Unit 1. People. Reading. "ZNO Leader B2".

Have a laugh!

It's no secret that laughing is good for us. It gives our immune system a boost, reducing stress, hormones and 1)                                         [where you can learn to be a comedian, playing with pets, humor doesn't come naturally to you, trying to buy a single baked potato, increasing disease-fighting antibodies, you can stop laughing when you see them, to make every day more amusing].It relaxes our muscles and strengthens our heart. Then of course, laughter releases feel-good hormones that makes us feel happier. Humor helps us ride the waves of life's ups and downs.

It turns us into more easy-going people and breaks the ice with others. However, what if 2)                                         [where you can learn to be a comedian, playing with pets, humor doesn't come naturally to you, trying to buy a single baked potato, increasing disease-fighting antibodies, you can stop laughing when you see them, to make every day more amusing]or you just don't get other people's jokes? What if your are an intensely serious person who finds life more tragic than comic or who is more likely to be not-tempered and moody when things go wrong than to slap your forehead and laugh? Can you learn to take life less seriously and lighten up?

According to some comedians, people can actually learn to be funny - perhaps not fall-off-your chair funny, but at least able to admit that things are ridiculous rather than absolutely terrible. For those with a natural talent for being funny there are even stand-up comedy clinics 3)                                         [where you can learn to be a comedian, playing with pets, humor doesn't come naturally to you, trying to buy a single baked potato, increasing disease-fighting antibodies, you can stop laughing when you see them, to make every day more amusing]. Stand up teachers turn the art of comedy into a science and design games, such as ones in which students have to improvise, to get students to be more creative . Students are given the tools to write great jokes even when they are struggling to come up with ideas of their own.