Unit4Humour

Lesson2WhydoweneedhumourLet’senjoyavideo!WhatcanhumordoforusDoeshumoraffectourmoodActivateandSharetorelaxthemusclesinourbodytorelievetensiontobehard-wiredintoustohaveaninfluenceonone’sattitudesandfeelingstomakethelevelofstresschemicalsfallListentoaspeechabouthumour.ListenforUnderstandingPart1Title：______________________________________________Whydoweenjoycomedyfilmsorjokes?_____________________________________________________Whatquestiondoesthespeakertrytoanswerinhisspeech?_____________________________________________________Accordingtotheresearch,humorhas__________________________effects.ListenforUnderstandingListentoPart1ofaspeechabouthumourandfinishthetableofthispart.Part1Title：______________________________________________Whydoweenjoycomedyfilmsorjokes?_____________________________________________________Whatquestiondoesthespeakertrytoanswerinhisspeech?_____________________________________________________Accordingtotheresearch,humorhas__________________________effects.ListenforUnderstandingChecktheanswersWhydoweneedhumorBecauseitmakesuslaughallthetime.Whatcanhumourdoforusbothphysicalandpsychological

Goodmorningandthankyouforjoiningmetoday.Thetitleofmyspeechtodayis“Whydoweneedhumour”Ibelievethatallofusenjoywatchingacomedyfilmorhearingagoodjoke,becauseitmakesuslaughallthetime.Babieslaughlongbeforetheycanspeak.It’salmostasifhumourishard-wiredintous.Sotheremustbesomekindofbenefittoit.WhatcanhumourdoforusAccordingtorecentresearch,humourhasbothphysicalandpsychologicaleffects.TapescriptsPart2(1stlistening)Checkyourpredictionandtakenotes

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PhysicaleffectsFirstly,laughterhelps________________________.It__________________________inourbody,andtheeffectscanbefeltfor____________________________afteragoodlaugh.Also,agoodlaugh_______________________totheheartand______________________ofbloodvessels,whichhelpsprotectusfrom______________.Finally,whenwelaugh,thelevelofstresschemicalsinourbody______,andthenumberofimmunecellsinourbody___________.Bothmeanthatourbodyisbetterableto________________.ListentoPart2.Completethelistsofphysicaleffects.ListenForUnderstandingFirstly,laughterhelps________________________.It__________________________inourbody,andtheeffectscanbefeltfor____________________________afteragoodlaugh.Also,agoodlaugh_______________________totheheartand______________________ofbloodvessels,whichhelpsprotectusfrom______________.Finally,whenwelaugh,thelevelofstresschemicalsinourbody______,andthenumberofimmunecellsinourbody___________.Bothmeanthatourbodyisbetterableto________________.ListentoPart2.Completethelistsofphysicaleffects.relievetensionrelaxesthemusclesaslongas45minutesincreasesbloodflowimprovethefunctionheartdiseasefallsincreasesfightinfectionListenForUnderstanding

Let’stalkaboutthephysicaleffects.Firstly,laughterhelpsrelievetension.Itrelaxesthemusclesinourbody,andtheeffectscanbefeltforaslongas45minutesafteragoodlaugh.Also,agoodlaughincreasesbloodflowtotheheartandimprovesthefunctionofbloodvessels,whichhelpsprotectusfromheartdisease.Finally,whenwelaugh,thelevelofstresschemicalsinourbodyfalls,andthenumberofimmunecellsinourbodyincreases.Bothmeanthatourbodyisbetterabletofightinfection.TapescriptsListentoPart3.Completetheinformationaboutthetwopsychologicaleffectsofhumoronourmind.Thetwo-wayeffectbetweensmilingandmood:Whenwe’rehappy,

________________Whenwesmile,evenifwedon’tfeellikeit,itcanalso____________________.________________wenaturallysmile.makeusfeelhappy.ListenForUnderstandingFar-reachingeffectsofhumor:Itmeansthatitwillhavea___________onhowwelive.Ifweareinabadmood,wearelikelytoexpress________________________;andthismakesthosearoundusdown,too.Butifwealwaystrytobepositiveandfunny,peoplewill______________andfeelenergised.greatinfluencenegativeattitudesandfeelingsenjoyourcompanyListenForUnderstanding

