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Unit 4 HUMOUR
Lesson 2
WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR
Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.
Discussion
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 feelings
to relax the muscles in our body
step 1 Lead-in
tension
muscle
physical
psychological
blood vessel
mood
far-reaching
energise
immune
n. 紧张;焦虑;焦急
n. 肌肉
adj. 身体的,肉体的
adj. 心理的,精神的
血管
n. 心情,情绪
vt. 影响深远的
vt. 是充满活力;是增强决心
adj. 有免疫力的
Words Review
step 2 Topic words
cell
infection
incorporate
whisper
blush
embarrassment
accidentally
expense
at sb's expense
n. 细胞
n. 感染;传染
vt. 把……并入;包含
v. 悄声说,低语;耳语
vi. 脸红
n. 窘迫,尴尬
adv. 偶然地,意外地
n. 费用,花费
嘲笑某人
Words Review
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
Physical and psychological effects of humour.
Task 1
step 3 Listening
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. tension. It relaxes 2. in our body, and the effects can be felt for as long as 3. minutes after a good laugh.
Also, a good laugh 4. blood flow to the heart and 5. the function of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6. Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in body 7. and the number of immune cells
in our body increases. Both mean that our body is better able to infection.
relieve
muscles
45
increases
improves
heart disease
falls
fight
Task 1
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 smile, even if we don't feel like it, it can also ____________________________.
When we're happy,
_____________________
we naturally smile;
it can also make us feel happy.
Task 1
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 great on how we live. If we are in a bad mood, we are likely to express attitudes and feelings; and this makes those around us down, too. But if we always try to be positive and funny, people will enjoy our and feel energised.
influence
negative
company
Task 1
Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech. Then summarise the speaker's answers to the questions.
Why do we need humour
What can humour do for us
Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood
What does “far-reaching effects” mean
Task 2
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.
step 4 Skill Builder
1. whisper v.耳语;低语;私语;n.耳语;低语
(1)in a whisper=in whispers 低声地
(2)whisper to sb.与某人耳语;小声说
It is whispered that -clause 据传闻……
(1)He is whispering to his neighbor.
他正在和他的邻居窃窃私语。
(2)It is whispered that he is going to resign.
传闻说他将要辞职。
step 5 Language points
同义句改写
(1)They sat at the back of the room,talking in a whisper.
They sat at the back of the room,talking .
(2)It is whispered that he is heavily in debt.
heavily in debt.
多维训练
in a low voice
He is whispered to be
2. When we smile, even if we don't feel like it, it can also make us feel happy.当我们微笑的时候,即使我们想笑,它也能让我们感到快乐。
even if/though 意为“即使,尽管”,引导让步状语从句,在从句中常用一般现在时代替将来时。若满足状语从句的省略条件,也常出现状语从句的省略。
多维训练
(1)单句语法填空
①I'll go there even if the weather (be) bad tomorrow.
② though the forest park is far away,a lot of tourists visit it every year.
(2)补全句子中的省略成分
He won't come to our party even if invited.
He won't come to our party .
is
Even
even if he is invited
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