cartoon character ending flash funny hero joke laugh news word drawing save serious smart story Please read these words to you partner. Words and expressions

a story that you tell to make people laugh a person who plays a part in a story the person who plays the main part in a story the story that doesn’t make you laugh, such as a drawing of a news story art or skill of making pictures using a pen or pencil drawing joke hero character serious cartoon

1. A _________ is a person who plays a part in a story, and the______ is the person who plays the main part. character hero 2. A _______cartoon is one which doesn’t make you______, such as a _________of a news story. serious laughdrawing 3. A cartoon in which the hero saves someone is a story with a happy ________. 4. A ________ is a story you tell to make people laugh. ending joke

Work in pairs. 1. What kind of cartoons do you like? 2. Does it always have a happy ending? 3. Is it always funny? 4. Who is your favourite cartoon character?

Listen and find out Betty and Tony’s answers. 1. What kind of cartoon do Betty and Tony like? 2. Does it always have a happy ending? Betty likes cartoon stories with a hero who saved the world. Tony likes funny cartoons. Betty thinks it always has a happy ending.

3. Is it always funny? 4. Who are Betty’s and Tony’s favourite cartoon characters? No, it isn’t. Tony thinks some are funny and some are serious. Betty’s favourite cartoon character might be Superman, and Tony’s might be Jerry.

Do you remember what happened to Tony in unit 1 of module 8?

Unit 1 We need someone like Superman who can save Tony.

Watch and listen to the conversation.

2. How can Daming and Lingling let Tony know that they got the camera? They take a photo and the flash shows Tony that the camera has been found. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1. Who has found Tony’s camera? Mr Jackson.

Read the conversation and answer the questions. 1. What does Betty think the ending will be? 2. Why is the situation no laughing matter? She thinks it will be an unhappy ending. Because Tony has lost his father’s camera and his father will be angry when he finds it out.

3. How do you think Superman can save Tony? 4. Who does Mr Jackson give the camera to? He can find the camera and gives it to him before he talks to his father. Mr Jackson gives the camera to Daming.

5. When will Tony possibly find out that his friends have got the camera? 6. Why does Betty say she’ll be Superman? When they take a flash photo of him. Because she’s the one who will save Tony from the bad situation.

Listen and repeat.

Everyday English Oh dear! But it’s no laughing matter. to have a word with That’s good news. Here you are. in deep trouble

Language points

speaking Talk about your favourite cartoons.

Homework 1.Try to find some information about your favourite cartoons. 2. Read the passage of unit 2.

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