Book4Unit1Laughoutloud!StartingoutActivity1Lead-inWatchthevideoandtakedownasmuchinformationaspossible.Useshorthandstrategywhennecessary.You’llcompleteaformaccordingtoyournotesafterwards.ComedyThroughtheAgesInancientGreece“Comedy”referredtostageplayswith_____________.InancientRomeItwasnotfunnyto_______________.InShakespeare’stimeComedieshad______________whichmodernaudiencesmayfindrather_______.In16cItalyPeoplelovedgood______________.In19cEnglandComedyactswith_________werepopular.InmoderntimesComedyisconsideredtobeofanytypeintendedto________

____________,including______________________________

____________.SummaryPeople’ssenseofhumourisrelatedtothe______________.Whateverthesenseofhumour,comedywasgoodforsocietysinceitledto____________________.happyendingslaughatoneselfamusingthemesseriouspracticaljokesclownsmakepeoplelaughcross-talk,stand-up,sitcom,andcomedyfilmsocialcontextfeelingsofhappiness=prank/hoaxn.惡作劇Q1.Whatisyourfavoriteformofcomedy?Q2.Whoisthekingofcomedyinyoureyes?Why?Activity2SpeakingLet’swatch!Howdoyoufindwhenwatchinghiscomedy?Wouldyouliketomakefriendswithapersonlikehim?Whatkindofpeopledoyouwanttomakefriendswith?Think

andanswerComplete

the

questionnaire,putdownyourinstinct

choicesandfind

outif

you

are

fun

to

be

with.

1Youtellajoke,whichnoneofyourfriendsfindfunny.Howdoyoureact?aLaughanywayandapologiseforyoursense

ofhumour.bTellthejokeagain,butlouderandmoreslowly.

c

Criticiseyourfriends’senseofhumourand

walkoff.Activity3think

andshare2It’saSaturdayafternoonandyou’renot

doingmuch.Afriendcallsandinvitesyouon

anadventuretoexploreanewtown.What

doyousay?

a“Ofcourse!I'llbereadyinfifteenminutes!”b“Soundsinteresting.Tellmemoreaboutit.”C“No,thanks.Maybenexttime.”3Youandsomefriendsgetlostinanarea

you’venever

beentobefore.Whatdoyoudo?

aLiftthemoodwithajokeandexplorethe

area.bStaypositiveandtrytofindyourwayback.CShoweveryoneyouareworriedandandcomplain.inamood心情不好innomood沒心情inagood/badmood心情好/不好moodyadj.4Youreceiveabirthdaypresentfromafriend,

butwhenyouopentheboxit’sempty.Howdoyoufeel?

aThinkitisagoodjokeandlaughaboutit.bFeelhurt,buttrytolaughaboutit.CGetangryandtellyourfrienditisasillyjoke.5You’reskateboardingwithafriendandhefalls

overinadramaticway.Whatdoyoudo?

aLaughloudlynon-stopbecauseit'ssofunny!bCheckifhe’sOKandmakehimfeelbetter

withajoke.CHelphimgetbackupandavoidmentioninghisfall.Herecometheresults!Book4Unit1Laughoutloud!Startingout&UnderstandingideasHaveyoueverwatchedanyperformancegivenbyclowns?Ticktheplaceswhereyouwouldexpecttoseeaclown.abusystreetacircusaprivategardenahospitalanamusementparkatheatreActivity1Lead-inLookatthetitle“Thebestmedicine”andthepicture.Canyouguesswhatmightbetalkedaboutinthepassage?Howclownscanhelppatientstorecover.Activity2PredictionHowcanclownshelppatientstorecover?Let’slistenandfindoutwhatisspecialaboutthisclown’sjob.Heworksinahospitalorotherhealthcarefacilities.Hisjobistocomfort,entertainandcheeruppatients,theirfamiliesaswellasthehospitalstaffinordertoremovetheirnervousnessandmakethemfeelbetter.Activity3ListeningClowndoctors

Clowndoctorsareprofessionalclownswhoworkinhealthcaresettingssuchashospitals.Theyoftenworkwithsickchildren.Althoughtheideaseemsstrangeatfirst,theentertainingperformancesprovidedbyclowndoctorsdohelptocombatthestressesofillnessandinjury.

