高二英语Laughter Is the Best Medicine.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Laughter is the Best Medicine;Read A Joke;Well, every time that you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy, one of my hairs turn white;Think about;;I love being a clown. I get to make people laugh but it’s not an easy profession. I can do things that most people don’t get to do. For example, when I perform at company parties, I can scold the managers. I can forbid them from giving people too much work, ask for longer lunch breaks or even advise them on their fashion sense– I usually give them my big pink wig. Of course I do it in a silly way and we all get to have a good laugh. After all, who gets to say these kinds of things to an authority figure? –only a clown. But I still have to remember to use caution some times. One time, I scratched a man’s head as I talked about his wonderful hair. Well, it was a wig and it fell off his head. Everyone was laughing except him and that’s no good.;Listening strategies;Vocabulary;Vocabulary;fool around, acknowledged, get rid of, psychology ; 1. Dr. Fry is talking about studies on______ a) the effects of laughter associated with humour b) the human body and stress c) scientific methods used in laboratories 2. Scientists haven’t measured the positive effects of laughter on______ a) adults b) teenagers c) children 3. It’s not easy for doctors to use humour at work because____ a) they want to be authority figures b) patients may not take them seriously c) they don’t think it would have any value ; 4. What you can’t find during a humour campaign are _____ a) extra meals in the humour rooms b) clowns and performers c) special TV channels and programmes 5. When you study, laughter helps your brain to _____ a) fall asleep faster b) pay attention and stay active c) fight stress after the exam; 1. Dr. Fry believes that laughter associated with happiness involves the whole body. 2. The beneficial effec