Unit 4 Lesson 2 Why Do We Need Humour-ppt课件（含音频） -（2020）新北师大版高中英语选择性必修第二册.rar

Unit 4Unit 4HUMOURHUMOURLesson 2Lesson 2WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR?WHY DO WE NEED HUMOUR?To read and talk about why we need humourTo listen for understandingTo recall information previously heardTo use questions to draw attentionTo learn how to elaborate ideas with examples1. Why are the three stories in Lesson One humorous?2. What is humour? 3. What can it do for us? Match the expressions with their meanings. comedy be hard-wired into relieve tension blood vessels immune infection become a basic part of sth. causing or getting diseases a funny film not affected by a particular disease the tubes through which blood flows reduce stressTalk about your understanding of humour and what it can do for us.to be hard-wired into usto relieve tensionto make the level of stress chemicals fallto make our life interestingto have an influence on ones attitudes and feelingto relax the muscles in our bodyI think humour is hard-wired into us.LISTEN FOR UNDERSTANDING2. Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions.1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech? 2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question?Why do we need humour?The physical effects and psychological effects of humour.Is humour good or bad for a person?3. 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. relieve tension relaxes the muscles as long as 45 minutes Also, a good laugh 4_ to the heart and 5_ of blood vessels, 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_. increases blood flowimproves the functionheart diseasefallsincreasesfight infection4. Listen 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 we smile, even if we dont feel like it, it can also _. we naturally smilemake us feel happyIt 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. Far-reaching effects of humour:great influencenegative attitudes and feelingsenjoy our company5. Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech. 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 both 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. Why does the speaker use questions in his speech? Using questions to draw attention. Some 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. Skill BuilderRhetorical questions in a speech 1. Definition:A rhetorical question is a question thats asked for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be immediately provided by the questioner or obvious.2. Function:Rhetorical questions can be used as an effective communication tool during a speech. These questions provide you with a way of controlling the speech and thoughts of the audience. They are especially useful in engaging the audience and getting the audience to actively participate rather than passively listen. A sense of humour can be a persons greatest asset. This skill can help you interact easily with others, improve your health, and even help diffuse difficult situations. Do you agree with the speakers view? Why or why not? And if yes, can you find more benefits of humour? Mike got himself in a very awkward situation when he attended a party. He was so embarrassed that his face blushed. However, he managed to find a very clever way to handle it and saved his face eventually. Read the summary and guess the meaning of the underlined words. 6. Listen to a dialogue and find out Mikes embarrassing situation and his way to handle it.FOCUS ON FUNCTION:FOCUS ON FUNCTION:FOCUS ON FUNCTION:FOCUS ON FUNCTION:ELABROATING WITH EXAMPLESELABROATING WITH EXAMPLESELABROATING WITH EXAMPLESELABROATING WITH EXAMPLES1. Mikes embarrassing situation: He kept on _.2. His way to handle the situation: He used _. He just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days Im going to _!” getting the hosts name wrong. humour to get people laugh at him forget my own name3. Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments? 4. According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation? He got the idea from an article he recently read. Because humour can make people laugh and laugher is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation. Elaborating 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 instance for example7. Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder. For example, For instance, One example of this Talk BuilderMore ways to say “for example”1. such as 2. lets say 3. examples include 4. imagine that5. in a similar case 6. to illustrate 7. to give you an idea 8. suppose that Talk about the benefits of humour based on your own experience and elaborate on them with examples. Talk about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on your own or other peoples experience and elaborate with examples.Discussion and understandingHe is not laughed at that laughs at himself first. Thomas Fuller1. Write about how to use humour to handle awkward situations based on your own experience. 2. Prepare a presentation about how to have a sense of humour.