M6 U1 Reading (3) Learning aims
1. Grasp the key points of the text.
2. Learn how to put them into use by finishing relevant practice.
Vocabulary Words laughter, comedy, stage, comedian, , react, previous, variety, joke, visual, inspire, tennis,absurd,academy, routine, live, toothbrush, mirror, technical, , lip, appropriate, silent, howl, amuse, brain, saying Step1. Read the key points and understand the meanings and usage of them.
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Useful expressions depend on/upon, react to, a variety of , tell /make jokes about, queue up, rely on, lose weight, trip over, do Impressions, make fun of , have affection for, be famous as, later on, one such person, be broadcast live, come up with,make up, howl with laughter,be popular with/ among; follow in one’s footsteps, have effect on, after all Sentence patterns 1. One little-known fact is that when Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket of good luck! 2. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. 3. It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent film. 4. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.
Step 2.仔细阅读课文，完成以下练习
A) 用括号内所给词的适当形式填空（思考一下用法）
1. I _______________ tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I’m not _________weight. (play;lose)
2. While this kind of humour sound cruel, it usually only works if both comedian and the audience have affection for or admire the person ____________ fun of (make) 3. Like other stand-up comedians who _____________to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on)
4. People around the world enjoy _________him when he hosts the Academy Awards. (watch) 5. …when he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _______ in front of the mirror, _________ his teeth. (stand; brush)
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6. They could only see him ________ there _________ his lips. (stand; move) 7.Crystal’s popularity with all age group and his ability __________ people all over the world prove that stand-up can be enjoyed by everyone. (amuse)
8. Instead of telling the jokes he ______________, Crystal made up a new one. (plan) B)用正确的介词填空
1.Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later ____ in life.
2.The audience howled ______ laughter.
3.Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have _____ us.
4.He hopes to follow ___ the footsteps of other famous comedians, such as Bob Hope and George Burns, who lived to be 100 years and kept working _____nearly the end of their lives. Step 3 句型转换:
1. A stand-up comedian may tease an audience member ,or might decide to tell different
jokes depending upon how the audience reacted to his or her previous jokes. A stand-up comedian may _____ ______ _____an audience member ,or might decide to tell different jokes depending upon the ___________ of an audience. 2. One such person is Billy Crystal.
Such______ person is Billy Crystal.
3. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, he made up a new one.
He didn’t tell the joke he had planned._______, he made up a new one. He didn’t tell the joke he had planned _______made up a new one. 4. He hopes to follow the way that other famous comedians usually do.
He hopes to follow _____ _____ _____ of other famous comedians.
5. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have
on us.
Doctors have been researching how stand-up and other forms of comedy ________ us. 6. His classes are well received by his students from abroad.
His classes are very ______ ______the students from abroad.
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7. Go out and see what is up there.
Go out and see what is_____ _____there. 8. Do you mind if I sit down here?
Do you mind_____ _____ down here?
9. Later on, the servant re-entered, magazine in hand.
Later on, the servant re-entered _____ a magazine in_____ hand. Step 5 Multiple choice
1. Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and ________ jokes.
A turning up B putting up C making up D showing up
2. One little known fact is ____Crystal is the host of the Academy Awards, he always keeps a toothbrush in his pocket for good luck. A. that
B. when C. that when
D. when that
3. Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can _____ help you fight pain. A. even Homework:
B. ever C. just
D. Still
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