1. Stand up for your health！
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Stand up for your health！

2. Do you often watch variety shows when you are free?
Lead-in
Do you often watch variety shows when you are free?
What variety shows do you often watch?

4. Stand-up introduction types representative benefits
1.Please quickly skim the whole passage, especially the three subtitles.
Stand-up
introduction
types
representative
benefits

5. 2.please read the first part and then give a definition of stand-up with just one sentence.
Stand-up is
a kind of ________ done on the _____ by a _________ who tries to amuse audience by ________ them or telling different jokes depending on the audience’s _______ to his or her ________ jokes.
comedy
stage
comedian
teasing
reaction
previous

6. Reading strategy --guessing the meaning of words
1. Word building (affix and suffix)
2. Referring to the context

7. practice
(1)He practices this song on piano for many times, but there is still a mistake in one passage.
A. a piece of writing B. a piece of music
C. a narrow way D. a journey
(2)We instilled the need for discipline and obedience into the new soldiers.
A. put in mind B. put into practice
C. put in teaching D. fix into position
(3)I am completely disoriented—where are we going?
A. losing confidence B. losing direction
C. losing energy D. losing face

8. 3.read the second part and tell me:
How many styles of stand-up are mentioned? What are they?
The comedians tell jokes about people’s behavior or about daily life.
Type1
Type2
Comedians rely on visual humor.
Absurd humor needs audience watching the comedians’ performance.
Type3
Type4
The comedian does impressions.

9. 4.Read the third part and tell:
(1)Who is the famous comedian introduced in this part?
Billy Crystal.
(2)Why does he always keep a toothbrush in his pocket when he is the host of Academy Awards?
It is because of his childhood experience of practicing stand-up. He takes the toothbrush as a mascot.

10. (3) What kind of person is Billy Crystal
(3) What kind of person is Billy Crystal? Use some words to describe his qualities and find some evidence in the passage.
He tactfully turned the audience’s attention from the technical problem to the old actor’s achievement.
Quick thinking
He will never stop making films or telling jokes because he wants to follow in the footsteps of other famous comedians.
Dedicated

11. 5.Read the last part and tell:
What are the benefits of laughter for our health?
a. People who laugh a lot live longer. When you laugh your brain sends chemicals that are good for you into your body.
b. Laughter helps your body stay healthy and can even help you fight pain.
(Laughter is the best medicine.)

12. 6.Consolidation: task-based reading
Stand-up is a kind of comedy played on the stage by a comedian talking ________ to audiences.
Introduction
straight
A comedian tells jokes about people’s _________ or daily life.
behavior
A comedian makes jokes using humor ________ by objects.
Types/styles
inspired
Some comedians contain performance of absurd _________ actions.
physical
copies/imitates
A comedian _______________ the action or accent of a famous person.

13. Representative—Billy Crystal think
host
He has been the _______ of Academy Awards eight times.
One reason for his success is that he has the ability to ________ quickly and make up new jokes about the people or things around him.
Representative—Billy Crystal
think
He will tell jokes until his life nearly comes to an _______.
end
enjoy
People laughing a lot ______ longer lives.
Benefits
Laughter helps your body stay ________ and can even help you fight pain.
healthy

14. Free talk
How do you understand the title “stand up for your health”?