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Reading

UnitUnit

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Stand-up for your health

Unit 1 Unit 1

课件描述：

本课件主要对 Reading 文章部分涉及的一些语言上的难点和重点进行梳理和罗列，并设有相关的活动和练习帮助教师指导和组织学生对知识点进行有效巩固。

Revision1. What are the main characteristics of stand-up?•One person

•Stand directly in front of the audience and communicate with the audience

•Improvise2. Complete the passage of Part E on Page5.

1. There are a variety of different styles of stand-up comedy.

a variety of There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from. This tool can be used in a variety of ways. She took the job for various reasons.

Language focus

2. Some comedians tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life.

behave

behave oneself

adv-behaved

He behaved like a true gentleman. I want you to behave yourself while I am away.well-behaved, badly-behaved

3. The last kind of comedian does impressions—he or she will act or speak like a well-known person in order to make fun of that person.

make fun of make jokes about

It is cruel to make fun of people with disabilities.

4. Each time, he performs his stand-up routine in front of millions of people when the show is broadcast live on TV.

live adv. 现场地；直播地

With all the news broadcast live, the pressure on the announcers is becoming heavier.

live adj. 现场的，直播的；有生命的，活的

We are watching the live coverage of the Olympics.

区分 alive, live, living( 形容词，做“活的”讲 )Who is the greatest man alive?

She must be alive.

Let’s keep the fish alive.

Have you seen a live whale?

She was frightened at the sight of a live snake.

Many living thins are dying out because of the global warming.

Maybe he is the finest living pianist.

alive: 既可以指人，也可以指物。在句中做表语或宾语补足语。做定语时应放在所修饰的名词之后。

live ：常做定语，放在所修饰的名词之前，一般不指人。

living ：用作定语或表语，即可指人，也可指物。作定语时前置。

5. He talked for several minutes, but forgot to first turn on the microphone.

Practice

My former English teacher, who ______ in out school for over 20 years, now lives in his hometown in Yangzhou.

A. Has worked B. worked

C. Had worked D. works

B

6. Crystal’s popularity with all age groups and his ability to amuse people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone.

amuse vt.

My funny drawings amused the kids.

She thought out several ideas to help Laura amuse the twins.

amused adj. 感到好笑的

amusing adj. 逗人笑的，有趣的

amusement n. 可笑，娱乐

to one’s amusement

=to the amusement of sb.

7. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.

have an effect on

注意词组在具体语境中的使用

活学活用

You will find what great benefit the computer you own can be _____ each time you use it to help you work.

A.for B. at

B.C. on D. of

be of benefit of = be beneficial

D

More phrases:

lose weight queue up

later on make up

give a speech

with laughter

follow in the footsteps of

Story telling:

Tell a story using at least 5 phrases mentioned today.