Unit 1 Laughter is good for you,Charlie Chaplin,Britian movie actor, director, producer. Main works: “Pans for gold To record”, “light of the urban”, “Modern Time”, “Big Dictator”,Stand-up for Your Health!,Unit 1 Laughter is good for you,A type of comedy which involves one person standing in front of the audience and telling jokes.,Reading Strategy,What would you do if you come across a new word?,Guess the meaning 1. Read the sentences before and after the one containing the new word.2. Look at the words around the new word.,Fast reading,1. What is the article about?2. How many types of stand-up are there?3. What is laughter good for?,Stand-up comedy.,Four main types.,Our health.,Stand-up for your health!,Types of stand-up,A Famous Comedian,Laughter is good for yourhealth!,structure,Careful reading,What is special about stand-up comedy?,The comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to the audience members.,Back,Part 1,Types of stand-up,Stand-up,visual,prop,physical,impressionist,: Make jokes about humorous things,: Use props to tell jokes,: Use bodies to make jokes,: Act or speak like a well-known person,C2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.,A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.,Visual Prop Physical ? Impressionist,Impressionist,C2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.,A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.,Visual Prop Physical ? Impressionist,Physical,C2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.,A comedian uses a huge hammer to break watermelons while he makes jokes about what he is doing.,Visual Prop Physical ? Impressionist,Visual,C2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy.,A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, Hello? Hello? Im sorry I cant hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.,Visual Prop Physical ? Impressionist,Prop,Back,Billy Crystal Part 2,Billy Crystal,How many times has he hosted the Academy Awards? When did he begin practising stand-up? Why has he become so famous? Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?,He is very quick thinking and is able to come up with new jokes about people and things around him.,Hes hosted the Academy Awards nine times.,He began practising as a child.,Two comedians who lived to be 100 years old.,What special qualities should a comedian have?,sense of humorgood at reading peoplethink quicklyacting skills,Good mood Optimistic Positive attitude Open-minded ,Why did Bob Hope and George Burns live so long?,Laughter is good for your health,What does your brain do?,What is the English idiom?,Our brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.,“Laughter is the best medicine.”,Part 3,Task-based reading,comedian,behave,prop,over,hosted,thinking,jokes,popular,amuse,healthy,Discussion,When youre in low spirits, what will you do to stop unpleasant feelings?,Watch a comedy Listen to music or watch TV / films See friends Surf the Internet Lock myself in my room and do reading,Xiao Wangs problem,Xiao Wang used to be a happy boy in junior middle school. But after he came to a key senior middle school last year, he found there were so many excellent students around him and it was nearly impossible for him to stand out. He has tried hard but made little progress. He feels very disappointed. Smiles have disappeared from his face.,How can we help him?,Laughter is the best medicine,Take time to laugh - it is the music of the soul. Laughter is the closest distance between two people. A man isnt really poor if he can still laugh.,Enjoy laughter, enjoy life!,