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Why laughter is the best medicine - 6 Minute English

BBC Learning English
2024 ж. 27 Сәу.
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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]
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  • meaning of vocab in Indonesian: 1. Rib cage: Tulang Rusuk 2. Primitive: Primitif 3. Giggle: Cekikikan 4. Guffaw: Tertawa terbahak-bahak 5. Mammals: Mamalia 6. Juvenile: Remaja Thank youu🙌🏻💁🏻

    @kendraputraumirta2826@kendraputraumirta28263 ай бұрын

  • Laugh is the best way to express of happiness 😊. Awesome

    @sufafurat5009@sufafurat50092 жыл бұрын

    • Correct,we often laughing

      @manohar_kushwaha058@manohar_kushwaha0582 жыл бұрын

    • "A good laugh is sunshine in the house." 😀

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

    • Express without OF

      @knowmr.9348@knowmr.93482 жыл бұрын

    • @@knowmr.9348 thanks, I'm just a beginner

      @sufafurat5009@sufafurat50092 жыл бұрын

    • @@knowmr.9348 hi can we be friend?for talking?

      @user-rd5gw5bq6k@user-rd5gw5bq6k2 жыл бұрын

  • Through this video, I learned more interesting information about laughter. Some words to describe laughter such as giggle, chuckle, chortle, guffaw, cackle. Also, I learned some new words like cognitive neuroscientist, hide and squeak, squeeze, bouts, primitive, primate, chimpanzee, orangutan. Thank you so much

    @ThaoVo-dl9ti@ThaoVo-dl9ti2 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you BBC news I Iove it God bless you BBC Jesus Christ loves you BBC ❤️

    @ebirajan9729@ebirajan972917 күн бұрын

  • I really love how inclusive bbc english is. Keep it up

    @baraal-hakima.3865@baraal-hakima.38652 жыл бұрын

  • Enlightened channel now congratulation teachers

    @franciscojose6496@franciscojose64962 жыл бұрын

  • 😁 Supercool! Thanks for sharing it guys!

    @davidwealthyguerrero3738@davidwealthyguerrero37382 жыл бұрын

  • I really like this programme.

    @tahaismail5030@tahaismail50302 жыл бұрын

  • If you enjoy this video, you will LOVE this episode of our funny drama The White Elephant, where you can learn some useful everyday phrases related to being happy. kzhead.info/sun/icqBlKyRf4aQeac/bejne.html

    @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

  • Laugh have lots of benefits in life.It's helpful to strengthen our relationship, provide relaxation together with therapeutic effect.Apart from this, it aid in ease our minds.

    @babuk3898@babuk3898 Жыл бұрын

  • I enjoy this program really.

    @md.shamimanwar@md.shamimanwar Жыл бұрын

  • I think the small smile we give to someone is better than laughing at the jokes😊

    @muhammedramshasmmramshas6295@muhammedramshasmmramshas62957 ай бұрын

    • I do agree

      @keretaapiindonesia_@keretaapiindonesia_8 күн бұрын

  • Amazing lessons,useful for me

    @MathPuzzleGame@MathPuzzleGame2 жыл бұрын

  • Thanks a bunch

    @zeynabghanbari5021@zeynabghanbari50212 жыл бұрын

  • I like the programme!

    @zukhrakim9602@zukhrakim96022 жыл бұрын

  • Laughter is the best therapy to be young.

    @shabahathussain6405@shabahathussain64052 жыл бұрын

    • "A good laugh heals a lot of hurts." 👍👍😀😀

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

  • This hugely helped w/ my public speaking competition! I won! Thx BBC 💖

    @ludicrous1831@ludicrous1831 Жыл бұрын

    • congrats :)

      @dompol6596@dompol6596 Жыл бұрын

  • A smile just bring happiness!

    @edimarsilva8553@edimarsilva85532 жыл бұрын

  • In that case, I am an example whenever I am in the mood, I can do anything even hard tasks, and I feel I will smash it spontaneously. It’s very true the significance of a smile in every sector of our life path. As soon as possible, we should perceive it because mortality down is not a positive sign. This is because Sir, Charlie Chaplin said “A day Without laughter is a waste of a day”. Though I am having a bad patch, but I would like to come back through the strong laughter which had to me in the previous times.

    @RebayetHossin__@RebayetHossin__10 ай бұрын

  • Thankyou dear BBC...... Laughing is good feels It give happiness. Through this program l got to know The study of laughter gelotology. Giggle,chuckle,chortle,cuckle ect are different type of laughing 😁 Laughing is the medicine and cure illnesses It prevent mental tress. 🙏🏻

    @soumyasarin8399@soumyasarin83998 ай бұрын

  • Laugh also helps to relax the muscles.

