Unit 4 Period 2 Why do we need humour（课件）英语北师大版选择性必修第二册

该高中英语课件围绕“幽默的重要性”展开，核心知识点涵盖幽默的生理与心理影响及实际应用。课堂导入通过“激活与分享”模块提问引导学生思考幽默的定义与益处，结合示例搭建学习支架，听力活动分模块深入，从整体问题到具体影响再到技能训练，构建连贯知识脉络。 其亮点在于融合语言能力、思维品质与学习能力培养。语言能力方面，通过听力理解、词汇猜测（如“awkward”“embarrassed”）提升语言运用；思维品质上，借助设问句分析、Mike尴尬情境实例，培养问题解决能力；学习能力通过制作海报、写作任务（结合自身经历写幽默应对尴尬）引导主动学习。教学方法注重听练结合与实例阐述，助力学生提升综合素养，教师可高效开展互动教学。

Unit 4 Humor 高中英语北师大版选择性必修第二册 Why do we need humour? Activate and Share 1. What is your understanding of humour? 2. What can we benefit from humour? Activate and Share 1. What is your understanding of humour? 2. What can we benefit from humour? to be hard-wired into us to relieve tension to make the level of stress chemicals fall to make our life interesting to have an influence on one’s attitudes and feelings to relax the muscles in our body reduce stress become a basic part of sth. Example: I think humour is hard-wired into us. Listen for understanding 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? Listen for understanding Listen to Part 1 of a speech about humour. Answer the questions. 1. What question does the speaker try to answer in his speech? Why do we need humour? 2. From what aspects will he further discuss the question? The physical effects and psychological effects of humour. Physical effects sth that influences someone’s body and body system Psychological effects sth that influences someone’s mood and emotions Firstly, laughter helps 1______________. It 2__________________ in our body, and the effects can be felt for 3____________________ after a good laugh. Listen for understanding Listen to Part 2 of a speech. Complete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body. Then talk about them in pairs. relieve tension relaxes the muscles as long as 45 minutes Listen for understanding Listen to Part 2 of a speech. Complete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body. Then talk about them im pairs. Also, a good laugh 4 ___________________ to the heart and 5___________________ of blood vessels, which helps protect us from 6______________. increases blood flow improves the function heart disease the tubes through which blood flows Listen for understanding Listen to Part 2 of a speech. Complete the lists of physical effects that humour can have on our body. Then talk about them im pairs. 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_______________. falls increases fight infection Physical effects Firstly,...relieve tension...relaxes the muscle...as long as 45 minutes... Finally,...the level of stress chemicals...the number of immune cells...our body is able to... Also,...increase blood flow...improve the function...protect us from... What physical effects does humour have on our body? Talk about them in pairs. Listen for understanding 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 we’re happy, ________________________ we naturally smile When we smile, even if we don’t feel like it, it can also _______________________ make us feel happy Listen for understanding Listen to Part 3. Complete the information about the two psychological effects of humour on our mind. It 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. great influence negative attitudes and feelings enjoy our company Far-reaching effects of humour: likely to have a lot of influence or many effects like to be with us What psychological effects does humour have on our body? Talk about them in pairs. Psychological effects far-reaching effects: It means... If we are in a bad mood... But if we always try to be positive and funny... the two-way effect: When we’re happy... Even if we don’t feel like it... Skill Builer Listen to the speech again. Write down the questions that the speaker used in his speech. Then summarise the speaker’s answers to the questions. 1. Why do we need humour? 2. What can humour do for us? 3. Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood? 4. What does “far-reaching effects” mean? Skill Builer 1. Why do we need humour? Humour can make us laugh. 2. What can humour do for us? Humour has both physical and psychological effects. 3. Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood? Yes. Humour also has psychological effects on our mind... 4. What does “far-reaching effects” mean? It means it will have a great influence on how we live... rhetorical questions A rhetorical question is a question that’s asked for effect with no answer expected. The answer may be immediately provided by the questioner or obvious. 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. Rhetorical Question 设问句 Post-listening Make a graphic organiser based on the rhetorical questions. Humour Why do we need humour? What can humour do for us? Physical effects Psychological effects Firstly,... Finally,... Also,... What does “far-reaching effects” mean? Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood? (the two-way effect) Post-listening Introduce the content of the speech based on the graphic organiser. Humour Why do we need humour? What can humour do for us? Physical effects Psychological effects Firstly,... Finally,... Also,... What does “far-reaching effects” mean? Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood? (the two-way effect) Homework Make a poster about the physical and psychological effects of humor. Reviewing Introduce the content of the speech based on the graphic organiser. Humour Why do we need humour? What can humour do for us? Physical effects Psychological effects Firstly,... Finally,... Also,... What does “far-reaching effects” mean? Does it mean there is a relation between smiling and mood? (the two-way effect) Listen for understanding Listen to Dialogue 1. Complete the story. Tom told me the funniest story the other day! He said that last month he was __________ down the road well within the ___________ when he saw the _____ of a _________. He thought there must be something wrong so he turned around and went along the road again really slowly. The ____________ again! He then turned around and went down the road again for a third time and the ____________________ again. He thought there must be something wrong with the camera but in fact, he received _______ in the post for not ________ a __________! driving speed limit flash camera camera flashed camera light flashed 3 fines wearing seat belt Listen for understanding Guess the meaning of the underlined words. 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. causing difficulty or uncomfortable feelings anxious and uncomfortable to deal with becoming red in the face Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it. Mike’s embarrassing situation: He kept on __________________________ His way to handle the situation: He made ______________________________________________________ He just started laughing and said, “Oh dear, one of these days I’m going to ____________________ forget my own name.” getting the host’s name wrong. a joke about himself and that helped solve all the embarrassments. Elaborating with examples Listen to the dialogue again and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it. 1.Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments? 2.How did Mike elaborate on the article with Jennifer with the example? 3.According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation? 4.How was the idea elaborated with the example? explain or describe sth. in a more detailed way Elaborating with examples Listen to the dialogue again and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it. 1.Where did Mike get the idea of using humour to solve the embarrassments? 2.How did Mike elaborate on the article with Jennifer with the example? He got the idea from an article he recently read. He gave an example that if you accidentially pour coffee all over you, you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it. You can say “My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee.” That way, other people can laugh, too, without being rude about laughing at someone else’s expense. explain or describe sth. in a more detailed way Elaborating with examples Listen to a dialogue and find out Mike’s embarrassing situation and his way to handle it. 3.According to Mike, why is humour a great way to deal with an awkward situation? 4.How was the idea elaborated with the example? Because humour can make people laugh and laughter is a great way to make people feel comfortable in an awkward situation. He started laughing and said: “On dear, one of these days I’m going to forget my own name”. By laughing at himself, he solved all the embarassments. explain or describe sth. in a more detailed way Talk Builder __________________ is that you can use humour to get people to laugh at you. _______________, if you accidentally pour coffee all over yourself, you can laugh at yourself or make a joke about it. You can say, _______________, “My T-shirt also wants to have a cup of coffee. ” For example For instance One example of this One example of this For instance for example Listen and imitate. Complete the Talk Builder. Imagine that In a similar case Such as Suppose that… Cities ____________ Zhengzhou are spreading out. My dear, ___________ if we don’t have the oil, what will happen to us? The house is perfect and I see no reason to _____________ it isn’t approriate to live in it. Last Decemver, 46 people were injured _____________ in the same district such as imagine that suppose that in a similar case Discussion Humour is really a great way to ________________________. How did Mike use humour to handle the awkward situation? What will you do if getting into Mike’s situation? deal with an awkward situation Homework Write about how to use humour to handle embarrassment based on your own experience. Last Tuesday was my birthday and I really didn’t feel like waking up that morning. I managed to pull myself together to have breakfast, hoping my little brother and parents would be pleasant and say, “Happy Birthday!”. But it turned out that I was wrong. They barely said good morning, let alone “Happy Birthday.” Having breakfast together around the table, I started to sing “Happy Birthday Song” to myself and ultimately, I said “Thank you!” They all looked up and sang “Happy Birthday Song” together for me, which was absolutely a great start of a birthday. Possible version 感谢观看 THANK YOU 学科网 null 45086.99 null 45766.137 null 84820.055 null 171215.42 null 88477.555 null 132080.17 $