1、I、Learning Aims and DemandsAfter this lesson, Ss should be able to： 1) Listen and get the general information of the speech； 2) Finish the dictation； 3) Talk about the benefits of humor based on your own experience. (story) II、Learning Keys and DifficultiesKeys: Listen and finish the dictation;Diffi
2、culties: Talk about the benefits of humor correctly.U4 Humor - L2 -Why Do We Need Humor? Recall and Review1. What is humor? What can it do for us? Match the expressions with their edy be hard-wired into relieve tension blood vessels immune infection become a basic part of sth causing or getting dise
3、asesa funny film not affected by a particular diseasethe tubes through which blood flowsreduce stressLISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING2. Listen to Part 1 of a speech about 2. Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humorhumor. .1) What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech? 2) From what aspects wi
4、ll he further discuss the question?Firstly, laughter helps _. It _ in our body, and the effects can be felt for _ after a good laugh. Also, a good laugh _ to the heart and _ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from _. Finally, when we laugh, the level of stress chemicals in our body _, and the
5、number of immune cells in our body _. Both mean that our body is better able to _. LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING3. Listen to Part 2. Complete the lists of 3. Listen to Part 2. Complete the lists of physical effects Then talk about them in pairs. physical effects Then talk about them in pairs. relieve ten
6、sion relaxes the musclesas long as 45 minutesincreases blood flowimprove the functionheart diseasefallsincreasesfight infection4. Listen to Part 3. Complete the information about the 4. Listen to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humor on our mind. two psycholog
7、ical effects of humor on our mind. The two-way effect between smiling and mood: The two-way effect between smiling and mood: When were happy, _When we smile, even if we dont feel like it, it can also _. _we naturally smile. make us feel happy.LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDINGFar-reaching effects of humor: It
8、 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. LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDINGgreat influencenegative attitudes and feelingsenjoy our
9、companyListen to the speech again. Write down the questions Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in it. Then answer these that the speaker used in it. Then answer these questions and think about the reasons why the speaker questions and think about the reasons w
10、hy the speaker uses questions in his speech and what kind of uses questions in his speech and what kind of questions they are. questions they are. LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDINGWhat can humor do for us? Humor has both physical and psychological effects. Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and
11、 mood? YES. Humor also has psychological effects on our mind. What does “far-reaching effects” mean? It means it will have a great influence on how we live. Think and ShareWhy does the speaker use questions in his Why does the speaker use questions in his speech? speech? Some speakers use questions
12、from time to time to draw the audiences attention. Then they provide answers to the questions. In this way, it helps the audience to understand the points they are making. Draw a Mind MapQuestion First AlsoFinallypsychologicalSummaryA sense of humor can be a persons greatest asset. This skill can help you interact easily with others, improve your health, and even help diffuse difficult situations. HomeworkHomework Note down the benefits of Note down the benefits of humor based on your own humor based on your own experienceexperience
