Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou-2ndperiod(Reading)Teachingaims:(1)EncouragetheSstograspthemaintopicsofthethreesections---typesofstand-up,afamouscomedianandthefactthatlaughterisgoodforyourhealth
(2)StimulatetheSs’interestinlearningEnglishbytalkingabouttheirownopinionswhenitcomestothetopic“Laughteristhebestmedicine”
(3)Studentsareexpectedtogainsomeknowledgeaboutstand-upcomedyandreinforcetheirreadingcomprehension
(4)Developthestudents’readingability---howtoguessthemeaningsofnewwords
Importantpoints&difficultpoints:(1)Findthemainpointsinthethreesectionsandexpressthem
(2)Understandingthetext
Procedure:Step1Lead-in(1)Warmingup:Learnaboutfamouscomediansandwell-knownformsofcomedy
(2)Generalquestions:1
Whatisthearticleabout
Stand-upcomedy
Howmanytypesofstand-uparethere
Therearefourmaintypes
Whatislau