5 Unit 1 It’s time to watch a cartoon.

Do you like cartoons? What’s your favourite cartoon character?

Superman 超人 He can fly through the sky and fight bad people Do you know these popular cartoon characters?

Spiderman 蜘蛛侠 He is the hero in Spiderman. He is handsome.

Yixiu 一休 Winnie the Pooh 维尼熊 Garfield 加菲猫 He is very smart He is cute.

Snow White 白雪公主 Popeye 大力水手 He is strong and he is cool.

Tom and Jerry 猫和老鼠 It is a humorous cartoon.

Boonie Bears Pleasant goat and big big wolf Pleasant goat is brave. He often gives big big wolf a lesson. They are laughing.

1. /k ɑ :'tu:n / 2. /'hænsəm/ 3. /sm ɑ :t / 4. /ska I / 5. /fa I t/ n. 漫画；动画片 cartoon adj. 漂亮的；英俊的 handsome adj. 聪明的；机灵的 sky n. 天；天空 v. 与 …… 战斗 smart fight Words and expressions n. 战斗；斗争

6. /ku:l / 7. /'h I ərə ʊ / 8. /'hju:mərəs / 9. /l ɑ :f/ 10. /'lesn/ adj. 时髦的；酷的 cool n. 英雄；男主角 hero adj. 幽默的；滑稽的 v. 笑；发笑 humorous laugh Words and expressions n. 经验；教训 lesson

1. Answer the questions. 1.What kind of cartoons do you like? 2.Do cartoons always end in a happy way? 3.What cartoons do you think are funny?

brave cartoon cute funny handsome smart 2. Listen and find out Betty's and Tony's answers to the questions in Activity 1.

Tony thinks Tom and Jerry is funny. Betty and Tony say cartoons always have happy endings. 1.What kind of cartoons do Betty and Tony like? 2. Do Betty and Tony think that cartoons always end in a happy way? 3. What cartoons do Betty and Tony think are funny? Betty likes exciting cartoons and Tony likes funny cartoons.

Tapescript Tony: What kind of cartoons do you like, Betty? Betty: My favourite cartoon is Superman. It's great! Tony: Why do you like it so much? Betty: The stories are so exciting! Superman is brave... and he's very handsome too. Tony: I don't like it much, myself. The stories always have happy endings. Betty: Yes, but all cartoons have happy endings. Tony: I guess you're right. I like watching Tom and Jerry. It's funny! Betty: Yes, and Jerry is smart and cute!

Now listen and choose the correct answers. 1.Have they finished their homework? A.No, they don’t. B. Yes, they have. C. No, they haven’t. 2. What cartoon did they watch yesterday? A. Spiderman B. superman C. Tom and Jerry 3. Who thinks Superman is better? A. Tony B.Betty C. Daming 4. In Daming’s opinion, who is the real hero? A. Superman B. Spiderman C. Tom 5. Do Tom and Jerry love each other? A. Yes, they do. B. No, they don’t. C. They don’t know. （B）（B） （B）（B） （C）（C） （A）（A） （A）（A）

1.What does Tony think about Spiderman? 2. Why does Daming think Superman is better? Now answer the questions. It is more modern and Spiderman is cool. Superman is stronger than Spiderman. He can fly through the sky and fight bad people and he is a real hero.

3. Why do they both like Tom and Jerry? 4. What lesson can Tony learn from Tom and Jerry? It’s humorous and Tom and Jerry are very funny. He can learn a lot about people and life from them — although they fight a lot, they love, help and protect each other too.

Read the dialogue aloud.

Children and adults all over the world love (1)_________. Some, like Tom and Jerry, are (2)__________, and people enjoy (3)_________ at the funny stories in them. Others, like Superman and Spiderman, are about (4)_____. They (5)______ bad people to protect the world. These cartoons are not just stories — they also teach (6)_______about good and bad. 4. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in the box. cartoon fight hero humorous laugh lesson cartoons humorouslaughing heroes fight lessons

Let’s talk about the cartoons. He is from other planet. He can fly and fight bad people. He is a real hero.

He was bitten by a spider. He can climb up buildings with his hands and feet. His motto: With great power comes great responsibility.

Tom is a stupid cat. Jerry is a smart mouse. they fight a lot,but they really love each other.

1. What cartoons do you like reading or watching on TV? 2. When do you read or watch them? 3. Which one do you like best? Why? 7. Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions. —What cartoons do you like reading? —I like reading...

1. Do cartoons always end in a happy way? 卡通片常以快乐的方式结束吗？ in a … way 表示 “ 以一种 … 的方式 ” 。 e.g. He talked about it in a similar way. 他对此事有相似的说法。

2. It’s time to watch a cartoon. 是时候看卡通片了。 It’s time to do sth./for sth. 表示 “ 该做某事的时候了 ” 。 e.g. It’s time to have breakfast. = It’s time for breakfast 该吃早饭了。

3. He keeps fighting bad people. 他坚持和坏人作斗争。 keep (on) doing sth. “ 坚持做某事 ” 。 e.g. We must keep learning English every day. 我们必须坚持每天学英语。

4. I can’t help laughing when I watch them. 我看这些总禁不住大笑。 can’t help doing sth. “ 禁不住做某事 ” 。 e.g. The boy can’t help crying when he knows what is happening. 当男孩知道发生了什么的时候禁不住 地哭了。

5. He can fly through the sky and fight bad people. 他能在空中飞并且打败坏人。 fight sb. “ 和某人打仗 ” fight for sth. “ 为 … 打仗 ” e.g. Let’s fight poverty and disease together. 让我们一起克服贫困和疾病。 We are prepared to fight for our country. 我们愿为国而战

6. I think there’s a lesson there! 我认为这里面蕴含着道理。 teach/give sb a lesson“ 给某人一个教训 ” e.g. The accident taught them a lesson. 那次事故给了他们一个教训。

Homework Learn the new words and expressions in this module. Write a short paragraph about your partner’s favourite cartoon character.