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课件网) More practice 8B Unit 4 Lead-in 01 Which cartoon do you like best？ Garfield 加菲猫 Conan Micky and Donald Superman Watch a video: What is the video about Have you ever seen this cartoon Who is Tom and who is Jerry Are they friends or enemies Do you like it Why Enjoy ：Tom and Jerry Ask and answer questions Presentation 02 A Read the magazine article and answer the questions below. 1 Who thought of the idea of Tom and Jerry 2 When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown in cinemas 3 How long do most Tom and Jerry cartoons last 4 How many Tom and Jerry cartoons were made in total William Hanna and Joseph Barbera did. It was shown in 1940. They last around seven minutes. One hundred and fourteen Tom and Jerry cartoons were made in total. Ask and answer questions Tom and Jerry Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse are two of the most popular cartoon characters in the world. In the short cartoons, Tom is always trying to catch Jerry, but he never has any success. Almost every cartoon ends with Tom in trouble and Jerry laughing at him. The stories are full of fun and have a long history. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera both worked for MGM in the late 1930s. Their boss told them to make funny cartoons. Together they thought of the idea of a cat and a mouse. They thought it would be funny if the mouse was clever and always got the cat into trouble. William Hanna and Joseph Barbera wanted to make funny cartoons. Their boss didn’t like funny cartoons. They made the mouse clever and got the cat into trouble because they thought it might make people laugh. F F T True or false The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was shown in cinemas in 1940. It was a great success. Over the next 17 years, they made many Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of them are around seven minutes long. In total, Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons. The cartoons were so good that they won a number of awards. The famous cat and mouse remain popular today, as the cartoons are still shown on television around the world. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3-4 the makers of the cartoons the characters and plot of the cartoons the cartoons’ success and the awards they have received Match the paragraphs with the information according to the article. Name Characters Makers Company First shown The length of each cartoon The total number Read the article again and fill in the blanks. A cat named Tom, a mouse named Jerry William Hanna, Joseph Barbers MGM In 1940 Tom and Jerry 114 Around seven minutes What are Tom and Jerry What is Tom always doing Does Tom ever catch Jerry What always happens at the end of almost every cartoon Tom is always trying to catch Jerry. No, he doesn’t. At the end of almost every cartoon, Tom is in trouble and Jerry is laughing at him. Tom is a cat and Jerry is a mouse. Ask and answer questions Culture corner 03 Watch a video: Read the passage on page 62 and answer the questions. Culture corner When was Havoc in Heaven ... ...