Thereisasongthatsays,“Smile,thoughyourheartisbreaking.”DoesitmeanthereisarelationbetweensmilingandmoodTheanswerisYES.Humouralsohaspsychologicaleffectsonourmind.Scientistshaveprovedthatthereisatwo-wayeffectbetweensmilingandmood:whenwe’rehappy,wenaturallysmile;andwhenwesmile,evenifwedon’tfeellikeit,itcanalsomakeusfeelhappy.Tapescripts

Besides,whenweincorporatehumouraspartofourlifeattitude,itcanhavefar-reachingeffects.Whatdoes“far-reachingeffects”meanItmeansthatitwillhaveagreatinfluenceonhowwelive.Weallknowthatifweareinabadmood,wearelikelytoexpressnegativeattitudesandfeelings;andthismakesthosearoundusdown,too.Butifwealwaystrytobepositiveandfunny,peoplewillenjoyourcompanyandfeelenergisedbyit.That’stheendofmytalk.Ihopeyou’llbenefitfromhumourinyourlives.Thankyou.AndnowI’mhappytoansweranyquestions...(M=MikeJ=Jennifer)M:

Hi,

Jennifer.J:Oh,hello,Mike.HowwasthepartyM:Itwasgreat!ButIreallyembarrassedmyself.J:ReallyWhatdidyoudoM:

Ikeptongettingthehost’snamewrong!Whenwegotthere,

Iintroducedhimto

someoneas“Richard”.

ButhisnameisCliff.J:Ohdear!That’sawkward.Tapescripts(M=MikeJ=Jennifer)M:

Veryawkward.Then,rightattheendoftheparty,Iwenttohimandsaid—infrontofeverybody—“Thanksforthewonderfulparty,Richard”.Everybodyelsegotreallyquiet.Afterawhile,somebodywhisperedinmyear.“HisnameisCliff,notRichard.”Ifeltsoembarrassed.Icouldn’tstopblushing.TapescriptsJ:HowdidyouhandlethesituationM:Imadeajokeaboutmyselfandthathelpedsolvealltheembarrassments.J:Howclever!Tellmemoreaboutit.M:

Well,youknowI’drecentlyreadanarticlethatintroducedsomewaystosolveanawkwardsituation.Oneexampleofthisisthatyoucanusehumourtogetpeopletolaughatyou.Forinstance,ifyouaccidentallypourcoffeealloveryourself,youcanlaughatyourselformakeajokeaboutit.Youcansay,forexample,“MyT-shirtalsowantstohaveacupofcoffee.”Thatway,otherpeoplecanlaughtoo,withoutbeingrudeaboutlaughingatsomeoneelse’sexpense.Laughterisagreatwaytomakepeoplefeelcomfortableinanawkwardsituation.SoIjuststartedlaughingandsaid,“Ohdear,oneofthesedaysI’mgoingtoforgetmyownname!”Everybodylaughed,evenRichard—ImeanCliff.J:You’resosmart!Humourisreallyagreatwaytodealwithanawkwardsituation.DrawaMindMapQuestionFirstAlsoFinallypsychologicalSummary:WhydoweneedhumourPhysicalbenefitsDealwithanawkwardsituationPsychologicalbenefitsLevel1Level2Level31.It’salmostasifhumourishard-wiredintous.hard-wiredadj.基本的，固有的，無法改變的例句：Suchmetaphorswouldhavebeenlearnedandhard-wiredintoourbrainsatayoungage.這些隱喻應該是我們在幼年時期學習并深深刻在我們腦海里的。LanguagePoints2.tohaveaninfluenceonone’sattitudesandfeelings.influencen.勢力；權勢；影響力；支配力例句：Thegovernmentshoulduseitsinfluenceforthereleaseofallhostages.政府應該利用其影響力來解救所有人質。haveaninfluenceon...有影響；起作用例句：VanGoghhadamajorinfluenceonthedevelopmentofmodernpainting.凡·高對現代繪畫的發展有著重大影響。2.tohaveaninfluenceonone’sattitude