1、Pre-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 passage and find out what is special about this clowns job.This clown works in a hospital or other h
2、ealth 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.a.Which patient is in need of the clown doctors attention and why?b.What is a clown doctor and why did the author ch
3、oose 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 clown doctor help the patient?f.What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like?Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.Fast-r
4、eadinga.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 bicycle 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
5、 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 author chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.Fast-rea
6、dingc.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 is the best medicine”.Fast-readingd.What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor?d-Para.4 A clown doctor visits hospitals
7、 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 doctor help the patient?e-Para.5 He gets the patients attention by doing a magic trick he produces the patients sock from out of h
8、is 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 red nose.His working environment is boring and tense.IIICareful-readingCareful-readingCLOWN DOCTORS WANTED!CLOWN DOCTORS WANTE
9、D!EmployerJobThe Healthy Humour Foundation Clown Doctor(part-time)Organise information from the passage and complete the job advertisement.Careful-reading 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 so
10、ngs,tell stories and jokes,and do 4 _ help make the hospital 5 _health care facilitiesfrightened and boredthe hospital staffmagic tricksa friendlier place to visitResponsibilitiesCareful-readingSimilarities_ Clown doctorsMedical doctorstrain as actors_ need medical training _ Complete the diagram co
11、mparing clown doctors and medical doctors.wear white coatsCareful-readingSimilaritieswear white coats work in hospitals or other health care facilities aim to make patients and their family members feel betterDifferencesClown doctorsMedical doctors train as actors put on curly rainbow wigs and big r
12、ed 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 need medical training neednt act as actors but humour is preferred,of course usually help patients of all ages give medical prescri
13、ptions relieve patients physical painCareful-readingIVPost-reading1.How important do you think clown doctors are?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&Share What is your understanding of the saying“laughter is the best medicine”?Do you agree with it?Why?Post-reading:Group WorkThink&Shareu Laughter has a simi
14、lar effect to physical exercise.It speeds up our heart rate,increases our blood pressure and quickens our breathing.u Laughter is actually a powerful weapon against stress,heart disease and problems with the immune system.Language pointsV _Language points:Important phrases1.put on2.look through3.fal
15、l off4.in pain 5.be designed for6.cheer up7.concentrate on8.take off穿上；戴上；增加穿上；戴上；增加浏览浏览处于痛苦中处于痛苦中跌落；下降跌落；下降为为所设计所设计使振奋；使高兴使振奋；使高兴专注于；集中精力于专注于；集中精力于脱下；起飞；突然成功脱下；起飞；突然成功Language points:Important sentences 1.As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat,I look just like any other doctor.Paraphrase(
16、释义释义):When I wear my white coat and come near to the hospital,I am like a medical doctor just like other doctors.本句中的本句中的as引导时间状语从句，意为引导时间状语从句，意为“当当时时”；wearing my white coat作伴随状语，其逻辑主语为作伴随状语，其逻辑主语为I，两者为主动关系。两者为主动关系。在在any other doctor中，中，any意为意为“任何一个任何一个”，所以，所以doctor用单数形式。用单数形式。As I approach the hosp
17、ital wearing my white coat,I look just like any other doctor.approach在这里是及物动词，意为在这里是及物动词，意为“接近接近”。approach 还可以作不及物动词，意为还可以作不及物动词，意为“临近；走近临近；走近”。例如：例如：Our holiday is approaching but we still havent decided where to go.假期已经临近了，可是我们还没假期已经临近了，可是我们还没决定好去哪儿。决定好去哪儿。approach 还可以作名词，意为还可以作名词，意为“方式；路径方式；路径”，常
18、与，常与介词介词to搭配使用，构成搭配使用，构成the approach to。Language points:Important sentences 2.People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs,looking through old magazines,all of which have been read hundreds of times previously.Paraphrase(释义释义):People sit on plastic chairs uncomfortably,reading old magazines,which have
