Module6Unit1readingLaughterisgoodforyoulaughtertearsLifeconsistsoflaughterandtears…Whichdoyouthinkisbetterforyou,laughtereverydayortearsperday?ReadingStand-upforyourhealth!Whatdoesitmean?Brainstorming?Whatmakespeoplelaugh?funnymovieshumorousstoriesjokescomedies…FastreadingReadthearticleasquicklyaspossibleandfindanswerstothethreequestionsinPartA.1.Whatisthearticleabout?________.2.Howmanytypesofstand-uparethere?______.3.Whatislaughtergoodfor?______.Stand-upFourHealthTrueorfalse.1Astand-upcomedianisnotallowedtomakefunofanaudiencemember.2Ifthecomediansactorspeaklikeawell-knownperson,thisiscalledobservationalcomedy.3Whatthephysicalcomediansusuallydoistrippingoverchairs,walkingintodoorsandfallingdownonstage.FFT4Quiteafewstand-upcomedianshavebecomefamousastelevisionandfilmactorlateroninlife.5ThefactthatwhenCrystalhoststheAcademyAwards,healwayskeepsatoothbrushinhispocketforgoodluckisonlyknowntoafewpeople.6BillyCrystalhasnoplanstogoonmakingfilmsortogoontellingjokes.7Thereasonwhypeoplewholaughalotlivelongeristhatwhenyoulaugh,yourbrainsendschemicalsaroundyourbodythataregoodforyou.TFTFReadingstrategy:GuessingthemeaningofawordfromthecontextLine13propLine28routineLine33improviseLine40appropriateCarefulreadingDividethetextintoseveralparts:Part1IntroductionPart2Fourtypesofstand-upPart3AfamouscomedianPart4LaughterisgoodforyourhealthPart11.Whatisspecialaboutstand-upcomedy?Stand-upcomedyisspecialbecausethecomedianisrightthereinfrontoftheaudienceandmaytalkdirectlytoaudiencemembers.Part22.Whatarethefourmaintypesofstand-up?Theyareobservational,prop,physicalandimpressionist.Herearesomeexamples,pleasematcheachwiththerighttype:Observational1Acomedianstandsonstageandholdsabananatohisear.Hesays,‘Hello?Hello?I’msorryIcan’thearyou.Somethingmustbewrongwithmyphone.’2Acomedianputsonglasses,changeshisorhervoiceandpretendstobesomeoneelse.3Acomedianwalksonstage.Assheintroducesherself,shefallsdown.4Acomediansays,‘MyGrandmotherstartedwalking1kmadaywhensheturned60.She’s89now,anddon’tknowwheresheis!’PropPhysicalImpressionistPart3BillyCrystal•3WhendidBillyCrystalbeginpracticingstand-up?Hebeganpracticingstand-upwhenhewasachild.•4WhatisonereasonBillyCrystalhasbecomesofamous?Hisoutstandingabilitytoimprovise.•5HowmanytimeshasBillyCrystalhostedtheAcademyAwards?Eighttimes.•6WhowereBobHopeandGeorgeBurns?Theyweretwocomedianswholivedtobe100yearsoldandkeptworkinguntiltheendoftheirlives.Part47.Whatdoesyourbraindowhenyoulaugh?Whenwelaugh,ourbrainssendchemicalsaroundourbodythataregoodforus.8.WhatistheEnglishidiomaboutlaughtermentionedinthetext?Laughteristhebestmedicine.Howdoyouunderstandlaughteristhebestmedicine?PostreadingThe2008BeijingOlympicGamesiscoming.ThecommitteeisorganizingsomeactivitieslikeSmilingbabyfacerecruiting,SmilingChina2008.Whatdoyouthinkarethepurposesofthem?Laughterisabridgethatcanleadpeopletohealth,happinessandpeace.Itisagoodtherapytohelppeoplegetridofbitternessandforgetalltheproblems.Inaword,laughtercanmakeabetterworld.Multiplechoicestocheckyourunderstandingofthetext•1.Astand-upcomedian_____whileperforming.A.enjoyslaughingB.enjoysmakingfunofhimselfC.usuallymakefunoftheaudienceD.haspreparedalotofjokesinadvance•2.Whichofthefollowingisthestyleofprop?A.jokesineverydaylifeB.visualhumourC.bodyactionDimitationofwell-knownpersonFurthurreadingCB•3.BillyCrystalstartedhiscareer____.A.asatelevisio...
