1. Yangtze High School 扬子中学 赫鑫洋

2. Go over the text by checking Para. A: ______________________________ Para. B: ______________________________ Para. C: ______________________________ Para. D: ______________________________ Para. E:_______________________________ Para. F:_______________________________ Para. G:_______________________________ the birth of cartoons and comic strips the definition of cartoons and comic strips a description of the cartoon the significance of the cartoon the development of readers the development of characters and topics the development of the ways of drawing

3. People find it hard to put their feelings into words. And therefore cartoons came into being. So they keep hunting for new means of expressing their feelings other than words. Birth sb find /think /consider it +adj +to do, so sb keep hunting for …other than… and therefore sth come into being

4. computer games/traditional games sb find /think /consider it +adj +to do, so sb keep hunting for … other than …, and therefore sth come into being

5. A cartoon is an amusing drawing that deals with something of interest. After seeing it, we are amused by such an amusement. Cross Talk( 相声 ) is an________ dialogue; after listening to it,we are _________,so I like this __________. amusing/amused/amusement definition amusing amusedamusement

8. Readers can’t help laughing at the cartoon and may also find some food for thought. significancesignificance Readers may find some food for thought _____________ laughing. in addition to Readers may find some food for thought in addition to ___________ (amuse) being amused in addition to sth /doing sth

9. Readers of cartoons range from _____ to ____. Today the characters in cartoons and comic strips range from _______to ______. The making of cartoons range from _______ to _________. developmentdevelopment

10. Readers of cartoons range from adults to children. development range:v/n The prices of the cartoons range from 10 to 100 yuan. 这些漫画书的价格从十元到一百元不等。 There is a wide range of prices The cartoons range from 10 to 100 yuan ____ price. in a variety of

11. Will the computer-made comics replace hand-drawn ones ? development

12. Computer-made comics will not replace hand-drawn ones. The human mind will never give way completely to the computer. Hand-drawn comics will not computer-made ones. 人脑将永远不会被电脑完全替代。 The human mind will never be completely replaced by the computer. development be replaced by

13. Hand-drawn comics will not be replaced by computer-made ones. Hand-drawn comics will ________a special means of expressing human feelings. give way to development remain

14. remain: continue to be Mickey mouse is 85 years old, but it remains _____________ nowadays. development 读漫画及连环漫画仍然是大人小孩都很喜欢的娱 乐活动。 Reading cartoons and comic strips__________ ______________________________________. remains remains to be seen a favorite pastime for adults and children 超人能否来看我们还不知道。 Whether superman will visit us ___________________________.

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16. Mickey Mouse is a well-known series of cartoon （漫画集）, created by Walt Disney in 1928. On his way back to Hollywood, he drew something casually on the train, and thus the original Mouse 1________________. Mickey has become a 2________________ ever since. As an American, the author successfully put the can-do spirit into practice through the 3_________ stories. In the series, the author expressed his love for Mickey, the little cute mouse, who is always ready to help others. The series 4 _________ various aspects in our life, such as love, friendship and justice. Almost each story has a happy ending. People 5_________________ over those jokes. Mickey plays on his friend Donald. Mickey Mouse is so popular that some 6) _________________ people find that there might be a good market for the children, and therefore some new series of films are produced, many by-products( 衍生产品 ) appear, which 7) ______ from toys to clothes. So this classic image will never 8)______________by the new ones. came into being household word amusing deal with can’t help laughing business-minded range be replaced by

17. Group Work (make a dialogue to introduce cartoons to your deskmate by using as many expressions we have learnt as possible) A: What are these pictures about ? I know nothing about them. B: It is a comic strip about a cat called Garfield. A: But in my opinion, they are merely amusing drawings for children. B: Do you think so ? As I see it, cartoons and comic strips are popular art forms for people of all ages. A: …

18. Assignments 1.To finish C2 on P83 2.To translate 5 sentences 2.To write a short passage (use as many expressions we have learnt in class as possible)