Why Do People Laugh?

10/10/2020 4:17:00 PM


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Do you know?

  • Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body's natural feel-good hormones. 
  • Some researchers believe laughter can help you live a longer life. Researchers in Japan and Norway have conducted studies that suggest laughter may lead to living a longer life.

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Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • How many times a day do people laugh?
  • How many minutes of running do one hundred laughs equal to?
How many times a day do people laugh?
  • 7
  • 17
  • 70

How many minutes of running do one hundred laughs equal to?

  • 10
  • 20
  • 30

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Why Do People Laugh?

Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of . In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing . People say they feel good after laughing together. Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many in your body. Scientists say that one hundred laughs ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also deeply. This helps you relax. That's good for you, too. Why do we laugh? That is a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are . Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group. In English, people say that laughter is the best . Some think that laughter helps sick people get well. Do you think so, too?

Read and answer the questions.

Why Do People Laugh?


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Do you laugh every day? Most people do. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of laughter. 

In India, there are hundreds of laughter clubs. The people in these clubs get together every morning. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they pretend to laugh. Soon everyone is laughing naturally. People say they feel good after laughing together. Scientists believe that laughter is good for you. Why? For one thing, laughter is good exercise. When you laugh, you exercise many muscles in your body. 

Scientists say that one hundred laughs equal ten minutes of running. When you laugh, you also breathe deeply. This helps you relax. That's good for you, too. 

Why do we laugh? That is a hard question to answer. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are alone. Many scientists believe that we use laughter to connect to other people. Laughter helps us feel part of a group. 

In English, people say that laughter is the best medicine. Some think that laughter helps sick people get well. Do you think so, too?

What is NOT the reason that laughter is good for you?

  • People feel more close.
  • It makes us feel relaxing.
  • People pretend to make it.
  • It is a kind of exercise.

When do people laugh more often?

  • When they are alone
  • When they are relaxing
  • When they are doing exerices
  • When they are with others

What is the main idea of the text?

  • Laughter is good for you.
  • People laugh every day.
  • Laughter helps you relax.
  • We need more laughter clubs.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text.

  1. In English, people say that laughter is the best .
  2. First they stretch their hands above their heads. Then they to laugh.
  3. Soon everyone is laughing .
  4. Scientists say that one hundred laughs ten minutes of running.
  5. Scientists say that people laugh about 17 times a day. That is a lot of . 
  6. When you laugh, you exercise many in your body.
  7. We know that people laugh more often in a group. They don't laugh very often when they are .
  8. When you laugh, you also deeply.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

  1. In the movies, actors to be someone else.
  2. Five plus ten fifteen.
  3. After a while, we started talking about the children.
  4. You can buy in a drugstore or pharmacy. 
  5. This exercise will work the of the back.
  6. The air was so cold we could hardly .
  7. Tom is not in finding Rick hard to work with.
  8. We could hear from the next room.