外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册Unit1 Laugh out loud！Period Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas课件（共17张）

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Laugh out loud!
When people laugh or smile, they feel better because_______.
A. laughter can help people get better more quickly
B. laughter helps the respiratory and cardiovascular system
C. it relaxes the muscles, lessens stress and reduces pain
D. laughter can help people cope with difficult situations
the respiratory and cardiovascular system
呼吸和心脑血管系统
Generally where can we see a clown
a private garden
a circus
a busy street
a hospital
an amusement park
a theatre
Understanding ideas
1. n. 心情 ____________
2. n. 马戏团 ____________
3. n. 娱乐，消遣 ______________________
4. n. 游乐场 ______________________
5. adj. 卷曲的 _________
6. n. 假发 ____________
7. n. 微章 ____________
8. n. 脚踝 ____________
生 词 清 障
9. n. 小丑 ____________
10. 医疗保健 ____________
11. 大部分时候 _______________
12. 使高兴起来，使振作起来
____________
13. 奏效，达到预期效果
____________
14. v. 检查（身体）_________
15. n. 广告 ________________
16. n. 雇用者，雇主 __________
mood
circus
amusement
amusement park
curly
badge
ankle
clown
more often than not
health care
cheer up
do the trick
examine
advertisement
employer
wig
Try to match the main idea with each paragraph.
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
A. The reason why the author chose to be a
doctor clown as his career
B. The author believes laughter is the best medicine.
C. The working environment of the clown doctor
D. The way how the clown doctor helps the girl
E. A small girl is in need of the clown
doctor’s attention.
F. The responsibility of a clown doctor
Activity3
Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
2
3
6
4
5
1
f. What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like
Para. 1
Para. 2
a. Which patient is in need of the clown doctor’s attention and why
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.
This clown doctor wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose.
His working environment is boring and tense.
Para. 3
b. What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one
A clown doctor is a specially trained clown who works as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”; the clown doctor helps people (patients) by entertaining them.
The author chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.
Para. 4
d. What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor
health care facilities
nervous, pain or bored
the hospital staff
magic tricks
a friendlier place to visit
Para. 4
We do this by doing magic tricks, singing songs...
1) What does “this” refer to
cheering up patients, their families ... the hospital staff too
2) Why do hospital staff need clown doctor’s help too
They also need to relieve their stress.
Para. 5
e. How does the clown doctor help the patient
He gets the patient’s attention by doing a magic trick — he produces the patient’s sock from out of his pocket.
Para. 6
c. How does the author feel after a day’s work
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”.
Complete the diagram.
Similarities
wear white coats
work in hospitals or other health care facilities
aim to make patients and their family members feel better...
Clown doctors
train as actors
put on curly rainbow wigs and big red noses
may have no or little medical knowledge
usually help children
can’t do medical examinations for patients
relieve patients' mental pain
Medical doctors
need medical training
needn’t act as actors but humour is preferred, of course
usually have a doctor’s degree
usually help patients of all ages
give medical prescriptions(药方)
relieve patients’ physical pain...