1、Unit 1 Laugh out loud!Understanding ideas1.moodbe/feel in the mood for sth./to do sth.有意做某事，有做某事的心情be in no mood for sth./to do sth.没心情做某事，无意做某事lift the/ones mood 振奋情绪be in a good/bad mood 心情好/不好put sb.in a(n).mood 使某人处于情绪中练习：We all have times when were just not in the mood _(get)on with work.to get
2、2.amusementamuse v.使开心，逗笑；给提供娱乐/消遣amused adj.被逗乐的，感到有趣的amusing adj.有趣的，好笑的amuse oneself(by doing sth.)（通过做某事）自娱自乐keep sb.amused 使某人玩得开心be amused at/by 被逗乐amusement练习：The children had a good time in the _(amuse)park.3.painpainful adj.疼痛的，令人痛苦的;艰难的in pain 痛苦地；感到疼痛have a pain in.部位感到疼痛suffer(from)pain
3、忍受疼痛take(great)pains to do sth.煞费苦心做某事；十分努力地做某事relieve the pain 止痛No pain,no gain.不劳无获painful memories/experiences 痛苦的回忆/经历练习：Ive had terrible pain _ my stomach.in 4.entertainentertaining adj.令人愉快的，有趣的entertainment n.C,U 娱乐节目，娱乐活动；U 招待，款待entertain sb.with sth.用某物使某人快乐entertain sb.to sth.招待某人吃be ente
4、rtained by his humorous stories 被他的幽默故事逗乐entertain my friends to dinner 请我朋友们吃晚饭an entertaining evening 令人愉快的夜晚find sth.entertaining 觉得有趣练习：She entertained the children _ stories,songs and drama.with5.cheercheerful adj.高兴的cheerfully adv.高兴地cheer sb.on 为某人加油cheer for the hero 英雄欢呼cheer for 为欢呼cheer o
5、ver the victory 为胜利欢呼Cheers!（祝酒用语）千杯！练习：I saw you give the money _(cheer)to the poor German family.cheerfully 6.employemployer n.雇主，雇用者 employee n.雇员，受雇者employment n.工作；雇用;就业unemployed adj.失业的 unemployment n.失业；失业人数employ sb.to do sth.雇用某人做某事employ sb.as sth.雇用某人当interviewer n.采访者interviewee n.被采访者t
6、rainer n.教练员trainee n.接受培训者6.employbe employed in(doing)sth.=employ oneself in(doing)sth.忙于(做）某事，从事某活动in employment 在工作full-time/part-time employment 全职/兼职工作 练习：You may be worried that your _(employ)doesnt have the ability to pay your desired salary.employer 7.concentrateconcentration n.专心,专注concent
7、rate ones efforts/attention on集中精力/注意力于require a great deal of concentration 需要全神贯注练习：With all his energy _(concentrate)on his painting,he didnt notice it was raining heavily outside.concentrated 专心于，致力于专心于，致力于：focus onfocus ones mind/attention on be lost in be absorbed indevote oneself to=be devote
8、d tobury oneself in=be buried inWhat do you know about clowns?Read the passage quickly and match the paragraphs with the main ideas.Para.1A.With my help,the little girl feels better.Para.2B.How does the clown doctor work?Para.3C.A small girl is crying in pain.Para.4D.The reason why I became a clown
9、doctor.Para.5 E.Laughter is the best medicine.Para.6F.I am a clown doctor.Read the passage again and answer the following questions:Why does the author go to hospital?What can a clown doctor do in the hospital?Why did the author choose to be a clown doctor?How does a clown doctor help patients?Who a
10、ttracted the authors attention?Whats the authors wish?Read the passage again and answer the following questions:Suggested answers:To help patients and entertain them.Make patients feel better.Because of his own experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.By doing magic tricks,singing songs,tel
11、ling stories and telling silly jokes.Lara.Clown doctors help make hospital a friendlier place to visit.Read the passage and choose the best answers.What is the author going to do in the hospital?A.Examine the patients.B.Walk through the doors.C.Make patients relaxed.D.Look through the magazines.Read
12、 the passage and choose the best answers.What happened to the girl Lara?A.She fell off her bicycle.B.Her parents scolded her.C.She had a heavy cold.D.The doctor could treat her ankle well.Read the passage and choose the best answers.Why did the author become a clown doctor?A.Because he likes to work
13、 in the hospital.B.Because he likes to be a clown.C.Because he feels proud of being a clown doctor.D.Because he wants to make patients feel better.Read the passage and choose the best answers.How did the author make this small girl laugh?A.By singing songs.B.By telling jokes.C.By doing magic tricks.
14、D.By reading magazines.Read the passage and choose the best answers.What is the authors attitude towards his work?A.Critical.B.Enthusiastic.C.Doubtful.D.Objective.Read the passage again and retell it.Read the passage again and retell it.Do the Activity 3 on Page 4.Suggested answers:a-2 A small girl
15、called Lara is in need of the Clown doctors attention,because she fell off her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain.b-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 author
16、chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.c-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“.Suggested answers:d-4 A clown doctor visi
17、ts hospitals and other health care facilities,working together with medical professionals to cheer up patients,their families and the hospital staff.e-5 He gets the patients attention by doing a magic trick-he produces the patients sock from out of his pocket.f-1 This clown doctor wears a white coat
18、,a curly rainbow wig,and a big red nose.His working environment is boring and tense.Do the Activity 4 on Page 5.Suggested answers:Similarities wear white coats work in hospitals or other health care facilities aim to make patients and their family members feel betterDifferencesClown doctors train as
19、 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 staffMedical doctors need medical training neednt act as actors but humour is preferred,of course usually help patients of all ages give medical prescriptions relieve patients physical pain