    @briza2022@briza20222 жыл бұрын

  • Useful knowledge 👌

    @harpreetsingh-ph7hz@harpreetsingh-ph7hz11 ай бұрын

  • Thanks BBC for a very intriguing video My summary after watching Laughter is a very essential part of our lives that makes us human. Well, there is a saying like "laughter is the best medicine" which is medically proven true as laughing releases anti-stress endorphins into our bodies. What's more, some evidence shows that people who often laugh recover quickly from their illnesses, including covid. According to Professor Sophie Scott, laughing is a variation of breathing. Like breathing, it involves a rib cage which is alike a drum to amplify the laughing sound. On top of that, humans are not only animals that laugh but also other beings such as different kinds of primates, and rats,... And a laugh is an invitation to play, a sign that animals enjoy their playing.

    @irenefang246@irenefang246 Жыл бұрын

    • Thanks you for sharing your excellent - in depth summary.

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish Жыл бұрын

  • Very useful video......

    @natureoncanvas9854@natureoncanvas98542 жыл бұрын

  • It sure is. Humour saves lives.

    @melissagorgeous16@melissagorgeous16 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for this wonderful photo❤❤❤

    @visible1312@visible13122 ай бұрын

  • Thaaaanks!

    @ablessing891@ablessing8912 жыл бұрын

  • Laughter is best medicine indeed

    @karamatali2596@karamatali25962 жыл бұрын

  • The science's name itself is already a good medicine for me

    @candynguyen5067@candynguyen5067 Жыл бұрын

  • Laughting is the best way to avoid stress,to relax,to go from bad,ridiculous situations.optimistists live longer and more happy their lives.and instead of crying,worring its better to laugh.

    @user-qf6qh1om5c@user-qf6qh1om5c2 жыл бұрын

  • I tottaly agree with it. Laughter is the best medicine and it makes us happier. It makes us to feel positively. In my opinion we always should try to laugh. One scientist said that even smiling can boost our mood too. It says that laughter also affects us in positive way. Crying every time is not helpful and it's not a right decision. Jokes are too helpful for it. By jokes we can live longer than we imagine. So we should tell many jokes to be happier. Thanks BBC

    @letsplayroblox6062@letsplayroblox60629 ай бұрын

  • Soi sáng có lẽ là kênh thông minh nhất🤓🤓

    @laurenegle7443@laurenegle74432 жыл бұрын

  • If you make laugh without reason, you need medicine

    @hemanthimadurupitiya2366@hemanthimadurupitiya23662 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

      @user-rc5zg7km5g@user-rc5zg7km5g2 жыл бұрын

    • 😂😂

      @janicekhin1948@janicekhin19482 жыл бұрын

    • True

      @NURKHALIK-hz3ds@NURKHALIK-hz3ds Жыл бұрын

    • hahaha

      @jaskaran4635@jaskaran4635 Жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for teaching me

    @sanpark4127@sanpark4127 Жыл бұрын

    • No problem

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish Жыл бұрын

  • Lovely

    @noshulal@noshulal2 жыл бұрын

  • Wow I never know this.

    @sesaysorierahman3601@sesaysorierahman36012 жыл бұрын

  • ❤❤❤

    @huyentranngoc7911@huyentranngoc7911Ай бұрын

  • laugh is the best medicine, that's a fact, not a cap

    @binheve7571@binheve75712 жыл бұрын

  • Thank you for the new information I like the cover ... Are there any reason for putting photo of woman with Hijab

    @belhoutfatemaelzzohrabatou1708@belhoutfatemaelzzohrabatou17082 жыл бұрын

    • Hi.can we be just friend?i want speaking partner

      @user-rd5gw5bq6k@user-rd5gw5bq6k2 жыл бұрын

    • The photo is related to current politics in India.

      @mohamedhasan8426@mohamedhasan84262 жыл бұрын

  • 👍👍

    @musaislamov6268@musaislamov62682 жыл бұрын

  • "Human are not the only (animals) who laugh" 3:44 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    @user-up5cz7qh7v@user-up5cz7qh7v3 ай бұрын

  • Yeah , that’s right . I love laughing everyday 😆😆😆

    @quanglamluong4990@quanglamluong49902 жыл бұрын

  • The Bible states: “ A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones.” ( Proverbs 17:22, New King James Version)

    @pafn888@pafn8885 ай бұрын

  • Laugh is very useful

    @phucprogaming6437@phucprogaming6437 Жыл бұрын

  • Today,i was laughing at my class. When i saw one of my student eating during my class and when she noticed me.She fell very shy.

    @selimmahbub469@selimmahbub4698 ай бұрын

  • Gelotology is the study of laughter.

