1. Reading Unit 1 Stand-up for your health!

3. Dad, cat! Run, run, run! Take it easy, baby! Miao~~~

5. I have told you thousands of times to learn a foreign language is very important! I see, dad.

6. A joke usually makes you laugh, and there are other things that will make you laugh. Look at the posters on Page 1 and find out what funny things are talked about in the posters. A funny performance A funny book Crosstalk Circus

7. laugh Comedies funny movies jokes Circus Stand-up Funny books Crosstalk

9. Stand-up A type of comedy which involves one person standing in front of the audience and telling jokes.

10. Stand-up for your health! Types of stand-up A famous Comedian Laughter is good for your health!

11. Types of stand-up Tell jokes about the way people behave or about daily life. Visual humour--inspired by objects Funny performance Act or speak like a well-known person 1 2 3 4

12. Choose the correct type of stand-up comedy. A comedian puts on glasses, changes his or her voice and pretends to be someone else. 4 ?

13. A comedian walks on stage. As she introduces herself, she falls down. 3 ?

14. A comedian says, ‘My Grandmother started walking 1 km a day when she turned 60. She’s 89 now, and we don’t know where she is!’ 1 ?

15. A comedian stands on stage and holds a banana to his ear. He says, ‘Hello? Hello? I’m sorry I can’t hear you. Something must be wrong with my phone.’ 2 Back ?

16. Billy Crystal

17. File （档案） Name Billy Crystal Birth Day March 14, 1947 photo Birth Place New York, USA Profession Graduation University New York University His Idols （偶像） Experiences: He got his first fame( 名声 ) in the program named “Soup” as a host. He ever hosted 8 Academy Awards. When he was a child … He is good at … At the 2004 Academy Awards, … Comedian, editor Bob Hope, George Burns

18. Bob Hope A famous American comedian, born in London. He is good at compromising and famous for speaking at a fast speed and enjoy a long life of acting.

19. George burns A famous American stand-up comedian. He often acted with his wife. He once was given the Academy Awards in 1975.

20. Discussion: What special qualities should a comedian have? sense of humor quick thinking acting skills ability to read people …… Back

21. Laughter is good for your health Why is laughter good for your health? Which English saying proves true? When you laugh, your brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body. “Laughter is the best medicine.”

22. Discussion: Besides laughter, what else can we do to make ourselves happy and keep ourselves healthy? Smile to yourself in the mirror every day morning (Keep a positive attitude to life) Do what you are interested in (music, sports, reading …) Make friends Accomplish what you are doing …