2. M6Unit1:Reading Stand up for your health!

3. What makes people happy (laugh) ? joke s funny films comedie s humorous stories

4. Skim the article and choose the correct answers (1) A stand­up comedian ________ while performing. A ． enjoys laughing B ． enjoys making fun of himself C ． usually takes advantage of the audience D ． has prepared a lot of jokes in advance

5. (2) Billy Crystal started his career ________. A ． as a television actor B ． As a film actor C ． as a stand­up comedian D ． as a host (3) How many types of stand-up are mentioned in this article? A ． 3 B. 4 C ． 5 D ． 6

6. (4)At the 2004 Academy Awards ， a very old actor ____ at first. A ． was asked to make a silent speech B ． didn’t turn on the microphone on purpose C ． made the audience laugh D ． couldn’t make himself heard

7. 5. What can we infer from the 6th paragraph? A. Laughter is the best medicine and can cure all the diseases. B. Stand-up comedy is popular all over the world. C. People who love laughing live longer than those who don’t love often. D. We should keep happy because it may help us live longer.

8. Scan the article and analyze the main the main idea of each part.

9. Stand-up for your health! Types of stand-up A Famous comedian Laughter is good for your health! four types Billy Crystal Introduction of stand-up

10. Read the first two paragraphs and fill in the table. Introduction of stand­up. Stand­up is a kind of comedy that is done on a stage by a (1)____________ talking straight to audience members. Types of stand­up ◆ Some comedians tell jokes about the way people (2)________ or about daily life. ◆ Other comedians rely on (3)______humour. ◆ Other comedians may (4)__________ chairs ， walk into doors ， and fall down on stage in order to make people laugh. ◆ The last kind of comedian does impressions. comedian behave visual trip over

11. Do impressions

12. A comedian says, “My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. She’s 89 now, and we don’t know where she is!” Telling jokes about the way people behave or about daily life

13. visual humor body movements

14. 1. How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards? 2. When did he begin practicing stand-up? 3. Why has Billy Crystal become so famous? 4. What does he keep in his pocket? And why? 5.Who that were mentioned in the passage lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives? A famous comedian

15.  How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards?  When did he begin practicing stand-up? Nine times. As a child.

16. ⊙ Why has Billy Crystal become so famous? Because he is very quick thinking and is able to come up with new jokes about the people and things around them. A famous comedian

17.  What does he keep in 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. A famous comedian

18. 1. Stand-up comedy is popular all over the world, so only stand-up comedy has positive effects on us. 2.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.

19. Stand-up is a kind of comedy that is done on the stage by a comedian talking straight to 1.__________ members. There are a 2.______ of different styles of stand-up comedy. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people 3.______ or about daily life. Other comedians4. ________ visual humor. Some comedians use body 5._________ to make people laugh, such as tripping over chairs, walking into doors. The last kind of comedian does 6._______. audience variety behave rely on movements impressions

20. Billy Crystal ， a famous 7.________, has 8._______ the Academy Awards nine times. Each time ， he performs his stand­up 9.__________ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast 10._______ on TV. One reason Crystal has become so famous is that he is very quick thinking ， and is often able to come up 11.______ new jokes about the people and things around him. He is popular with all age groups and has the 12._______ to amuse people all over the world. comedian hosted routine live with ability

21. Doctors have 13.__________ that people who laugh a lot live longer. 14.___________ helps your body stay healthy and can even help you fight pain. 15.___________the reason ， research shows that in the end ， the English saying ， “Laughter is the best medicine” ， may be true after all. discovered Whatever Laughing

22. Write a small passage about how to stay happy in daily life. You can use the idioms when necessary. Never stop smiling, even when you are sad. 永远都不要停止微笑，即使是在你难过的时候 Laughter is the privilege of human. 笑是人类的特权 Just one laugh makes the person ten years younger. 笑一笑，十年少。