1、Unit 1 Laugh Out Loud!Period 1 Starting out and Understanding ideasGenerally where can we see a clown?a private gardena circusa hospitalan amusement parka busy streeta theatreBackground knowledgeA doctorA clownCan a clown be a doctor?Yes,he/she can.No,he/she cant.Clown Doctors treat sick children wi
2、th fun and laughter.Imagine being a child in hospital,awayfrom the comfort of your home and everything familiar,and feeling sad,anxious,frightened,lonely or in pain.This is where the Clown Doctors help.1.Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.a.Which patient is in need of the
3、 clown doctors attention and why?b.What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one?c.How does he author feel after a days 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 envi
4、ronment like?123456What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like?He wears a white coat,a curly rainbow wig,and a big red nose.His working environment is boring and tense.2.Read the passage again and find out the answers to these questions.P4 3 Which patient is in need of
5、the clown doctors attention and why?A small girl called Lara is in need of the clown doctors attention,because she fell her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain.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 prog
6、ramme 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.What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor?A clown doctor visits hospital a
7、nd other health care facilities,working together with medical professionals to cheer up patients,the families and the hospital staff.How does the clown doctor help the patient?He gets the patients attention by doing a magic trick-he produces the patients sock from out of his pocket.How does the auth
8、or feel after a days 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”.P4 4 Task3health care facilitiesnervous,pain or boredthe hospital staffmagic tricksa friendlier place to visitOrganise information fro
9、m the passage and complete the job advertisement.练习练习 11.What is the main idea of the text?A.Smiling makes you younger.B.Clown doctors help to treat patients.C.Clown doctors are funny.D.Doctors work hard.2.What is the authors job?A.A clown doctor.B.A clown.C.A professional psychologist.D.An assistan
10、t doctor.3.Why did Laras parents rush her to the hospital?A.Because she was knocked down by a bike.B.Because she was always crying.C.Because her ankle was injured.D.Because she fell off a tall tree.4.What does the word“entertaining”in the sentence“Being a clown doctor means I can help people by ente
11、rtaining them.”mean?A.Inviting.B.Amusing.C.Providing.D.Treating.5.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.I would like to meet Lara again.B.Lara has been cured completely.C.Many patients want to visit the hospital again.D.Lara needs to accept treatment in the future.Fill in the following blanks
12、with proper words.AppearanceAfter 1.through the doors into the waiting area,I 2.a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.ReasonI became a clown doctor because of my childhood 3.of going to hospital.Responsibilities4.patients,their families,and the hospital staff,too!FeelingsWhen I take 5.my
13、 wig and my red nose,Im still wea-ring a big 6._ .Faith:7.is the best medicine.walkingspot/findexperienceCheer upoffsmileLaughter练习练习 21.wearing2.Being3.feel4.means5.known6.up7.However8.painful9.updated10.it练习练习 3Language pointsAs I approach the hospital wearing my white coat,I look just like any ot
14、her doctor.approach用法小结 （1）V.靠近，接近，对付（2）n.方式，方法，靠近an approach to(doing)sth.做某事的方法As I approach the hospital _(wear)my white coat,I look just like any other doctor.wearing非谓语非谓语V(主动用主动用doing,被动用被动用done,目的将来用目的将来用to do)现在分词做伴随状语现在分词做伴随状语put 短语小记短语小记 on：穿上，假装，增加，上演 aside：搁置，储存 away：收好，放好 off：推迟 out：出产，
15、扑灭 up：举起，搭建，张贴，留宿 up with：忍受 down：放下，记下，镇压 forward：提出People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs,looking through old magzines,all of which have been read hundreds of times previously.People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs,_(look)through old magzines,all of which have been read hundreds of times p
16、reviously.非谓语非谓语V(主动用主动用doing,被动用被动用done,目的将来用目的将来用to do)现在分词做伴随状语现在分词做伴随状语comfortable-possible-probable-lookingcomfortablypossiblyprobablyAnxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.Anxious parents do _they can to comfort nervous and crying children.what_You dont know _
17、you are talking about.what宾语从句宾语从句We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as“hospital clowning”.We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme _(know)as“hospital clowning”.非谓语非谓语V(主动用主动用doing,被动用被动用done,目的将来用目的将来用to do)过去分词做后置定语过去分词做后置定语known高考链接高考链接You
18、 cannot accept an opinion _(offer)to you unless it is based on facts.offereddesign vt.设计；计划/n.设计，意图be designed for/to do 为(做)而设计by design=on purpose 故意地by chance=by accident 偶然地高考链接高考链接_(design)for children,the album became popular with parents immediately it came out.Designedmore than:+数词 “超过”+n.“不
19、仅仅”+adj./adv.“非常”+句子 “是难以的”1.More than ten students have made this suggestions.2.Both of us are more than workmates.We are close friends too.3.I am more than happy to help you.4.The beauty of the West Lake is more than I could imagine.Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them
20、._(be)a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them.Being动名词做主语动名词做主语Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Laras parents more relaxed._(see)their daughter so much happier has in turn made Laras parents more relaxed.in turn：轮流，反过来in return：作为回报Seeing动名词做主语动名词做主语take 短语小
21、记短语小记 off：起飞/脱下/请假/取消/成名 on：呈现，雇佣，承担 in：吸收，理解，接受，欺骗 over：接管 up：占据，从事，继续做 charge of：接管=in charge of down：记下，拆除I hope that clown doctors help make it a friendlier place to visit.“make+形式宾语it+宾补(adj/n.)+to do1.They felt _difficult to finish the work in such a short time.2.She thinks it her duty_(help)us.itto help课文词汇当堂记课文词汇当堂记
