2ndperiodReadingTeachingaims:(1)EncouragetheSstograspthemaintopicsofthethreesections---typesofstand-up,afamouscomedianandthefactthatlaughterisgoodforyourhealth
(2)StimulatetheSs’interestinlearningEnglishbytalkingabouttheirownopinionswhenitcomestothetopic“Laughteristhebestmedicine”
(3)Studentsareexpectedtogainsomeknowledgeaboutstand-upcomedyandreinforcetheirreadingcomprehension
(4)Developthestudents’readingability---howtoguessthemeaningsofnewwords
Importantpoints&difficultpoints:(1)Findthemainpointsinthethreesectionsandexpressthem
(2)Understandingthetext
TeachingProcedures:Step1Revision1
Getsomestudentstotelltheirfunnystories
Step2Lead-in(1)Warmingup:Learnaboutfamouscomediansandwell-knownformsofcomedy
(2)Generalquestions:1
Whatisthearticleabout
Stand-upcomedy
Howmanytypesofstand-uparether