高中英语北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册Unit 4Humour Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour_ 课件(24张ppt)

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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour
目录页
contents
Activate and share
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Listen for understanding
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Focus on function
Speak
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Activate and share
Talk about the benefits of humour.
to be hard-wired into us
to make the level of stress chemicals fall
to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings
to relieve tension
to make our life interesting
to relax the muscles in our body
Example: I think humour is hard-wired into us.
Active and share
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Listen for understanding
1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question
Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions.
Why do we need humour
Listen for understanding
He will further discuss the question from the benefits of humour.
Firstly, laughter helps 1. _____________. It 2. _________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt for 3. ___________________ after a good laugh.
Listen to Part 2 of the plete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body.
relieve tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as 45 minutes
Listen for understanding
Also, a good laugh 4. __________________ to the heart and 5. __________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6. _____________.
increases blood flow
improves the function
heart disease
Listen for understanding
Listen to Part 2 of the plete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body.
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. ______________.
falls
increases
fight infection
Listen for understanding
Listen to Part 2 of the plete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body.
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
Listen for understanding
Listen to part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.
Far-reaching effects of humour:
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.
great influence
negative attitudes and
enjoy our company
feelings
Listen for understanding
Listen again and summarise the questions and answers.
Questions
Answers
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Listen for understanding
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. Listen carefully to the questions and focus on the answers.
Listen for understanding
Skill Builder
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Focus on function
Mike’s embarrassing situation:
He kept on ___________________________.
Listen to a dialogue. Find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
His way to handle the situation:
He used _______________________________.
He just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days I’m going to __________________!”
Focus on function
getting the host’s name wrong
humour to get people to laugh at him
forget my own name
Talk Builder
For example
For instance
One example of this
Focus on function
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
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
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Speak
Talk about the benefits of humour based on your own experience and elaborate on them with examples.
Speak
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Homework
finish the exercise on the page
Thank you