1、目录contentsPre-reading1Language points4Fast-reading2Homework5Careful-reading36Post-readingIPre-readingPre-reading:Think&TickLook at the pictures and tick the places where you would expect to see a clown.Now share what you know about clowns with the class.IIFast-readingFast-reading:Read&AnswerRead the
2、 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 patients,their families as well as the hospital staff in order to remove their nervousness and make them feel better.Fast-readingMat
3、ch the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.a.Which patient is in need of the clown doctors 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 days work?d.What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor?e.How does the
4、 clown doctor help the patient?f.What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like?Fast-readingFast-readinga.Which patient is in need of the clown doctors attention and why?a-Para.2 A small girl called Lara is in need of the clown doctors attention,because she fell off her bi
5、cycle and spent her time crying in pain.Fast-readingb.What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one?b-Para.3 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 autho
6、r chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.Fast-readingc.How does the author feel after a days work?c-Para.6 He is still wearing a big smile as he remembers all the fun and laughter of the day,because he believes that“laughter
7、 is the best medicine”.Fast-readingd.What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor?d-Para.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.Fast-readinge.How does the clown docto
8、r help the patient?e-Para.5 He gets the patients attention by doing a magic trick he produces the patients sock from out of his pocket.Fast-readingf.What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like?f-Para.1 This clown doctor wears a white coat,a curly rainbow wig,and a big r
9、ed nose.His working environment is boring and tense.IIICareful-readingCareful-readingCLOWN DOCTORS WANTED!CLOWN DOCTORS WANTED!EmployerJobThe Healthy Humour Foundation Clown Doctor(part-time)Organise information from the passage and complete the job advertisement.Careful-reading visit hospitals and
10、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 _health care facilitiesnervous,pain or boredthe hospital staffmagic tricksa friendlier place to visitResponsibil
11、itiesCareful-readingSimilarities_ Clown doctorsMedical doctorstrain as actors_ need medical training _ Complete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors.wear white coatsCareful-readingSimilaritieswear white coats work in hospitals or other health care facilities aim to make patients a
12、nd their family members feel betterDifferencesClown doctorsMedical doctorstrain as actors put on curly rainbow wigs and big red noses may have no or little medical knowledge usually help children cant do medical examinations for patients cheer up patients,their families,and the hospital staffneed me
13、dical training neednt act as actors but humour is preferred,of course usually help patients of all ages give medical prescriptions relieve patients physical painCareful-readingIVPost-reading1.How important do you think clown doctors are?2.What is your understanding of the saying“laughter is the best
14、 medicine”?Do you agree with it?Why?3.Would you like to work as a clown doctor?Why or why not?4.How does the diagram in Activity 5 help you to better understand the passage?Think&SharePost-reading:Group WorkDiscuss the following questions with your group members and share your ideas with the class.1
15、.How important do you think clown doctors are?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareYou may start like this:I think the clown doctors are quite important because they help the children who are suffering from the painful illnesses feel better and make their parents more relaxed.Various answers are welcom
16、e.Just speak it out!2.What is your understanding of the saying“laughter is the best medicine”?Do you agree with it?Why?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareYou may start like this:uLaughter has a similar effect to physical exercise.It speeds up our heart rate,increases our blood pressure and quickens o
17、ur breathing.uLaughter is actually a powerful weapon against stress,heart disease and problems with the immune system.3.Would you like to work as a clown doctor?Why or why not?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareYou may start like this:Id like to work as a clown doctor because its helpful.I wouldnt li
18、ke to be a clown doctor because I am a serious person.Various answers are welcome.Just speak it out!4.How does the diagram in Activity 5 help you to better understand the passage?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&ShareYou may start like this:The diagram makes it easier to understand the details.The diagr
19、am helps us have a better understanding of clown doctors.Various answers are welcome.Just speak it out!Share your ideas with the class.Post-reading:Group Work PresentationVIHomework Homework1.Surf the Internet to get more information about the clown doctors;2.Try to speak out the similarities and differences between clown doctors and medical doctors in your own words.
