预习的目标和要求：
1. 理解背诵课文重点句型和词组
2. 理解背诵部分段落
预习内容：背诵下列句型，注意加粗部分
1. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or asking why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (P2, L10-13)
当你听到一个单口喜剧演员针对人们排队时的举止说笑话，或者问为什么总是在下雨时才忘了带雨伞，你就是在听一个观察评论类单口喜剧演员在表演。
2. I’ve been playing tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I am not losing weight. (P2, L16)
一个月来我每天都打网球，我就弄不懂为什么我没有瘦下来。
3. He says it is because when he started practising stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of the mirror, brushing his teeth! (P3, L30-32)
他说这是因为他小时候开始练习单口喜剧时，总是站在镜子前面边刷牙边对自己讲笑话。
4. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one. （P3,L39）
克里斯托没有讲预先准备好的笑话，而是即兴编了一个。
5. He said, “ It seems appropriate that he got his start in silent films!” （P3,L40）
他说：“看来，他不愧是从无声电影起步的啊！”
6. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying “ Laughter is the best medicine” may be true after all. (P3, L55-56)
不管是什么原因，研究表明，英语格言“笑是灵丹妙药”到头来可能真的没错
7. Doctors have been researching what effect stand-up and other forms of comedy have on us.
医生们一直在研究单口喜剧以及其他形式的喜剧对我们产生什么样的影响。
Part 2 Activity leading sheet
学习目标和要求:
1. 学习并掌握课文中的重要短语及句型
2. 通过例句讲解来训练学生的翻译能力，增强语感。
教学方法：
以学生为中心的活动导学，注重自主、合作、探究。
教学过程：
Activity 1:
Fill in the blankets using the given words.
1.If you hear a comedian _____ jokes about the way people behave when they queue up in lines, or _____ why it only rains when you forget your umbrella, you are listening to an observational comedian. (tell; ask)
2. Prop comedians use things, called props, _______ jokes.(tell)
3. When he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while _______ in front of the mirror, ______ his teeth. (stand; brush)
4.He is very good at thinking quickly and ______ new jokes about the people and things around them.(make)
5. They could only see him ______ there ______ his lips. (stand; move)
6.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)
7. I ___________ tennis every day for a month. I don’t understand why I’m not losing weight. (play)
8. Like other stand-up comedians who ___________to act in films, Crystal still enjoys stand-up. (go on)
9. Instead of telling the jokes he ___________, Crystal made up a new one. (plan)
Activity 2:
1. Instead of telling the joke he had planned, Crystal made up a new one.克里斯托放弃了事先准备好的笑话,而是即兴编了一个.
make up 在该句中表示________________________
翻译:他没有承认错误,而是编造了一个借口.
_______________________________________________________________________________
写出下面各句中make up 的意思.
1). Farm workers make up only a small section of the population.__________________________
2). She made herself up carefully before the party.________________________________
3). Why don’t you make up the quarrel with her?____________________________________
4). You must make up the time you wasted this afternoon.____________________________
5). Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and making up jokes.__________
选择适当的词组填空, 注意形式..
1). He cycling to keep healthy when he retired.
2). We must find a place where we can for the night?
3). We can the word in the dictionary.
4). If this rain , all the crops will be ruined.
5). I for six weeks with a very serious illness.
6). The teacher asked us to a dialogue.
7). Some interesting questions at our discussion.
8). She _____________ his number in the phone book to make sure that she got it right.
9). I do hope my application for leave won't be ______________ too long.
10).He soon __________________ after a few days’ rest.
2. Whatever the reason, research shows that in the end, the English saying ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ may be true after all.不管是什么原因,研究表明,英国格言“笑是灵丹妙药”可能真的没错.
(1)Whatever the reason后面省略了is, whatever 在此句中引导让步状语从句,可以写成no matter what,从句中be 动词可省略.
完成下列句子:
The final between the two teams, _____________________________, will be wonderful.
两队之间的决赛,无论结果如何,都将会是很精彩的.
________________________________________, don’t be late.无论你做什么都不要迟到.
(2)Whatever 还可以引导名词性从句,这是不可以转换为no matter what
他所说的一切都是真的.__________________________________________________________
我相信你所说的一切.____________________________________________________________
与whatever用法相同的还有whichever, whoever
任何一个想进入房间的人都要回答一个问题.(两种表达)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
可以引导让步状语从句的还有:
Whenever=no matter when Wherever=no matter where However=no matter how
Exercises:
(1) Mr.Smith is a warm-hearted person. He often helps me_____________ I ask him to.
