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26张PPT，内镶嵌视频)

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Unit4 Humour
Lesson2 Why do we need humour
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What can humor do for us
Does humor affect our mood
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to relax the muscles in our body
to relieve tension
to be hard-wired into us
to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings
to make the level of stress chemicals fall
Listen to a speech about humour.
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Part 1
Title： ______________________________________________
Why do we enjoy comedy films or jokes _____________________________________________________
What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
_____________________________________________________
According to the research, humor has __________________________effects.
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Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour and finish the table of this part.
Part 1
Title： ______________________________________________
Why do we enjoy comedy films or jokes _____________________________________________________
What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
_____________________________________________________
According to the research, humor has __________________________effects.
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Why do we need humor
Because it makes us laugh all the time.
What can humour do for us
both physical and psychological
Good morning and thank you for joining me today. The title of my speech today is “Why do we need humour ” I believe that all of us enjoy watching a comedy film or hearing a good joke, because it makes us laugh all the time. Babies laugh long before they can speak. It’s almost as if humour is hard-wired into us. So there must be some kind of benefit to it. What can humour do for us According to recent research, humour has both physical and psychological effects.
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Part 2 ( 1st listening )
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Physical effects
Firstly, laughter helps ________________________. It__________________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt for ____________________________ after a good laugh.
Also, a good laugh _______________________ to the heart and ______________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from ______________.
Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body ______, and the number of immune cells in our body ___________. Both mean that our body is better able to ________________.
Listen to Part 2. Complete the lists of physical effects .
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Firstly, laughter helps ________________________.
It __________________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt
for ____________________________ after a good laugh.
Also, a good laugh _______________________ to the heart and ______________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from ______________.
Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body ______, and the number of immune cells in our body ___________. Both mean that our body is better able to ________________.
Listen to Part 2. Complete the lists of physical effects .
relieve tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as 45 minutes
increases blood flow
improve the function
heart disease
falls
increases
fight infection
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Let’s talk about the physical effects. Firstly, laughter helps relieve tension. It relaxes the muscles in our body, and the effects can be felt for as long as 45 minutes after a good laugh. Also, a good laugh increases blood flow to the heart and improves the function of blood vessels, which helps protect us from heart disease. Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body falls, and the number of immune cells in our body increases. Both mean that our body is better able to fight infection.
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Listen to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humor 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.
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Far-reaching effects of humor:
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
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There is a song that says, “Smile, though your heart is breaking.” Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood The answer is YES. Humour also has psychological effects on our mind. Scientists have proved that there is a two-way effect between smiling and mood: when we’re happy, we naturally smile; and when we smile, even if we don’t feel like it, it can also make us feel happy.
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Besides, when we incorporate humour as part of our life attitude, it can have far-reaching effects. What does “far-reaching effects” mean It means that it will have a great influence on how we live. We all know that if we are in a bad mood, we are likely to express negative 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 company and feel energised by it.
That’s the end of my talk. I hope you’ll benefit from humour in your lives. Thank you. And now I’m happy to answer any questions...
(M=Mike J=Jennifer)
M: Hi, Jennifer.
J: Oh, hello, Mike. How was the party
M: It was great! But I really embarrassed myself.
J: Really What did you do
M: I kept on getting the host’s name wrong! When we got there, I introduced him to someone as “Richard”. But his name is Cliff.
J: Oh dear! That’s awkward.
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(M=Mike J=Jennifer)
M: Very awkward. Then, right at the end of the party, I went to him and said—in front of everybody—“Thanks for the wonderful party,Richard”. Everybody else got really quiet. After a while, somebody whispered in my ear. “His name is Cliff, not Richard.” I felt so embarrassed. I couldn’t stop blushing.
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J: How did you handle the situation
M: I made a joke about myself and that helped solve all the embarrassments.
J: How clever! Tell me more about it.
M: Well, you know I’d recently read an article that introduced some ways to solve an awkward situation. One example of this is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you. For instance, if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself, you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it. You can say, for example, “My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” That way, other people can laugh too, without being rude about laughing at someone else’s expense. Laughter is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation. So I just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days I’m going to forget my own name!” Everybody laughed, even Richard—I mean Cliff.
J: You’re so smart! Humour is really a great way to deal with an awkward situation.
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Summary: Why do we need humour
Physical benefits
Deal with an awkward situation
Psychological benefits
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1. It’s almost as if humour is hard-wired into us.
hard-wired
adj. 基本的，固有的，无法改变的
例句：
Such metaphors would have been learned and hard-wired into our brains at a young age.
这些隐喻应该是我们在幼年时期学习并深深刻在我们脑海里的。
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2. to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings.
influence n. 势力；权势；影响力；支配力
例句：
The government should use its influence for the release of all hostages.
政府应该利用其影响力来解救所有人质。
have an influence on... 有影响；起作用
例句：
Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.
凡·高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。
2. to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings.
influence v. 影响；对……起作用
influence sb./sth.
例句：
His words influenced me deeply.
他的话深深地影响了我。
influence+从句
例句：
They still influence what’s played on the radio.
他们对电台播放什么节目仍然会有影响。
3. Besides, when we incorporate humour as part of our life attitude, it can have far-reaching effects.
incorporate v. 包含；吸收
例句：
The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.
新款汽车会有若干重大改进。
incorporate v. 合并；把……并入
incorporate...into...
例句：
The party vowed to incorporate environmental considerations into its policies.
该党宣誓要把环境因素纳入它的政策当中。
4. But I really embarrassed myself.
embarrass v. 使尴尬；使窘迫；使害羞
例句：
His clumsiness embarrassed himself.
他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。
embarrassed adj. 尴尬的；窘迫的；害羞的
例句：
He looked a bit embarrassed.
他看起来有点尴尬。
embarrassing
adj. 令人尴尬的；令人窘迫的；令人害羞的
例句:
That’s an embarrassing situation for me .
那种情形让我难堪。
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