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Unit 4
HUMOUR
Lesson 2
WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR
To read and talk about why we need humour
To listen for understanding
To recall information previously heard
To use questions to draw attention
To learn how to elaborate ideas with examples
1. Why are the three stories in Lesson One humorous
2. What is humour
3. What can it do for us
Match the expressions with their meanings.
comedy
be hard-wired into
relieve tension
blood vessels
immune
infection
become a basic part of sth.
causing or getting diseases
a funny film
not affected by a particular disease
the tubes through which blood flows
reduce stress
Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.
to be hard-wired into us
to relieve tension
to make the level of stress chemicals fall
to make our life interesting
to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feeling
to relax the muscles in our body
I think humour is hard-wired into us.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
2. Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour.
Answer the questions.
1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question
Why do we need humour
The physical effects and psychological effects of humour.
Is humour good or bad for a person
3. Listen to Part 2 of the plete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body. Then talk about them in pairs.
Firstly, laughter helps 1______________. It 2________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt for 3__________________ after a good laugh.
relieve tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as 45 minutes
Also, a good laugh 4____________________ to the heart and 5____________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6_________________.
Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body 7__________, and the number of immune cells in our body 8__________. Both mean that our body is better able to 9__________________.
increases blood flow
improves the function
heart disease
falls
increases
fight infection
4. Listen to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.
The two-way effect between smiling and mood:
When we’re happy,
__________________.
When we smile, even if we don’t feel like it, it can also __________________.
we naturally smile
make us feel happy
It means that it will have a ______________ on how we live. If we are in a bad mood, we are likely to express ___________________________; and this makes those around us down, too. But if we always try to be positive and funny, people will __________________ and feel energised.
Far-reaching effects of humour:
great influence
negative attitudes and feelings
enjoy our company
5. Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech. Then answer these questions and think about the reasons why the speaker uses questions in his speech and what kind of questions they are.
1. What can humour do for us
Humour has both physical and psychological effects.
2. Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood
YES. Humour also has psychological effects on our mind.
3. What does “far-reaching effects” mean
It means it will have a great influence on how we live.
Why does the speaker use questions in his speech
Using questions to draw attention.
Some speakers use questions from time to time to draw the audience’s attention. Then they provide answers to the questions. In this way, it helps the audience to understand the points they are making.
Skill Builder
Rhetorical questions in a speech
1. Definition:
A rhetorical question is a question that’s asked for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be immediately provided by the questioner or obvious.
2. Function:
Rhetorical questions can be used as an effective communication tool during a speech. These questions provide you with a way of controlling the speech and thoughts of the audience. They are especially useful in engaging the audience and getting the audience to actively participate rather than passively listen.
A sense of humour can be a person’s greatest asset. This skill can help you interact easily with others, improve your health, and even help diffuse difficult situations.
Do you agree with the speaker’s view Why or why not
And if yes, can you find more benefits of humour
Mike got himself in a very awkward situation when he attended a party. He was so embarrassed that his face blushed. However, he managed to find a very clever way to handle it and saved his face eventually.
Read the summary and guess the meaning of the underlined words.
6. Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION:
ELABROATING WITH EXAMPLES
1. Mike’s embarrassing situation:
He kept on ____________________________.
2. His way to handle the situation:
He used _______________________________.
He just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days I’m going to _______________________!”
getting the host’s name wrong.
humour to get people laugh at him
forget my own name
3. Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments
4. According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation
He got the idea from an article he recently read.
Because humour can make people laugh and laugher is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation.
Elaborating with Examples
1. __________________ is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you.
2. ____________, if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself, you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it.
3. You can say, ____________, “My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee. ”
One example of this
For instance
for example
7. Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
For example, For instance, One example of this
Talk Builder
More ways to say “for example”
1. such as 2. let’s say …
3. examples include … 4. imagine that
5. in a similar case … 6. to illustrate …
7. to give you an idea … 8. suppose that …
Talk about the benefits of humour based on your own experience and elaborate on them with examples.
Talk about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on your own or other people’s experience and elaborate with examples.
Discussion and understanding
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
— Thomas Fuller
Write about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on your own experience.
Prepare a presentation about how to have a sense of humour.
