(共18张PPT)
UNIT 2
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
To look at some pictures and answer the questions
To watch a video and answer some questions
To discuss how to make others laugh
Laughter is a natural medicine for preserving our health. It helps us to ease pain, feel good, keep the blood vessels healthy, and is good for our soul and heart.
Did Laughter Evolve to Make Us Healthy
What other benefits of laughter can you think of
to add joy to life
to relieve stress and anxiety
to relax the whole body
to give one a sense of well-being
to encourage the brain to produce natural feel-good chemicals
to help to make relationships stronger
to enhance teamwork
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Enjoy the video about how comedy makes us laugh.
Here are some famous quotations. Explain what each quotation tries to tell us and voice your opinion.
Laughter is the best medicine.
―A Chinese proverb
Why is laughter the best medicine It adds joy to life and relaxes the whole body. It reduces pain, encourages the brain to produce natural feel-good chemicals and protects you from the negative effects of stress.
Your opinion: ____________________________
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A day without laughter is a day wasted.
― Charlie Chaplin
Your opinion: ____________________________
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Chaplin thought that without laughter his day was depressing and sad. It felt like he had lost a day if he didn’t laugh.
Comedy is simply a funny way of
being serious.
― Peter Ustinov
(a Russian-English actor, writer, dramatist, filmmaker and opera director)
Something is funny because it captures a simple truth or a serious part of life. It is something that we have always known and yet are hearing it out loud for the first time.
Your opinion: _____________________________
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I don't sit down to write a funny story. Every single thing I sit down to write is meant to be sad.
―Lorrie Moore
(an American fiction writer)
It takes determination to sit and write sth. Writer’s block happens when you struggle to write and cannot think of any good ideas to write about. However, it takes a lot more effort to write sth. that people find funny. Moore chose to write serious aspects of life in a funny way.
Your opinion: _________________________________
Look at the pictures on Page 24 and answer the questions.
1 What do you think these people are doing
A. Singing.
B. Practising laughter yoga.
C. Doing belly laughs.
开怀大笑
Before watch
2 Why do you think they are doing this
A. To amuse themselves.
B. To tell everyone how happy they are.
C. To reduce the likelihood of a heart attack or stroke.
3 How do you think they feel
Watch the video and answer these questions.
What do adults not necessarily remember
Aside from making us feel good, what else does laughter do according to research
What happens when you have 5-10 minutes of laughter, besides your blood vessels opening up like you have gone jogging or taken cholesterol (胆固醇) medication
While watch
4. What does it mean when we say that laughter is contagious (adj. 传染的)
5. What will a mother usually do if she tickles her baby and the baby fusses (v. 吵闹) or cries
6. Which do you think is more important for bringing out the benefits of laughter, the act of laughing or the social interaction connected to it What are your reasons
After watch
1. How does laughter make you feel
2. What is your way to make other people laugh Do you think the ability to create laughter is some kind of talent
Discuss these questions in groups.
Does laughter makes an important part in your life How does laughter make you feel Write down your understanding about laughter.
