1、新北师大版高中英语选择性必修二Unit4 HumourLesson2 Why do we need humourRecall and Review1.What is humor?What can it do for us?Group Work:Talk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.NoImagepsychological effectsphysical effects adj.bodily身体的身体的adj.of mind心理的心理的Pre-ListeningMatch the expressions
2、 with their edy be hard-wired into relieve tension blood vessels immune infection become a basic part of sth causing or getting diseasesa funny film not affected by a particular diseasethe tubes through which blood flowsreduce stressListen For Understanding2.Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humor.
3、1)What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech?2)From what aspects will he further discuss the question?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 a comedy film or hearing a good joke,be
4、cause 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 psychological effects.TapescriptsFirstly,laughter
5、 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 number of immune cells in our body _.Both mean that our body
6、is better able to _.3.Listen to Part 2.Complete the lists of physical effects Then talk about them in pairs.relieve tension relaxes the musclesas long as 45 minutesincreases blood flowimprove the functionheart diseasefallsincreasesfight infectionListen For Understanding Lets talk about the physical
7、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 function of blood vessels,which helps protect us from heart disease.Finally,
8、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.Tapescripts4.Listen to Part 3.Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humor on our mind.The two-way eff
9、ect 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 Understanding 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
10、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 naturally smile;and when we smile,even if we dont feel like it,it can also make us feel happy.Tapescripts Besides,when we incorporate humour as p
11、art 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 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 w
12、e 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.And now Im happy to answer any questions.Far-reaching effects of humor:It means that it will have a _ on how we live.If we ar
13、e 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 companyListen For UnderstandingListen to the speech again.Write down the questions
14、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.What can humor do for us?Humor has both physical and psychological effects.Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood?YE
15、S.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.Listen For Understanding(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 yo
16、u do?M:I kept on getting the hosts name wrong!When we got there,I introduced 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 g
17、ot really quiet.After a while,somebody whispered in my ear.“His name is Cliff,not Richard.”I felt so embarrassed.I couldnt stop blushing.TapescriptsJ: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,y
18、ou know Id recently read an article that introduced some ways to solve an awkward 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 ex
19、ample,“My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.”That way,other people can 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
20、 to forget my own name!”Everybody laughed,even RichardI mean Cliff.J:Youre so smart!Humour is really a great way to deal with an awkward situation.Think and ShareWhy does the speaker use questions in his speech?Some speakers use questions from time to time to draw the audiences attention.Then they p
21、rovide answers to the questions.In this way,it helps the audience to understand the points they are making.Draw a Mind MapQuestion First AlsoFinallypsychologicalSummary:Why do we need humour?Physical benefitsDeal with an awkward situationPsychological benefitsLevel 1Level 2Level 31.Its almost as if
22、humour is hard-wired into us.hard-wiredadj.基本的，固有的，无法改变的基本的，固有的，无法改变的例句：例句：Such metaphors would have been learned and hard-wired into our brains at a young age.这些隐喻应该是我们在幼年时期学习并深深刻在我们脑海里的。这些隐喻应该是我们在幼年时期学习并深深刻在我们脑海里的。Language Points2.to have an influence on ones attitudes and feelings.influence n.势力；
23、权势；影响力；支配力势力；权势；影响力；支配力例句：例句：The government should use its influence for the release of all hostages.政府应该利用其影响力来解救所有人质。政府应该利用其影响力来解救所有人质。have an influence on.有影响；起作用有影响；起作用例句：例句：Van Gogh had a major influence on the development of modern painting.凡凡高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。高对现代绘画的发展有着重大影响。2.to have an influe
24、nce on ones attitudes and feelings.influence v.影响；对影响；对起作用起作用influence sb./sth.例句：例句：His words influenced me deeply.他的话深深地影响了我。他的话深深地影响了我。influence+从句从句例句：例句：They still influence whats played on the radio.他们对电台播放什么节目仍然会有影响。他们对电台播放什么节目仍然会有影响。3.Besides,when we incorporate humour as part of our life at
25、titude,it can have far-reaching effects.incorporate v.包含；吸收包含；吸收例句：例句：The new cars will incorporate a number of major improvements.新款汽车会有若干重大改进。新款汽车会有若干重大改进。incorporate v.合并；把合并；把并入并入incorporate.into.例句：例句：The party vowed to incorporate environmental considerations into its policies.该党宣誓要把环境因素纳入它的政策
26、当中。该党宣誓要把环境因素纳入它的政策当中。4.But I really embarrassed myself.embarrass v.使尴尬；使窘迫；使害羞使尴尬；使窘迫；使害羞例句：例句：His clumsiness embarrassed himself.他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。他因自己的笨拙而感到尴尬。embarrassed adj.尴尬的；窘迫的；害羞的尴尬的；窘迫的；害羞的例句：例句：He looked a bit embarrassed.他看起来有点尴尬。他看起来有点尴尬。embarrassing adj.令人尴尬的；令人窘迫的；令人害羞的令人尴尬的；令人窘迫的；令人害羞的例句例句:Thats an embarrassing situation for me.那种情形让我难堪。那种情形让我难堪。Homework Note down the benefits of humor based on your own experience