    @thavydem99@thavydem992 жыл бұрын

  • love u are from pk

    @Abbashabi@Abbashabi Жыл бұрын

  • Hello Neil

    @mosammatakter2758@mosammatakter2758 Жыл бұрын

  • Chuckle,guffaw,giggle Juvenile-young mammals mammals Rib cage Primitive

    @Hiepphandang0702@Hiepphandang070210 ай бұрын

  • Please, where cauld I find the text " subtitle Thanks in advance

    @emanatef8897@emanatef8897 Жыл бұрын

    • Hi there! If you follow this link to the BBC Learning English Website, you can find the transcript under the video! www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/oromo/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220310

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish Жыл бұрын

    • @@bbclearningenglish amazingg

      @serifecebeci7527@serifecebeci7527 Жыл бұрын

  • how can i get a copy of the caption please?

    @karimamuhammad6275@karimamuhammad6275 Жыл бұрын

  • 🤓🤙

    @valdoperez14@valdoperez142 жыл бұрын

  • Some time i laugh out of context so my mum asks me to see the doctor😅😂

    @mannu00005@mannu0000510 ай бұрын

  • Crave to have British accent. But heard more American accent videos now familiar with American. So any hint from BBC learning British accent🤨

    @umersmart4508@umersmart45082 жыл бұрын

    • Check out Tim's Pronunciation Workshop for all of our top tips on speaking with a British accent: kzhead.info/channel/PLcetZ6gSk96-ayXj5thbTpbh2vHWpP08o.html

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

  • I find that we laugh less since we grow up.we don’t express ourselves as before

    @sunnylu907@sunnylu907 Жыл бұрын

    • Why is that do you think?

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish Жыл бұрын

    • I think when the human know more information and when he get alot of knowledge he can not laugh by easy way ; on the athor hand the wondrings and the responsibilities

      @user-ff5jq3zu3z@user-ff5jq3zu3z Жыл бұрын

  • What is the best way to learn English? And is listening to English without understanding the words useful or not?

    @ayoub741@ayoub7412 жыл бұрын

    • First try to understand what you hear then write the words you didn't know then look them up in a dictionary or Google translate 🤔. Repeat the listing twice after that try to speak what you have heard then write it. Its important to know the new words and write them down in your notebook.

      @moonlight-mr4qc@moonlight-mr4qc2 жыл бұрын

    • @@moonlight-mr4qc thank you very much 😊

      @ayoub741@ayoub7412 жыл бұрын

  • I want learning and speaking English language help me kindly

    @rukhsanashafiq6901@rukhsanashafiq6901 Жыл бұрын

  • 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]

    @adhamalazeem4372@adhamalazeem4372 Жыл бұрын

  • l liked the cover photo♥

    @thanaaali5011@thanaaali50112 жыл бұрын

  • Who want to practice english. (I am a ESL learner.)

    @jeewanthasrimal2467@jeewanthasrimal2467 Жыл бұрын

    • I want to practice English

      @md.shamimanwar@md.shamimanwar Жыл бұрын

  • Laugh is not medicine, people laugh when they are happy.🤔😄

    @firashannoush@firashannoush2 жыл бұрын

  • 3:59 is the Professor like 16 years old?

    @tgchan@tgchan8 ай бұрын

  • What does serious business mean?

    @khoadang5509@khoadang5509 Жыл бұрын

  • This Image is something subliminal cause, in the picture she make laught of people whom use masks yet in other countries around the Word. With wars something can smile? Ovbiously a litle "group"

    @frutosdignos2350@frutosdignos23502 жыл бұрын

  • But when U laugh when U’re alone it’s the problem. 😂

    @chanchivayin1711@chanchivayin17112 жыл бұрын

    • 🤣

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish2 жыл бұрын

  • .

    @navjot121@navjot1212 жыл бұрын

  • Hello

    @mosammatakter2758@mosammatakter2758 Жыл бұрын

  • Có phải nước Đức chỉ tập chung lo chống Putin thôi mà em thấy đua ảnh toàn người lính già

    @MinhLe-ou5pp@MinhLe-ou5pp10 ай бұрын

  • When someone laughs they are able to evaluate their troubles am I right ?

    @user-vh3pl6ut6v@user-vh3pl6ut6v2 жыл бұрын

  • ⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ ATTANSION WAR IN UKRAINE!!!!!😰😰😰😰😰😰😰😰

    @tomtriller1704@tomtriller17042 жыл бұрын

    • It’s everywhere, go checks other resources

      @JeroenMarsh@JeroenMarsh2 жыл бұрын

  • Useless podcast if there's no text of mew words at least. Ok. I know giggle, but the other one.....no spelling - no usage

    @soniazip1599@soniazip15999 ай бұрын

    • You can find the transcript of the episode here: www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2022/ep-220310

      @bbclearningenglish@bbclearningenglish9 ай бұрын
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