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Unit 4 HUMOUR
Lesson 2 WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR Listening
【Learning goals】
Listen,read and talk about “Why do we need humour ”.
【Difficult and important points】
The listening of lesson 2 .
【Learning procedure】
【Learning procedure】
【Leading in】 (3mins)
1)What is your understanding of humour
2)What can it do for us
【Listening＆Thinking】(16mins)
4.3
1. The speaker’s speech title is “Why do we need ______ ”.
2. Babies laugh long before they can ______.
3. Humour is almost like being ______ into us.
4. Recent research shows humour has physical and ______ effects.
4.4
5. Laughter helps relieve ______ as a physical effect.
6. The effects of laughter on muscles can last for up to ______ minutes.
7. A good laugh improves blood vessels’ ______ to fight heart disease.
8. Laughing makes stress chemicals ______ and immune cells increase.
4.5
9. The song mentions “Smile, though your heart is ______.”
10. There is a ______ effect between smiling and mood.
11. Incorporating humour into life attitude brings ______ effects.
12. A bad mood may lead to expressing ______ attitudes.
13. Being positive and funny makes people enjoy our ______ and feel energised.
4.6
1. What is the title of the speech
A. The History of Humour
B. Why do we need humour
C. Physical Effects of Laughter
2. According to the speaker, what’s the reason we enjoy comedy films or jokes
A. They make us laugh all the time.
B. They help us relax muscles.
C. They increase immune cells.
3. How long can the effects of a good laugh last physically
A. About 15 minutes.
B. Up to 30 minutes.
C. As long as 45 minutes.
4. What physical effect does laughter NOT have
A. Relieving tension.
B. Improving heart function.
C. Causing stress chemicals to rise.
5. The song “Smile, though your heart is breaking” is mentioned to prove ______.
A. songs can cheer people up
B. there’s a link between smiling and mood
C. humour only affects the mind
6. What’s the two - way effect between smiling and mood
A. Smiling makes us happy; being happy makes us smile.
B. Smiling stops us from being sad; sadness stops us from smiling.
C. Smiling controls our mood; mood controls our smiling.
7. What does “far - reaching effects” of humour mean
A. Humour can only influence our daily life a little.
B. Humour has a great influence on how we live.
C. Humour makes people around us feel down.
8. If we are in a bad mood, what will probably happen
A. We will spread positive feelings.
B. We will make others around us down.
C. We will try to be positive and funny.
听材料4.7，回答1~8小题。
1. What happened to Mike at the party
A. He forgot to bring a gift.
B. He kept misnaming the host.
C. He spilled coffee on himself.
2. The host’s real name is ______.
A. Richard
B. Mike
C. Cliff
3. How did Mike feel after someone corrected his mistake
A. Angry
B. Embarrassed
C. Happy
4. What way to solve an awkward situation did Mike use
A. He left the party quickly.
B. He used humour to laugh at himself.
C. He argued with the person who corrected him.
5. What example of using humour does Mike mention
A. Saying “My T - shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” if spilling coffee.
B. Forgetting the host’s name on purpose.
C. Blaming others for the awkward situation.
6. Who laughed at Mike’s self - mocking joke
A. Only Jennifer
B. Everybody including Cliff
C. Nobody
7. What does Jennifer think of Mike’s way to deal with the situation
A. Stupid
B. Smart
C. Rude
8. Mike knew the way to solve the awkward situation from ______.
A. a TV show
B. an article
C. his teacher
【Discussing】(6mins)
【Analysing】(9mins)&【Structure】(3mins)
再听4.7，完成如下问题：
1. Mike felt ______ at the party because of a name - mistake.
2. The host’s real name is ______, not Richard.
3. When Mike made the wrong introduction, everybody got ______.
4. Mike dealt with the embarrassment by ______ about himself.
5. The article Mike read introduced ways to solve ______.
6. If you spill coffee on yourself, you can say “My T - shirt also wants ______”.
7. Laughter helps make people feel ______ in awkward situations.
8. At last, even ______ (the host) laughed after Mike’s joke.(共25张PPT)
Unit 4 HUMOUR Lesson 2 WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR
选择性必修2
Listening
Leading in(3mins)
Part 01
Warming-up
Watch a video clip and answer the following question.
Why does it make you laugh
Activate and share
What is your understanding of humour
What can it 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
Activate and share
Thinking(16mins)
Part 02
Discussing(6mins)
Part 03
Presenting(8mins)
Part 04
Analysing(9mins)
