高中英语高中英语北师大版选修6课件：Unit-17-Laughter-1.pptx

1、UnitUnit 17 Laughter17 Laughter【文章导语】Laughter can make people happy.It is also said that laughing can make people healthy.Is it true?There is an English saying:“Laughter is the best medicine.”Until recently,few people took the saying seriously.Now,however,doctors have begun to look into laughter and

2、 the effects it has on the human body.They have found that laughter really can improve peoples health.Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body.When people watched funny films,doctors checked their heart rate,blood pressure,breathing and muscles.It was found that laughter h

3、as similar effects to physical exercises.It increases blood pressure,the heart beating and breathing;it also works several groups of muscles in the face,the stomach,and even the feet.If laughter exercises the body,it must be beneficial.Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduc

4、e the effect of pain on the body.In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programmes.The group that tolerated the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny programme.1The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that

5、 it helps to produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.2As a result of these discoveries,some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics,in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.They have found that even if the

6、ir patients do not really feel like laughing,making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter.译文有一句英语谚语说:“笑是最好的药物。”直到现在,很少有人把这句话当回事。然而,最近医生已经开始研究笑以及它对人体带来的影响。他们发现笑真的能改善人的健康。已经有实验来验证笑对人体的影响。当人们观看滑稽的电影时,医生测量他们的心率,血压,呼吸和肌肉。结果发现笑具有和运动相似的效果。它能改善血压,心跳和呼吸;而且它还能锻

7、炼好几组面部肌肉,胃部甚至是脚部的肌肉。如果笑能让身体得到锻炼,它一定会是有益的。其他的测试也表明笑似乎能减少疼痛对身体的影响。在一个实验中,医生让几组学生听不同的电台节目并造成痛感。忍受疼痛时间最长的小组听的是幽默节目。笑声能减轻疼痛的原因似乎是它能帮助大脑产生一种既能减少压力又能减少疼痛的化学物质。基于这些发现,现在美国的一些医生开办大笑诊所,通过鼓励病人大笑来帮助改善他们的状况。他们发现即使病人不想大笑,让他们微笑就足以产生与大笑相似的效果。典句欣赏1.The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to

8、 produce a kind of chemicals in the brain which diminish both stress and pain.笑声能减轻疼痛的原因似乎是它能帮助大脑产生一种既能减少压力又能减少疼痛的化学物质。2.As a result of these discoveries,some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics,in which they help to improve their patients condition by encouraging them to laugh.基于

9、这些发现,现在美国的一些医生开办大笑诊所,通过鼓励病人大笑来帮助改善他们的状况。理解诱思1.Doctors have proved the following EXCEPT that.A.smiling does good to healthB.laughter can be toleratedC.there is a way to reduce painD.laughter can work the muscles in the feet2.The students who tolerated the pain for the longest time.A.listened to diffe

10、rent radio programmesB.could produce a kind of chemicalsC.didnt have stress of painD.listened to a funny programmeB D 3.The underlined word“diminish”in the third paragraph is similar to“”.A.testB.stopC.reduceD.increase4.What is the main idea of the passage?C Laughter is the best medicine.Section War

11、m-up&Lesson 1Whats So Funny?一二三四五六七八九Pre-reading一、词义匹配AB1.scared A.to make sb.laugh or smile2.amuse B.to make sth.clearer or easier to understand3.swiftly C.a spoken or written answer4.ridiculousD.very silly or unreasonable 5.responseE.frightened or afraid6.withdrawF.quickly and immediately7.clarify

12、 G.to move back or away from a place or situation8.identification H.official papers or a document that can prove who you are9.harmonyI.the line that divides two countries or areas10.borderJ.a state of agreement答案：1.E2.A3.F4.D5.C6.G7.B8.H9.J10.I 一二三四五六七八九二、猜词拼写1.a short interesting or amusing story2.

13、too surprising to believe3.having the habit of forgetting 4.fully grown and developed5.not notice,miss6.put off to do sth.later than planned7.wait in line8.shout 9.suffering from sunburn10.dirty;untidyanecdote unbelievable forgetful mature overlook delay queue yell sunburnt messy 一二三四五六七八九三、词汇拓展1.vt

14、.逗乐,使(某人)笑 n.娱乐;愉悦;娱乐活动 adj.愉快的,觉得好笑的 adj.逗人笑的,有乐趣的,好笑的 2.n.回答 vi.回答,回应 3.adj.不可置信的,极其惊人的 adj.可相信的 vt.相信 4.n.协调,和谐 adj.和谐的,和睦的 5.adj.健忘的 vt.忘记 adj.难忘的 6.n.身份 vt.鉴定 7.adj.凌乱的,肮脏的 n.凌乱,脏乱 amuse amusement amused amusing response respond unbelievable believable believe harmony harmonious forgetful forge

15、t unforgettable identification identify messy mess 一二三四五六七八九四、把方框中的汉语意思和下列句子中的词组对应起来A.排队B.兑现支票 C.突然大笑起来 D.毫不延迟地E.忽视某人的观点F.与协调一致G.做某事没有麻烦H.对某人大声喊叫1.When they buy their tickets,there are always a lot of people waiting in line.2.Just now he yelled at his parents.3.Where can I go to cash the cheque?4.As

16、 everyone in the town knows him,we have no trouble in finding his house.5.We were all puzzled why he burst out laughing.6.Whenever we asked him for help,he would help us without delay.7.Our family is a big one and we are in harmony with each other.8.At the meeting,they didnt overlook others opinion.

