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外研版普通高中英语 选择性必修一
Unit 1 Laugh Out Loud
Understanding ideas---The Best Medicine
Unit 1
Laugh out loud!
To grasp the main idea of each paragraph.
To fully understand the job of a clown doctor.
To write a NOTICE based on the necessity, responsibilities, and qualities of a clown doctor.
How much do you know about clowns
Wearing funny clothes and bright make-ups,
clowns are performers who do silly things to entertain/amuse people.
With curly rainbow wig
and big red nose
Describe the appearance of a clown.
Describe the job clowns do.
Describe your feelings when you watch a clown show.
Look at the pictures and tick the places where you would expect to see a clown.
“Hospital clowning”:
Specially trained clowns visit health care facilities and use magic tricks, music, storytelling and other clowning skills to entertain patients and make the hospital feel more welcoming(relaxed and comfortable).
Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 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 environnment like
f What does this doctor wear and what is his working environment like
Paragraph 1
He wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose. His working environment is boring and tense.
Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
a Which patient is in need of the clown doctor's attention and why
Paragraph 2
A small girl called Lara is in need of the clown doctor’s attention, because she fell off her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain.
b What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one
Paragraph 3
A clown doctor is a specially trained clown who works as part of a progrmme known as “hospital clowning”; the clown doctor helps patients by entertaining them.
The author chose this career because of his frightening and broing experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.
d What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor
Paragraph 4
A clown doctor visits hospitals and other health care facilities, working together with medical professionals to cheer up patients, their families, and the hospital staff.
e How does the clown doctor help the patient
Paragraph 5
They get the patient’s attention by doing magic tricks-- he produces the patient’s sock from out of his pocket.
c How does the author feel after a day's work
Paragraph 6
When he takes off wig and red nose, he is still wearing a big smile, as he remembers all the fun and laughter of the day. Because he believes that "laughter is the best medicine”.
How does the author prove the necessity of clown doctors
Possible answer:
①By describing the unpleasant hospital atmosphere:
I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.
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How does the author prove the necessity of clown doctors
①By describing the unpleasant hospital atmosphere:
I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.
② By comparing both parents’ and patients’ unpleasant experiences before and after the clown doctor begins his job:
--Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children./ ---Since getting here, Lara has spent her time crying in pain./
--Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced—first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as/when I “magically” produce her sock from out of my pocket.
How does the author show the necessity of clown doctors
③ By giving scientific evidence:
Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful.
④ By presenting personal experience:
I chose this career because of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals werent really designed for children. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little (=extremely) bored!
1. According to the passage, what does “the best medicine” in the title refer to
2. What qualities are required to be a clown doctor
1. According to the passage, what does “the best medicine” in the title refer to
The best medicine may be keeping in a good mood and laugh out loud.
2. What qualities are required to be a clown doctor
To be sympathetic; kind-hearted;humorous; easy-going; funny; outgoing
Assignment: Clown Doctors Wanted
代表社区诊所写一则招聘clown doctor的通知,内容包括:
1. clown doctor的必要性
2. clown doctor 的职责
3. 对应聘者的要求
4. 应聘方式
CLOWN DOCTORS WANTED
Employer The Healthy Humour Foundation
Job Clown Doctor (part-time)
Responsibilities
· visit hospitals and other 1 __________________ on a
weekly basis
· entertain young patients who are feeling
2 ______________________
· cheer up the patients, their families and 3 ______________
· sing songs, tell stones and jokes, and do 4 ______________
· help make the hospital 5 ______________________
Send your CV to:
health care facilities
nervous, pain or bored
the hospital staff
magic tricks
a friendlier place to visit