Welcome to Qidong Middle School!江苏省启东中学 龚 辉Unit 1 Reading:A type of comedy which involves one person standing in front of the audience and telling jokes.Charlie ChaplinStand-up for your health1. What is the article about?2. How many types of stand-up are there?3. What is laughter good for? Stand-up comedy. Four main types. Our health. Stand-up for your health!Types of stand-upA Famous ComedianLaughter is good for your health!Stand-up for your health!What is special about stand-up comedy? The comedian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to the audience members.BackTypes of stand-upStand-upobservationalpropphysicalimpressionist: Make jokes about humorous things: Use props to tell jokes: Use bodies to make jokes : Act or speak like a well-known personC2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else.Observational Observational PropPropPhysical Physical ??ImpressionistImpressionistImpressionistC2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down.Observational Observational PropPropPhysical Physical ??ImpressionistImpressionistPhysicalC2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. 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!’Observational Observational PropPropPhysical Physical ??ImpressionistImpressionistObservationalC2: Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, ‘Hello? Hello? I’m sorry I can’t hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.’Observational Observational PropPropPhysical Physical...
