Reading(6)：Standupforyourhealth!.ppt

1、,Unit 1Laughter is good for you,Reading Stand-up for your health,Do you know the following figures,what are they famous for?,Are you familiar with the film star?,Mr. Bean,1. What is the article about? 2. How many types of stand-up are there? 3. What is laughter good for?,Stand-up comedies.,Four main

2、 types.,Our health.,Skimming and scanning,Stand-up for your health!,Types of stand-up,A Famous Comedian,Laughter is good for your health!,Four types,Billy Crystal,Find the proper information,An observational comedian makes jokes about everyday life.,A prop comedian uses props.,A physical comedian us

3、es his body.,An impressionist does an impression of a famous person.,Match each type with a proper example,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.”,A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces

4、herself, she falls down.,Match each type with a proper example,A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.,Match each type with a proper example,Correct type of Stand-up comedy,A comedian says, “My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. S

5、hes 89 now, and we dont know where she is!”,Billy Crystal,A famous comedian,How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards? When did he begin practising stand-up? Why has Billy Crystal become so famous?,His outstanding ability to improvise.,Eight times.,As a child., What does he keep in

6、his pocket? And why? A toothbrush. For good luck. Who that were mentioned in the passage lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives? Bob Hope and George Burns.,Blank Fill-in,Billy Crystal has become famous as a TV and film a_. He has h_ the Academy Awards broadcast l_ on

7、 TV 8 times. People are deeply impressed by his o_ ability to improvise.,ctor,osted,ive,utstanding,His p_ with all age groups and his ability to a_ people all over the world proved that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. He has no plans to stop making films or telling jokes. He hopes to f_ in the

8、footsteps of other famous comedians to keep working until the end of his life.,muse,ollow,opularity,Laughter is good for your health!,What does your brain do when you laugh? What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?,It sends chemicals that are good for you.,“Laughter is the bes

9、t medicine.”,Free Discussion,What special qualities should a comedian have? Why did Bob Hope and George Burns live so long a life?,Why do people love laughing?,Your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. Laughing can help you stay healthy and fight (reduce) pain.,Laughter is the best