(共20张PPT)
UNIT 2
UNIT 2
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
To look at some pictures and answer the questions
To watch a video about the benefits of laughter on health and answer some questions
To discuss how laughter makes you feel and 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
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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.
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
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
1 What do you think these people are doing
A. Singing. B. Practising laughter yoga.
C. Doing belly laughs.
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.
C
C
Check your answers in Before You Watch.
3 How do you think they feel
I think they feel happy.
Watch the video and answer these questions.
1. What do adults not necessarily remember
2. Aside from making us feel good, what else does laughter
do according to research
Adults don’t necessarily remember how to have fun.
According to research, laughter also has a direct and positive effect on our blood vessels.
3. What happens when you have 5-10 minutes of laughter,
besides your blood vessels opening up like you have gone jogging or taken cholesterol medication
When you have 5-10 minutes of laughter you can burn up to 40 calories.
4. What does it mean when we say that laughter is contagious
It means that when someone is laughing, we are more likely to laugh too.
5. What will a mother usually do if she tickles her baby and the baby fusses or cries
She will stop doing it.
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
I think that the social interaction connected to laughter is more important for bringing out its benefits, because laughter is a social thing and happens when people are communicating with each other. It is harder to laugh and be happy when we are alone.
Watch the video again and check your answers.
1. Who in our class loves laughing the most Do you like him or her Why or why not
2. Who in our class often makes others laugh What does he or she usually do to make others laugh Do you like him or her Why or why not Do you laugh along with others Why or why not
Discuss these questions in groups.
3. Do you believe laughter can make us healthy
4. How does laughter make you feel
5. What is your way to make other people laugh Do you think the ability to create laughter is some kind of talent
I like to tell jokes or show people funny pictures or memes. I think some people certainly have a talent for creating laughter. A comedian may spend many years developing their skills to make a large crowd all laugh at the same time.
Does laughter makes an important part in your life How does laughter make you feel Write down your understanding about laughter.
