主備人：崔進生 再備人：高二英語備課組成員 審核人：李家圣
Words:
Laugh v. Laugh at
Laughter n. burst into laughter/ tears
Stand-up cross-talk 相聲
Humor n. e.g. She doesn’t have a sense of humor.
Humorous adj.
Well-loved little-known
Comedy tragedy e.g. The last three films were comedies.
Comedian e.g. He is a good comedian.
Make fun of = play a joke on/with e.g. Don’t play a joke with him.
Respond v.
Response n. In response to 對…做出反映, 回答
React v. react with e.g. How did he react when you told him?
Reaction n. chemical reactions
Observe v. 觀察 observe sb. do/ doing. sth.
Observation n.
Observational adj.
Physical mental 精神上的
Physical training PE= Physical Education
Queue up 排隊 jump the queue 插隊
Vision n.視覺 e.g. Visually the chair is very pleasing but it’s an comfortable to sit on.
Visual adj. 視覺的
Stage n. ①舞臺②時段，階段
Act --------- actor -------- actress
Live
① 活的 e.g. The cat was playing with a live mouse.
② 現場直播 e.g. The program was live.
③ 帶電的通電源 e.g. A live wire
Toothbrush------ toothpaste 牙膏
Improvise vt. Appropriate inappropriate
Eg. His cloths were not appropriate for the occasion.
Improvisation n.
Silent adj. silent film Important adj. Different adj.
Silence n. Importance n Difference n.
Microphone
micro --- prefix macro 宏大的
howl vi howl with
e.g. The dogs howled all night.
Amuse v. 使高興， 使…愉快
e.g. Toy which will amuse children for hours.
Amusement n. 樂趣
Amusing adj. An amusing story
Saying = proverb 格言
As a saying goes, “Money makes the mare go.”
Language points
1. People have always enjoyed laughing, and there has always been humor.
注：always 通常和完成時連用
E.g. Tom has always lived here.
2. Stand-up comedy is special because the comedian is right there… members…
Right
①n.右邊 please look at the right.
②adj.正當的，公正的 children must learn the difference between right and wrong.
③n. 權利，正當的要求 everyone over 18 has the right to vote.
④adj. 對的 I think you are right.
3. In observational comedy, the comedian makes jokes about humorous things he or she observes in everyday life.
注：things 省略關系代詞that （不定代詞常與關系代詞that連用）
4. If you hear a comedian telling jokes about the day people behave when they queue up in lines or asking why it only rains… see the prop.
注：hear sb. Doing sth 聽到某人正在做某事
Or asking 同理也做hear sb 的賓補
先行詞way關系詞that/in which
Can you tell us the way (that/in which) you study English?
5. I’ve been playing tennis every day for a month.
注：完成時的進行式 have been doing 表示過去發生的動作一直持續到現在并有持續下去的可能。
E.g. Here you are at last! We have been waiting for you for hours.
6. They have been tripping over chairs, walking into doors and falling down on stage for years.
注：trip over 被…絆倒 完成時的進行式
7. Only a few stand-up comedians have become famous as television and film actors later on in life.
注：later on 后來
8. one such person is Billy crystal
so ------ adj. + adj./adv e.g. The weather is so nice.
Such ---- adj. + n.
可數名詞前有many, few, 不可數名詞有much, little 修飾時用 so .
E.g. I have had so many falls that I am black and blue all over.
There are so few books that I cant’t give you one.
9. He says it is because when he started practicing stand-up as a child, he told himself jokes while standing in front of mirror, brushing his teeth.
注：says + 賓語從句/ It 在從句中做主語/ Because引導表語從句
10. One reason (crystal has become so famous) is his outstanding ability to improve.
注：該句為定語從句 先行詞that / why /不填
11. He talked for several minutes, but forgot to first turn on the microphone.
First ----- adv. = firstly
12. Laughter is good for health.
Be good for 對..有好處的------------Taking exercise is good for our health.
Be good to 待…好--------------------- My uncle is good to me.
13. fight vi fight with/ for
fight vt. 戰勝
Laughing helps your body stay healthy and can even help you fight pain.
14. one such person表示“這樣的”作形容詞，用于修飾名詞，常用以下幾種結構
“one, all ,no ,few, several ,some ,any”等such+名詞
eg:One such ditionary is enough
All such posibilities must be considered
“such a (形容詞)+單數可數名詞”
eg|:I have never seen such a lazy boy as you
“such +形容詞+可數名詞復數”
eg:We don’t want to play with such bad boys
“such+形容詞+不可數名詞”
Such bad news is not what I want to hear
鞏固練習
主備人：崔進生 再備人：高二英語備課組成員 審核人：李家圣
一、 填空
1. I’m afraid I couldn’t see the h_________ in the situation.
2. FengGong is a good c__________.
3. Don’t make f_____________ of that little girl.
4. What was his r_______________ to the news?
5. The plan is still in its early s______________.
6. I forgot the words of my speech so I had to i______________.
7. The S___________ was broken by a lond cry.
8. He has a good business b_______________.
9. “Here is no smoke without fire” as the S________________.
10. You shouldn’t jump the q______________.
11. 英國是一個說英語的國家。____________________________________________
二、 選擇
1. After the death of her husband she became the country’s leader in her own ______.
A. comedy B. stage C. great D. right
2. This is the only thing _____i can do now.
A. what B. which C. that D. all
3. I ______ always ______ of him, but I can’t see him.
A. have thought B. had thought C. being thought D. have been thinking
4. He had _______ much work to do that he had to decide not to see the film.
A. such B. so C. that D. great
5. Mike is ______ an honest worker that we all believe him.
A. such B. so C. that D. great
三、 短語填空
1. The pirates(海盜) hid all the treasures in the cave. However, nobody found them __________ no matter how hard people tried.
2. ---- What’s wrong with your nose, Mike?
----- I ______ the wall as the light suddenly went out in the toilet.
3. The whole audience ________ when the comedian stepped onto the stage with a big red nose and funny make-ups.
4. After the performance the girl smiled and bowed politely _____ the thunderous applause from the audience.
5. It’s polite and moral to _______ for the buses, in a bank or a supermarket. Queue jumpers are usually despised (鄙視).
6. The former president was very excited when he was asked to _____ at the opening ceremony.
7. Do you mind helping move this heavy box? Someone might _____ it after darkness falls.
8. Nowadays few teenagers would like to ______ their parents because they want to open a new leaf in their lives.
9. It’s impolite to _______ those poor or disabled. They will also feel sad as we do when being made tricks on.