Is laughter the best medicine?

Answer each question with 2–3 sentences.

1. What makes you laugh the most?
2. When did you last laugh until you cried?
3. Do you have a good sense of humour?
4. Do you think laughing is good for your health?
5. Who is the funniest person you know?
6. What do you do when you feel stressed?

Read each word and the example. Then say a sentence about what makes you laugh.

Choose the word that fits.

1. Research shows that can reduce stress, at least for a short time.
2. A good joke can tension in a meeting.
3. Her was bad until she watched a comedy.
4. Exercise has many health .
5. Friends often when they laugh together.
6. Some scientific about laughter are exaggerated.
7. She has a great of humour.
8. A walk can your mood on a bad day.

Choose the right answer, then press Check answers.

1. to relieve = to make something
   less badlongerworse
2. a hormone is a
   kind of joketype of exercisechemical made in the body
3. tension is a feeling of
   happinessworryhunger
4. hilarious = extremely
   sadboringfunny
5. to bond = to form a
   new ruleclose relationshiplong list
6. a claim is a statement that something is
   truefalsefunny

Use these phrases to give advice.

• You should...Тобі слід...You should try to laugh more.
• You ought to...Тобі варто...You ought to watch a comedy.
• You'd better...Тобі краще...You'd better take a break.
• If I were you, I'd...На твоєму місці я б...If I were you, I'd call a friend.
• Why don't you...?Чому б тобі не...?Why don't you go for a walk?
• It's worth + -ingВарто...It's worth spending time with funny people.
• Make sure you...Переконайся, що ти...Make sure you get enough sleep.
• Don't forget to...Не забудь...Don't forget to take breaks.

Read the text. Hover over the dotted words for help.

1. Laughing seems to relieve stress for a short time.
   TrueFalse
2. Laughing is proven to make people live longer.
   TrueFalse
3. Group laughter helps people to bond.
   TrueFalse
4. The story of Norman Cousins proves a general rule.
   TrueFalse
5. The text recommends using laughter instead of medicine.
   TrueFalse

1. Why do people laugh more when they are with others?
2. Can humour be dangerous or unkind? When?
3. What should schools or companies do to bring more laughter into the day?
4. What is the difference between a claim and a proven fact?

Common mistakes: should + base verb, ought to, and had better without to. ✗ You should to laugh → You should laugh. ✗ You had better to rest → You had better rest.

1. You
   shouldshould to
   laugh more.
2. You
   ought toought
   see a doctor.
3. You'd
   betterbest
   rest, or you'll be ill.
4. You'd better
   not staynot to stay
   up late.
5. If I
   weream
   you, I'd call a friend.
6. Why
   don't youyou don't
   go for a walk?
7. It's worth
   to spendspending
   time with funny people.
8. Make sure you
   gettingget
   enough sleep.

Each sentence has one mistake. Type the correct words.

1. You should to laugh more. →
2. You had better to rest. →
3. You ought see a doctor. →
4. Why you don't take a break? →
5. It's worth to try it. →
6. If I would be you, I'd call a friend. →

Answer in detail. Use should, ought to, had better and If I were you.

1. What advice would you give to a stressed person?
2. Who gives you the best advice? What do they say?
3. What should people do when they feel low?
4. What makes you laugh even in a bad situation?
5. What should you never joke about?
6. What would you do if you were stressed and had one free hour?

Three people have different relationships with laughter. Compare them. Who needs the most advice? Give advice to each one. Whose life is closest to yours?

Your teacher will time you.

1. Plan for one minute, then speak for one or two minutes.
2. Part 1: what makes you laugh and when you laugh most.
3. Part 2: how humour helps you in difficult moments.
4. Part 3: advice you would give to a stressed friend.

1. Do you laugh a lot?
2. Who makes you laugh?
3. Do you like comedies?
4. What do you do to relax after a hard day?
5. What is the funniest thing that happened to you?
6. What do you do when you feel tense?
7. What should people do to feel happier?
8. Do you tell jokes?

1. Who in your family is the funniest?
2. Who has the best laugh?
3. Who gives you good advice?
4. Who needs to laugh more?
5. Who do you call when you feel low?
6. Who makes you feel relaxed?

1. Should workplaces have more fun?
2. Is humour important in a relationship?
3. Should doctors use humour with patients?
4. Can a joke be dangerous?
5. Should children be taught to laugh at themselves?