内容正文:
Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas — Comprehending
学习任务目标
1. 识记本课时的重要语言点;
2. 学会通过上下文、查词典等方式掌握课文中的语言知识;
3. 了解记叙文的基本特征;
4. 了解喜剧,理解不同文化背景下喜剧的笑点;
5. 通过问卷了解自己,能根据“与自己”和“与他人”生活态度的维度,针对主题发表个人观点,总结不同情景下的不同处理方式分别体现了什么样的个体特征。
词汇互译
1. mood n. 心情
2. amusement n. 娱乐,消遣
3. entertain v. 使快乐
4. examine v. 检查(身体)
5. advertisement n. 广告
6. employer n. 雇用者,雇主
7. 马戏团 n. circus
8. 假发 n. wig
9. 小丑 n. clown
10. 徽章 n. badge
11. 脚踝 n. ankle
12. 卷曲的 adj. curly
13. cheer up (使)高兴起来,(使)振作起来
14. do the trick 奏效,达到预期效果
15. more often than not 通常;多半
16. look through 浏览,翻阅
17. in pain 痛苦地
18. 集中精力于 concentrate on
19. 和……密切合作 work closely with
20. 脱掉;起飞;迅速流行 take off
21. 从……跌落 fall off
表格填空
Parts
Main ideas
Details
Para. 1 — Para. 2
My first meeting with Lara in the hospital.
I put on my 1. curly rainbow wig and big red nose in the hospital and see 2. anxious parents do what they can to 3. comfort nervous and crying children. I spot a small girl whose 4. ankle is twice its normal size.
Para. 3 — Para. 5
Clown doctors can be very helpful.
Scientific studies show that laughter produces 5. chemicals to make people feel better. Clown doctors do 6. magic tricks, sing songs, and tell stories and 7. silly jokes to cheer up 8. patients and their families. Lara smiling and laughing, feels much 9. happier after I help her.
Para. 6
The author's hope for clown doctors.
I hope that clown doctors help make the hospital a 10. friendlier place to visit.
Ⅰ. 根据课文内容选择正确答案
1. What's the atmosphere like without clown doctors in the hospital?
A. Friendly. B. Boring.
C. Lively. D. Frightening.
2. What's the job of a clown doctor?
A. To cure patients.
B. To carry medicine.
C. To cheer patients up.
D. To do the cleaning.
3. Which of the following is TRUE about Lara?
A. She had her ankle injured.
B. She felt optimistic all the time.
C. She didn't like Larry's magic trick.
D. Her parents didn't take her injury seriously.
4. Why did Larry choose to be a clown doctor?
A. Because he was born wit