Unit 1 Laugh out loud Starting out & Understanding ideas 课件-2025-2026学年高二英语外研版选择性必修第一册

Unit 1 Laugh out loud! Starting out & Understanding ideas 📹 Watch the video and answer the questions. What forms of comedy are mentioned in the video? What forms of comedy are mentioned in the video? □stage plays □comedy act □cross-talk □stand up □comedy film □sitcom □drama □tragedy □documentary film 3 stage plays cross-talk sitcom comedy act stand up comedy film Have you ever been to a comedy show? Share your experience with the class. I have been to…… Complete the questionnaire and find out if you are fun to be with. What makes people laugh? words act clothes appearance story plot mistake What kind of person can make us laugh? Use adjective to describe such a person silly funny interesting amusing entertaining strange colorful unusual Generally where can we see a clown? a private garden a circus a hospital an amusement park a busy street a theatre Look at the pictures and tick the places where you would expect to see a clown. This clown is just in the hospital! Laugh out loud! 12 Pre-reading Make a prediction Title What will the text be about? Illustration Where is the clown? What is the clown doing? How do the kid and woman feel? While-reading Read the passage quickly and match the main idea with its corresponding paragraph. Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 6 The reason why the author chose to be a clown doctor. Clown doctors make a difference to sick children and their parents. Clown doctors make a difference to themselves. The author's daily routine in a hospital. The role clown doctors play in hospitals and other healthy care facilities. The author spots a crying girl. While-reading Match the questions to the paragraphs and find out the answers. Paragraph 1 He wears curly rainbow wig, a red nose, a white coat and his name badge. The environment is boring and stressful. Paragraph 2 A small girl whose ankle is injured is in need of the clown doctors because she spends time crying in pain. Paragraph 3 Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”. I chose this career because of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. Although the doctors and nurse did a great job, hospital weren’t really designed for children. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a little bored! Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them. A clown doctor is trained as part of a programme known as "hospital clowning". He chose this career becuse of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid. Paragraph 4 Visiting hospitals and other health care facilities, we clown doctors work together with medical professionals. On a typical day, we spend our time cheering up patients, their families, and more often than not, the hospital staff, too! We do this by doing magic tricks, singing songs, telling stories and, of course, telling silly jokes. Some children, though, don‘t feel like laughing, especially if they're in pain. We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses, who keep us updated on each patient. A clown doctor work with medical professionals, cheering up patients, their families, and the hospital staff. Paragraph 5 And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick. While the doctor concentrates on examining Lara's ankle, I get her attention by doing a magic trick. Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced- first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as I “magically" produce her sock from out of my pocket. Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Lara's parents more relaxed. He gets the patient’s attention by doing a magic trick — he produces the patient’s sock from out of his pocket. Paragraph 6 He is still wearing a big smile as he remembers all the fun and laughter of the day, because he believes that “laughter is the best medicine”. What is the text about? It’s about what a clown doctor does on a typical day. What is probably the genre of the passage? It is a narrative. What is the theme of this passage? People can be better, happier, more relaxed by laughter. How does narrative develop? 描述衣着和环境 描述状态和故事背景 阐述故事背后的原因→推动故事发展 描述动作 描述动作如何具体实施 阐述心理活动→升华故事内涵 How does narrative develop? 破题 发展 结局 借助因果关系来推动情节 Organise information from the passage and complete the job advertisement. health care facilities nervous, pain or bored the hospital staff magic tricks a friendlier place to visit Similarities ClOwn doctors Medical doctors train as actors need medical training wear white coats Complete the diagram comparing clown doctors and medical doctors. work to cheer up sick children, their families and the hospital staff do magic tricks, sing songs, and tell jokes use toys and balloons ... treat sick people provide medical service use medical equipment ... work for patients ... Think Share Post-reading How important do you think clown doctors are? What is your understanding of the saying “laughter is the best medicine”? Do you agree with it? Why? Would you like to work as a clown doctor? Why or why not? How does the diagram in Activity 5 help you to better understand the passage? Summary Clown doctors do make a difference. As I approach the hospital wearing my white coat, I look just like any other doctor. That is until l put on my curly rainbow wig, big red nose, and add my name badge "Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud". I walk through the doors into the waiting area, where there's a familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension. People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs, looking through old magazines, all of which have been read hundreds of times previously. Anxious parents do what they can to comfort nervous and crying children. 