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

1) To know some forms of comedy; 2) To test if you are fun to be with; 3) To speak out the benefit of laughing out loud. Watch the video again and check your answers. 1. Stage plays with happy endings, comedy acts with clowns, cross-talk, stand-up(单口相声), sitcom and comedy film. 2. Possible answer: Yes , I have. I laugh now and then, and forget those unphappy things. Maybe I’ll develop a more positive attitude towads life. 1) To know about clown doctors; 2) To conclude the differences and similarities between medical doctors and clown doctors; 3) To understand the importance of “Laughter is the best medicine”; 4) To develop your own idea about the career as a clown doctor. Describe the appearance of a clown. Give some information about the place where clowns work. Describe the job clowns do. Describe your feelings when you watch a clown show. 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. Para 1 The reason why the author chose to be a clown doctor. Para 2 The author's daily routine in a hospital. Para 3 The author spots(看见) a crying girl. Para 4 Clown doctors make a difference to themselves. Para 5 The role clown doctors play in hospitals and other healthy care facilities. Para 6 Clown doctors make a difference to sick children and their parents. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Para.1 What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like? Para.2 Which patient is in need of the clown doctor’s attention and why? * He wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose. * His working environment is boring and tense. * Lara, because she fell off her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain. Para.3 What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one? Para.4 What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor? * He is specially trained clown working for “hospital clowning”, bec