1、选择性必修一 Unit 1 Understanding ideas 高二年级 英语Step 1:Analysis of the materialWhat:本节课课文的语篇类型为记叙文，讲述了一位小丑医生通过变魔术、唱歌、讲故事、讲笑话等方式辅佐专业医生治疗，减轻病人痛苦的故事。Why:在阅读课文的同时，学生可以增长知识、丰富生活经验，并体会到“助人度己”的生活态度的重要性。How:通过对文章结构的分析和对细节的提取，使学生了解小丑医生的工作职责和工作方法，并通过将小丑医生和专业医生相对比，引导学生探究主题意义，同时培养逻辑思维和批判性思维，构建多元文化视角。Step 2:Leading-in(
2、1)Look at the picture and answer the questions.The man is a clown and it is typical of a clown to paint his face and wear funny clothes.As a clown,he gives funny performances to make people laugh.And there is always a big smile on his face.资料What is the man?What do you know about his job?(2)Tick the
3、 places where you would expect to see a clown.a private gardena circusa busy streeta hospitalan amusement parka theatreStep 3:Knowledge learning(1)Look at the title and the picture and predict what the passage is mainly about.The passage may be about the clown who makes the patients happy in the hos
4、pital.(2)Skimming1)Read the passage,check your prediction and find out what is special about this clowns job.(2)Skimming1)Read the passage and find out what is special about this clowns job.This clown works in a hospital or other health care facilities.His job is to comfort,entertain and cheer up pa
5、tients,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 per
6、formances provided by clown doctors do help to fight 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 patie
7、nts entertained.Most importantly,they keep patients laughing and laughter has been shown to reduce pain and stress levels,and to improve the immune system.Humour also helps to promote a positive attitude and helps people to make friends with each other,both of which are important ways in healing and
8、 fighting disease.Clown doctors are more familiar in the West.The first clown doctor,Patch Adams,worked in the US in the 1970s.2)Read again and match the main ideas to the paragraphs.Para.1 How the author feels after a days work.Para.2 The responsibilities of a clown doctor.Para.3 How the author hel
9、ps the small girl.Para.4 A small girl in need of the clown doctors attention.Para.5 The reason for choosing to be a clown doctor.Para.6 What this clown doctor wears and what his working environment is like.2)Read again and match the main ideas to the paragraphs.Para.1 How the author feels after a da
10、ys work.Para.2 The responsibilities of a clown doctor.Para.3 How the author helps the small girl.Para.4 A small girl in need of the clown doctors attention.Para.5 The reason for choosing to be a clown doctor.Para.6 What this clown doctor wears and what his working environment is like.The clown docto
11、rWhat to wear_.What the working environment is likeBoring and _.The reason for choosing the jobBecause of his _ experience of going to hospital and his will to help people by entertaining them.The responsibilities To visit hospitals and other _.To work together with _ to _ patients,their families an
12、d the _.How to helpBy doing a _ for example.The feelingsHe is still _,and he believes that“_”.(3)Scanning for details:Complete the table.The clown doctorWhat to wear_.What the working environment is likeBoring and _.The reason for choosing the jobBecause of his _ experience of going to hospital and
13、his will to help people by entertaining them.The responsibilities To visit hospitals and other _.To work together with _ to _ patients,their families and the _.How to helpBy doing a _ for example.The feelingsHe is still _,and he believes that“_”.(3)Scanning for details:Complete the table.A white coa
14、t,a curly rainbow wig,and a big red nosetensefrightening and boringhealth care facilitiesmedical professionalscheer uphospital staffmagic trickwearing a big smileLaughter is the best medicine(4)Pay attention to some language points.1)I speak with the on-duty nurse,who tells me that Laras parents rus
15、hed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.(Para.2 Line 3)rush vt.to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly because of an unexpected problem（尤因意外事件而）急送急送（某人或某物去某处）e.g.Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.rush vi.to move very quickly,especially because y
16、ou need to be somewhere very soon（尤因赶路而）急速行进，冲，奔急速行进，冲，奔 e.g.Dont rush,for we have plenty of time.2)Although its the doctors and nurses who will treat herinjury,its my job to make her feel better.(Para.2 Line 9)这里its the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury是强调句式。强调句式的结构是“It+be+被被强调的部分（主语、宾语、
17、状语）+that（如果强调的是人，可以用who)+句子的剩余部分”。本句如果不用强调句式，应该为Although the doctors and nurses will treat her injury,its my job to make her feel better.。如果要强调I saw her yesterday in the teachers office.这句话中的不同成分，可对句子进行以下改写：强调地点状语：It was in the teachers office that I saw her yesterday.强调时间状语：It was yesterday that I
