1、Unit 4 HumourLesson 2 Why do we need humour?1_ n.紧张；焦虑；焦急2_ n.肌肉3_ adj.身体的，肉体的4_ 血管5_ adj.心理的，精神的6_ n.心情，情绪7_ adj.影响深远的8_ vt.使充满活力；使增强决心tensionmusclephysicalblood vessel psychological moodfar-reachingenergise9_ adj.有免疫力的10_ n.细胞11_ n.感染；传染12_ vi.&vt.悄声说，低语，耳语13_ n.窘迫，尴尬14_ adv.偶然地，意外地15_ n.费用，花费16_
2、嘲笑某人immunecellinfectionwhisper embarrassment accidentallyexpenseat sbs expensephysical effectssomething that influences someones body and body systemspsychological effectssomething that influences someones mood and emotionsMatch the expressions with their edy be hard-wired into relieve tension blood
3、 vessels immune infection become a basic part of sth.causing or getting diseasesa funny film not affected by a particular disease the tubes through which blood flows reduce stress Group Work.Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.Example I think humour is hard-wired into u
4、s.to relieve tensionto make our life interestingto relax the muscles in our bodyto be hard-wired into usto make the level of stress chemicals fallto have an influence on ones attitudes and feelingsListen to Part 1 of a speech about humour.Answer the questions.1 What question does the speaker try to
5、answer in his speech?Why do we need humour?2 From what aspects will he further discuss the question?The physical effects and psychological effects of humour.Good morning and thank you for joining me today.The title of my speech today is“Why do we need humour?”I believe that all of us enjoy watching
6、a comedy film or hearing a good joke,because it makes us laugh all the time.Babies laugh long before they can speak.Its almost as if humour is hard-wired into us.So there must be some kind of benefit to it.What can humour do for us?According to recent research,humour has both physical and psychologi
7、cal effects.Listen to Part 2 of the speech.Complete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body.Then talk about them in pairs.Firstly,laughter helps 1_.It 2 _ in our body,and the effects can be felt for 3 _ after a good laugh.Also,a good laugh 4 _ to the heart and 5 _ of blood ves
8、sels,which helps protect us from 6 _.Finally,when we laugh,the level of stress chemicals in our body 7 _ and the number of immune cells in our body 8 _.Both mean that our body is better able to 9 _.relieve tension relaxes the muscles as long as 45 minutesincreases blood flowimproves the functionhear
9、t disease fallsincreasesfight infection Lets talk about the physical effects.Firstly,laughter helps relieve tension.It relaxes the muscles in our body,and the effects can be felt for as long as 45 minutes after a good laugh.Also,a good laugh increases blood flow to the heart and improves the functio
10、n of blood vessels,which helps protect us from heart disease.Finally,when we laugh,the level of stress chemicals in our body falls,and the number of immune cells in our body increases.Both mean that our body is better able to fight infection.Listen to Part 3.Complete the information about the two ps
11、ychological effects of humour on our mind.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 smilemake us feel happyListen to Part 3.Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.Far-re
12、aching effects of humour:It 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.great influencenegative attitudes and feelingsenjoy our com
13、pany There is a song that says,“Smile,though your heart is breaking.”Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood?The answer is YES.Humour also has psychological effects on our mind.Scientists have proved that there is a two-way effect between smiling and mood:when were happy,we natural
14、ly smile;and when we smile,even if we dont feel like it,it can also make us feel happy.Besides,when we incorporate humour as part of our life attitude,it can have far-reaching effects.What does“far-reaching effects”mean?It means that it will have a great influence on how we live.We all know that if
15、we are in a bad mood,we are likely to express negative attitudes and feelings;and this makes those around us down,too.But if we always try to be positive and funny,people will enjoy our company and feel energised by it.Thats the end of my talk.I hope youll benefit from humour in your lives.Thank you
16、.And now Im happy to answer any questions.Listen to the speech again.Write down the questions that the speaker used in it.Then answer these questions and think about the reasons why the speaker uses questions in his speech and what kind of questions they are.1.What can humour do for us?Humour has bo
17、th physical and psychological effects.2.Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood?YES.Humour also has psychological effects on our mind.3.What does“far-reaching effects”mean?It means it will have a great influence on how we live.Listen to a dialogue and find out Mikes embarrassing si
18、tuation and his way to handle it.Mikes embarrassing situation:He kept on _.getting the hosts name wrong His way to handle the situation:He used _.He just started laughing and said,“Oh dear,one of these days Im going to _!”a joke about himself to solve the embarrassments forget my own nameListen to a