A whatever B whenever C wherever D however
(2) You may give the film ticket to _____________ you think needs it.
A no matter who B whoever C no matter whom D those
(3) ___________ leaves the classroom last should remember to turn off all the lights.
A Whoever B No matter who C Who D Those who
(4) ___________, just let him take it.
A No matter how much he likes it B No matter which one he likes best
C Whatever you give him D Whatever he likes best
(5)The key is that, full your schedule is, only when you try really hard_____ always fit some more things in it. (连云港市2008届高三第一次调研考试)
A. no matter how; can you B. no matter what; can you
C. however; you can D. whatever; can you
(6) The how-to book can be of help to wants to do the job. (陕西09)
A. who B. whomever C no matte who D. whoever
Part 3 After-class Consolidation Sheet
一、短语翻译
1. 拿…开玩笑
2. 根据观众的反应随机应变
3. 在日常生活中
4. 排队
5. 针对那人做印象模仿
6. 在随后的生活中
7. 一个这样的人
8. 在电视上现场直播
9. 暴笑
10. 受各年龄段人群的喜欢
11. 编造，杜撰
12. 跟随……的脚步
13. 保持健康
14. 为…做广告
15. 娱乐的一种重要形式
16. 对…热情
17. 值得干…事
二、Fill in the blanks, using proper preposition or adverb.
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 _____the end of their lives.
三、 Choose the correct answer.
1. They were not prepared to the olive branch to their enemies.
A. hold out B. hold on C. hold back D. hold up
2. the big earthquake, the local government tried every means to provide shelters for the victims.
A. Before long B. Soon after C. Long before D. As soon as
3. Please a situation where you can use the daily expressions . (2007宣武区期末质量检测)
A．come out B．take out C．make up D．turn up
4. I wouldn’t think it him to join the club-he’ll only refuse.
A. was worth to ask B. worth to ask C. was worthwhile for D. worthwhile to ask
5.---What do you mean by saying so? You seem to be making _______ about me.
---By no means.
A. funs B. tricks C. laughs D. jokes
6. I’m determined to be a teacher in the future, following _________ my father’s footsteps.
A. along B. in C. on D. by
7. All possible means _____ to fight terrorism since September 11th attacks.
A. was tired B. are to be tried C. have been tried D. has been tried
8. You’ll be easily to be by the company if you are expert at the computer and you can drive a car as well.
A. taken to B. taken on C. taken out D. taken up
9. building a charming city, almost all the citizens have joined in the big clean-up in and out of their homes.
A. In respect of B. In favor of C. In response to D. In need of
10. Going to college isn’t the only way out; our society is people with widely
different abilities.
A. made of B. made up for C. made from D. made up of
11. -What do you think of the talk on business?
-I don’t think I have got any advice.
A. worthwhile B. worth C. worthless D. worthy
12. Every year, those public servants and scientists whose work is will be awarded by the organization supported by some big companies.
A. upstanding B. outstanding C. understanding D. understood
13. I thought I knew the way, but I got lost.
A. somehow B. anyhow C. anyway D. someway
14. ______ she couldn’t understand was ____ fewer and fewer students showed interest in her lessons.
A. What, why B. That, what C. What, because D. Why, that
15. I like __________ when the comedian talks to people in the audience.
A one B that C it D this
Key:
A1: 1. telling asking 2. to tell 3. standing brushing 4. making 5. standing m. oving 6. to amuse 7. have been playing 8. have gone on 9. had planned
A2: Instead of admitting his mistakes, he made up an excuse.
He didn’t admit his mistakes, instead he made up an excuse.
占据/ 化妆/ 和解/ 弥补/ 编造
1. took up 2. put up 3. look up 4. keeps up 5. have been laid up 6. make up 7. came up 8. looked up 9. held up 10. picked up
Whatever the result is Whatever/ No matter what you do
Whatever you say is true. I believe whatever you say.
Whoever wants to enter the room has to answer the question.
= Anyone who wants to ……
ABABAD
巩固单
二．On / with / on / in / until
三．ABCDD BCBAD DBAAC