audience members.Step 2: Fast-reading for general idea.Go through the passage as quickly as possible and find answers to the three questions in Part A.1 What is the article about?2 How many types of stand-up are there?3 What is laughter good for?Answers 1 Its about stand-up edy. 2 There are four main types. 3 Its good for our health.Step 3: Careful-reading for detailed information 1. Lets read the passage again more carefully and try to finish part C1 after your reading.1 What is special about stand-up edy?2 what are the four main types of stand-up?3 When did Billy Crystal begin practicing stand-up?4 What is one reason Billy Crystal has bee so famous?5 How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?6 Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?7 What dies your brain do when you laugh?8 What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?Answers1 Stand-up is different from other forms of edy because the edian is in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members.2 They are observational, prop physical, and impressionist.3 He began practicing stand-up when he was a child.4 His outstanding ability to improvise.5 Eight times.6 They were two edians who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives.7 It sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.8 Laughter is the best medicine.2. Next lets listen to the tape and decide whether the following sentences are true or false. 1 A stand-up edian is not allowed to make fun of an audience member. 2 If the edians act or speak like a well-known person, this is called observational edy. 3 What the physical edians usually do is tripping over chairs, walking into doors and falling down on stage. 4 Quite a few stand-up edians have bee famous as television and film actor later on in life. 5 The fact that when Crystal hosts the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck is only known to a few people. 6 Billy Crystal has no plans to go on making films to go on telling jokes. 7 The reason why people who laugh a lot live longer is that when you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. Answers 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 F 7 T1. Now lets e to Part C2. The four main types of stand-up edy are explained in the article. Match each type with an appropriate example. Write the correct letter in the bracket.Answers 1 d 2 a 3 c 4 b Step 4: Practice1. Part DFind these new words and expressions in the article. Guess their meanings from the contest. Then match them with the correct definitions.Answers 1 b 2 d3 e4 h5 g6 a7 c8 f2. Part EGao Hua is writing a biography of Billy Crystal for his English class. Help him plete it.Answers1 American 2 observe 3 appropriate 4 edy 5 television 6 actors 7 improvise 8 host 9 healthy 10 edian Step 5: Post-reading activities.1. Discuss the following questions in groups, then role-play the dialogues and act out before the class. (1) What are necessary qualifications a good edian needs to have? (2) When you are in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feelings? (3) Besides laughter, what are other factors that can help people keep healthy and live longer? Sample answers1 l Having enough courage to perform in front of the audience l Practicing a lot to perfect their routine l Being able to read their audiences thoughts to know exactly what they would like to seel Watching as many edies as they can to learn about more techniquesl Making full preparations before going on stage2l Watching a edyl Listening to music or watching films l Seeing friendsl Surfing the Internetl Locking myself in my room and doing reading3l Having a balanced dietl Exercising regularlyl Having a good moodl Being optimisticStep 6: Language PointsVocabularyWordslaughter, stand-up, humor, well-loved, edy, edian, response, reaction, main, physical, humorous, queue, visual, tennis, stage, actor, act, academy, award, routine, live, little-known, toothbrush, mirror, outstanding, microphone, lip, appropriate, silent, howl, amuse, brain, sayingUseful expressionsmake fun of, in response to, make jokes about, queue up, trip over, later on, broadcast live, make up, have effect on, after allSentence patterns1. One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket of good luck!2. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.3. It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent film.4. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of edy have on us.Step 7: Consolidation exercises:1 Fill in the blanks according to the text.Stand-up is one of the most well-known and well-loved types of edy. In observational edy, the edian makes jokes about 1_ things he or she 2_ in everyday life. Prop 3_ use props to tell their jokes. Physical edians use their 4_ to make jokes. Impressionist edians act or speak like a well-known person, which is called doing an 5_ of the person, Billy Crystal is one of the stand-up edians who have bee famous as television and film actors later on in life. His 6_ with all age groups and his ability to 7_ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. Doctors have been 8_ the effect stand-up and other forms of edy have on people. They have discovered that people who laugh a lot live longer. This agrees with the English saying “9_ is the best 10_”.Answers1 humorous 2 observes 3 edians 4 bodies 5 impression 6 popularity 7 amuse 8 researching 9 laughter 10 medicine2 Translate the following sentences into English.1 有一種非常出名，深受人們喜愛的喜劇形式叫做單口喜劇。2 單口喜劇演員可以拿某一觀眾開玩笑，也可以根據(jù)觀眾的反應(yīng)隨機(jī)應(yīng)變說不同的笑話。3 觀眾只能看見他站在那里兩片嘴唇動個不停。4 克里斯托放棄了講事先準(zhǔn)備好的笑話，即興編了一個。5 克里斯托深受各年齡斷人群的喜愛，他有能力讓世人感到開心，這證明單口喜劇能被所有人欣賞。Sample answers1 One of the most well-known and well-loved types of edy is called stand-up.2 A stand-up edian may make fun of an audience member, or he or she might decide to tell different jokes in response to the reactions of an audience.3 The audience could only see him standing there moving his lips.4 Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. 5 Crystals popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.3句型轉(zhuǎn)換：1. He or she might decide to tell different jokes to respond to the reactions of an audience.He or she might decide to tell different jokes _ _ to the reactions of an audience. 