北师大版（2019）选择性必修 第二册Unit4 Humour Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour课件(共17张PPT 内嵌音频)

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Lesson 2
WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR
Unit2 HUMOUR
Learning
Objectives
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I can get the general information of the speech.
I can recall information previously heard and talk about why we need humour.
I can use questions to draw attention and learn how to elaborate ideas with examples.
1. comedy ________ 2. immune ____________
3. 偶然地，意外地____________ 4. physical________
5. mental ____________ 6. psychological __________7. psychology ___________ 8. psychologist_____________ 9. 深远的影响 _____________ 10.hard-wired __________
11.令人尴尬的____________ a.___________ n._______________12. feel energised ____________ 13.blood vessel ___________ 14. fight infection _____________ 15. relieve tension __________ 16.a two-way effect ____________ 17. in a bad mood __________
【预习评价】
喜剧
有免疫力的
accidentally
身体的
精神的
心理的
心理，心理学
心理学家
far-reaching effects
固有的，天生的
embarrassing
embarrassed
embarrassment
感觉充满活力
血管
抵抗感染
缓解紧张
双向的作用
心情不好
Group Work. Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.
Example I think humour is hard-wired into us.
to relieve tension
to make our life interesting
to relax the muscles in our body
to be hard-wired into us
to make the level of stress chemicals fall
to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings
Activate and share
Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions.
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
The physical effects and psychological effects of humour.
Listen
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______________. It 2 __________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt for 3 ____________________ after a good laugh.
Also, a good laugh 4 __________________ to the heart and 5 ____________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6 ______________.
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 ______________.
relieve tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as 45 minutes
increases blood flow
improves the function
heart disease
falls
increases
fight infection
Listen
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
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 feelings
enjoy our company
Listen
Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in it. Then answer these questions.
1. What can humour do for us
Humour has both physical and psychological effects.
2. Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood
YES. Humour also has psychological effects on our mind.
3. What does “far-reaching effects” mean
It means it will have a great influence on how we live.
Listen
Think and Share
Why does the speaker use questions in his speech
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.
Skill Builder
A sense of humour can be a person’s greatest asset. This skill can help you interact easily with others, improve your health, and even help diffuse difficult situations.
Do you agree with the speaker’s view Why or why not
And if yes, can you find more benefits of humour
Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
Mike’s embarrassing situation:
He kept on _______________________________.
getting the host’s name wrong
His way to handle the situation:
He used __________________________________________________.
He just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days I’m going to _______________________!”
a joke about himself to solve the embarrassments
forget my own name
Focus on Function: Elaborating with Examples
Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments
He got the idea from an article he recently read.
According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation
Because humour can make people laugh and laughter is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation.
Focus on Function: Elaborating with Examples
Discussion and understanding
He is not laughed at that laughs at himself first.
— Thomas Fuller
Physical effects: 1. relieve..., relax..., ...will be felt...
2. increase..., improve..., ... protect...
3. ...falls and ...increases, ...fight...
Psychological effects:
1. the two-way effect between smiling and mood
happy smile
2. far-reaching effects
negative--- down
positive --- enjoy... get energized
Please talk about physical and psychological
effects of humor with your partner according to the following words.
Summary
Draw a Mind Map