1、U17-Lesson 2-1Laughter is the Best MedicineListeningzxxkwMy favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网教育Lead-inJoke 1T:When was Rome built?S:At night.T:Who told you that?S:You did.You said Rome was not built in a day.Well,every time you do something wrong and make me cry or unhappy,some of my hair turns whit
2、e.Mommy,how come all of grandmas hair iswhite?Why is some of your hair white,Mommy?Think about Are they funny?Do they make you laugh?“A joke a day,keep the doctor away.”Do you agree?Do you think laughter is good for your health?Why or why not?Are they funny?教育Get your words readyscoldcautionscratchf
3、orbidding signsprofessionsauthority figurewigVocabulary A psychology professor is someone who studies human mind.To acknowledge something means you admit it.To get rid of something means you drop away the things.Fooling around means acting in a joking way.To result in something means to cause someth
4、ing.To resist something means to fight against it.zxxkwMy favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网Match the following words psychology act in a joking way acknowledge fight against get rid of studies of human mind fool around drop away result admit resist cause教育fool around,result in,resist,from time to ti
5、me,get ridof,scoldfor,forbid1.I cant get rid of this terrible cough.2.My brother prefers to fool around instead of working.3.I like to play chess with him from time to time.4.I didnt think that borrowing my friends car would result in such problems.5.His parents forbid him to spend too much time on
6、playing computer games.6.She never resists buying new shoes.7.She was afraid that her boss would scold her forbeing late again.My favorite ComedyReading 2zxxkw学 科网Listen to the interview and decide what it mainly talks about.Dr Fry is talking about studies on _.a)the effects of laughter associated w
7、ith humourb)the human body and stressc)scientific methods used in laboratoriesListen and decide if the statements are true(T)or false(F)1 Dr Fry believes that laughter associated with happiness involves the whole body.T/F2 The beneficial effects of humour have not been scientifically examined.T/F3 I
8、t wouldnt be beneficial if humour got rid of all the stress from our lives.T/FListen and decide which one is the correct answer.1 Its not easy for doctors to use humour at work because _.a)they want to be authority figuresb)patients may not take them seriouslyc)they dont think it would have any valu
9、ezxxkw2 What you cant find during a humourcampaign are _.a)extra meals in the humour roomsb)clowns and performersc)special TV channels and programmesListen and answer the two questions.1 What can be a good way of resisting the tension caused by traffic jams?2 What will laughter help you when you study?LaughterHomework Textbook,P69,Ex.4