Hospitalpatientsnotonlyfacepainanddiscomfort,theymustalsodealwithfear,boredom,anxietyandloneliness.Thetechniquesusedbyclowndoctors,includinghumour,music,storytellingandmagicshows,keeppatientsentertained.Mostimportantly,theykeeppatientslaughing--andlaughterhasbeen

showntoreducepainandstresslevels,andtoboost

theimmunesystem.Humouralsohelpstopromoteapositiveoutlookandhelpspeopletomakefriendswitheachother,bothofwhichareimportantfactorsinhealingandfightingdisease.

ClowndoctorsaremorefamiliarintheWest.

Thefirstclowndoctor,PatchAdams,workedintheUSinthe1970s.BackgroundinformationMatchthequestionstotheparagraphsandfindouttheanswers.(Ex3)aWhichpatientisinneedoftheclowndoctor’sattentionandwhy?bWhatisaclowndoctorandwhydidtheauthorchoosetobeone?cHowdoestheauthorfeelafteraday’swork?dWhataretheresponsibilitiesofaclowndoctor?eHowdoestheclowndoctorhelpthepatient?fWhatdoesthisclowndoctorwearandwhatishisworking

environmentlike?Activity4FastreadingParagraph

11AsIapproachthehospitalwearingmywhite

coat,Ilookjustlikeanyotherdoctor.Thatis

untilIputonmycurlyrainbowwig,bigred

nose,andaddmynamebadge

“DoctorLarry

Laugh-Out-Loud”.

Iwalkthroughthedoors

intothewaitingarea,wherethere’safamiliar

atmosphereofboredomandtension.People

situncomfortablyonplasticchairs,looking

througholdmagazines,allofwhichhavebeen

readhundredsoftimespreviously.Anxious

parentsdowhattheycantocomfortnervous

andcryingchildren.fWhatdoesthisclowndoctorwearandwhatishisworkingenvironmentlike?Thisclowndoctorwearsawhitecoat,acurlyrainbowwig,andabigrednose.Hisworkingenvironmentisboringandtense.Activity5ReadfordetailsParagraph

2InthemiddleofthisparticularsceneIspota

smallgirlwhoseankleistwiceitsnormal

size.Ispeakwiththeon-dutynurse,

whotellsmethatLara’sparents

rushedhertothehospitalaftershe

felloff

herbicycle.Sincegetting

here,Larahasspenthertime

cryinginpain.Althoughit’s

thedoctorsandnurses

whowilltreatherinjury,

it’smyjobtomakeher

feelbetter.aWhichpatientisinneedoftheclowndoctor’sattentionandwhy?AsmallgirlcalledLaraisinneedoftheclowndoctor’sattention,becauseshefelloffherbicycleandspenthertimecryinginpain.Paragraph

3Scientificstudiesshowthatlaughterproduceschemicalstomakepeoplefeelbetter,whichmeansclowndoctorscanbehelpful.

Wearespeciallytrainedclownswhoworkaspartofaprogrammeknownas“hospitalclowning”.IchosethiscareerbecauseofmyexperienceofgoingtohospitalwhenIwasakid.Althoughthedoctorsandnursesdidagreatjob,hospitalsweren’treallydesignedforchildren.IspentmuchofthetimewhenIwastherefeelingfrightenedandmorethanalittle

bored!BeingaclowndoctormeansIcanhelppeoplebyentertainingthem.bWhatisaclowndoctorandwhydidtheauthorchoosetobeone?What:Aclowndoctorisaspeciallytrainedclownwhoworksaspartofaprogrammeknownas“hospitalclowning”;theclowndoctorhelpspeople(patients)byentertainingthem.Why:Theauthorchosetobeaclowndoctorbecauseofhisfrighteningandboringexperienceofgoingtohospitalwhenhewasakid.Paragraph

4Visitinghospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities,weclowndoctorsworktogetherwithmedicalprofessionals.Onatypicalday,wespendourtimecheering

up

patients,theirfamilies,andmoreoftenthannot,thehospitalstaff,

too!Wedothisbydoingmagic

tricks,singingsongs,tellingstoriesand,ofcourse,tellingsillyjokes.Somechildren,though,don’tfeellikelaughing,especiallyifthey’reinpain.Wehavetobeverysensitiveandworkcloselywith

thedoctorsandnurses,whokeepusupdated

oneachpatient.dWhataretheresponsibilitiesofaclowndoctor?Aclowndoctorvisitshospitalsandotherhealthcarefacilities,workingtogetherwithmedicalprofessionalstocheeruppatients,theirfamiliesandthehospitalstaff.Paragraph

5Andmymagicmedicinedoes

indeedseemto

dothetrick.Whilethedoctorconcentrates

onexaminingLara’sankle,Igetherattention

bydoingamagictrick.Althoughsheis

clearlystillinsomepain,herscaredand

anxiouslookhasbeenreplaced--firstbya

smallsmile,andthenbyloudlaughterasI“magically”producehersockfromoutof

mypocket.Seeingtheirdaughtersomuch

happierhasinturnmadeLara’sparents

morerelaxed.eHowdoestheclowndoctorhelpthepatient?Hegetsthepatient’sattentionbydoingamagictrick–heproducesthepatient’ssockfromoutofhispocket.Paragraph

6Andasforme?Well,whenItakeoffmywig

andmyrednose,I’mstillwearingabigsmile,

asIrememberallthefunandlaughterof

theday.Whiletheremightbemorehospital

visitsaheadforLaraandothers,Ihopethat

clowndoctorshelpmakeitafriendlierplace

tovisit.Afterall,itreallyis

truethat

“l(fā)aughter

isthebestmedicine”.cHowdoestheauthorfeelafteraday’swork?Heisstillwearingabigsmileasheremembersallthefunandlaughteroftheday,becausehebelievesthat“l(fā)aughteristhebestmedicine”.Whatisyourunderstandingofthesaying“l(fā)aughteristhebestmedicine”?Doyouagreewithit?Why?Findinformationinthetextandcompletethejobadvertisement(Ex4).healthcarefacilitiesnervous,painfulorboredthehospitalstaffmagictricksafriendlierplacetovisitActivity5ReadfordetailsCompletethediagramcomparingclowndoctors&medicaldoctors(Ex5).Activity6After-readingreflectionCompletethediagramcomparingclowndoctors&medicaldoctors(Ex5).Similaritieswearwhitecoatsworkinhospitalsorotherhealthcarefacilitiesaimtomakepatientsandtheirfamilymembersfeelbetter...“Tocuresometimes,torelieveoften,tocomfortalways.”–EdwardLivingstonTrudeauActivity6After-readingreflectionCompletethediagramcomparingclowndoctors&medicaldoctors(Ex5).Clowndoctorstrainasactorsputoncurlyrainbowwigsandbigrednosesmayhavenoorlittlemedicalknowledgeusuallyhelpchildrencan’tdomedicalexaminationsforpatientscheeruppatients,theirfamilies,andthehospitalstaff...Activity6After-readingreflectionCompletethediagramcomparingclowndoctors&medicaldoctors(Ex5).Medicaldoctorsneedmedicaltrainingneedn’tactasactorsbuthumourispreferred,ofcourseusuallyhelppatientsofallagesgivemedicalprescriptionsrelievepatients’physicalpain…Activity6After-readingreflectionWouldyouliketoworkasaclowndoctor?Whyorwhynot?Andasforme?Well,whenItakeoffmywigandmynose,I’mstillwearingabigsmile,asIrememberallthefunandlaughteroftheday.–TheBestMedicineActivity6After-readingreflectionEndofthispartandwishyouahappyday！--TobecontinuedRevision:Usefulexpressions接近醫(yī)院穿上；戴上緊張的氛圍快速查看；瀏覽一眼注意到某人在...的進(jìn)程中,在中間值班工作人員把某人緊急送醫(yī)掉下；跌倒產(chǎn)生化學(xué)物非常擔(dān)心醫(yī)務(wù)人員approachthehospitalputonanatmosphereoftensionlookthroughspotsb.inthemiddleofon-dutystaffrushsb.to

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