Unit4HumorLesson

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Whydoweneedhumor?單元整體教學(xué)課件GroupWork:Sharehumorousthingsyouhaveheardorexperienced.humorousthingsStoriesbetweenyourfriendsStoriesbetweenyourparentsStoriesbetweenyourteachersStoriesofothersStoriesofyourownWarming-upPre-listeningGroupWork:Talkaboutyourunderstandingofhumourandwhatitcandoforus.psychologicaleffectsphysicaleffectsadj.bodily身體的adj.ofmind心理的Pre-listeningtobehard-wiredintoustomakethelevelofstresschemicalsfalltohaveaninfluenceonone’sattitudesandfeelingstorelievetensiontomakeourlifeinterestingtorelaxthemusclesinourbodyPre-listeningIthinkhumourisanythingthatcausesamusement.Ithinkhumourissomethingthatevokes(引起，喚起)laughter.Ithinkhumourcanhelpuswinfriends.Ithinkhumourprolongs(延長)ourlife.…Examples:Ithinkhumourishard-wiredintous.While-listening1.Whatquestiondoesthespeakertrytoanswerinhisspeech?□Whatishumour?□Whatkindsofhumourarethere?□Whydoweneedhumour?□Howtoproducehumour?2.Fromwhataspectswillhefurtherdiscussthequestion??□Psychologicaleffects?□Physicaleffects???Youwillbelisteningtoaspeechabouttheeffectsofhumour.Predicttheanswerstothequestions,thenlistentocheck.While-listeningListentopart2ofthespeech.Completethelistofphysicaleffectsthathumourcanhaveonourbody.Thentalkabouttheminpairs.Firstly,laughterhelps1relievetension.It2relaxesthemusclesinourbody,andtheeffectscanbefeltfor3aslongas45minutestotheheartafteragoodlaugh.Also,agoodlaugh4increasesthebloodflowtotheheartand5improvesthefunctionofbloodvessels,whichhelpsprotectusfrom6heartdisease.Finally,whenwelaugh,thelevelofstresschemicalsinourbody7falls,andthenumberofimmunecellsinourbody8increases.Bothmeanthatourbodyisbetterableto9fightinfection.Thetwo–wayeffectbetweensmilingandmood:While-listeningListentopart3.Completetheinformationaboutthetwopsychologicaleffectsofhumouronourmind.Far-reachingeffectsofhumour:Itmeansthatitwillhaveagreatinfluence

onhowwelive.Ifweareinabadmood,wearelikelytoexpressnegativeattitudesandfeelings;andthismakesthosearoundusdown,too.Butifwealwaystrytobepositiveandfunny,peoplewillenjoyourcompanyandfeelenergised.Whenwe’rehappywenaturallysmile.Whenwesmile,evenifwedon’tfeellikeit,itcanalsomakeusfeelhappy.While-listeningUsingQuestionstoDrawAttentionSomespeakersusequestionsfromtimetotimetodrawtheaudience’sattention.Thentheyprovideanswerstothequestions.Inthisway,ithelpstheaudiencetounderstandthepointstheyaremaking.Listencarefullytothequestionsandfocusontheanswers.While-listeningListentothespeechagain.Writedownthequestionsthatthespeakerusedinhisspeech.Thensummarisethequestionsthatthespeakerusedinhisspeech.Whatcanhumourdoforus?

Accordingtorecentresearch,humourhasbothphysicalandpsychologicaleffects.Doesitmeanthereisarelationbetweensmilingandmood?TheanswerisYES.Whatdoes“far-reachingeffects”

mean?Itmeansthatitwillhaveagreatinfluenceonhowwelive.While-listeningListentoadialogueandfindoutMike’sembarrassingsituationandhiswaytohandleit.Mike’sembarrassingsituation:Hekeptongettingthehost’snamewrong.Hiswaytohandlethesituation:Hemadehumourtogetpeoplelaughathim.Hejuststartedlaughingandsaid,“Ohdear,oneofthesedaysI’mgoingtoforgetmyownname!”Howcanexampleshelpapersontounderstandasituation?While-listeningListenandimitate.CompletetheTalkBuilder.ForexampleForinstanceOneexampleofthisTalkBuilderElaboratingwithExamples1Oneoftheexampleofthis

