Is laughter really the best medicine?

Advanced lesson plan (B2 and above): Is laughter really the best medicine? - BUY ME A COFFEE if you like my FREE ESL content

Laughter is a behaviour we share with chimpanzees, gorillas, mice and even parrots. We laugh to show amusement and agreement. But is it really as good for our health as the old adage would have us believe?

In this B2+ worksheet, students will 

• Study a video about the science of laughter
• Learn six laughter-related idioms
• Discuss three phrasal verbs: laugh at, laugh with, laugh off
• See advanced adjectives to describe a group of laughing friends 
• Read and answer questions about "laughing yoga"
• Differentiate between to + infinitive vs. the gerund after certain phrases 

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Lesson objectives:

1) To match six pictures with LAUGH-related phrasal verbs (to laugh off, to laugh at, to laugh with)

2) To find three adjectives from a list of advanced vocabulary that do NOT describe a group of laughing friends

3) To conjugate verbs into either to + infinitive or the gerund, based on the phrases that precede them (e.g. The trainer encouraged us to laugh off our mistakes vs. I can't imagine him laughing at her)

4) To practise listening comprehension by studying a video about the science of laughter

5) To expand the students' repertoire of idioms, matching six laughter-related idioms/phrases with their definitions (to be laughing on the other side of one's face, he who laughs last laughs longest, to laugh all the way to the bank, to be no laughing matter, to be a laughing stock, to split one's sides laughing)

6) To improve reading comprehension by studying a short article about "laughing yoga" and the health benefits of laughter