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Unit3 Growing Up
Reading Plus
Learning Objectives
To recognize and understand the key vocabulary (e.g., oxygen, relaxed, disease, anxious, release) and sentence structures related to the benefits of laughter, and complete the mind map accurately by extracting specific information from the text.
To improve their skimming and scanning abilities through guided reading, and enhance their critical thinking and collaborative communication skills by participating in group discussions about the importance of laughter and practical ways to laugh more.
To understand the physical and mental benefits of laughter, develop a positive attitude towards life, and be willing to apply the ways to laugh more in daily life to relieve stress and build better interpersonal relationships.
Watch and Answer
What do people often think of laughter
Laugh is the best medicine.
How often do you laugh
I laugh everyday/...
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What will this passage mainly talk about
A. Laughter is real medicine.
B. Laughter benefits to our body and mood.
C. Laughter can take the place of medicine.
List two things you think laughter can help us with:
①_____________________________
②_____________________________
Look and Predict
Tip: We can predict what a passage is about by the title , the picture and the topic sentences.
Laughter can make me relax.
Laughter can...
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Read and Match
What’s the type of the text
A. A story.
B. An expository text.
C. A post.
Where can you probably read it
A. In a story book.
B. In a student magazine.
C. In a news report.
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Read and Choose
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
How laughter is beneficial for our body and mind.
Introduce the topic.
Laughter can make you feel better when you’re unhappy.
It’s easier to laugh with others.
Read through the passage and match the main idea with each part of it.
Tip: We can get the main idea of each paragrah by the topic sentences in each part .
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Read and Answer
Read Para. 1-2 and answer the questions.
1. What saying does the writer use to start the passage
Laugh is the best medicine.
2. Why does the writer say “ Laughter is a natural part of life”
Because people start laughing from a young age (even babies who cannot see or hear can laugh).
Do you often laugh with friends Do you giggle at jokes If you do, that is great, because just as the saying goes: Laughter is the best medicine!
People start laughing from a young age. At aroundthree months old, babies learn to laugh. Even babies that cannot see or hear can laugh.Laughter is a natural part of life! But why is it so important
Tip: Key words can help you to get the target information.
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Read and complete
Read Para. 3-4 and complete the mindmap.
First of all, laughter is good for our body. When we laugh, our body takes in more oxygen. Every part of our body needs oxygen to work well. Laughter also makes our body work out. Our heart, stomach, and even our shoulders work hard when we laugh! But after we laugh, our muscles feel more relaxed. A good laugh can help you feel relaxed for up to 45 minutes. Over time, laughter helps our body to get stronger, fight off more diseases, and even create special chemicals to help us feel less pain!
Laughter also has many benefits for our mood. When we laugh, it makes us feel less stressed or anxious, and things will not seem so bad. Laughing also causes our brain to release chemicals that make us feel calm and happy. Scientists even think that smiling often is enough to increase these chemicals in our brain.
Body
Benefits of Laughter
Mood
Tip:通过首尾句快速抓取段落大意信息。
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Read and complete
Read Part 3-4 and complete the mindmap.
stomach
oxygen
shoulders
more relaxed
diseases
pain
anxious
happy
brain
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Read and Say
Read Part 3-4 again and use your own words
to tell the laughter benefits in class.
Laughter Benefits Instruction
笑的功效说明书
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
1.Laughter helps our body by taking in more oxygen and giving our heart, tomach and shoulders a workout.
2. It also...
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Read and Answer
Read Para. 5-6 and answer the questions.
1. What does laughter show to others according to the scientists
It shows others that we want to be close to them.
But it is not always easy to laugh on our own. We are 30 times more likely to laugh when we are around others. According to some scientists, laughter can show others that we want to be close to them. Monkeys clean one another's fur to show friendship. But people laugh so that others will know that they are being friendly.
Some people even join laughing groups. Although they force themselves to laugh at first, after hearing other people laugh, their laughter becomes real! Before long, the whole group of people is laughing hard.
2. Can forcing people to laugh make them happy
Yes. Although they force themselves to laugh at first, after hearing other people laugh, their laughter becomes real!