19、 dialogue and find out Mikes embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments?He got the idea from an article he recently read.According to Mike,why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation?Because humour can make
20、people laugh and laughter is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation.(M=Mike J=Jennifer)M:Hi,Jennifer.J:Oh,hello,Mike.How was the party?M:It was great!But I really embarrassed myself.J:Really?What did you do?M:I kept on getting the hosts name wrong!When we got there,I int
21、roduced him to someone as“Richard”.But his name is Cliff.J:Oh dear!Thats awkward.M:Very awkward.Then,right at the end of the party,I went to him and saidin front of everybody“Thanks for the wonderful party,Richard”.Everybody else got really quiet.After a while,somebody whispered in my ear.“His name
22、is Cliff,not Richard.”I felt so embarrassed.I couldnt stop blushing.J:How did you handle the situation?M:I made a joke about myself and that helped solve all the embarrassments.J:How clever!Tell me more about it.M:Well,you know Id recently read an article that introduced some ways to solve an awkwar
23、d situation.One example of this is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you.For instance,if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself,you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it.You can say,for example,“My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.”That way,other people can
24、laugh too,without being rude about laughing at someone elses expense.Laughter is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation.So I just started laughing and said,“Oh dear,one of these days Im going to forget my own name!”Everybody laughed,even RichardI mean Cliff.J:Youre so sm
25、art!Humour is really a great way to deal with an awkward situation.Listen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Elaborating with Examples 1._ is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you.2._,if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself,you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about
26、it.3.You can say,_,“My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.”One example of thisFor instance for exampleFor exampleFor instanceOne example of thisMore ways to say“for example”1.such as2.lets say 3.examples include 4.imagine that5.in a similar case 6.to illustrate 7.to give you an idea 8.suppos
27、e that 1.relieve v.减轻；缓解；消除 Firstly,laughter helps relieve tension.首先，大笑有助于缓解焦虑。【拓展】relieve sb.of sth.帮某人减轻(负担)be relieved to do sth.做某事感到宽慰find relief from 从中摆脱出来relief of/from 的减轻/消除in relief 如释重负；松了口气to ones relief 令某人感到欣慰的是【派生词】relieved adj.感到宽慰的；放心的relief n.（痛苦、忧虑等的）减 轻、消除、缓和【例句】1.Quality count
28、s less than attitude and efforteven a stupid joke can relieve others of risk and embarrassment.（幽默的）质量没有态度和努力重要，即使是一个愚蠢的笑话也能减轻别人的风 险和尴尬。2.He sighed with relief.他松了口气。3.To my relief,he came back home safe and sound.令人宽心的是，他安然无恙地回家来了。4.Relief has been sent to the flood sufferers.救援物品已送到洪水灾民手中。单句语法填空1.
29、I was _(relieve)to get back in the car and hit the road again.2._ our great relief,his immune system was strengthened.3.Aspirin can provide quick _(relieve)for a headache.4.What _ relief to be home safe!5.Running is a good way _(relief)stress.relievedToreliefato relieve2tension n.紧张；焦虑；焦急；紧张局势；紧张气氛；
30、绷紧程度【派生词】tense adj.紧张的；绷紧的；拉紧的tensely adv.紧张地tenseness n.紧张【短语】reduce/relieve/ease tension 缓解紧张(a)tension between.and.和之间的紧张局势(或关系、状况等)muscle tension 肌肉紧张dramatic tension 扣人心弦的紧张气氛create an atmosphere of tension 制造紧张气氛nervous tension 神经紧张ease the tension 减轻压力/缓和紧张情绪international/racial tensions 国际紧张
31、局势/种族间的紧张关系单句语法填空/完成句子1.You could feel the _(tense)in the room as we waited for our exam results.2.The atmosphere in the meeting was getting more and more _(tension)3.At the same time multiple original projects are being _(tense)planned.4.The referee has done her best to keep calm but finds herself
32、trembling with _(tense)5.Watching the performance of comedy can help _(缓和紧张情绪).tensiontensetenselytensionease the tension3mood n.C情绪；心情 Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood?这是否意味着微笑和情绪之间有关系?【常见搭配】in a good/bad mood 心情好/不好put sb into a good mood 让某人有个好心情be/feel in the/no mood for
33、 sth.有/没有心情做be/feel in the/no mood to do sth.有/没有心情做某事 【例句】With his application rejected a second time,he was in a bad mood.由于他的申请又一次被拒绝，他心情很糟。I am in no mood for a joke.我没心情开玩笑。Hes always optimistic and looks in a good mood.他总是很乐观，看起来心情很好。单句语法填空/完成句子1.He was _(心情好)when he picked out the packaging f
34、or his daughters present.2.He was _(没有心情工作)for the institute,considering that his daughter had gone across the Atlantic.3.安德鲁和他的朋友为了一些小事大吵了一架。这就是他一整天都心情不好的原因。Andrew and his friend had a bitter quarrel about some minor matters.Thats why he was _ the whole day.4.他想去树林里走一走。He was _ a walk in the woods.in a good mood in no mood to workin a bad moodin the mood forThank You
