【導(dǎo)讀】?jī)煞N具有代表性的喜劇形式。本單元的語(yǔ)言知識(shí)和語(yǔ)言技能都是圍繞這一內(nèi)容展。通過(guò)本單元的學(xué)習(xí)，要求學(xué)生掌握與舞臺(tái)表演有關(guān)的詞匯，了解喜劇這門。藝術(shù)，以及喜劇在人們生活中的作用。要求學(xué)生練習(xí)表演喜劇，能夠用英語(yǔ)以

　　

【正文】 for you to listen. Then you will discuss in groups and do the exercises in C1. After listening to the tape, students will read the text and have a discussion. T: OK. I?m glad you have thought actively and had a heated discussion. Now let?s check the answers to the exercises in C1. Ask some students to answer the questions. Then show students the suggested answers. Suggested answers: 1. Standup edy is special because the edian is right there in front of the audience and may talk directly to audience members. 2. The four main types are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. 3. He started practicing standup as a child. 4. One reason he has bee so famous is his outstanding ability to improvise. 5. He has hosted the show eight times. 6. Bob Hope and Gee Burns are also famous edians, who lived to be 100 years old and kept working until the end of their lives. 7. When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals around your body that are good for you. 8. Laughter is the best medicine. D Ask students to deal with exercises in D on Page students do this exercise, they should refer to Reading strategy: guessing the meaning of a word from the context on Page 3. Ask students to do the exercises individually, and then discuss the answers in groups. Three minutes later check the answers with the whole class. E Ask students to read the second part A famous edian carefully and then deal with E. This exercise will help students to learn more about Billy Crystal and build up the given vocabulary. Step Ⅳ Explanation During this procedure, play the tape for students and ask the students to underline the difficult sentences. After that, explain the text and deal with language problems. T: We have learned something about standup and why people love it. This time we will deal with some difficult language focuses. Now I will play the tape for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties. After listening, explain the difficult sentences to students. Before explaining the difficult points, ask students to refer to the notes to the text. T: Do you have any difficulties with the text？ S1: I find the second sentence in the first paragraph a little difficult to understand. I don?t know what “ right there” means. T: OK. In this sentence “right” is an adverbial, which means “exactly”. . He was sitting right beside you. 他就坐在你的旁邊。 The wind was right in our faces. 風(fēng)迎面吹來(lái)。 S2: Line 33 on Page 3 ?One reason Crystal has bee so famous is his outstanding ability to improvise.?Could you please explain what “Crystal has bee so famous” is used for? T: It is an attributive clause. That is omitted here. That can be used after an expression of reason instead of why, and after an expression of time instead of when. . The year (that) my father died was 1992. I will never fet the day (that) my sister got married. S3: I think the sentence “It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films.” is very useful. Could you give us some other examples with the word appropriate? T: Appropriate adj. suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place。 fitting. . A dirty face is not appropriate for the school photograph. His casual clothes were not appropriate for such a formal occasion. She picked up a dress appropriate for the occasion. T: Do you have any other questions? Ss: No. T: OK. Let?s e to F on Page 5. Talk about edy. You may refer to the sample of the given conversation. Discuss the three given questions with your partner. Three minutes later I will ask some of you to present your discussion. F Sample discussion A: Do you enjoy watching standup edy? B: No. Sometimes I find standup edy isn?t funny at all. I like to watch crosstalk very much. Do you like it? A: Yes, I like it very much. B: Who is your favorite edian? A: Mr. Bean. He rarely talks. He uses his body movements and facial expressions to make people laugh. He is popular around the world. If you don?t speak English, you can still understand the humor. Can you say something about your favorite edian? B: Chaplin is my favorite edian. He looked very funny. He wore the clothes which made his fame — black hat, tight coat, baggy trousers, huge shoes, moustache and walkingstick. Even people who don?t understand English can enjoy Chaplin?s films because they are mostly silent. It isn?t what he says that makes us laugh. His edy depends upon little actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. His manner is terribly funny and makes one roar with laughter. A: Thank you very much for telling me a lot. By the way, how do you make other people laugh? B: I often imitate Chaplin. Sometimes I tell funny stories. A: Please tell us a story. Now let?s wele A to tell a funny story. B: OK, let me have a try. Unable to attend the funeral after his father died, a son who lived far away called his brother and told him, “Do something nice for Dad and send me the bill.” Later, he got a bill for $, which he paid. The next month, he got another bill for $, which he also paid, figuring it was some incidental expense. Bills for $ kept arriving every month, and finally the man called his brother again to find out what was going on. “Well,” said the other brother, “you said to do something nice for Dad. So I rented him a tuxedo (禮服 ).” ? T: Well done! Today?s homework is to go over the vocabulary and the text. Next period you will be asked to practice the four main types of standup edy and Billy Crystal. That?s all for today. Step Ⅴ Homework Go over the four main types of standup edy and say something about Billy Crystal. Preview Word power. The Third Period Language study Teaching goals 教學(xué)目標(biāo) 1. Target language 目標(biāo)語(yǔ)言 重點(diǎn)詞匯和短語(yǔ) prop, script, stage direction, microphone, to laugh one?s head off, to smile on so