18、saw her in the teachers office.强调宾语：It was her that/who I saw yesterday in the teachers office.3)On a typical day,we spend our time cheering up patients,their families,and more often than not,the hospital staff,too!(Para.4 Line 6)typical adj.happening in the usual way一贯的，平常的e.g.Try calculating your
19、budget for a typical week.cheer sb up:to cause sb to become happier or more cheerful使高兴起来；使振作起来e.g.Heres a bit of news that will cheer you up.more often than not:most of the time往往，多半 e.g.More often than not,I can get the right answers.4)Some children,though,dont feel like laughing,especially if the
20、y are in pain.(Para.4 Line 12)though adv.despite this 可是，然而 e.g.We went to high school together.I havent seen her for years,though.though conj.despite the fact that 虽然，尽管 e.g.Though she gave no sign,I was sure she had seen me.5)We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurse
21、s,who keep us updated on each patient.(Para.4 Line 14)sensitive adj.able to understand other peoples feelings and problems善解人意的e.g.Its made me much more sensitive to the needs of the disabled.sensitive adj.easily upset by events or things that people say敏感的e.g.Laura is sensitive about her weight.clo
22、sely adv.in a way that is directly connected or has a strong relationship紧密地，密切地 e.g.English and German are closely related.6)And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick.(Para.5 Line 1)do the trick:if something does the trick,it solves a problem or provides what is needed to get a good re
23、sult奏效，达到预期效果e.g.The surgery on my knee seemed to do the trick.7)Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Laras parents more relaxed.(Para.5 Line 9)in turn:as a result of something相应地 e.g.Increased production will,in turn,lead to increased profits.in turn:one after the other轮流地，依次地 e.g
24、.The girls call out their names in turn.Words and expressionscurly,wig,entertain,though,sensitive,closely,in pain,rush sb to.,health care,do a great job，cheer up,more often than not,do magic trick,do the trick,in turn,it is/was that/whoStep 4:Language practiceRetelling Try to introduce the clown doc
25、tor with the words,expressions and sentence patterns weve just learned.RetellingTry to introduce the clown doctor with the words,expressions and sentence patterns weve just learned.Wearing my curly rainbow wig and a white coat,I go into the hospital.Suddenly I spot a girl who was rushed to the hospi
26、tal after she fell off the bike.”She looks painful.To cheer her up,I begin to do a magic trick which makes her laugh.Seeing she is much happier,her mother,in turn,feels more relaxed.I am a clown doctor.Every day,I go to the hospital and other health care facilities to comfort and entertain the patie
27、nts to make them feel better.More often than not,it does the trick.Some children,though,dont want to laugh,so I have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses.Although it is the doctors and nurses who treat the patients,I do make the hospital a friendlier place to visit.Step
28、5:Practical application(1)Complete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors.(1)Complete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors.Similaritieswear white coatswork in hospitals or other health care facilitiesaim to make patients and their family members feel better.Differ
29、encesClown doctorsbe trained as actorsput on curly rainbow wigs and big red nosesmay have no or little medical knowledgeusually help childrencant do medical examinations for patientscheer up patients,their families,and the hospital staff.Medical doctorsneed medical trainingneednt act as actors but h
30、umour is preferredusually have a doctors degreeusually help patients of all agesgive medical prescriptions(处方)relieve patients physical pain.(2)Think and share.1)How important do you think clown doctors are?2)Would you like to work as a clown doctor?Why or why not?1）I think they are quite important.
31、Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better.The entertaining performances provided by clown doctors can keep the patients laughing and,as a result,pain and stress levels will be reduced.资料(2)Think and share.1)How important do you think clown doctors are?2)Woul
32、d you like to work as a clown doctor?Why or why not?2）Yes,Id like to.Because the performances given by the clown can comfort or cheer up the patients as well as their families and since helping others is a good deed,by bringing happiness to others the clown doctor is able to make himself/herself fee
33、l happy as well.资料 I hope that every one of you can always keep a positive attitude towards life and laugh a lot.Please remember,laughter is the best medicine.Step 6:Homework(1)Write a short passage to introduce the job as a clown doctor as well as your opinion on this job with the words,expressions and sentence patterns learned in class.(2)Find the attributive clauses in the passage and preview the Using Language section.Thank you!
