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Part 5 :
Video Time
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.
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Before You 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
Check your answers in Before You Watch.
While You Watch
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
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1. What do adults not necessarily remember
2. Aside from making us feel good, what else does laughter
do according to research
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
Adults don’t necessarily remember how to make fun.
According to research, laughter also has a direct and positive effect on our blood vessels.
When you have 5-10 minutes of laughter you can burn up to 40 calories.
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.
After You Watch
Does laughter makes an important part in your life How does laughter make you feel Write down your understanding about laughter.