Part 05
【Listening＆Thinking】4.3
1. The speaker’s speech title is “Why do we need __________ ”.
2. Babies laugh long before they can __________.
3. Humour is almost like being ____________into us.
4. Recent research shows humour has physical and _____________effects.
humour
speak
hard - wired
psychological
【Listening＆Thinking】4.4
5. Laughter helps relieve __________as a physical effect.
6. The effects of laughter on muscles can last for up to __________minutes.
7. A good laugh improves blood vessels’ __________to fight heart disease.
8. Laughing makes stress chemicals __________and immune cells increase.
tension
45
function
fall
【Listening＆Thinking】4.5
9. The song mentions “Smile, though your heart is __________.”
10. There is a __________effect between smiling and mood.
11. Incorporating humour into life attitude brings _______________effects.
12. A bad mood may lead to expressing __________attitudes.
13. Being positive and funny makes people enjoy our __________and feel energised.
company
breaking
two - way
far - reaching
negative
【Listening＆Thinking】4.6
1. What is the title of the speech
A. The History of Humour
B. Why do we need humour
C. Physical Effects of Laughter
B
2. According to the speaker, what’s the reason we enjoy comedy films or jokes
A. They make us laugh all the time.
B. They help us relax muscles.
C. They increase immune cells.
3. How long can the effects of a good laugh last physically
A. About 15 minutes.
B. Up to 30 minutes.
C. As long as 45 minutes.
A
C
4. What physical effect does laughter NOT have
A. Relieving tension.
B. Improving heart function.
C. Causing stress chemicals to rise.
5. The song “Smile, though your heart is breaking” is mentioned to prove ______.
A. songs can cheer people up
B. there’s a link between smiling and mood
C. humour only affects the mind
C
B
6. What’s the two - way effect between smiling and mood
A. Smiling makes us happy; being happy makes us smile.
B. Smiling stops us from being sad; sadness stops us from smiling.
C. Smiling controls our mood; mood controls our smiling.
7. What does “far - reaching effects” of humour mean
A. Humour can only influence our daily life a little.
B. Humour has a great influence on how we live.
C. Humour makes people around us feel down.
A
B
8. If we are in a bad mood, what will probably happen
A. We will spread positive feelings.
B. We will make others around us down.
C. We will try to be positive and funny.
B
【Listening＆Thinking】4.7
1. What happened to Mike at the party
A. He forgot to bring a gift.
B. He kept misnaming the host.
C. He spilled coffee on himself.
2. The host’s real name is ______.
A. Richard
B. Mike
C. Cliff
B
C
3. How did Mike feel after someone corrected his mistake
A. Angry
B. Embarrassed
C. Happy
4. What way to solve an awkward situation did Mike use
A. He left the party quickly.
B. He used humour to laugh at himself.
C. He argued with the person who corrected him.
B
B
5. What example of using humour does Mike mention
A. Saying “My T - shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” if spilling coffee.
B. Forgetting the host’s name on purpose.
C. Blaming others for the awkward situation.
6. Who laughed at Mike’s self - mocking joke
A. Only Jennifer
B. Everybody including Cliff
C. Nobody
A
B
7. What does Jennifer think of Mike’s way to deal with the situation
A. Stupid
B. Smart
C. Rude
8. Mike knew the way to solve the awkward situation from ______.
A. a TV show
B. an article
C. his teacher
B
B
Structure(3mins)
Part 06
再听4.7，完成如下问题：
1. Mike felt ____________ at the party because of a name - mistake.
2. The host’s real name is ______, not Richard.
3. When Mike made the wrong introduction, everybody got ____________.
4. Mike dealt with the embarrassment by ____________ about himself.
5. The article Mike read introduced ways to solve __________________.
6. If you spill coffee on yourself, you can say “My T - shirt also wants
____________”.
7. Laughter helps make people feel ____________ in awkward situations.
8. At last, even ____________ (the host) laughed after Mike’s joke.
Cliff
embarrassed
Cliff
really quiet
making a joke
an awkward situation
a cup of coffee
comfortable
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英语Unit 4 HUMOUR
Lesson 2 WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR Listening
【Learning goals】
Listen,read and talk about “Why do we need humour ”.
【Difficult and important points】
The listening of lesson 2 .
【Learning procedure】
【Learning procedure】
【Leading in】 (3mins)
1)What is your understanding of humour
Humour is the ability to identify or express certain words or actions as funny. It is both - a form of entertainment as well as a coping mechanism for life’s trials and tribulations.
2)What can it 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
【Listening＆Thinking】(16mins)
