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课件网) 9A Module 3 Unit 5 Action 拓展阅读 Karida Do you know who this girl is Her name is Wang Xinran. She is a comedy writer. In your opinion, why does a comedy writer also need to be a good actor comedy n. 喜剧，喜剧片 comic a.喜剧的 n. 连环漫画 comedian n.喜剧演员；滑稽演员；剧作家；有趣的人 Pre-reading While reading 2. Who is Wang Xinran She is one of the writers of the show. She is also an improv comedy actress and the founder of the comedy club Funny Improv. Let’s enjoy a short clip of the show. improv 全称 improvisational / m prɑ v ze nl/ a. 即兴的 近义词：aleatory / e li t ri/ a.即兴的；偶然的 founder n.创始人 found v.创立 （过去式&过去分词+ed） adj. 偶然（或意外）发现的 foundation n. 地基，基础；基本原理 1. Have you ever watched the comedy TV show Amazing Night 2 3. Wang was led into the world of comedy through an improv comedy course in 2006. 4. In improv comedy, actors have to be open-minded, ready to refuse and buld on the ideas of other actors and the audience. 5. Wang said acting in improv helped her become a comedy writer because while creating comedy shows, writers also need to act out story ideas with actors and listen to their suggestions. 6. Wang didn’t get the chance to write for Amazing Night 2 after developing her acting skills and taking writing classes. 7. Her job mainly involved adding jokes, recording actors’ performances and preparing the set design. F F T F T 2016 accept got Read and decide the following sentences ture or false. While reading open-minded adj.虚心的；思想开明的；无偏见的 类似词：modest a.谦虚的 involve v. 牵涉，涉及；包含 involve in 牵涉包含参与使牵连 近义词： include;contain set design 布景设计 8. Comedy and tragedy are _____ of the same coin. 9. If you are annoyed by someone who loves telling people _____, you can turn that feeling into a “game”, meaning a central comedic idea that makes your _____. 10. With this idea, the writer can decide who the characters are, where the story happens and what they are doing to make the show ___ funny _____. two sides what to do show funny as as possible Read and complete the sentences. While reading negative a.悲观的；否定的；负面的 n.底片，负片 v. 拒绝，否定 反义：positive lecture n.课程；讲座 v.说教；告诫 exaggerate v.夸大；扩大 exaggerated/exaggerative a.夸张的；引人注目的 exaggeratively adv.夸大地 While reading 11. Good comedy writers should be good actors and be able to act out the _____ in their stories. 12. They should also be _____ recorders, writing down their ideas and any fun games they think of from _____. 13. It’s also important to _____ other people’s comedy shows to analyze what makes them funny. funny ideas active real life watch analyze/analyse v.分析；分解 analysis n. 分析；化验分析 Read and complete the sentences. 1. What brought Wang Xinran into the world of comedy writing A. A novel about comedy. B. An improv comedy course. C. A stand-up comedy show. D. A successful comedian. B ... ...
