Unit 1 Laugh out loud! Understanding ideas The Best Medicine 课件-2025-2026学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

XB1Unit 1 Laugh out loud Understanding ideas Generally where can we see a clown? Pre-reading 2 Look at the pictures and tick the places where you would expect to see a clown. a private garden a circus a busy street a hospital an amusement park a theatre Pre-reading Q1. When do people need to take medicine? Q2. What is the function of medicine? Q3. Who can give the better/best medicine? Warming up Look & predict Q4. What is he and how would you describe his appearance? curly rainbow wig big red nose white coat Read & Check Q5. What does he do in the hospital? Read & Check Q6. What is special about his job? Do they treat injury/illness? Read & Check Q6. What is special about his job? Do they treat injury/illness? What's the passage mainly about? A. A little girl whose ankle was injured. B. What a clown doctor does in the hospital. C. Why a clown doctor is so funny. D. A clown doctor isn’t satisfied with his job. Read & appreciate Which question does each para. answer? P4, Activity 3 1 What do these verbs imply? workplace Read & appreciate P4, Activity 3 1 2 Which question does each para. answer? work object Read & appreciate P4, Activity 3 Which question does each para. answer? 1 2 3 What kind of person is the author? Read & appreciate P4, Activity 3 Which question does each para. answer? 1 2 3 4 workplace work target/object working method/means Read & appreciate P4, Activity 3 Which question does each para. answer? 1 2 3 4 5 Read & appreciate P4, Activity 3 Which question does each para. answer? 1 2 3 4 5 6 What can we infer from the sentence “laughter is the best medicine”? A. No medicine is better than laughter. B. Laughter can cure all diseases. C. Laughter can make a patient feel better. D. There is no need for people to see a doctor. working result workplace Work object working means working result health care facilities nervous, pain or bored the hospital staff magic tricks a friendlier play to visit work in… make patients feel… put on curly… usually help children cheer up… may have no medical knowledge can’t do medical exam for patients give medical prescriptions treat patients’ injury (relieve their physical pain) help patients of all ages need’t act as actors, but humor is preferred Comparison & contrast 课文语法填空 After entering the hospital and 1.　　　　　　 （wear）my white coat，I put on my curly rainbow wig，big red nose，and add my name badge. I walk through the doors into the waiting area，2._______　　　　　 is filled with a familiar tense atmosphere. Having learnt about a girl named Lara who hurt her ankle， I decide 3.　　　　　 （make） her feel better. 　　Because of my painful hospital experience as a kid，I chose to be a 4.　　　　　（special） trained clown doctor as part of a programme 5.　　　　　（know） as “hospital clowning”. Clown doctors like me work together with medical professionals. On a 6.　　　　　（type） day， we spend our time cheering 7.　　　　　patients，their families，and more often than not， the hospital staff，too！ 8.　　　　　 is essential for us to be sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses. While the doctor concentrates on Lara’s 9.　　　　_______ （examine），I get her attention by doing a magic trick. Her scared and anxious look is replaced by loud laughter. While there might be more hospital visits ahead for Lara and others，I hope that clown doctors help make it a 10.　　　　　 _（friendly） place to visit than before. 《大白》P3 wearing which to make specially known typical up It examination friendlier Language study 穿上 等候区 沉闷而紧张的氛围 浏览 将某人紧急送往医院 从她的自行车上摔了下来 痛苦地哭泣 cry in panic Language study 经过特别训练的 被设计用于 相当厌烦了 在平常的一天里 鼓舞患者们的士气 经常发生的；大多数情况下 感觉想大笑一下 在痛苦中 Language study 非常敏感 与紧密合作 获得成功； 专注于 引起某人的注意 惊恐和焦虑的表情 依次，轮流，相继地 脱下 露出灿烂的笑容 让这个地方成为一个更友好的地方 毕竟 draw/attract/catch/hold one’s attention grammar study---non-finite verbs (para.1)As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat，I look just like any other doctor. (para.1)People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs，looking through old magazines，… (para.2) Since getting here，Lara has spent her time crying in pain. (para.3) Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them. (para.4) Visiting hospitals and other health care facilities，we clown doctors work together with medical professionals. (para.5) Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Lara’s parents more relaxed. What’s the function of doing in the following sentences? grammar study---attributive clauses (para.1) I walk through the doors into the waiting area，where there’s a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. (para.1) People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs，looking through old magazines，all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. (para.2) In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. (para.2) I speak with the on-duty nurse，who tells me that …. (para.3) Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better，which means clown doctors can be helpful. (para.3) We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”. What’s the function of relative pron./adv. in the following sentences? (para.4) We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses，who keep us updated on each patient. grammar study---emphatic structure (para.2) Although it’s the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury，it’s my job to make her feel better. (para.5) And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick. 《大白》P8 grammar study---the use of “it” (para.2) Although it’s the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury，it’s my job to make her feel better. (para.6) …I hope that clown doctors help make it a friendlier place to visit. After all，it really is true that “laughter is the best medicine”. It 作形式主语 (formal subject) It 作形式宾语 (formal object) It is important for us to study hard. It is said that ... It is no good/use doing complaining about your homework. …make it possible for us to do sth. …find it unnecessary for us to do sth. …make it clear that. grammar study---clause analysis (para.1) Anxious parents do what they can ______________nervous and crying children.. A. to comfort B. comfort C. comforting 我将尽我所能地帮助你克服困难。 I will do what I can to help you overcome the difficulties. I will do all that I can to help you overcome the difficulties. $