1. More Reading A smile a day keeps the doctor away

2. strengthen eg. Laughter strengthens the immune system. 通过做锻炼，他强化了肌肉。 By doing workouts, he strengthened his muscles. n. strength 力, 力量, 力气 ; 实力 ; 效力 [U] physical strength 体力 A. The medicine has lost its strength. B. He hasn't got enough strength to remove that stone. C. 1,500-meter race is his strength( 长处 [C]).

3. equivalent adj. be equivalent to Eight kilometers is roughly equivalent to five miles. n. 同等的事物，相当的语句 Is there a Chinese word that is the exact equivalent of the English word “home”? Some English words have no Chinese equivalents.

4. emotion Kim received the news without showing any visible sign of emotion. Winning gave us ______ satisfaction. ______ problems adj. emotional 感情 ( 上 ) 的；易动情的； 激起情感的

5. A. He is ________ rude to me. B. The ________ number of the unemployed has attracted the attention of the economist. C. Travel ________ one's knowledge of the world. a. increasingly b. increasing c. increases

6. comedy Ant. Tragedy comic books comedian n. 喜剧演员

7. charity This charity aims to help people to help themselves. 这一慈善团体的宗旨是帮助人们实行自助。 A _________ person would forgive the boy's errors. charitable adj.

8. undergo undergo—underwent--undergone All the freshmen will undergo a medical examination. You may have to undergo disappointment and failure before experiencing success. The country has undergone massive changes recently.

9. deny deny sth. deny doing. deny that. eg. You cannot deny the truth that laughter is good for you. He denied having threatened/threatening junior students. 他否认曾经威胁低年级学生。 There is no denying that 不可否认 There's no denying that quicker action could have saved them N. denial His reply is equivalent to a denial.

10. A familiar title An apple a day keeps the doctor away. A smile a day keeps the doctor away. Replacement. Why?

11. Para 1 How many benefits can we get from laughter ( in Para 1)? What are they? prevent illnesses reduce stress lower blood pressure lower pulse rate strengthen immune system deal with pain

12. The numbers you have heard in this Para are ______. 100 be equivalent to Para 1 10

13. Para 2 When people are _______, they watch _______ films to laugh away emotions. Laughter is __________ being used in hospitals as a form of _________.

14. How do the hospitals encourage patients to laugh. Para 2

15. Para 3,4 Skimming & scanning An organization is mentioned in Para 3, what is it? Where is it from? When did it begin to exist? http://www.humourfoundation.com.au The Humor Foundation AustraliaIn 1997

16. children who are ill children who undergo surgery

17. Para3,4 Skimming & scanning Two requirements for volunteering Want more details? The Public Health Bureau

18. The main idea of each paragraph Laughter is good for physical health. Laughter is good for mental health. A group named the Humor Foundation is introduced. The clown doctor program needs volunteers.

19. Share some proverbs regarding health

20. A little labor, much health. 适量的劳动有益于健康

21. Work won't kill but worry will. 劳动无害，忧愁伤身

22. Laugh and grow fat. 心宽体胖

23. Good medicine is bitter in the mouth.

24. Better pay the butcher than the doctor. 花钱看病不如出钱买肉。

25. Home assignment –Suppose you are the person in charge of the Clown Doctor program, use three sentences to attract readers to join your program. –Learn these expressions after class and then finish the translation task.

26. Language points

27. fun u. n. 1. 娱乐, 乐趣 What fun we had! 我们玩得多开心 ! 2. 玩笑, 嬉戏 His uncle is fond of fun. 他的叔父喜欢开玩笑。 3. 有趣的人 ( 或事物 ) Mr. Smith is great fun. 史密斯先生是一个很有趣的人。 a. funny (funnier, funniest) 有趣的，可笑的 不要和 “a” 连用，哪怕之前有 adj. 修饰。 e.g. What great fun we had! It is fun to play cards. I have said it just for fun. They made fun of Mr. Potts.

28. such as/ such…as eg. Laughter may even prevent illnesses such as heart disease. 他精通多门欧洲语言，比如德语和西班牙语。 He had a good command of several European languages such as German and Spanish. 他的杰作应该被保存在一个如画廊或者博物馆这 样的地方。 His masterpieces should be kept in such a place as an art gallery or a museum.

29. Review & Home assignment 某些食物和维生素能帮助增强免疫系统。 一英里相当于 1.6 公里。 人类能体验很多情感，比如恨，悲，惧。 他越来越依赖网络了。 这个基金会是为了帮助无家可归的儿童而设 立的。 没人能否认志愿者们对于奥运会所作的贡献。