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IDIOM
"She laughed her head off" means she __________.
a. laughed very loudly b.had a headache
c. laughed at the wrong time
c. makes the injury worse
A. Answer the questions about Laughter is the Best Medicine.
1. Main Idea Laughter has __________ effect on our health.
a. a powerful b. a negative c. no
2. Detail When you laugh, your heart beats
a. slower b. faster c. at the same rate
3. Detail Laughing when you're injured __________.
a. reduces the pain
b. stops the pain
c. unusual
4. Vocabulary When you think negative thoughts, you imagine __________ things happening. (line 13)
a. happy b. bad c. unusual
5. Detail Which of the following is NOT the benefit of laughter?
a. less tense muscles
b. better communication
c. heart disease treatment
B. Work with a partner. Changes happen in your body when you laugh. Complete the word web.
Laughter:
• Changes to body
- 1. You take in more __________
- 2. Laughing increases your __________
- 5. Laughing reduces __________
- 6. Laughing is great __________
• Changes to feelings
- 3. Your brain releases __________
- 4. You feel __________
- 7. They make negative feelings __________
- 8. They prevent some __________
C. CRITICAL THINKING Talk with a partner. Do you laugh often? What do you do when you feel sad or stressed?
PROJECT Work in a group. Make a short presentation about a disease.
