1、Laugh out loudLaugh out loudBook 4 Unit 1B4U1Starting out&Understanding ideasStarting outStarting outWatch the video and take down as much information as possible.Use shorthand strategy when necessary.Youll complete a form according to your notes afterwards.Comedy Through the AgesIn ancient Greece“C
2、omedy”referred to stage plays with _.In ancient RomeIt was not funny to _.In Shakespeares time Comedies had _ such as mistaken identity and romance which modern audiences may find rather _.In 16c ItalyPeople loved good _.In 19c EnglandComedy acts with _ were popular.In modern timesComedy is consider
3、ed to be of any type intended to _,including _.SummaryPeoples sense of humour is related to the _.Whatever the sense of humour,comedy was good for society since it led to _.Comedy Through the AgesIn ancient Greece“Comedy”referred to stage plays with _.In ancient RomeIt was not funny to _.In Shakespe
4、ares time Comedies had _ which modern audiences may find rather _.In 16c ItalyPeople loved good _.In 19c EnglandComedy acts with _ were popular.In modern timesComedy is considered to be of any type intended to _,including _.SummaryPeoples sense of humour is related to the _.Whatever the sense of hum
5、our,comedy was good for society since it led to _.happy endingslaugh at oneselfamusing themesseriouspractical jokesclownsmakepeople laughcross-talk,stand-up,sitcom,andcomedy filmsocial contextfeelings of happinessLeading inLeading in Have you ever watched any performance given by clowns?Tick the pla
6、ces where you would expect to see a clown.Activity 1a busy streeta circusa private gardena hospitalan amusement parka theatrePredictionPredictionLook at the title“The best medicine”and the picture.Can you guess what might be talked about in the passage?How clowns can help patients to recover.Activit
7、y 2Read for main ideaRead for main ideaRead to check your prediction and find out what is special about this clowns job.Where?How?Why?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 o
8、rder to remove their nervousness and make them feel better.Activity 2Read for detailsRead for detailsMatch 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
9、 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?Activity 3Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 1f What does this clown doctor wear a
10、nd what is his working environment like?Activity 3This clown doctor wears a white coat,a curly rainbow wig,and a big red nose.His working environment is boring and tense.Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 2a Which patient is in need of the clown doctors attention and why?A small girl called L
11、ara is in need of the clown doctors attention,because she fell off her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain.Activity 3Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 3b What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one?What:A clown doctor is a specially trained clown who works as part of
12、 a programme known as“hospital clowning”;the clown doctor helps people(patients)by entertaining them.Why:The author chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid.Activity 3Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 4d What are the r
13、esponsibilities of a clown doctor?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.Activity 3Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 5e How does the clown doctor help the patient?
14、He gets the patients attention by doing a magic trick he produces the patients sock from out of his pocket.Activity 3Read for detailsRead for detailsParagraph 6c How does the author 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
15、believes that“laughter is the best medicine”.Activity 3What is your understanding of the saying“laughter is the best medicine”?Do you agree with it?Why?Read for detailsRead for detailsOrganise information and complete the job advertisement.health care facilitiesnervous,painful or boredthe hospital s
16、taffmagic tricksa friendlier place to visitActivity 4Read for detailsRead for detailsComplete the diagram comparing clown doctors&medical doctors.Activity 5Read for detailsRead for detailsComplete the diagram comparing clown doctors&medical doctors.Activity 5Similarities wear white coats work in hos
