(共41张PPT)
Unit 1
The Best Medicine
To know about clown doctors’ job
responsibility and methods
To conclude the differences and similarities between medical doctors and clown doctors
To develop a positive and optimistic attitude towards life
What do you know about clowns
A clown is a performer in a circus or an amusement park who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
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
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Share what you know about clowns with the class.
Describe the appearance of a clown.
Give some information about the place where clowns work.
Describe the job clowns do.
Describe your feelings when you watch a clown show.
Do you know something about clown doctors
What do you think of their job
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What will be talked about according to the title “The Best Medicine” and the picture in the passage
Where is the clown
What is the clown doing
How do the kid and woman feel
How do you feel when visiting hospitals
How do you feel when seeing the face of a clown
What do you think of meeting a clown in a hospital
Read the passage and find out what is special about this clown's job.
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This clown works in a hospital or other health care facilities. His job is to comfort, entertain and cheer up patients, their families as well as the hospital staff in order to remove their nervousness and make them feel better.
Clown doctors are professional clowns who work in health care settings such as hospitals. They often work with sick children. Although the idea seems strange at first, the entertaining performances provided by clown doctors do help to combat the stresses of illness and injury.
Hospital patients not only face pain and discomfort, they must also deal with fear, boredom, anxiety and loneliness. The techniques used by clown doctors, including humour, music, storytelling and magic shows, keep patients entertained.
Most importantly, they keep patients laughing — and laughter has been shown to reduce pain and stress levels, and to boost the immune system. Humour also helps to promote a positive outlook and helps people to make friends with each other, both of which are important factors in healing and fighting disease.
Clown doctors are more familiar in the West. The first clown doctor, Patch Adams, worked in the US in the 1970s.
What is the clown’s job
Question 1
Can you use one expression to describe his behavior
cheer up
Why is he doing this
Question 2
childhood experience
to help people feel easy at hospital by entertaining them
How does he feel about it
Question 3
feel stressed
feel fulfilled
1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about
A. What a clown doctor looks like.
B. What kinds of patients visit the hospital.
C. The reasons why children cry in hospital.
D. The daily scene of the waiting area in the hospital.
Choose the best answer to each of the following questions according to the text.
2. Why did the author choose to be a clown doctor
A. He performed magic tricks well.
B. He wanted to work closely with doctors.
C. He enjoyed wearing a curly rainbow wig.
D. He had a bad experience in hospital as a child.
3. What is clown doctors' main responsibility
A. Treating minor injuries.
B. Entertaining people in hospitals.
C. Assisting nurses with daily tasks.
D. Updating patients' health conditions.
4. Why do clown doctors have to be sensitive
A. To relax patients' family.
B. To follow strict hospital rules.
C. To meet the special needs of children.
D. To avoid cultural misunderstandings.
Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.
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
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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 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.
c How does the author feel after a day's work
Paragraph 6
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”.
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
He gets the patient’s attention by doing magic trick --- he produces the patient’s sock from out of his pocket.
f What does this doctor wear and what is his working environment like
Paragraph 1
This clown doctor wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose. His working environment is boring and tense.
Fill in the blanks with the corresponding information.
Patient’s name Lara
What's wrong with the patient She fell off her 1. __________ and has been crying in pain.
How is the patient cheered up While the doctor concentrates on 2. __________ Lara's ankle, the clown doctor gets her attention by “magically” producing her sock from out of a(n) 3. __________.
The reaction of the patient First a small smile, then loud laughter
The reaction of the patient's parents More 4. ________
pocket
bicycle
examining
relaxed
1. The author treats medical conditions and injuries directly. ( )
2. The author also spends his time cheering up hospital staff. ( )
3. In the author's opinion, laughter can be used to cure diseases instead of medicine. ( )
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Decide whether the following statements are true or false.
Fill in each blank with one proper word or the proper form of the given word.
After entering the hospital 1. __________ (wear) my white coat, I put on my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge. I walk through the doors into the waiting area 2. __________ is filled with a familiar tense atmosphere. Having learnt about a girl named Lara who hurt her ankle, I decide 3. __________ (make) her feel better.
wearing
which / that
to make
Because of my painful hospital experience as a kid, I chose to be a(n) 4. __________ (special) trained clown doctor as part of a programme 5. __________ (know) as “hospital clowning”. We work together with medical professionals. On a(n) 6. __________ (type) day, we spend our time cheering 7. __________ patients, their families, and more often than not, the hospital staff, too! 8. __________ is essential for us to be sensitive and work closely with doctors and nurses.
up
specially
typical
known
It
While the doctor concentrates on examining Lara, I get her attention by doing a magic trick. Her scared and anxious look 9. __________ (replace) by loud laughter. While there might be more hospital visits ahead for Lara and others, I hope that clown doctors help make it a(n) 10. __________ (friendly) place to visit than before.
is replaced
friendlier
Organise information from the passage and complete the job advertisement.
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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 stories and jokes, and do 4 ______________
· help make the hospital 5 ______________________
Send your CV to:
healthyhumourfoundation@
health care facilities
nervous, pain or bored
the hospital staff
magic tricks
a friendlier place to visit
Would you like to work as a clown doctor Why or why not
Yes, I’d like to work as a clown doctor. This job is important because it helps patients feel better and less scared when they are in the hospital. It also makes the hospital a happier place for everyone, including the staff and the patients' families. I think it would be a very rewarding job to bring joy and laughter to people who need it most.
No, I don't think I would like to work as a clown doctor. I feel a bit shy about dressing up and performing in front of people. Also, I'm not very good at making jokes or doing magic tricks. I worry that I might not be able to make the patients happy enough. It seems like a job that needs a lot of confidence and special skills, and I'm not sure if I have those.
Complete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors.
Clown
doctors
Medical doctors
Similarities
train as actors
wear white coats
need medical training
5
wear white coats
work in hospitals or other health care facilities
aim to make patients and their family members feel better
…
Clown
doctors
Medical doctors
Differences
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
cheer up patients, their families, and the hospital staff
…
Clown
doctors
Medical doctors
need medical training
needn't act as actors but humour is preferred, of course
usually help patients of all ages
give medical prescriptions
relieve patients' physical pain
…
Clown
doctors
Medical doctors
Differences
1 How important do you think clown doctors are
2 What is your understanding of the saying "laughter is the best medicine" Do you agree with it Why
I think clown doctors are very important in our daily life.
I think it means a positive mood contributes to good health.
3 How does the diagram in Activity 5 help you to better understand the passage
I find out the responsibilities of the clown doctors’ work.
Write a passage about your view on the saying “Laughter is the best medicine”.
