Unit 1  Laughter is good for you

unit 1  laughter is good for you
part one  teaching design
第一部分  教學(xué)設(shè)計(jì)

aims and requirements
♦ read a magazine article about stand-up comedy and two short plays
♦ listen to an answering machine message and a radio talk show
♦ discuss comedy and famous crosstalk performers ♦ write an e-mail about crosstalk  ♦ present a short play procedures                           ● welcome to the unit   step 1: brainstorming              (t—teachers; s—students) t: boys and girls, are you happy today? s: yes. t: have you laughed today?
s: yes./no.
t: if you haven’t laughed today, i’ll give you a chance. let’s enjoy some pictures together. (show the above pictures to the students)  are you familiar with these pictures?
s: yes, quite familiar.
t: did you laugh when you first saw them?
s: yes.
t: do you think laughter is good for us?
s: yes. laughter can help us forget about worries, keep us in a good mood, have positive attitudes towards our lives, enjoy life better and live longer.
t: usually what kind of things can make you laugh?
s1: watching interesting and amusing programmers.
s2: reading interesting books.
s3: seeing funny things.
s4: hearing a joke.
t: now that laughter is good to everyone, remember to laugh more in the daily life.
step 2: sharing information
today, i will give you a chance to laugh heartily.
there are four posters on our book. all of them are quite funny. let’s enjoy them one by one.
picture 1
 
t: what kind of expression is the man wearing?
s: a funny facial expression.
t: where is he standing?
s: in a spotlight, on stage.
t: what is he doing there?
s: putting on performances, amusing and entertaining the audience.
t: what might he be saying?
s: he might be telling a joke.
t: where and when can you see the funniest man?
s: at the comedy club this tuesday.
picture 2  
 
t: what does the poster tell us?
s: it recommends a book to us.
t: what’s the book about?
s: the book is about a funny girl.
t: what do critics say about the book?
s: amazing, i laughed until i cried. ----sunday review
  you won’t be able to stop laughing. ----star times
  funniest book of the year! ----humor weekly
t: can these remarks attract you?
picture 3
 
t: what’s this poster about?
s: the poster is about a course teaching the traditional chinese technique of crosstalk.