May your days be filled with laughter By Lily Quzhou No.2 Middle School

I laughed myself back to health.

Write down some words that come into your mind when we talk about laughter. Come on!

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Comedy What are comedies? Comedies are theatre plays that make people laugh.

comedy  Techniques to make people laugh: Crossing-dressing Stereotypes Word play Men dressed up as women and women as men. way of dressing amusing stories accent Thinking people are a certain way

comedies  Techniques to make people laugh: Crossing-dressing Stereotypes Word play Men dressed up as women and women as men. way of dressing amusing stories accent Thinking people are a certain way Knowing the language well is a must.

  Clowns  techniques or characteristics: My name is Bozo. I’m a clown. My job is to make people laugh without talking. I’m dressed in a funny way, always wearing bright and big clothing, a special hat and shoes. We usually wear make-up and most have a red nose, walking in a funny way and doing something silly. I love my job because we make people laugh and forget their problems.  

Information Exchange 2.Exchange information with With your partner, finish one form about comedians or crosstalk. 2.Exchange information with another group. 3.Tell us the information you learned from the other group.

Information Exchange 2.Exchange information with With your partner, finish one form about comedians or crosstalk. 2.Exchange information with another group. 3.Tell us the information you learned from the other group.

Comedian make people laugh and think definition techniques or characteristics 1. work alone or in a pair 2. word play 3. body language 4. facial expressions 5. act out a situation 6. no make up or strange clothes other information make people laugh and think about life. A type of people whose job is to make people laugh.

Crosstalk 3. make jokes and funny conversations 4. dress up a little definition techniques or characteristics 1. work in a pair 2. word play 3. make jokes and funny conversations 4. dress up a little 5. act out small sketches 6. rhythm and rhyming words 7. tongue twisters other information has a long history and make Chinese people roar with laughter for centuries. A pair of comedians entertain the audience with word play.

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What techniques does Zhao Benshan use in his sketch?

 Laughing Party  Come on! 

Humorous Story 10 An animal sports meeting was going on. A duck and a crab (螃蟹）arrived at the finishing line at the same time. The judge asked them to play Rock-Paper-Scissors to decide who is the winner. But the duck says “no”. Please tell us the reason why the duck refused to do that?

Tongue twister 20 While we were walking, we were watching window washers wash Washington's windows with warm washing water.

30 Show us funny things a clown might do make people laugh.

40 Please give a funny ending that makes people laugh: A cat is sitting by the window ……

Laughing all the way Laughter is the best medicine. Laugh and grow. Laughter makes good blood. Laugh and the world laughs with you. Laughter puts heart into a man.                                              

Can I take a break ? Bye-bye

   Crosstalk techniques or characteristics: 1. work in a pair 2. word play 3. make jokes 4. make funny conversations 5. dress up a little 6. act out small sketches 7. rhythm and rhyming words 8. tongue twisters  

Can I take a break ?

  Comedians  techniques or characteristics: 1. work alone or in a pair 2. word play 3. body language 4. facial expressions 5. act out a situation 6. no make up or strange clothes  