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Book 4 Unit 1 Laugh Out Loud
Using language: Vocabulary & Listening
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What makes you laugh out loud in your daily life?
A practical joke ends with laughter, not harm. The key is that the “victim” can laugh at themselves once they realize it’s a harmless joke.
Listen to the radio program and choose the pictures mentioned. (P8)
spaghetti in the tree
Listen again and complete the notes. (P9)
the “washing of the lions”
18th & 19th centuries
1965
BBC News Channel
smells to be carried
1957
a really good harvest
Which of the jokes make(s) you laugh out loud?
How do we describe laughter?
Expressions about laughter
Listen and complete the conversations. (P7)
ear to ear
head off
grin from ear to ear:
to look extremely happy because you are very pleased about sth
laugh one’s head off:
to laugh very loudly and for a long time.
Grin from ear to ear 可以请学生表演
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smiles
be all smiles:
to look friendly and happy, (especially when other people are not expecting you to)
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laughing
a smile
crack a smile:
to suddenly start smiling usually after keeping a straight face or trying not to laugh
the laughing stock:
a person that everyone laughs at because they’ve done sth funny or silly
The long face 可以让学生来演一下,强调情绪unhappy, the laughing stock让学生释义
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Read aloud and collect more expressions about laughter.
A steamy mist was rising up now from the great warm chocolate river, and out of the mist there appeared suddenly a most fantastic pink boat. “This is my private yacht!” cried Mr. Wonka, beaming with pleasure.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Mr. Wonka himself had suddenly become even more excited than usual, and anyone could see that this was the room he loved best of all…and then he peered anxiously through the glass door of a gigantic oven, rubbing his hands and cackling with delight at what he saw inside.
His countenance (= face) beamed with the most sunny smiles, and laughter played around his lips. The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens
Mr. Bumble, having spread the handkerchief over his head, and standing with his mouth wide open, looked so excessively stupid, that the two old gentlemen, who had been watching him with much interest, roared with laughter. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
He laughed so heartily that he shook the whole bench. And when he laughed, his face seemed to be all broad grin—from ear to ear.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Her laugh, which was not loud, but like a silver bell, rang out so genuinely that it made everyone around her feel lighter. Middlemarch by George Eliot
She collapsed on the nearest chair and burst into such a hearty and unusual peal of laughter that Matthew, crossing the yard outside, halted in amazement. Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
Sandy forced a smile despite feeling sad.
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Harry smiled weakly (smiled faintly). Yes, trying on the hat was a lot better than having to do a spell, but he did wish they could have tried it on without everyone watching.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
The rain drummed against the windows. She looked up, her lips curving into a half smile. “I'm fine,” she murmured. But she knew she wasn’t.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Describe a scene that started with embarrassment and ended with genuine laughter. (单元写作备选一)
grin from ear to ear
laugh one’s head off
be all smiles
the laughing stock
crack a smile
giggle
beam (with pleasure/with the most sunny smiles)
laugh so heartily that…
roar with laughter
cackle with delight
burst out laughing/burst into laughter
(sb’s lips curved into) a half-smile
force a smile
smile faintly/weakly
Use the expressions below when appropriate.
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I was called to the stage to receive the annual “Students’ Favorite Teacher" award. As I climbed the steps, my foot caught on the microphone cable, and I stumbled forward, sending the shiny trophy flying across the floor with a deafening clang. The entire auditorium went dead silent. My face burned. I scrambled to my feet, picked up the trophy, and forced a smile. The principal, in the front row, tried to comfort me but his lips were quivering—he was clearly holding back a laugh.
Then someone in the back let out a tiny giggle. It was infectious. A girl in the second row burst into laughter, covering her mouth with both hands. Next to her, a boy started to laugh his head off, slapping his knee. Within seconds, the whole auditorium began to roar with laughter—teachers, students, even the camera man. I stood there, red as a tomato, feeling like the laughing stock of the whole school.
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But then, something clicked. I held up the trophy, inspected it, and said into the microphone, "Well, at least I know it’s unbreakable, just like the bond between teachers and students." A few teachers cracked a smile at that, and the laughter turned warmer. A group of my students cackled with delight. I couldn't help myself—I grinned from ear to ear, and the laughter felt like it was with me, not at me.
By the time I walked off the stage, everyone was all smiles, and I was beaming with pleasure—genuine pleasure, not the fake kind I had forced a minute ago. The embarrassment had melted into pure, shared joy.
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