1、Unit 4 HumourLesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour?1.effect have(an)effect on/upon.对有影响take effect/come into effect 开始生效；开始实施bring/carry/put into effect 实施，起作用of no effect 没有效果的；没有影响的side effect 副作用affect v.影响effective adj.有效的练习：The movie has a great _ on people.effect2.at sb.s expenseat sb.s expense 为介词短语
2、，在句中做状语。expense n.费用at the expense of 在牺牲（损害）的情况下；以牺牲为代价练习：We will dine out _.at the companys expenseTalk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.ACTIVATE AND SHAREto be hard-wired into usto relieve tensionto make the level of stress chemicals fallto make our life interestingto
3、have an influence on ones attitudes and feelingsto relax the muscles in our bodyACTIVATE AND SHARESuggested answers:I think humour can help us to relieve tension.I think humour can make our life interesting.In my opinion,humour can relax the muscles in our body.As far as I know,humour can have an in
4、fluence on our attitudes and feelings.As far as I am concerned,humour can make the level of stress chemicals fall.Put the phrases into the right columns of the tableACTIVATE AND SHAREPhysical effectsPsychological effectsto relieve tension to make the level of stress chemicals fall to relax the muscl
5、es in our bodyto be hard-wired into us to make our life interesting to 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 answer in his speech?Why do we need humour?2.From what aspects will he further
6、 discuss the question?He will further discuss the question from two aspects,one is physical aspect,the other is psychological aspect.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 _i
7、n our body,and the effects can be felt for 3 _ after a good laugh.relief tensionrelaxes the musclesas long as forty five minutesListen 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.Also,a good laugh 4 _ to the heart and
8、5 _ of blood vessels,which helps protect us from 6 _.increases blood flowimproves the functionheart diseaseListen 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.Finally,when we laugh,the level of stress chemicals in our b
9、ody 7 _ and the number of immune cells in our body 8 _.Both mean that our body is better able to 9 _.falls increases fight infectionListen to Part 3.Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind.The two-way effect between smiling and mood:When were happy,_.When w
10、e 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-reaching effects of humour:It means that it will have a _ on how we live.If we are in a bad mood,we arelikely
11、 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 companyListen to the speech again.Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech.Then summarise t
12、he speakers answers to the questions.Using Questions to Draw AttentionSome speakers use questions 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.Listen carefully to the questions
13、and focus on the answers.Skill BuilderListen to a dialogue and find out Mikes embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.Mikes embarrassing situation:He kept on _.His way to handle the situation:He made _.He just started laughing and said,Oh dear,one of these days Im going to _!getting the host
14、s name wronga joke about himselfforget my own nameElaborating with Examples1 _ 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 it.3 You can say,_,My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.One example of thisFor instancefor exampleListen and imitate.Complete the Talk Builder.Talk about the benefits of humour based on your own experience and elaborate on them with examples.
