合作探究 携手共进

Read the text quickly and find the main idea of it.

Fill in the blanks and then correct the answers.

Read the passage aloud. Skimming

Read the magazine article quickly and answer the following questions(A)on page 2.

Scanning

Read the article for the third time and finish the exercises (P4 C1 C2 D E)on page 4-5.

Finish these exercises according to the text.

1. A stand-up comedian ________while performing.

A. enjoys laughing B. enjoys making fun of himself

C. usually takes advantage of the audience

D. has prepared a lot of jokes in advance

2. Which of the following is the style of prop?

A. jokes in everyday life B. visual humor

C. body action D. imitation of a well-known person

3. What does the word 'routine' in Para. 3 probably mean?

A. road B. performance C. lines D. style

4. At the 2004 Academy 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 heard

Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the reading material.

(1)________is one of the most well-known and well-loved types of comedy. In (2)________comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she (3)________in everyday life. Prop comedians use (4) ________to tell their jokes. Physical comedians use their bodies to make jokes. Impressionist comedians act or speak like a well-known person, which is called doing an (5) ________of the person. Billy crystal is one of the stand-up(6) ________ who have become famous as television and film actors later in life. His popularity with all age groups and his ability to (7) ________people all over the world prove that stand can be enjoyed by everyone.

Doctors have been researching the (8) ________stand-up and other forms of comedy have on people. They have discovered that people who laugh a lot live(9) ________. This agrees with the English saying (10) '________is the best medicine'.

拓展提升 学以致用

Line the difficult sentences and discuss with classmates.

重点难句

1.He says it is because when he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth!

1) Says 后面是宾语从句。It 为主语，because引导的是表语从句。要表示因果，可用it, this, that 等代词作主语，其后用because, why 等词引导表语从句。

That's because he didn't understand me. (强调原因)

That's why he got angry with me. (强调结果)

2) while 后面省略了he was, 当主语中的主语和从句中的主语一致时，从句中的主语和be动词可以省略。

_______________, (尽管被邀请) , she didn't come to the party.

______________________ (当打篮球时) , you might be using 400 calories an hour.

3) brushing his teeth! 为现在分词作伴随状语

The students came into the classroom, _______________. (边谈边笑)

2. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying 'Laughter is the best medicine' may be true after all. (Lines 55-56)

Whatever the reason = Whatever the reason may/might be

= No matter what reason there may/might be

反馈检测 体验成功

Finish the exercise and read it.