课外阅读课件WHYDOPEOPLELAUGH南海赵金妹.ppt

Laughter Club Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of laughter. In English, people say that laughter is the best medicine. Some think that laughter helps sick people get well. Do you think so, too? 　　 In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they pretend to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after laughing together. 　 Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs equals ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also breathe deeply. This helps you relax. That’s good for you, too. 　　 Why do we laugh? That’s a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don’t laugh very often when they are alone. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group. * Task Task Task Task Task Task Task Task Task Reading Why Do People Laugh? 高邮市南海初级中学 赵金妹 Check the preview Show me what you have got! What will we learn today? Gaoyou Nanhai Middle School Knowledge aims Ability aims 1.To be able to recognize and understand vocabulary about laughter. 2. To be able to understand why people laugh. Learning aims To be able to learn how to skim and scan the text to get main ideas. Lead-in Lead-in Is laughing important in our daily life? laugh [lɑ:f] v. laughter [lɑ:ft?] n. laughter club Pre-reading Task1: Enjoy some pictures. stretch your hands above your head [ stret?] vt. Pre-reading [?b?v] prep. breathe deeply [bri?e] vi. [di:pli]?adv. Pre-reading 1. scientist _____ a the action of laughing 2. laughter _____ b spread one’s arms 3. stretch _____ c take