17、一二三四五六七八九答案：1.A2.H3.B4.G5.C6.D7.F8.E一二三四五六七八九五、短语默写1.兑现支票 2.排队 3.突然笑起来 4.as long as 5.to ones amusement 6.have trouble/difficulty(in)doing sth.7.be scared to death cash a cheque wait in line burst out laughing/burst into laughter 只要;和一样长 令人觉得有趣的是 做某事有困难 吓得要死 一二三四五六七八九六、用所给单词的适当形式完成句子1.Im tired out.I

18、(shop)all afternoon and I dont seem to have finished anything.2.My mother wanted to be a good provider,a role she(shoulder)since her marriage to my father.3.When he arrived at the station,he found the train(wait)for passengers.4.The girl has a great interest in sport and (take)badminton classes twic

19、e a week over the last three years.5.He was unhappy when he sold his guitar.After all,he(have)it for a very long time.have been shopping has been shouldering had been waiting has been taking had had 一二三四五六七八九While-reading七、根据课文内容判断正误1.The womans husband never had spelling mistakes.()2.The woman coul

20、d only spell fifty right,so she withdrew 50 dollars.()3.The girl likes her mother more than her father.()4.The passenger wanted to catch peoples attention in the front of the crowd.()5.The passenger failed to get the first class seat at last.()F F F F T 一二三四五六七八九八、阅读课文Whats So Funny?,回答下列问题。1.Why di

21、d the woman write a cheque for fifty dollars?A.She forgot how to spell 40 in English.B.She often withdraws$50 from the bank.C.Her husband wanted to cash a cheque for her.D.Her husband couldnt remember if 40 was spelled“fourty”or“forty”.2.What happened at last in anecdote A?A.Her husband took out$50.

22、B.Her husband made a joke with her.C.She withdrew fifty dollars instead.D.She had to go home to get some help.A C 一二三四五六七八九3.Why did Mr.Wang ask his daughter about her opinions of going on a holiday?A.He wanted to get his daughter to go with him,not his wife.B.He thought that his daughter was a matu

23、re girl,and wanted to hear her own opinion.C.He had gone to Hainan Island.D.He had gone to Thailand.4.Why did the man say“DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?”A.He wanted to persuade the counter to give him the money.B.He wanted to get the counter to realize that he was a very important person,and she could take c

24、are of him first.C.The man came here first.D.The man was not the first to come.B B 一二三四五六七八九Post-reading九、完成下面的课文缩写,特别注意动词的形式There are three 1.(fun)stories in this lesson.The first is about spelling problem.A woman wanted 2.(withdraw)40 dollars from her bank account for shopping,3.she forgot how to

25、spell 40.She took out fifty dollars instead.What a clever woman!funny to withdraw but 一二三四五六七八九The second is about family 4.(harmonious).When a father asked his daughter 5.she wanted to Hainan with him or to Thailand with her mother,the girl answered the latter.The father wondered about her answer,s

26、o he asked her the similar question,but the place was changed.The girl also answered she would go to Hainan with her mother.When 6.(ask)why,she said she had gone to Thailand on the last trip.7.a lovely girl!harmony whether asked What 一二三四五六七八九The third story is about memory 8.(lose).A man,who had be

27、en queuing for some time,9.(want)a first class seat immediately.He pushed his way to the front,and asked the agent whether she knew who he was.The clever girl asked if anyone could help the man find his 10.(identify).loss wanted identification 12345671.His story amused the children greatly.(Page 19)

28、他的故事逗得那些小孩们十分开心。考点amuse vt.逗乐,使(某人)笑The performer sometimes tells funny stories to amuse the audience.那个表演者有时候讲滑稽故事逗得观众哈哈大笑。His foolish answers amused all of us.他那愚蠢的回答把我们都逗笑了。The children amused themselves by playing hide-and-seek games.孩子们玩捉迷藏游戏取乐。1234567考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出其中黑体词的词性、词组及词义Everyone was amu