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Think and Say
1. Do you think laughing alone is as good as laughing with friends Why
2.What can we learn from “laughing groups”
No, because laughing with friends makes me feel more connected and the joy lasts longer./...
We can learn that even forced laughter can become real and make ue feel better./...
Think about the following questions . Then express your ideas in class.
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Read and Write
Read Para. 7 and write down your ideas.
“ ________________ usually makes me unhappy. The next time I feel unhappy, I try to__________________________ because____________________.”
The next time you feel unhappy, try thinking about something funny. Although you might not want to laugh when you are sad, doing so can make you feel better!
Failing an exam
watch a funny cartoon
it can cheer me up
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Discuss and Share
1. What do you think is the the most important benefit of
laughter
2. What are some ways to laugh more
3. Would you want to join a laughter group Why or why
not
It can make our body relax./...
Go along with others more, join a laughter group, and think more funny things./...
Discuss the following questions . Then share your ideas in class.
Yes, I’d like to. Because joining a laughter group can make me feel happier./...
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Talk and Design
Oh! I’m sorry to hear that. I think thinking about something fun can help Do you have any funny memories
I feel really sad these days. I don’t want to laugh at all.
Work in pairs to role-play an unhappy person and a listener. Then design “A Happiness Prescription”.
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Useful expressions:
make you feel better; try thinking about something funny
watch a funny cartoon; talk with my...; tell jokes with my...
laughter can make you ...
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Talk and Design
Work in pairs to role-play an unhappy person and a listener. Then design “A Happiness Prescription”.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
A Happiness Prescription
1. Two daily activities that make you happy:
①
②
2. Only “laughter trick” for when I’m sad:
3.My happiness motto:
Watch a funny cartoon with my family.
Tell jokes with my best friend. /...
Think about the funniest moment I had with my friends and smile slowly.
Laughter is my superpower to stay healthy and happy.
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Read and Learn
Language Points
laughter 侧重“笑的整体概念”或“持续的笑声”，较正式，不与a直接搭配（需用a burst of）
laugh 侧重“具体的笑”，更口语化，常与a 搭配
start doing sth.= start to do sth. 开始做某事
让我们开始锻炼吧！
笑是最好的良药。
1. Laughter is the best medicine.
2. People start laughing from a young age.
3. First of all, laughter is good for our body.
首先，笑对我们的身体有好处。
first of all “首先，第一”，通常放在句首，比first更强调“首要性”，适合书面语或口语（如演讲、辩论）中需要突出逻辑的场景。
人们从小开始笑。
Let's start exercising/ to exercise!
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Read and Learn
it is easy to do sth 做某事是容易的
force sb. to do sth. 强迫某人做某事
不要强迫别人做不喜欢的事。
但独自笑并不总是那么容易。
4. But it is not always easy to laugh on our own.
5. Although they force themselves to laugh at first, after hearing other people laugh, their laughter becomes real!
6. Before long, the whole group of people is laughing hard.
不久之后，整组人都会开怀大笑。
the whole group of +名词 表示“某类事物的整体”
虽然他们一开始强迫自己笑，但在听到别人笑之后，他们的笑声就变得真实了。
Don’t force others to do things they don’t like.
Summary
Laughter is the best medicine!
Benefits for our body:
Take in more oxygen/ Make our body work out (heart, stomach, shoulders)
Muscles relax (up to 45 mins)
Help body get stronger, fight diseases, reduce pain
Benefits for our mood:
Feel less stressed / anxious
Brain releases calm & happy chemicals
Smiling also helps!
Social function:
Easier to laugh with others (30x more likely!)
Show friendliness / want to be close to others
Tips:
Join laughing groups
Think of funny things when you feel unhappy
Teacher’s words
Don’t let your ______ control you. Try to calm down.
A smile a day keeps the sadness away--let laughter light up your life!
Homework
Basic(必做)
从课文中摘抄并背诵5个核心句子（至少包含2个关于laughter益处的句子）。
Improving(选做)
写一篇60词左右的英语小短文，分享一次让你开怀大笑的经历。
Extend(选做)
尝试在接下来的3天里，每天主动做一件让自己或身边人发笑的小事。
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