动词的现在分词作方式状语 until引导表语从句，“直到...”,主句中的谓语动词 is为延续性动词，所以主句用肯定句，不能否定句。 穿过一道道们 动名词表示功能，用途 非限定性定语从句，对先行词the waiting area 进行补充说明 副词修饰动词 动词的现在分词作方式状语 非限定性定语从句，对先行词old magazines进行补充说明,被动语态 宾语从句，what=the thing that to comfort动词不定式表示目的 Language points 28 Language points which引导的非限定性定语从句，指代整个主句或主句的一部分，前面用逗号与主句隔开。 翻译练习 1. 这些树，是我三年前种的，还没有结果子。 These apple trees, __________________________, have not borne any fruit. 2. 在那么多人面前他有点紧张，这是可以理解的。 In the presence of so many people he was little tense, _______________________. 3. 他可能得了急性盲肠炎，如果是这样，他就得动手术。 He may have acute appendicitis, _____________ he will have to be operated on. 4. 他们很感激Tom，没有他的支持他们是不会成功的。 They thanked Tom, _______________________ they would not have succeeded. which I planted three years ago which was understandable in which case without whose support 29 Language points 动词的现在分词作状语，表示原因， 方式，时间，条件，结果等，与逻辑主语之间是主动关系，表示正在发生的动作。 单句语法填空 1. There was a terrible noise ___________(follow) the sudden burst of light. 2. European football is played in more than 80 countries, ___________(make) it the most popular sport in the world. 3. ___________(see) from the top of the hill, we can find that the city looks more beautiful. 4. Weather ___________(permit), we'll go to the Great wall. 5. ___________(walk) in the street, I saw him. 6. ___________(judge) from his worried face, we knew that he must have had some trouble. 7. Generally speaking, there are several reasons ___________(account) for this phenomenon. 8. The argument is very ___________(convince). following making Seeing permittingg Judging Walking accounting convincing 30 Language points In the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size. I speak with the on- duty nurse, who tells me that Lara's parents rushed her to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle. Since getting here, Lara has spent her time crying in pain. Although it's the doctors and nurses who will treat her injury, it's my job to make her feel better. 定语从句，先行词为a small girl, 关系词和ankle之间为所属关系，关系词为whose 倍数的表达方式之一：倍数+the size / length / width / height of… 从...掉落 将..匆匆送往... who引导的非限定性定语从句 动词的现在分词作状语，表示时间 强调句，也称“分裂句”，用“it's...that/who”把一个句子分裂开来，在语义上表示强调。如果把“it's...that/who”去掉，仍然是一个结构完整的句子。强调句可以对主语，宾语和状语进行强调。 31 Language points ★基本形式：It is/ was + 被强调部分（通常是主语、宾语或状语）+ that/ who（当强调主语且主语指人）+ 其他部分。 如： He met Li Ping yeaterday. (强调yesterday) It was yesterday that he met Li Ping. ★一般疑问句的强调句型, 把is/ was移到it前面。 如：Was it yesterday that he met Li Ping? ★特殊疑问句的强调句型 被强调部分（通常是疑问代词或疑问副词）+ is/ was + it + that/ who + 其他部分？ 如： Was it in 1997 that you were born? (就in 1997提问） When was it that you were born? ★ not … until …句型的强调句 It is/ was not until + 被强调部分 + that + 其他部分 如：He didn't go to bed until he finished his work. It was not until he finished his work that he went to bed. 32 Language points 根据划线部分，把下列句子变成强调句。 1. We completed the task with their help. 2. My cousin is very interested in painting. 3. The clown doctors work together with medical professionals. 4. I chose this career becuse of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. 5. The mormans ruled England after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th cnetury. It was with their help that we completed the task. It is in painting that my cousin is verested. It was the clown doctors who/that work together with medical professionals. It was because of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid that I chose this career. It wasEngland that the Normans ruled after the well-known Battle of Hastings in the 11th century. 33 Language points Scientific studies show that laughter produces chemicals to make people feel better, which means clown doctors can be helpful. We are specially trained clowns who work as part of a programme known as "hospital clowning". I chose this career becuse of my experience of going to hospital when I was a kid. Although the doctors and nurses did a great job, hospitals weren't really designed for children. I spent much of the time when I was there feeling frightened and more than a lirtle bored! Being a clown doctor means I can help people by entertaining them. 研究工作，常用复数形式 化学物质，常用复数形式 非限定性定语从句，指代这个主句，定语从句的谓语动词用单数形式 副词修饰动词，trained 过去分词表示被动 known过去分词表示被动 although引导让步状语从句，表示:尽管... be designed for sb专门为某人设计 关系副词when引导的定语从句 动名词作主语，谓语动词为单数形式 34 Language points Visiting hospirals and other health care facilities, we clown doctors work together with medical professionals. On a typical day, we spend our time cheering up patients, their families, and more often than not, the hospital staff, too! We do this by doing magic tricks, singing songs, telling stories and, of coursce, telling silly jokes. Some children, though, don't feel like laughing, especially if they're in pain. We have to be very sensitive and work closely with the doctors and nurses, who keep us updated on each patient. 动词的现在分词作方式状语，表示主动及正在发生 在特定的某一天，介词用on spend ... doing...花时间做某事 通过做某件事 副词especially 修饰整个句子 keep sb updated 使某人获知最新消息 通常情况下 35 Language points And my magic medicine does indeed seem to do the trick. While the doctor concentrates on examining Lara's ankle, I get her attention by doing a magic trick. Although she is clearly still in some pain, her scared and anxious look has been replaced—first by a small smile, and then by loud laughter as I "magically" produce her sock from out of my pocket. Seeing their daughter so much happier has in turn made Lara's parents more relaxed. seem to do sth 仿佛会发生某事 concentrate on doing sth集中精力做某事 scared害怕的，描述人的感受，表情；scary可怕的，描述事物的特征 现在完成时态的被动语态，表示：被取代 动名词作主语，谓语动词为单数形式 in turn ：依次，轮流，转而，接下来 from out of...从...之中 36 Review language points. 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