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课件网) Unit 1 Laugh out loud! P2 Understanding ideas Before reading What do you know about clowns A clown is a performer in a circus or an amusement park who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh. 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 Possible places Do you know what this clown is doing Where is he now What is his job Now let's read the passage and see what is special about this clown's job. While-reading Read and finish the tasks as quickly as possible. 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. P2 2 Read the passage and find out what is special about this clown's job. How much do you know about clown doctors Task 1 I. Match the questions to the paragraphs. a. Which patient is in need of the clown doctor's attention and why b. What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one c. How does the author feel after a day's work d. What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor e. How does the clown doctor help the patient f. What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Para 4 Para 5 Para 6 Read the passage carefully and complete the following tasks. Task 2 P4 3 What does this clown doctor wear and what is his working environment like He wears a white coat, a curly rainbow wig, and a big red nose. His working environment is boring and tense. II. Read the passage again and find out the answers to these questions. Para. 1 P4 3 Which patient is in need of the clown doctor's attention and why A small girl called Lara is in need of the clown doctor's attention, because she fell her bicycle and spent her time crying in pain. Para. 2 What is a clown doctor and why did the author choose to be one A clown doctor is a specially trained clown who works as part of a programme known as “hospital clowning”; the clown doctor helps people (patients) by entertaining them. The author chose to be a clown doctor because of his frightening and boring experience of going to hospital when he was a kid. Para.3 What are the responsibilities of a clown doctor A clown doctor visits hospitals and other health care facilities, working together with medical professionals to cheer up patients, their families and the hospital staff. Para. 4 How does the clown doctor help the patient He gets the patients' attention by doing a magic trick - he produces the patient's sock from out of his pocket. Para. 5 How does the author feel after a day's work 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”. Para. 6 health care fa ... ...
