(共19张PPT)
Unit 1
Laugh out loud!
bright make-ups
Appearance(外表)
How much do you know about clowns
red nose
rainbow wig
wearing funny clothes
Look at the pictures and tick the places where you would expect to see a clown.
a private garden
a circus
a busy street
a hospital
an amusement park
a theatre
Prediction
What will the text be about
1. What's the passage mainly about
A. A litte girl whose ankle was injured.
B. What a clown doctor does in the hospital.
C. Why a clown doctor is so funny.
D. A clown doctor isn't stisfied with his job.
Skimming: match the questions
Doctor
Larry
Para.1:
Para.2:
Para.3:
Para.4:
Para.5:
Para.6:
A. Which patient is in need of the clown doctor’s attention and why
B. What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one
C. How does the author feel after a day’s work
D. What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor
E. How does the clown doctor help the patient?
F. What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like
Read for the details(careful reading):
1. What does this doctor wear and what is his working environment like
environment
Read for the details(para2):
2. Which patient is in need of the clown doctor's attention and why
1. Who is his patient
2. What’s wrong with her
Lara fell off her bicycle
and has spend her time crying in pain.
his patient
Read for the details(Para 3):
3.Why did the author choose to be one
1. Why did the author choose to be a clown doctor
A.He was trained for this career.
B.Laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better.
C.He liked the white coat and red nose.
D.When he was a kid,he felt frightened and bored in the hospital.
2. In the author’s view,what does it mean by being a clown doctor
A. It means the clown doctor can produce chemicals to make people feel better.
B. It means doctors and nurses can do less work than before with the clown doctor’s help.
C. It means the clown doctor will spend much more time in the hospital.
D. It means the clown doctor can help patients by entertaining them.
the reason
Read for the details(para 4):
4.What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor
Responsibilities
· visit hospitals and other ____________
_________on a weekly basis
· cheer up the patients, their families and _________________
· sing songs, tell stories and jokes, and ________________
do magic tricks
health care
facilities
the hospital staff
responsibilities
Read for the details(para5):
5. How does the clown doctor help the patient
Doctor Larry gets his patient’attention by __.
Singing songs B. telling stories
C. Doing a magic trick D. telling silly jokes
Feeling
ways
Read for the details(para6):
6. How does the author feel after a day's work
When he takes off wig and red nose, he is still_________________, as he remembers______________
__________________. Because he believes that__________________
______________.
wearing a big smile
all the fun and laughter of the day
"laughter is the best medicine”
feeling
Scentific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better.
Laughter also helps to promote a positive attitude on life.
Both of them are important factors in healing (治愈)and fighting disease.
What can we infer from the sentence “laughter is the best medicine”
A. No medicine is better than laughter.
B. Laughter can cure patients of any disease.
C. Laughter can make a patient feel better.
D. There is no need for people to see a doctor.
enjoy a video
Brainstorming
silly
funny
amusing
interesting
entertaining
happy
clown’s performance
Role play
If you were a clown doctor, how would you treat the frightened children
Summary
Hook
Who
Where
What
How
He wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose.
His working environment is full of boredom and tension.
He cheered up a patient, Lara, crying in pain.
Do something funny to make Lara feel better.
Why
experience
If you smile at life, life will smile at you.
The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine.
Thank you