Laughter is good for you教案
克里斯托的受各年齡斷的人歡迎和他使全世界的人們高興的能力證明了單口喜劇受每個人的喜歡。
popularity
n. [u] when something is liked, enjoyed or supported by many people:
the increasing popularity of organic food
popular
adj. liked, enjoyed or supported by many people:
she's the most popular teacher in school.
that song was popular with people from my father's generation.
walking is a popular form of exercise in britain.
how popular is madonna among/with teenagers?
popularize
vt. to make something become popular:
it was luciano pavarotti in the 1980s who really popularized opera.
amuse
vi.or vt. to entertain someone, especially by humorous speech or action or by making someone laugh or smile, or to keep someone happy, especially for a short time:
i've brought with me an article from yesterday's paper that i thought might amuse you.
[+ object + to infinitive] i think it amuses him to see people make fools of themselves.
[r] we amused ourselves by watching the passers-by.
i bought a magazine to amuse myself while i was on the train.
apparently these stories are meant to amuse.
amused
adj. showing that you think something is funny:
an amused smile
she was very amused by/at your comments.
amusement
n.
1) [u] the feeling of being entertained or made to laugh:
she looked at him with amusement.
i looked on in amusement as they started to argue.
i play the piano just for my own amusement (= to entertain myself not other people).
2) [c] an activity that you can take part in for entertainment:
there was a range of fairground amusements, including rides, stalls and competitions.
amusing
adj. entertaining:
an amusing story/person/situation
● word power
1. all the actors in a play are called the cast. (page6)
一部戲劇的全體演員被稱為演員表。
cast
1) group noun [c] the actors in a film, play or show:
after the final performance, the director threw a party for the cast.
part of the film's success lies in the strength of the supporting cast (= the actors who were not playing the main parts).
2) vt. cast, cast to choose actors to play particular parts in a play, film or show:
he was often cast as the villain.
in her latest film she was cast against type (= played a different character than the one she usually played or might be expected to play).
2. the person in charge is the director. (page6)全面負責的人是導演。
charge
n. [u] responsibility for controlling or caring for something:
her ex-husband has charge of the children during the week and she has them at the weekend.