Unit 1 Laugh out loud Understanding ideas 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 laugh out loud The Best Medicine Watch the video and tell the main idea of it 1、What forms of comedy do you know from the video? 2、Have you ever been to a comedy show? Share your experience with the class. Try to express your feelings. Stage plays with happy endings, comedy acts with clowns, cross-talk, stand-up, sitcom and comedy film. As for me, I once went to see cross-talk with my friends. Laughing stock 笑料 Group photo 合照 a private garden a circus a hospital an amusement park a busy street a theatre Tell where you would expect to see a clown from the following pictures. Can you describe the feature of a clown? curly rainbow wig big red nose exaggerated costume big smile Why ? entertain people, especially kids. Do you know the clown doctor? Who is he ? What’s it? Who are they? What are they doing? Read the passage by yourself and find out what is special when clown work. 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 order to remove their nervousness and make them feel better. Match the questions to each paragraph. 2 3 6 4 5 1 Find information from the passage and complete the job advertisement as quickly as you can. health care facilities nervous, pain and bored the hospital staff magic tricks a friendlier place to visit Complete the diagram comparing clown doctor and medical doctors. Cheer up patients, their families, and the hospital staff Usually help kids … Need medical training Usually help patients of all ages … Wear white coat; Work in hospitals or other health care facilities … What is the style of the passage? It is a narrative(记叙文). structure when where who why how So, can you tell me the structure of the passage? Who Clown doctor Where Hospitals and health care facilities Why Bored, anxious, tense How Please/ entertain patient How do you understand the saying“ laughter is the best medicine”? Laughter has positive effects on