2. One such person is Billy Crystal.Such_ person is Billy Crystal. 3. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, he made up a new one.He didnt tell the joke he had planned._ he made up a new one. He didnt tell the joke he had planned _made up a new one. 4. He hopes to follow the way that other famous edians usually do.He hopes to follow _ _ _ of other famous edians. 5. Doctors have been researching what stand-up and other forms of edy affect us.Doctors have been researching what_ stand-up and other forms of edy have_ us. 6. David Canadian Mark Roswell from Canada, called Da Shan in China, is well known for his great ability to study Chinese.David Canadian Mark Roswell from Canada,_ in China_ Da Shan, is well known for his great ability to study Chinese 7. His classes are well received by his students from abroad.His classes are very _ _the students from abroad. 8. Go out and see what is up there.Go out and see what is_ _there.9. Do you mind if I sit down here?Do you mind_ _ down here?10. Later on, the servant re-entered, magazine in hand.Later on, the servant re-entered _ a magazine in_ hand. Answers1. in response 2.a 3.Instead; but 4. in the footsteps 5.effect, on6. known, as 7.popular with/among 8.going on 9.my sitting 10.with,hisStep 8: Homework1 Prepare a funny story to tell to your classmates.2. Prepare the part Word Power3 Finish A1 and A2 on page 100 of the workbook. Word Power Step 1: BrainstormingT: Have you heard of Shakespeare? Can you say out some of his works?S: “Romeo and Julie”, “Merchants of Venice” and so on.T: Have you seen them performed on the stage?S: Yes. /No.T: A piece of writing to be performed by actors in the theatre is called drama. Are you interested in drama? Do you want to learn something more about drama? Today well learn some words used in a drama on the stage.Step 2: Brainstorming and vocabulary learning1 First, lets check how much you have known about drama.T: What do we call the person who acts in a play?S: An actor or actress.T: What do we call the person who is in charge of a play?S: A director. T: what are the words that the actors say called?S: linesT: Where can the lines can be found?S: In a script.T: what is a script made up of?S: Acts and scene.T: What are the words called that tell the actors how to act?S: They are called stage directions.Write these on the blackboard and make sure the students know the meaning of each word. 2 After you have grasped the above words, lets focus on the picture in part B, which gives you some information related to things on a stage.3 Lets focus on the passage in part C, which checks yours ability of understanding and using the words you have just learnt. In order to fill in the blanks correctly, you have to understand the passage and the exact meaning of the missing words. You should first plete the exercises individually and then check answers with the class.Answers1 actor 2 director 3 lines 4 cast 5 script 6 stage 7 acts 8 scenes 9 costume 10 wings 11 props 12 light 13 scenery 14 stage directions Step 3: Vocabulary extension1 Boys and girls, lets suppose you are going to perform a drama at the school art festival. Discuss in your group: How you are going to prepare and arrange for the performance. The following words can help you. A dramacastdirectors, actors, actressesscripttheme, lines, stage direction, acts/scenesstagewings, microphone, curtains, lights, scenery, setothersBudge, props, costumes2 Lets e to part D. We know in English, there are many useful idioms and saying about laughing and it is good for us to keep some useful idioms in mind. This part will present some to us. Look at the idioms and the sentences below. Then see if you can find any more idioms about smiling or laughing and write sentences using them in the space provided.Sample answersto have the last laugh: to make someone who has criticized or defeated you look stupid by succeeding in something more important or by seeing them faile.g. They fired her last year, but she had the last laugh because she was taken on by their main rivals at twice the salary. He laughs best who laughs last.all smiles: being happy again especially after feeling sade.g. When Mary found out about the holiday, she was all smiles.Step 4: Consolidation exercises.1 Write out the words according to the English explanations. 1 make somebody laugh or simile _ 2 the person in charge of a play _ 3 very good of high quality _ 4 full of eagerness or interest _ 5 perform without preparation _ 6 take place, happen _ 7 worried or afraid _ 8 unlike anything else _ 9 text of a play, film, _10 instrument that changes sound waves into electrical current used in broadcasting speech, music, etc. _Answers1. amuse 2 director 3 excellent 4 enthusiastic 5 improvise 6 occur 7 nervous 8 unique 9 script 10 microphone II. Reading Words: 333； time: 530”A night of funWednesday night 7:30 p.m. at the Chuckle Bar!Starring Rodney Mann, Pedro Mendez and Larry Dunne!Next Wednesday night at the Chuckle Bar we have an all-star line-up of edians. Three of the worlds best known edians are ing together for one night only. Book your tickets by calling 1-900-555-6565 or be at the door early to buy them before the show begins.Rodney MannMann is famous for his jokes about average people and their lives. Many of his jokes are social mentaries on everyday. He loves to set his jokes in New York, the city where he grew up.Manns most famous opening line, “You know, I was walking down the street the other day is know all over the world. He is just back from his tour of Europe, and is appearing at the Chuckle Bar for one night only. Dont miss out!Pedro MendezPedro Mendez grew up on a small farm in Panama. He moved to the USA with his parents when he was ten, and has been telling jokes and making people laugh ever since. Recently, the 30-year-old edian began filming a new TV programmer that he will both act in and produce.Experience Mendezs unique Latin style humor for yourself. His “I had a farm in Panama” routine is a classic that should not be missed.Larry DunneLarry Dunne has been making people laugh all over the world for more than five decades. He beg