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　　《laughter is good for you-reading》教案
　　Step 1: Lead-in
　　T: Do you know who this person is?
　　S: Charlie Chaplin, a famous American edian.
　　T: What kind of imagine will appear in your mind?
　　S: He always wears a small black hat, very wide trousers and a moustache, and carries a stick that he swings in the air as he walks.
　　T: How do you feel at the sight of him?
　　S: He is humorous and mas laugh.
　　T: what’s the style of his film?
　　S: In his film, he’s never the Mr. Big and he always has much trouble in his life. However, he uses his sense of humor to teach people that there are always ways to face problems if you are able to laugh.
　　T: Do you thinghing is good for people’s health?
　　S: Yes. Laughter is a bridge that can lead people to health, happiness and peace. It is a good therapy to help people get rid of bitterness and forget all the problems.
　　T: Today, we’ll learn a passage entitled “Stand-up for your health!”Do you know the meaning of “Stand-up”here? Does it mean you have to stand up to keep healthy?
　　S: No. “Stand-up”is a kind of edy in which the edian stands in front of the audience and talk directly to audienembers.
　　Step 2: Fast-reading for general idea.
　　Go through the passage as quickly as possible and find answers to the three questions in Part A.
　　1 What is the article about?
　　2 How many types of stand-up are there?
　　3 What is laughter good for?
　　Answers 1 It’s about stand-up edy.
　　2 There are four main types.
　　3 It’s good for our health.
　　Step 3: Careful-reading for detailed information
　　1. Let’s read the passage again more carefully and try to finish part C1 after your reading.
　　1 What is special about stand-up edy?
　　2 what are the four main types of stand-up?
　　3 When did Billy Crystal begin practicing stand-up?
　　4 What is one reason Billy Crystal has bee so famous?
　　5 How many times has Billy Crystal hosted the Ay Awards?
　　6 Who were Bob Hope and George Burns?
　　7 What dies your brain do when you laugh?
　　8 What is the English idiom about laughter mentioned in the text?