19、 been read a lot of times before.looking through old magazines 作伴随状语，其逻辑主作伴随状语，其逻辑主语为语为people，两者为主动关系。，两者为主动关系。Language points:Important sentences People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs,looking through old magazines,all of which have been read hundreds of times previously.all of which引导非限制性定语从句，
20、修饰引导非限制性定语从句，修饰old magazinesLanguage points:Important sentences 练习：练习：老师面带微笑地走进教室。老师面带微笑地走进教室。Our teacher came into the classroom,_(smile).怀特先生有三个儿子，他们都很勇敢。怀特先生有三个儿子，他们都很勇敢。(非限制性非限制性定语从句定语从句)Mr White has three sons,_ are brave.smiling all of whomLanguage points:Important sentences 3.Anxious parents
21、do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children.Paraphrase(释义释义):Anxious parents do everything they can to comfort nervous and crying children.what they can是省略句，补充完整是是省略句，补充完整是what they can do。to comfort.是动词不定式作目的状语。是动词不定式作目的状语。Language points:Important sentences 4.In the middle of this part
22、icular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.Paraphrase(释义释义):In the middle of this special scene I notice a small girl;this girls ankle is two times bigger than its normal size.whose ankle is twice its normal size 是定语从句，修饰是定语从句，修饰先行词先行词girl。Language points:Important sentenc
23、es In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.twice its normal size意为意为“是它正常大小的两倍大是它正常大小的两倍大”。这是固定句式，其中这是固定句式，其中twice作限定词，后面接度量名词作限定词，后面接度量名词（表示大小、高度、长度、重量、数量、宽度等），（表示大小、高度、长度、重量、数量、宽度等），twice也可以换为其他表示倍数的表达，即也可以换为其他表示倍数的表达，即.times（倍（倍数）数）+the/its+
24、size/height/length/weight/amount/width+of。Language points:Important sentences.times（倍数）（倍数）+the/its+size/height/length/weight/amount/width+of例如例如:The new house is four times the size of the old one.新房子是旧房子的四倍大。新房子是旧房子的四倍大。翻译翻译：当你研究当地的地图时，你会发现这座城镇是那当你研究当地的地图时，你会发现这座城镇是那座的两倍大。座的两倍大。When you study the
25、local map,youll find _.this town is twice the size of that oneLanguage points:Important sentences 5.I speak with the on-duty nurse,who tells me that Laras parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.Paraphrase(释义释义):I speak with the nurse on duty,who tells me that Laras parents
26、 sent her to the hospital quickly after she fell off her bicycle.who tells me that Laras parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle是非限制性定语从句，是非限制性定语从句，先行词为先行词为nurse。Language points:Important sentences I speak with the on-duty nurse,who tells me that Laras parents rushed her to
27、 the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.rush在本句中是及物动词，意为在本句中是及物动词，意为to take or send someone or something somewhere very quickly because of an unexpected problem“（尤因意外事件而）急送（某人（尤因意外事件而）急送（某人或某物去某处）或某物去某处）”。例如：例如：Dan was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries.Dan 因头部重伤被急速送往医院。因头部重伤被急速送往医院。
28、Language points:Important sentences rush还可以作不及物动词，意为还可以作不及物动词，意为to move very quickly,especially because you need to be somewhere very soon“（尤因赶路而）急速行进，冲，奔（尤因赶路而）急速行进，冲，奔”。例如：例如：Dont rush,for we have plenty of time.别着急，我们还有很多时间。别着急，我们还有很多时间。rush还可用作名词，意为还可用作名词，意为“匆忙；高峰期匆忙；高峰期”。例如：例如：The men left in a
29、 rush.这些男人在匆忙中离开了。这些男人在匆忙中离开了。rush hour（上下班交通）高峰期（上下班交通）高峰期Language points:Important sentences 6.Although its the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury,its my job to make her feel better.Paraphrase(释义释义):Not like the job of the doctors and nurses which is to treat her injury,my job is to make
30、 her feel better.its the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury是强是强调句式。调句式。本句的非强调句式是本句的非强调句式是 Although the doctors and nurses will treat her injury,its my job to make her feel better.Language points:Important sentences Although its the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury,its my job to
31、 make her feel better.强调句式的结构是：强调句式的结构是：it+be+强调的部分（主语强调的部分（主语/宾语宾语/状语）状语）+that（如果强调人，可以用（如果强调人，可以用who）+句子的剩余句子的剩余部分部分”思考：强调句式的结构是什么？思考：强调句式的结构是什么？例如：例如：It was because of the heavy rain that I was late.是因为大雨我才迟到了。是因为大雨我才迟到了。Language points:Important sentences 练习：练习：用强调句式对用强调句式对“I saw her yesterday i
32、n the teachers office”这句话中的不同成分进行改写这句话中的不同成分进行改写:强调地点状语强调地点状语 强调时间状语强调时间状语 强调宾语强调宾语It was in the teachers office that I saw her yesterday.It was yesterday that I saw her in the teachers office.It was her that/who I saw yesterday in the teachers office.Language points:Important sentences 7.Seeing the
33、ir daughter so much happier has in turn made Laras parents more relaxed.Seeing their daughter so much happier是现在分词结构是现在分词结构作主语。作主语。本句中的本句中的in turn意为意为“反过来反过来”，除此意外，除此意外，in turn还还有有“轮流，依次轮流，依次”之意。之意。Language points:Important sentences VIHomework 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.
