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课件网) Cartoons and comic strips Period 2 Reading 1 Oxford English Unit 4 Module 2 Arts and crafts by Shirley WORDS REVIEW C1 The words in italics explain the meanings of some words from the article on page 51. Find the words to complete the sentences. Change their forms if necessary. 1The _____ idea of the story must be simple as well as important. (line 1) 2 The painting is really interesting. The people in it look real. They _____ to be alive. (line 16) 3 He wants to be a person in a film. His dream is to be an _____. (line 22) 4 This shirt _____ your trousers well. Their colours really go together. (line 23) 5 They did not watch the cartoon together. They went to the cinema _____. (line 24) basic appear actor matches separately C2 Jason is writing an email to his friend Anna in Germany. Complete his email with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. decided on appears basic record actor Have you ever seen these cartoons Speak out the main characters Peppa What’s your favourite character Why Peppa Pig 小猪佩奇 Tom and Jerry 猫和老鼠 Big Hero 6 超能陆战队 Kung Fu Panda 功夫熊猫 Tom & Jerry Hiro Hamada滨田宏 & Baymax大白 Po 阿宝 Do you know how to make a cartoon Cartoon is interesting to teens and adults, because it is funny, it teaches lessons on life, it encourages people to do good things. And it is imaginative and entertaining. Warm up What is needed to make a cartoon You need to _____. a. Bdecide on the main characters BBBBBBBBBBBBBBb. Bdraw a rough sketch c. draw detailed pictures d. add colour e. put the pictures together as a film f. record the voices and sound effects Artists use many symbols in comic strips to show special meanings. Match the symbols below with their meanings. Write the correct letter in each box. Meanings of symbols 1 This is a “speech bubble” for the words that the character says. 2 If a character’s eyes pop out like this, it means he/she is very surprised. 3 The light bulb symbol means that the character has an idea. 4 This is a “thought bubble” for the words that the character is thinking of. c b a d Read the introduction on page 51 and answer the questions. Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in a magazine. What is Jason learning Where did he find the information He is learning how to make cartoons. In a magazine. Skimming Read the first sentence of each paragraph in the article on page 51 and write the numbers 1-6 in the boxes. a Make a rough sketch of the story. b Have a good idea for a story. c Use a computer program to put the pictures together. d Think about the characters. e Add colour to the drawings. f Record the voices and sound effects. 3 1 5 2 4 6 Skimming Read Lines 1-8 and complete the table. Place _____ Characters _____ _____ _____ The story Han _____ a note book so he wouldn’t _____ things. However, when _____ took out her note book. _____ discovered that he had forgotten to bring hi ... ...
