(
课件网) Unit 1 The Best Medicine To know about clown doctors’ job responsibility and methods To conclude the differences and similarities between medical doctors and clown doctors To develop a positive and optimistic attitude towards life 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 1 Share what you know about clowns with the class. 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. Do you know something about clown doctors What do you think of their job 点击播放视频 What will be talked about according to the title “The Best Medicine” and the picture in the passage Where is the clown What is the clown doing How do the kid and woman feel How do you feel when visiting hospitals How do you feel when seeing the face of a clown What do you think of meeting a clown in a hospital Read the passage and find out what is special about this clown's job. 2 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. Clown doctors are professional clowns who work in health care settings such as hospitals. They often work with sick children. Although the idea seems strange at first, the entertaining performances provided by clown doctors do help to combat the stresses of illness and injury. Hospital patients not only face pain and discomfort, they must also deal with fear, boredom, anxiety and loneliness. The techniques used by clown doctors, including humour, music, storytelling and magic shows, keep patients entertained. Most importantly, they keep patients laughing — and laughter has been shown to reduce pain and stress levels, and to boost the immune system. Humour also helps to promote a positive outlook and helps people to make friends with each other, both of which are important factors in healing and fighting disease. Clown doctors are more familiar in the West. The first clown doctor, Patch Adams, worked in the US in the 1970s. What is the clown’s job Question 1 Can you use one expression to describe his behavior cheer up Why is he doing this Question 2 childhood experience to help people feel easy at hospital by entertaining them How does he feel about it Question 3 feel stressed feel fulfilled 1. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about A. What a clown doctor looks like. B. What kinds of patients visit the hospital. C. The reasons why children cry in hospital. D. The daily scene of the waiting area in the hospital. ... ...