4.3
1. The speaker’s speech title is “Why do we need ______ ”.
2. Babies laugh long before they can ______.
3. Humour is almost like being ______ into us.
4. Recent research shows humour has physical and ______ effects.
答案
1. humour
2. speak
3. hard - wired
4. psychological
4.4
5. Laughter helps relieve ______ as a physical effect.
6. The effects of laughter on muscles can last for up to ______ minutes.
7. A good laugh improves blood vessels’ ______ to fight heart disease.
8. Laughing makes stress chemicals ______ and immune cells increase.
答案
5. tension
6. 45
7. function
8. fall
4.5
9. The song mentions “Smile, though your heart is ______.”
10. There is a ______ effect between smiling and mood.
11. Incorporating humour into life attitude brings ______ effects.
12. A bad mood may lead to expressing ______ attitudes.
13. Being positive and funny makes people enjoy our ______ and feel energised.
答案
9. breaking
10. two - way
11. far - reaching
12. negative
pany
4.6
1. What is the title of the speech
A. The History of Humour
B. Why do we need humour
C. Physical Effects of Laughter
2. According to the speaker, what’s the reason we enjoy comedy films or jokes
A. They make us laugh all the time.
B. They help us relax muscles.
C. They increase immune cells.
3. How long can the effects of a good laugh last physically
A. About 15 minutes.
B. Up to 30 minutes.
C. As long as 45 minutes.
4. What physical effect does laughter NOT have
A. Relieving tension.
B. Improving heart function.
C. Causing stress chemicals to rise.
5. The song “Smile, though your heart is breaking” is mentioned to prove ______.
A. songs can cheer people up
B. there’s a link between smiling and mood
C. humour only affects the mind
6. What’s the two - way effect between smiling and mood
A. Smiling makes us happy; being happy makes us smile.
B. Smiling stops us from being sad; sadness stops us from smiling.
C. Smiling controls our mood; mood controls our smiling.
7. What does “far - reaching effects” of humour mean
A. Humour can only influence our daily life a little.
B. Humour has a great influence on how we live.
C. Humour makes people around us feel down.
8. If we are in a bad mood, what will probably happen
A. We will spread positive feelings.
B. We will make others around us down.
C. We will try to be positive and funny.
答案及解析
1. 答案：B
解析：演讲开头明确说 “The title of my speech today is ‘Why do we need humour ’” ，选 B 。
2. 答案：A
解析：文中提到 “I believe that all of us enjoy watching a comedy film or hearing a good joke, because it makes us laugh all the time.” ，是因为能让我们一直笑，选 A 。
3. 答案：C
解析：原文 “the effects can be felt for as long as 45 minutes after a good laugh” ，选 C 。
4. 答案：C
解析：文中说 “when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body falls” ，所以 laughter 不会让压力化学物质上升，C 选项错误，选 C 。
5. 答案：B
解析：提到歌曲后说 “Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood The answer is YES.” ，是为证明微笑和情绪有关联，选 B 。
6. 答案：A
解析：原文 “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.” ，即开心会微笑，微笑也会让人开心，选 A 。
7. 答案：B
解析：文中 “It means that it will have a great influence on how we live.” 解释了 “far - reaching effects” ，选 B 。
8. 答案：B
解析：原文 “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.” ，选 B 。
听材料4.7，回答1~8小题。
1. What happened to Mike at the party
A. He forgot to bring a gift.
B. He kept misnaming the host.
C. He spilled coffee on himself.
2. The host’s real name is ______.
A. Richard
B. Mike
C. Cliff
3. How did Mike feel after someone corrected his mistake
A. Angry
B. Embarrassed
C. Happy
4. What way to solve an awkward situation did Mike use
A. He left the party quickly.
B. He used humour to laugh at himself.
C. He argued with the person who corrected him.
5. What example of using humour does Mike mention
A. Saying “My T - shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” if spilling coffee.
B. Forgetting the host’s name on purpose.
C. Blaming others for the awkward situation.
6. Who laughed at Mike’s self - mocking joke
A. Only Jennifer
B. Everybody including Cliff
C. Nobody
7. What does Jennifer think of Mike’s way to deal with the situation
A. Stupid
B. Smart
C. Rude
8. Mike knew the way to solve the awkward situation from ______.
A. a TV show
B. an article
C. his teacher
答案及解析
1. 答案：B
解析：Mike 一直把 host 名字叫错，不是忘带礼物或泼咖啡。
2. 答案：C
解析：对话明确说 host 名字是 Cliff ，不是 Richard 或 Mike。
3. 答案：B
解析：Mike 说 “I felt so embarrassed. I couldn’t stop blushing.” ，是尴尬，不是生气或开心。
4. 答案：B
解析：Mike 用自嘲的幽默化解，不是快速离开或吵架。
5.答案： A
解析Mike 提到文章里说泼咖啡时可以说 “My T - shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” ，不是故意忘名字或责怪他人。
6. 答案：B
解析：“Everybody laughed, even Richard – I mean Cliff.” ，所以是包括 Cliff 在内的所有人。
7. 答案：B
解析：Jennifer 说 “You’re so smart! Humour is really a great way to deal with an awkward situation.” ，觉得聪明。
8. 答案：B
解析：“Well, you know I’d recently read an article that introduced some ways to solve an awkward situation.” ，来自文章。
【Discussing】(6mins)
【Analysing】(9mins)&【Structure】(3mins)
再听4.7，完成如下问题：
1. Mike felt ______ at the party because of a name - mistake.
2. The host’s real name is ______, not Richard.
3. When Mike made the wrong introduction, everybody got ______.
4. Mike dealt with the embarrassment by ______ about himself.
5. The article Mike read introduced ways to solve ______.
6. If you spill coffee on yourself, you can say “My T - shirt also wants ______”.
7. Laughter helps make people feel ______ in awkward situations.
8. At last, even ______ (the host) laughed after Mike’s joke.
答案
1. embarrassed
2. Cliff
3. really quiet
4. making a joke
5. an awkward situation
6. a cup of coffee
7. comfortable
8. Cliff

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