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Why laughter is the best medicine 6 Minute English
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Laughter can be serious business. There’s evidence that people who laugh recover more quickly from illness. Neil and Sam share a silly joke as they talk about the topic and teach you related vocabulary. • This week's question • There’s a scientific field of study into laughter and its effects on the human body. What is this study called? • a) gigglology • b) gelotology • c) guffology • Listen to the programme to find out the answer. • Vocabulary • rib cage • structure in the human chest made of bones called ribs which protects your lungs and heart • primitive • relating to the simple, natural way humans lived in their early stages of development, before money, machines or writing were invented • giggle • a quiet, childlike but uncontrolled way of laughing • guffaw • laugh out loud, often at something stupid or rude someone has said • mammals • animals, including humans, dogs and whales, which give birth to live young, rather than laying eggs, and who feed their young with milk • juvenile • young animal which is not fully grown • [Cover: Getty Images] • You can download the audio and the transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish... • More 6 Minute English episodes: • Sleepy in South Korea • • Sleepy in South Korea - 6 Minute English • Personalised diets • • Personalised diets - 6 Minute English • How green is nuclear energy? • • How green is nuclear energy? - 6 Minu... • Why we forget the things we learn • • Why we forget the things we learn - 6... • Should fast food sponsor sport? • • Should fast food sponsor sport? - 6 M... • #learnenglish #laughter #funny #humour
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