29、sed at the story about the dog.词性 词义 Our visits to the theatre made the holiday more amusing.词性 词义 To my great amusement,his false beard fell off.词性 词组 词义 形容词 愉快的,觉得好笑的 形容词 有趣的,好笑的 名词 to ones amusement 使某人觉得有趣的是 1234567(1)amuse主要考查词义和相关派生词。(2)amuse vt.逗笑;娱乐,消遣 amused adj.愉快的,觉得好笑的 amusing adj.有趣的,好笑

30、的 amusement n.娱乐活动,消遣;愉悦,娱乐 to ones amusement使某人觉得有趣的是 be amused to do.做取乐 be amused at/by/with.以为乐;对觉得有趣/好笑 1234567The boy was amused by the amusing book.小男孩被这本有趣的书逗乐了。1234567123456712345672.Someone might burst out laughing when they understand a joke.(Page 19)当某些人理解了一个笑话时,他们可能会大笑起来。考点burst out lau

31、ghing突然笑起来Hearing the joke,we all burst out laughing.听了那个笑话,我们都笑了起来。考点延伸burst out laughing=burst into laughter突然笑起来burst out crying=burst into tears突然哭起来burst into突然闯入123456712345673.I wanted to withdraw$40 from our bank account,but Im so forgetful that I couldnt remember if 40 was spelled“fourty”or

32、“forty”.(Page 20,Passage A,Lines 8-11)我本打算从我们的账户中取出40美元,可我太健忘了,记不住40是拼作“fourty”还是“forty”。考点withdraw vt.提取;撤退You need not withdraw money from the bank;you can use your bank card.你不必从银行里提款,你可以用你的银行卡。I am sorry.I withdraw what I have said.对不起,我收回我说的话。1234567考点延伸withdrawal n.撤走;退出;取款;脱瘾过程,解毒过程I got some

33、 withdrawal symptoms after giving up smoking.我戒烟后出现了脱瘾症状。1234567(1)withdraw和withdrawal主要考查词义。(2)withdraw的过去式是withdrew,过去分词是withdrawn。(3)withdraw.from.从提取withdraw from离开withdraw from the list从名单上取消withdraw from a meeting离会,退席温馨提示withdraw本身已含有“回”之意,故不再与back连用;类似的还有return,repay等。12345671234567123456712

34、345674.He felt his daughter was mature enough and he didnt want to overlook her opinion so he asked her,.(Page 20,Passage B,Lines 3-5)他觉得他女儿很成熟了,他不想忽视她的意见,于是他问她,考点一mature adj.成熟的Could you behave in a mature way?你能不能稳重一点?Jane is very mature for her age.简年龄不大,却很成熟。考点二overlook vt.忽视;俯视These little deta

35、ils are easily overlooked.这些小细节容易被忽视。My room overlooks the sea.我的房间俯瞰着大海。1234567(1)overlook主要考查词义。(2)overlook error 忽略错误overlook the sea 俯视大海overlook sb.s mistake 原谅某人的错误1234567123456712345675.He wondered about her response,and just to clarify,he asked her another question.(Page 20,Passage B,Lines 8

36、-10)他对她的回答迷惑不解,为了弄清楚是怎么回事,他问了她另一个问题。考点一response n.回答,回应He made no response to my letter.我给他写了信,但是他没有回应。I knocked at the door but there was no response.我敲了门,可是没有回应。An American politician,who is known for his awkward responses to questions,was in Britain for a meeting with other politicians.(Page 133,

37、听力材料)一位美国的政治家以对问题笨拙的回答而出名,在英国和其他政治家一起开会。1234567考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出其中黑体词的词性、词组和含义【高考典句】(2015浙江卷)These comments came in response to specific questions often asked by local newsmen.词性 词组 含义 【高考典句】(2015重庆卷)Slow to respond to the change,your body clock is confused.词性 词组 含义 名词 in response to 对做出回应 动词 respond to

38、 对做出回应 1234567(1)response和respond主要考查词义和介词的搭配。(2)make a response to 对做出回应in response to作为对的答复respond to对做出回应1234567考点二clarify vt.澄清,讲清楚The author uses a conversation at the beginning of the passage to clarify his writing purpose.作者在文章的开头使用了一个对话来说明他的写作目的。You can easily clarify the problem if you stud

39、y British history.如果你研究英国历史,你就可以很容易地澄清这个问题。But some idioms are very new and youll need to clarify what they mean.但是有一些习语是很新潮的,你需要弄清它们的含义。clarify主要考查词义。1234567123456712345676.Heavy snow last winter caused long delays at Heathrow airport.(Page 20,Passage C,Lines 1-2)去年冬天,大雪导致了希思罗机场航班的长时间延误。考点delay n.延

40、误,延期v.推迟;耽搁My doctor advised me to give up smoking without delay.我的医生劝我立即戒烟。【高考典句】(2015福建卷)It was considerate of Michael to inform us of his delay in case we got worried.麦克真是体贴,他通知我们他会迟点来以防我们着急。The heavy rain delayed their journey to the spot.这场大雨耽搁了他们去那个地方的旅程。He delayed telling her the news,waiting

