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课件网) Unit 1 To learn the expressions about “laugh” To listen for details To learn the expressions about telling a story and making comments Laughing is regarded as the best medicine in life. Those who always laugh are happy because laughing helps them relax. Have you laughed today Listen and complete the conversations. 6 Why are you grinning from 1 _____ I’ve won a free cinema ticket. Cool! What are you going to watch My Crazy Family. Have you seen it Yes! I laughed my 2 _____ You’ll enjoy it! ear to ear head off I really don’t get Harry. Why Is he still not talking to you No. Today, he was all _____... He asked me to help him with that website of his. Really What did you say Well, I said yes. We all deserve a second chance. I guess. smiles What’s the matter Why the long face Yesterday, I stepped on a banana skin and fell over in front of the whole class. That’s so funny! I was the _____ stock of the class. Even my teacher cracked _____! laughing a smile Match the expressions you have completed in Activity 5 to their meanings. _____: a person that everyone laughs at because they have done something funny or silly _____: to look friendly and happy, especially when other people are not expecting you to laughing stock 笑料；笑柄 be all smiles 满面笑容 7 grin from ear to ear laugh one’s head off be all smiles laughing stock crack a smile _____: to look extremely happy because you are very pleased about something _____: to smile slightly _____: to laugh very loudly and for a long time grin from ear to ear 咧嘴大笑 crack a smile 露出笑容 laugh one’s head off 大笑不已，狂笑 grin from ear to ear laugh one’s head off be all smiles laughing stock crack a smile Work in groups and think of more expressions about laughter. a good laugh 哈哈大笑 burst out laughing 放声大笑 fall about laughing 忍不住大笑 grin 咧着嘴笑 smile at sb. 朝某人微笑 smile bitterly 苦笑 smirk 幸灾乐祸地笑 giggle; laugh foolishly; simper 傻笑 snicker; laugh up one’s sleeve 窃笑 tease; make fun of 取笑 for laughs 为了取乐, 作为消遣, 借以开心 have/get the last laugh 笑到最后; 取得最后胜利 He who laughs last, laughs best. 笑到最后的人笑得最开心。 fake laughs 假笑 The laugh that is not really a laugh. 似笑非笑 Discuss other situations in which you could use these expressions. 8 A: Tom must have passed that really hard test. B: Why do you think so A: Because he was grinning from ear to ear yesterday when I met him. … April Fool’s Day is on 1 April. It’s the one day of the year when people in many parts of the world play practical jokes on each other. Even newspapers, radio and TV stations play tricks on their readers and audiences. The jokes traditionally last until noon in the UK. But in some other countries, such as the US, they can last all day! Did You Know In France, people call the April Fools “April Fish”. They stick a paper fish on their friends’ backs to play tricks on them. When they find this, they say “A ... ...
