Laughter is good for you教案

  a. jokes in everyday life    b. visual humour
  c. body action      d. imitation of a well-known person
3.billy crystal started his career ____.
  a. as a tele vision actor    b. as a film actor
  c. as a stand-up comedian    d. as a host
4.what does the word ‘routine’ in para 3 probabl y mean?
   a. road  b. performance    c. lines  d. style
5.what does the word ‘improvise’ in para 4 probably mean?
  a. perform without permission   b. perform without preparation
  c. act well       d. act fast
6.at the academ y awards,  a very old actor ______ at first.
   a. was asked to make a silent speech    b. didn’t turn on the microphone on purpose
  c. made the audience laugh     d. couldn’t make himself h eard
7.what does the word ‘appropriate’  in para 4 probably mean?
  a. proper  b. clear    c. silly  d.  enjoyable
8.we can infer from the 5th paragraph comedians are expected to ______.
  a. enjoy a very long life    b. work till the end of life
  c. have no plans to stop work   d. perform stand-up
step 4 developing reading ability through usage
1.fill in the blanks according to the text.
 (1)
   one of the most well-known and well-loved types of ________ is called stand-up. there are different ______ of stand-up comedy. the main _____ are observational, prop, physical and impressionist. there has always been _______ in them to make people watching them laugh.
(2)
  billy crystal, a famous stand-up ________, has hosted the academy awards ____ times. each time, he performs his stand-up _______ in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast ____ on tv. his outstanding  ability is to ________has impressed people around the world.
(3)
  doctors have discovered that people who laugh a lot live ____ after researching what _____ stand-up a nd other forms of comedy have on us. when we laugh, our ____ sends chemicals around the body that are good for us. _______ helps the body stay healthy, as the saying goes, ‘laughter is the best ________’.
2. e(p5) complete the passage.
1.american  2. observe
3. appropriate  4. comedy
5. television  6. actors
7. improvise  8. host
9. healthy   10. comedian