isthatyoucanusehumourtogetpeopletolaughatyou.2Forinstance,ifyouaccidentallypourcoffeealloveryourself,youcanlaughatyourselformakeajokeaboutit.3Youcansay,forexample,“MyT-shirtalsowantstohaveacupofcoffee.”Post-listeningGroupWork:Talkaboutthebenefitsofhumourbasedonyourownexperienceandelaborateonthemwithexamples.AssignmentOrganiseyourdiscussionintoashortpassage,andthenshareitinclass.Trytouseasmanynewly-learnedexpressionsaspossible.of1.Whatisthetopicoftheradiointerview?2.Whathavebeendiscussedinthespeech?3.Whathaveyoulearntfromtheinterview?RecallingHumour.Whyweneedhumour;physicaleffects;psychologicaleffects.Notestorelievetension緩解焦慮tensionn.

1.（情緒上的）緊張afeelingofanxietyandstressWelaughedandthathelpedeasethetension.

我們笑了，因而使緊張的情緒緩和下來。2.緊張局勢asituationwherepeoplemayattackeachotherpoliticaltension

政治緊張Notestenseadj.1.緊張的nervousorworriedHeisaverytenseperson.他是個神經(jīng)非常緊張的人。2.令人緊張的Theatmosphereinthemeetingwasgettingmoreandmoretense.

會議的氣氛越來越緊張。n.時態(tài)thepasttense

過去時

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effectsthathumourcanhaveonourbody.physicaladj.1.身體的

physicalappearance外貌2.物質(zhì)的，客觀存在的thephysicalworld客觀世界physics

物理學(xué)physician

物理學(xué)家；（內(nèi)科）醫(yī)生DerivativeNotesAlso,agoodlaughincreasesthebloodflowtotheheartandimprovesthefunctionofbloodvessels.bloodn.血Helostalotofbloodintheaccident.他在那場事故中流了很多血。bloodyadj.1.血腥的，殘暴的

abloodybattle一場血戰(zhàn)physics物理學(xué)physician物理學(xué)家；(內(nèi)科)醫(yī)生DerivativeNotes2.血淋淋的

togivesbabloodynose

把某人打得鼻孔流血bleedvi.流血Hisheadhadstruckthesinkandwasbleeding.他的頭撞到了洗臉池上，正在流血。physics物理學(xué)physician物理學(xué)家；(內(nèi)科)醫(yī)生NotesCompletetheinformationaboutthetwopsychologicaleffectsofhumouronourmind.psychologicaladj.心理的1.psychology

心理學(xué)2.-ology

……學(xué)biology

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physiology

生理學(xué)geology

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社會學(xué)physics物理學(xué)physician物理學(xué)家；(內(nèi)科)醫(yī)生DerivativeNotesFar-reachingeffectsofhumourfar-reachingadj.影響深遠的far-reachingconsequences/changes影響深遠的后果/改變physics物理學(xué)physician物理學(xué)家；(內(nèi)科)醫(yī)生adv.-doingadj.

hard-working勤奮的 well-meaning善意的far-seeing有遠見的 naturally-occurring自然發(fā)生的DerivativeNotesBothmeanthatourbodyisbetterabletofightinfection.infectionn.感染，傳染

increasetheriskofinfection增加傳染的危險infectvt.使感染(疾病/感情)beinfectedwithIfyouarebittenbyadog,youmaybeinfectedwithaterribledisease—rabies.

如果被狗咬了，你就可能會染上一種可怕的疾病——狂犬病。Sheinfectedthechildrenwithherenthusiasmformusic.

她對音樂的熱愛感染了孩子們。DerivativeNotesBesides,whenweincorporatehumouraspartofourlifeattitude,…incorporatevt.把……并入，包含toincludeThenewcardesignincorporatesallthelatestsafetyfeatures.

新的汽車設(shè)計包括了所有最新的安全配備。corporationn.（大）公司cooperatevi.合作DerivativeNotesAfterawhile,somebodywhisperedinmyear…whispervi/vt.低語Shewhisperedtomethatshewasafraid.她低聲對我說她害怕。n.1.低語Theyspokeinwhispers.Shespokeinawhisper.2.謠言rumorI’veheardwhispersthathe’sleaving.我聽人傳說他要走。NotesImakeajokeaboutmyselfandthathelpedsolvealltheembarrassments.embarrassmentn.窘迫，尷尬afeelingofbeingembarrassedMuchtoherembarrassment,everyb