41、 for the right moment.他没有马上把消息告诉她,等有了适当时机再说。1234567考点延伸(1)delay后面只能接(动)名词作宾语,不能接不定式,类似的动词(短语)还有avoid,admit,advise,consider,enjoy,finish,forbid,give up,imagine,keep,mind,miss,practise,permit,resist,risk,suggest等。编为顺口溜:特殊动词接“动名”,“放弃”“享受”不“后悔”,“坚持”“练习”必“完成”,“避免”“延期”不“介意”,掌握它们必定行。(2)delay的近义词是postpone,p

42、ut off,其后都是接动名词形式。1234567(1)delay的词义和用法都是考点。(2)delay doing sth.延迟做某事without delay毫不耽搁;立刻ones delay in doing sth.某人延迟做某事1234567123456712345677.She was very scared.(watch a thriller on TV)(Page 21)她很害怕。(在电视上看惊险电影)考点scared adj.惊恐的,担惊受怕的The girl was scared to death at the sight of the mouse.女孩儿看到那只老鼠吓得要

43、命。He had a scared look because he was afraid of the scaring snake.他看起来很惊恐,因为他害怕那条可怕的蛇。Im scared(that)Im going to fall.我担心自己快掉下去了。1234567考点延伸阅读下列句子,指出其中黑体词的词性和词义They managed to scare the bear away.词性 词义 It was a really scary moment.词性 词义 动词 惊吓,使恐惧 形容词 令人害怕的 1234567(1)scared主要考查词义和同根词。(2)be scared of

44、doing.不敢做be scared to do.害怕做a scared face/look惊恐的脸/表情be scared to death吓得要命be scared that.害怕(3)scare vt.惊吓,使恐惧scary adj.令人害怕的12345671234567语法指南过去完成进行时一、构成:had been+现在分词二、用法:(1)表示过去某一时间之前一直进行的动作。过去完成进行时表示动作在过去某一时间之前开始,一直延续到这一过去时间。和过去完成时一样,过去完成进行时也必须以一过去时间为前提。过去时间可用一个时间状语表示。I had been looking for it f

45、or days before I found it.这东西我找了好多天才找着的。They had only been waiting for the bus a few moments when it came.他们只等了一会儿车就来了。I had been waiting in the room for half an hour before she called me in.在她喊我进去之前,我已经在房间里等了半个小时。1234567(2)但在更多情况下过去时间由另一句子表示出来,毋需加上时间状语。Her eyes were red.It was obvious that she had

46、been crying.她眼睛红红的,显然她一直在哭。Jane was annoyed.Peter had been phoning her every night.简很不高兴。彼得一直每晚给她打电话。(3)表示反复的动作。He had been mentioning your name to me.他过去多次向我提到过你的名字。(4)过去完成进行时之后也可接具有“突然”之意的when分句。I had only been reading a few minutes when he came in.我刚看了几分钟他就进来了。1234567辨析(1)过去完成进行时与现在完成进行时过去完成进行时指过

47、去的某动作一直持续到另一过去时间或过去某动作发生时;现在完成进行时指过去发生的某动作一直持续到现在,并有可能继续下去。The heavy rain has been pouring for about two days and maybe it will lead to a big flood.大雨已连续下了大约两天,这有可能会造成洪灾。1234567(2)过去完成时与过去完成进行时过去完成时强调结果,而过去完成进行时强调动作一直在进行。She had cleaned the office,so it was very tidy.她已经打扫过了,所以办公室很整洁。She had been st

48、udying English before entering the college.她上大学以前一直在学英语。When Alice came to,she did not know how long she had been lying there.当艾丽丝苏醒过来的时候,她不知道自己已经在那儿躺了多久。123456712345671234567一二三一、阅读词汇检测 阅读下列句子,指出其中黑体词的含义。1.He introduced his speech with a humorous anecdote.含义 答案：轶事,趣闻2.He looks ridiculous in those f

49、ancy clothes.含义 答案：荒谬的,可笑的3.It is unbelievable that Mr.Lucas leads a simple life despite his great wealth.含义 答案：不可置信的,极其惊人的一二三4.Human life is regarded as part of nature and,as such,the only way for us to survive is to live in harmony with nature.含义 答案：协调,和谐5.Having spent the past year as an exchange

50、 student in Hong Kong,Linda appears more mature than those of her age.含义 答案：成熟的6.After graduation,he worked at an advertising agency.含义 答案：代理处,经销处一二三7.You cant go abroad without a visa.含义 答案：签证8.Our agent in Rome deals with all our Italian business.含义 答案：代理人,经销商9.If we had reserved a table earlier,w