江蘇省江陰市成化高級中學(xué)高中英語 Unit1 welcome課件 牛津譯林版選修6

Welcome to the unitDad, cat! Run, run, run!Take it easy, baby!MiaoMiaoI have told you thousands of times to learn a foreign language is very important!I see, dad.1. What makes you laugh?2. When do you need laughter? - pair work3. Why do you need laughter? - group work- individual/pair workLaughter is good for youLaughter is good for youComediesfunny moviesjokesCircusStand-upFunny booksCrosstalk1. What makes you laugh?Four posters on Page 1 are about:A funny performanceA funny bookCrosstalkCircus comedycomedian sketch comedianscrosstalk comedians stand-up comedians:-) When do you need laughter? - pair work We need laughter when _. we feel depressed we are under stress we are happywe have to give something up when We need laughter almost anytime. We need to laugh to face our life, for everything happens for the best!Remember to be a comedian in life! Why do we need laughter? - group work:-) keep us young reduce our pain release our pressure help build up friendships because laughter canLaughter is the best medicine. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.Laughter is _ the sun that drives winter from the human face.Reading FAST READING 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?Stand-up comedy.He went on to act in life.Our health. What is stand-up ?Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a comedian talking straight to audience members.Stand-up for your health!Types of stand-upA Famous ComedianLaughter is good for your health!What is the structure of this article?Careful readingTYPES OF STAND-UPTell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. Visual humour-inspired by objects Funny performance Act or speak like a well-known person1234CHOOSE THE CORRECT TYPE OF STAND-UP COMEDY. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.4? A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.3? A comedian says, My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. Shes 89 now, and we dont know where she is!1? 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.2?Billy CrystalName_Special complexHe always keeps a _in his pocket for good luck.Reasons for his popularityl1 He has hosted the Academy Awards _ times.l2 He is very _thinking and is able to come up with _jokesl3 He is _with all age groups and has the ability to _people all over the world.His future planHe hopes to follow in the _of Bob Hope and George Burns.Billy Crystaltoothbrush 8 quicknewpopularamusefootstepsBob HopeA famous American comedian, born in London. He is good at compromising and famous for speaking at a fast speed and enjoy a long life of acting.George burnsA famous American stand-up comedian. He often acted with his wife. He once was given the Academy Awards in 1975.DISCUSSION:WHAT SPECIAL QUALITIES SHOULD A COMEDIAN HAVE?sense of humorquick thinkingacting skills ability to read people LAUGHTER IS GOOD FOR YOUR HEALTHWhy is laughter good for your health?Which English saying proves true?When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.“Laughter is the best medicine.” DISCUSSION: BESIDES LAUGHTER, WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO TO MAKE OURSELVES HAPPY AND KEEP OURSELVES HEALTHY? Smile to yourself in the mirror every day morning (Keep a positive attitude to life) Do what you are interested in (music, sports, reading ) Make friends Accomplish what you are doing