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Unit 1 Laugh out loud!
Starting out
Learning objectives
By the end of the class, you will be able to:
Gain information about clown doctors by matching the paragraphs to their main ideas and organising information from the passage.
Compare the similarities and differences between clown doctors and medical doctors, and express your opinion about these jobs.
Analyse the role of laughter in our life.
Activity 1 : Answer the questions.
1. What forms of comedy are mentioned in the video?
Stage plays with happy endings, comedy acts with clowns, cross-talk, stand-up, sitcom and comedy films.
2. What message does the video mainly convey?
Despite its various forms, comedy brings laughter and happiness
to people of different times.
相声
单口喜剧
情景喜剧
As I approach the hospital.
Visiting hospitals and other health care facilities...
While there might be more hospital visits...
1. Where are these people?
They are in a hospital.
Activity 1 : Read the passage and answer the questions.
Activity 1 : Read the passage and answer the questions.
2. Is the man a doctor or a clown?
clown doctors can be helpful
we clown doctors
it's my job to make them feel better
He is a clown doctor, whose job is to make patients feel better.
Activity 1 : Read the passage and answer the questions.
3. What is "the best medicine"?
laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better
laughter is the best medicine.
Laughter is "the best medicine".
1. Where are these people?
They are in a hospital.
2. Is the man a doctor or a clown?
He is a clown doctor, whose job is to make patients feel better.
3. What is "the best medicine"?
Laughter is "the best medicine".
Main idea
Clown doctors make patients in pain feel better by bringing them laughter.
Activity 2 : Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
Learning tips
Identify the key words in the questions.
Look for the same words, words with similar meanings, or words that are likely to go together with the key words.
Activity 2 : Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers.
f. What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like?
This clown doctor wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose. His working environment is filled with boredom, tension, discomfort, and anxiety.
Paragraph1
Do you often laugh out loud? How do you stay happy in your daily life?
Here are some famous people who can bring a lot of laughter for us. ---comedians
Activity 1 Watch the video and answer the questions.
1. What forms of comedy are mentioned in the video?
1. What forms of comedy are mentioned in the video?
stage plays with happy endings 大团圆结局的舞台剧
comedy acts with clowns 有小丑的喜剧表演
cross-talk 相声
stand-up 单口喜剧
sitcom 情景喜剧
comedy film 喜剧电影
Activity 2 Complete the questionnaire and find out if you are fun to be with.
1. You tell a joke which none of your friends find funny. How do you react?
a Laugh anyway and apologise for your sense of
humour.
b Tell the joke again, but louder and more slowly.
c Criticise your friends' sense of humour and walk off.
没有(全部否定)
反应(+to+宾语)
无论如何;尽管如此
为…道歉
更大声地
批评
走开
2. It's a Saturday afternoon and you're not doing much. A friend calls and invites you on an adventure to explore a new town. What do you say?
a "Of course! I'll be ready in fifteen minutes!"
b "Sounds interesting. Tell me more about it."
c "No, thanks. Maybe next time."
去冒险
15分钟后 in+一段时间:…后
3. You and some friends get lost in an area you've
never been to before. What do you do?
a Lift the mood with a joke and explore the area.
b Stay positive and try to find your way back.
c Show everyone you are worried and complain.
迷路
打起精神
保持积极
4 You receive a birthday present from a friend, but when you open the box it's empty. How do you feel?
a Think it is a good joke and laugh about it.
b Feel hurt, but try to laugh about it.
c Get angry and tell your friend it is a silly joke.
空的
感到受伤的
生气
愚蠢的玩笑
5. You're skateboarding with a friend and he falls over in a dramatic way. What do you do?
a Laugh loudly non-stop because it's so funny!
b Check he's OK and make him feel better with a joke.
c Help him get back up and avoid mentioning his fall.
滑滑板
摔倒
突然
不停地
重新站起来;振作起来
提及
Turn to Page 107 to find out your result.
Have you ever seen a comedy film or been to a comedy show?
Merchant of Venice
Mr. Bean
British Humour
a clown play
See you next class!
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