1、Unit 1Laugh out loud!To know about clown doctors To conclude the differences and similarities between medical doctors and clown doctors Look 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.Describe the appearance of a clow
2、n.Give some information about the place where clowns work.Describe the job clowns do.Describe your feelings when you watch a clown show.Answer the questions.1.If you were a doctor,how would you treat the frightened children?2.Have you learned of“clown doctors”?What do you think they do in the hospit
3、al?What is the best medicine when you feel sick?The best medicine may be keeping in a good mood and laugh out loud.What will be talked about according to the title“The Best Medicine”and the picture in the passage?Read the passage and find out what is special about this clowns job.Hospital clowning i
4、s also known as“clown care”.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.The first clown doctor began working in the hospital in the 1970s in the US and now ther
5、e are clown doctor programmes in many countries.Match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph.Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Paragraph 6A.The author chooses this career because laughter makes people feel better and he felt frightened and bored in hospital as a kid.B.Wi
6、th the help of the author,Lara feels happier,so do her parents.C.Working as a clown doctor makes the author happy and hospital a friendlier place.D.The author dresses up as a clown to work in the hospitals waiting area.E.A small girl named Lara is found crying in pain for falling off her bike.F.What
7、 does the author do on a typical day as a clown doctor?Fill in the blanks with the corresponding information about the patient.Patients nameLaraWhats wrong with her?She fell off her 1._ and has spent her time crying in pain.The treatment methodsWhile the doctor concentrates on examining Laras 2._,th
8、e clown doctor gets her attention by“magically”producing a(n)3._ from out of the pocket.sockbicycle ankleThe reaction of the patientfirst a small smile,then loud laughterThe reaction of the patients parentsmore 4._relaxedDecide whether the following statements are True(T),False(F)or Not Given(NG).1.
9、The author looks just like any other doctor when he enters the hospital.()2.The waiting area is a place that is always filled with laughter.()3.When Lara fell off her bicycle,her parents were with her.()4.The clown doctors help people by entertaining them while they are receiving treatment.()5.The c
10、lown doctors workplaces are always hospitals and other health care facilities.()6.The author feels very tired after a days hard work.()NGTFNGTTMatch the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.a Which patient is in need of the clown doctors attention and why?Paragraph 2A small girl call
11、ed Laura is in need of the clown doctors attention,because she fell off her bicycle and spend her time crying in pain.b What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one?Paragraph 3A clown doctor works as part of a progrmme known as“hospital clowning”;the clown doctor helps patients by
12、entertaining them.The author chose this career because of his experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.Being clown doctor means he can help people by entertaining them.c How does the author feel after a days work?Paragraph 6When he takes off wig and red nose,he is still wearing a big smile,
13、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 4A clown doctor visits hospitals and other health care facilities,working together with medical professionals to cheer up patients,t
14、heir families,and the hospital staff.e How does the clown doctor help the patient?Paragraph 4 They get the patients attention by doing magic tricks,singing songs,telling stories and silly jokes.f What does this doctor wear and what is his working environment like?Paragraph 1He wears a white coat,a c
15、urly rainbow wig,and a big red nose.His working environment is boring and tense.Below is a summary of the text with some content missing.Choose the right item from the box and make the summary complete.Change the form when necessary.medical professional,friendly,atmosphere,magic trick,ankle When I e
16、nter the hospital as a clown doctor,there is a tense 1._ in the waiting area.Having learned about a girl named Lara who hurt her 2._,Ive decided to make her feel better.Because of my painful hospital experience as a kid,I chose to be a clown doctor to work with 3._.I help patients by entertaining th
17、em and cheering them up.While the doctor concentrates on examining Laras ankle,I get her attention by doing a(n)4._.Her scared and anxious look is replaced 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)5._ place to vis
18、it.medical professional,friendly,atmosphere,magic trick,anklefriendlier atmosphere anklemedical professionals magic trickOrganise information from the passage and complete the Job advertisement.CLOWN DOCTORS WANTEDEmployer The Healthy Humour FoundationJob Clown Doctor(part-time)Responsibilities visi
19、t 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 facilitiesnervous,pain or boredthe hospital staffmagic tricks a frie
20、ndlier place to visitComplete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors.Clown doctorsMedical doctorsSimilaritiestrain as actorswear white coatsneed medical trainingSimilarities wear white coats work in hospitals or other health care facilities aim to make patients and their family memb
21、ers feel better DifferencesClown doctors train 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 staff DifferencesMedical doctors need medical
22、 training neednt act as actors but humour is preferred,of course usually help patients of all ages give medical prescriptions relieve patients physical pain What is your understanding of clown doctor?Would you like to work as a down doctor?Why or why not?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?3 How does the diagram in Activity 5 help you to better understand the passage?Write an essay about your view on the saying“Laughter is the best medicine”.Write at least 100 words.
