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L2 Why do we need humour?
Unit 4
Why do we need humour?
Brainstorm:
What’s your the type of the speech? (narrative, argument, exposition)
What kind of structure will this type of text use? What about the language features?
From what aspects will the author develop the text?
Why do we need humour?
speech
(argument)
structure
language features
persuasive/
convincing
logical
interactive
Before listening -- Clear vocabulary barriers.
Man is by nature a social animal. Humans are hard-wired for social relationships.
I always take a slow, deep breath to relieve tension.
Massage(按摩) is used to relax muscles, relieve stress and improve the circulation.
Exercise has been proven to be helpful for increasing blood flow to the brain which means a higher quality and quantity of brain function.
Blood vessels carry life-giving blood to and from your cells. Try hard to improve the function of blood vessels.
Environmental protection has far-reaching effects on humans.
She failed a significant exam. She must be in a bad mood.
Laughing has psychological effects on our mind.
Anger can decrease the number of immune cells.
While-listening
Para 1 (beginning) -- Key Ideas
the title of the speech:
main idea of the following content:
Why do we need humour?
Houmor has both physical and psychological effects.
While-listening
Para 2 (Body) -- physical effects
Linking words Main points Details
______ Helps _____________________.
It ___________in our body and the effects can be felt for as long as _____ minutes after a good laugh.
______ increases _________ to the heart and __________________ of blood vessels. ... helps protect us from
.
______ the level of stress chemicals in our body ________and the number of immunce cells in our body _______. better able to fight .
Firstly
Also
Finally
relieve tension
relaxes the muscles
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the blood flow
improves the function
heart disease
falls
increases
infection
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