课件14张PPT。U17-Lesson 2-1Laughter is
the Best MedicineListeningLead-inJoke 1T : When was Rome built?
S: At night.
T : Who told you that?
S : You did. … You said Rome was
not built in a day.Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turn whiteMommy, how come all of grandma's hairs are white?Why is some of your hair white, Mommy?Think aboutAre they funny? Do they make you laugh?
“A joke a day, keep the doctor away.”
Do you agree?
Do you think laughter is good for your health? Why or why not? Are they funny?Get your words readyscoldcautionscratchforbidding signsprofessionsauthority figurewigVocabularyA psychology professor is someone who studies human mind.
To acknowledge something means you admit it.
To get rid of something means you drop away the things.
Fooling around means acting in a joking way.
To result in something means to cause something.
To resist something means to fight against it.Match the following wordspsychology act in a joking way
acknowledge fight against
get rid of studies of human mind
fool around drop away
result admit
resist causeListen to the interview and decide what it mainly talks about.Dr Fry is talking about studies on _______.
the effects of laughter associated with humour
the human body and stress
scientific methods used in laboratoriesListen and decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F)1 Dr Fry believes that laughter associated with happiness involves the whole body. T/F
2 The beneficial effects of humour have not been scientifically examined. T/F
3 It wouldn’t be beneficial if humour got rid of all the stress from our lives. T/FListen and decide which one is the correct answer.1 It’s not easy for doctors to use humour at work because _____.
they want to be authority figures
patients may not take them seriously
they don’t think it would have any value2 What you can’t find during a humour campaign are _____.
extra meals in the humour rooms
clowns and performers
special TV channels and programmes Listen and answer the two questions.1 What can be a good way of resisting the tension caused by traffic jams?
2 What will laughter help you when you study?LaughterHomeworkTextbook, P69, Ex.4课件10张PPT。Laughter is
the Best MedicineSpeakingLearning ObjectivesAt the end of this lesson, you’ll be able tounderstand and tell jokes by using functional expressions;
recognise and use emphatic stress to make the joke more interesting.LaughterReview Fill in the blanks with the following words.fool around, result in, resist, from time to time, get rid
of, scold…for…, forbid
1. I can’t get rid of this terrible cough.
2. My brother prefers to fool around instead of working.
3. I like to play chess with him form time to time.
4. I didn’t think that borrowing my friend’s car would result in such problems.
5. His parents forbid him to spend too much time on playing computer games.
6. She never resists buying new shoes.
7. She was afraid that her boss would scold her for being late again.Telling the joke Listen to the joke and compare it with yoursFunction File Listen again and complete the file1. Have you heard the one about
2. there are 3. right
4. or somewhere like that
5. So 6. Well 7. And then
8. guess what 9. Luckily
10. eventually 11. just before
12. just can’tStressed words1. They make their two sons promise to look after the house, use caution and not get into trouble.
2. When they get back home it’s about five in the morning.
3. They see this enormous scratch on the back of the car.
4. They know their dad’s going to scold them and forbid them ever use the car again.
5. Luckily, one of their friends works in a garage.
6. He eventually comes and does the car, just before their parents come back home.
7. And there was a terrible scratch, but now it’s gone.SpeakingWork in pairs. Read the jokes on page 100,
one person, one joke, and try to
tell the jokes to each other. Add words from
the Function File.Comparing CulturesDo jokes in Chinese sometimes
“play with words”?
Can you find an example?Discuss the question in groups. Read P30—Culture Corner
P68 ----1, 3Homework!
