(
课件网) Unit4 Humour Lesson2 Why do we need humour What can humor do for us Does humor affect our mood Activate and Share 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. Listen for Understanding 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. Listen for Understanding 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. Listen for Understanding Check the answers 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. Tapescripts 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 ... ...