17、pitals or other health care facilities aim to make patients and their family members feel better.“To cure sometimes,to relieve often,to comfort always.”Edward Livingston TrudeauRead for detailsRead for detailsComplete the diagram comparing clown doctors&medical doctors.Activity 5Clown doctors train
18、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.Read for detailsRead for detailsComplete the diagram comparing clown doctors&medical d
19、octors.Activity 5Medical 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 Think and shareThink and share Would you like to work as a clown doctor?Why or why not?And as for
20、me?Well,when I take off my wig and my nose,Im still wearing a big smile,as I remember all the fun and laughter of the day.The Best MedicineUseful expressionsUseful expressions P1-3 P1-3接近医院任何一个医生穿上；戴上紧张氛围快速查看；浏览看见；注意到在.的进程中,在中间，正在.值班的急送去vt.；冲、奔vi.掉下；跌倒产生化学物非常approach the hospitalany other doctorput
21、ontensionlook throughspotin the middle of on-dutyrush sb.to/rush tofall offproduce chemicals n.more than a little-spotted-spotted-fell-fallen+V单单Useful expressionsUseful expressions P4 P4医务人员设施；（特殊用途）场所在平常平常的一天通常情况下想要做；感觉好像对很敏感与紧密合作向提供的最新信息medical professionals n.facilityon a typical daymore often t
22、han notfeel like doing be sensitive towork closely withkeep sb.updated on sth.Useful expressionsUseful expressions P5-6 P5-6奏效；起作用；达到目的处于痛苦中至于.展现；使出现轮流；反过来、进而从口袋中出来脱下；起飞；突然成功面带微笑毕竟do the trickin(some)pain=painfulas for produce（#熟词生意）in turn(as a result of sth in a series of events)from out of my poc
23、kettake offwear a smileafter allLanguage pointsLanguage points1.In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl _ ankle is _(是正常大小的两倍).这个大学的高新校区是林荫校区的三倍大。这个大学的高新校区是林荫校区的三倍大。（三种表达）The Gaoxin campus of this university is three times as large as the Linyin campus.The Gaoxin campus is three t
24、imes larger than the Linyin campus.The Gaoxin campus is three times the size of the Linyin campus.twice its normal sizeSummary:1.X times as adj.as2.X times adj.(er)than3.X times the/its size/height/length/weight/amount/width+ofwhose6.It was.(p.)It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他强调主语：It was that/who got thr
25、ee top prizes in the contest last week.谓宾地状时状Sun RX强调宾语：It was that/who Sun RX got in the contest last week.three top prizes 强调：It was that Sun RX got three top prizes last week.in the contest 强调：It was that Sun RX got three top prizes in the contest.Sun RX got three top prizes in the contest last w
26、eek.主Although its the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury.It was in the contest that Sun RX got three top prizes last week.Was it in the contest that Sun RX got three top prizes last week?Where was it that Sun RX got three top prizes last week?It was last week that Sun RX got three top priz
27、es in the contest.Was it last week that Sun RX got three top prizes in the contest?When was it that Sun RX got three top prizes in the contest?一般疑问句:Is/Was it+被强调部分+that/who+其他 特殊疑问句:特殊疑问词特殊疑问词+is/was it+that/who+其他 He didnt notice his teacher until she approached his desk.It was not until his teach
28、er approached his desk that he noticed her.Some of you guys wont realize the importance of learning English until you graduate from high school.It is not until some of you guys graduate from high school that you realize the importance of learning English.It is/was not until+被强调部分+that+其他部分Exercise巧用
29、强调句整合，使句子靓起来。巧用强调句整合，使句子靓起来。1.YOUTH has accompanied me through my whole high school.(强调主语强调主语)(2021新高考新高考I)2.We can make full use of educational resources to broaden the horizons.(强调宾语强调宾语)(2021全国乙卷全国乙卷)3.My condition doesnt allow me to go anywhere until my legs are fully recovered.（强调（强调until 引导的时间
30、状语从句）（引导的时间状语从句）（2021北京）北京）It is YOUTH that has accompanied me through my whole high school.It is educational resources that we can make full use of to broaden the horizons.It is not until my legs are fully recovered that my condition allows me to go anywhere.We have to be very sensitive and work cl
31、osely with the doctors and nurses,who keeo us updated on each patient.我们必须要十分敏感，同时要与医护人员保持紧密的工作关系，我们必须要十分敏感，同时要与医护人员保持紧密的工作关系，这样我们才能及时更新每个病人的情况。这样我们才能及时更新每个病人的情况。While there might be more hospital visit ahead for Lara,I.Lara还要来医院很多次还要来医院很多次 ahead(时间，空间时间，空间)向前面，在前面向前面，在前面 There are still a lot of hard work ahead.深知未来还会有更多自然灾害，所以我们要坚持保护环境。深知未来还会有更多自然灾害，所以我们要坚持保护环境。Knowing that there are more natural disasters ahead,we need to insist on protecting the environment.
