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Unit 4 Humour
Lesson 2 Why Do We
Need Humour
Leading in
humorous things
your friends
your parents
your own
your teachers
Share humorous things you have heard or experienced.
…
Leading in
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
Group Work Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.
to be hard-wired into us to relieve tension
to make the level of stress chemicals fall to make our life interesting
to have an influence on one's attitudes and feelings
to relax the muscles in our body
Example I think humour is hard-wired into us.
Leading in
ACTIVATE AND SHARE
I think humour can help us to relieve tension.
I think humour can make our life interesting.
In my opinion, humour can relax the muscles in our body.
As far as I know, humour can have an influence on our attitudes and feelings.
As far as I am concerned, humour can make the level of stress chemicals fall.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech
Why do we need humour
Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions.
2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question
He will further discuss the question from two aspects, one is physical aspect, the other is psychological aspect.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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.
relief tension
relaxes the muscles
as long as forty five minutes
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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.
Also, a good laugh 4. _____________________ to the heart and 5. _______________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6. ______________.
increases blood flow
improves the function
heart disease
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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.
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. ______________.
falls
increases
fight infection
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 FOR UNDERSTANDING
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 FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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...
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech. Then summarise the speaker's answers to the questions.
Skill Builder
Using Questions to Draw Attention
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. Listen carefully to the questions and focus on the answers.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
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.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike's embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.
Mike's embarrassing situation:
He kept on ________________________________.
His way to handle the situation:
He made ________________________.
He just started laughing and said, "Oh dear, one of these days I'm going to __________________________!"
getting the host's name wrong
a joke about himself
forget my own name
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
(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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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.
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.
LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING
Transcript
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.
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES
Listen and plete the Talk Builder.
Elaborating with Examples
1 _________________________ is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you.
2 ________________, if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself, you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it.
3 You can say, _______________, "My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee."
One example of this
For instance
for example
FOCUS ON FUNCTION
ELABORATING WITH EXAMPLES
More ways to say “for example”
1. such as
2. let’s say …
3. examples include …
4. imagine that
5. in a similar case …
6. to illustrate …
7. to give you an idea …
8. suppose that …
SPEAK
Group Work
Talk about the benefits of humour based on your own experience and elaborate on them with examples.
VOCABULARY
1. effect
have (an) effect on/ upon... 对……有影响
take effect/ come into effect 开始生效；开始实施
bring /carry/ put into effect 实施，起作用
of no effect 没有效果的；没有影响的
side effect 副作用
affect v. 影响
effective adj. 有效的
练习：The movie has a great _________ on people.
effect
VOCABULARY
2. relieve
relieved adj. 感到宽慰的；放心的　
relief n. （痛苦、忧虑等的）减轻、消除、缓和
relieve sb. of sth. 帮某人减轻(负担)
be relieved to do sth. 做某事感到宽慰
relief of / from ……的减轻/消除
in relief 如释重负；松了口气
to one’s relief 令某人感到欣慰的是
练习：To my ___________, he came back home safe and sound.
relief
VOCABULARY
3. tension
tense adj. 紧张的；绷紧的；拉紧的
tensely adv. 紧张地
tenseness n. 紧张
reduce/relieve/ease tension 缓解紧张
create an atmosphere of tension 制造紧张气氛
nervous tension 神经紧张
ease the tension 减轻压力/缓和紧张情绪
练习：You could feel the ________ in the room.
tension
VOCABULARY
4. mood
in a good/bad mood 心情好/不好
put sb into a good mood 让某人有个好心情
be/feel in the/no mood for sth. 有/没有心情做……
be/feel in the/no mood to do sth. 有/没有心情做某事
练习：With his application rejected a second time, he was in a bad ________.
mood
VOCABULARY
5. at sb.'s expense
at sb.'s expense 为介词短语，在句中作状语。
expense n. 费用
at the expense of… 在牺牲（损害）……的情况下；以牺牲……为代价
练习：We will dine out __________________________________.
at the company's expense
Thank you

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