(共21张PPT)
Unit 1 Laugh out loud Starting out &
Understanding ideas
Starting out
1.Learn about the development of comedy.
2.Apply some expressions about comedy and humor to your speaking.
3.Evaluate yourself objecitvely on whether you are fun to be with .
Learning objectives
Activity1 Video-watching
(from the text resources)
Have you ever been to a comedy show
Share your experience with your partners.
Activity2 Discussion
Complete the questionnaire on Page1 and find out if you are fun to be with.
Choose the answers according to your own personality and turn to Page 107 to check your result.
Activity3 Questionnaire
Language competence: master topic-related vocabulary and expressions;
Cultural awareness: learn about different aspects of the clown doctor’s work;
Thinking quality: summarize the main ideas and form your own opinions about the job;
Learning ability: have the awareness to apply and adjust learning strategies to improve
English learning efficiency.
Learning objectives
Understanding ideas
Pre-reading
While-reading
Post-reading
Homework
Acticitity1 Appreciation
Step 1 Pre-reading
( from the Internet)
Acticitity2 Questions-answering
Step 1 Pre-reading
1.How do you feel when visiting hospitals
2.How do you feel when seeing the face of a clown
3. How do you feel when meeting a clown in a hospital
Acticitity3 Prediction
Step 1 Pre-reading
illustration
1.Where is the clown
2.What is the clown doing
3.How do the kid and
woman feel
title
What is the best medicine
(from the textbook )
Step 2 While-reading
Level 1 Reading the lines
Level 2 Reading between the lines
Level 3 Reading beyond the lines
Fill the table.
Level 1 Reading the lines
health care facilities
nervous, painful or bored
the hospital staff
magic tricks
a friendlier place to visit
Level 2 Reading between the lines
Activity1 Choose the correct answers.
1.What is the author's job
A.A clown doctor. B.A clown.
C.A professional psychologist. D.An assistant doctor.
2.What is the main idea of the text
A.Smiling makes you younger. B.Clown doctors help to treat patients.
C.Clown doctors are funny. D.Doctors work hard.
Level 2 Reading between the lines
Activity2 Match the paragraph number with the key words.
para.1
para.2
para.3
para.4
para.5
para.6
A. the reason for being a clown doctor
B. responsibility
C. ways to help the patient
D. my feelings
E. appearance and working environment
F. a patient in need
E
F
A
B
C
D
Level 2 Reading between the lines
Activity3 Match the questions to the paragraphs and answer the questions.
A. What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one
B. What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor
C. How does the clown doctor help the patient
D. How does the author feel after a day’s work
E. What does this clown doctor wear and what is his environment like
F. Which patient is in need of the clown doctor’s attention and why
3
4
5
6
1
2
Level 3 Reading beyond the lines
Acticitity1 Comparison between clown doctors and medical doctors
Level 3 Reading beyond the lines
Acticitity2 Transformation
bored
tense
anxious
crying
nervous
frightened
scared
relaxed
a small smile
loud laughter
Acticitity1 Debate
Step 3 Post-reading
Topic :“Are clown doctors necessary in the hospital ”
Girls: pro side(for the idea)
Boys: con side(against the idea)
Acticitity3 Proverbs
Step 3 Post-reading
1. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
2. If you smile at life, life will smile at you.
3. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
4. Smile is the most beautiful makeup.
5. Good luck favors smiling girls.
Acticitity4 the World Smile Day
Step 3 Post-reading
(from the Internet)
Step 4 Homework
1. Rewrite the passage from the perspective of Lara, or Lara’s
parents,or a medical doctor or another patient.
2. Do you want to be a clown doctor in the future Why or why
not Write a passage of 80 words to answer the question.