北师大版（2019）选择性必修第二册 Unit 4 Humour Lesson 2 What’s So Funny词汇课件(共15张PPT)

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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour
Vocabulary
1. effect
have (an) effect on/ upon... 对……有影响
take effect/ come into effect 开始生效；开始实施
bring /carry/ put into effect 实施，起作用
of no effect 没有效果的；没有影响的
side effect 副作用
affect v. 影响
effective adj. 有效的
练习：The movie has a great _________ on people.
effect
2. at sb.'s expense
at sb.'s expense 为介词短语，在句中做状语。
expense n. 费用
at the expense of… 在牺牲（损害）……的情况下；以牺牲……为代价
练习：We will dine out _______________________.
at the company's expense
Vocabulary
Leading in
Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
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
Leading in
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Suggested answers:
I think humour can help us to relieve tension.
I think humour can make our life interesting.
In my opinion, humour can relax the muscles in our body.
As far as I know, humour can have an influence on our attitudes and feelings.
As far as I am concerned, humour can make the level of stress chemicals fall.
Leading in
Put the phrases into the right columns of the table
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Physical effects Psychological effects
to relieve tension
to make the level of stress chemicals fall
to relax the muscles in our body
to be hard-wired into us
to make our life interesting
to have an influence on one's attitudes and feelings
Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
Why do we need humour
2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question
He will further discuss the question from two aspects, one is physical aspect, the other is psychological aspect.
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Firstly, laughter helps 1 ________________. It 2 _____________________in our body, and the effects can be felt for 3 ____________________________ after a good laugh.
relief tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as forty five minutes
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.
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 to Part 2 of the plete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body. Then talk about them in pairs.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 feelings
enjoy our company
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.
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.
Skill Builder
Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike's embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
Mike's embarrassing situation:
He kept on ________________________________.
His way to handle the situation:
He made ________________________.
He just started laughing and said, "Oh dear, one of these days I'm going to __________________________!"
FOCUS ON FUNCTION:
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES
getting the host's name wrong
a joke about himself
forget my own name
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
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION:
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES