What’syourfavoritecartoons?Why?1.Whyarecartoonsandcomicstripssopopularinourdailylife?2.Whatdoyourparentsthinkofyourfavoritecartoonsandcomicstrips?3.Doyouthinkallthecartoonsandcomicstripsgoodforchildren?4.WhataboutthecartoonsandcomicstripsmadeinChina?Whatshallwedo?Doyouwanttolearnmoreaboutcartoonsandcomicstrips?Scanthetextandanswerthefollowingquestions:1.Whichcartoonstorieshelptickletheimaginationofchildren?2.Whichseriesofcomicstripsexpresshumanloveandsympathy?3.Howwillthedigitaltechniquesaffectthemakingofcartoonsandcomicstrips?Readthefirstandlastsentenceofeachparagraphandgetthegeneralideas.Para.A:aboutthebirthofcartoonsandcomicstripsPara.B:adefinitionofthecartoonsandcomicstripsPara.C:togiveadescriptionofacartoonPara.D:toshowusthesignificanceofacartoonPara.E:bothadultsandchildrenenjoyreadingcartoonsandcomicstripsPara.F:charactersandtopicsoftoday’scartoonsandcomicstripsPara.G:todescribethepresentconditionoftraditionalhand-drawncomics.1.huntfor2.otherthan3.outofthequestion4.forthemoment5.peopleofallages6.becomehouseholdwords7.bringnewlifeto…8.givewayto…Anymorequestions?Anymorequestions?Guessthemeanings:1.Cartoonsandcomicstripsmakeuslaugh.Sowhatdoeshumorousmean?2.Howcanweconnectapieceofpapertoapole?Sowhatdoesfastenmean?3.Forthemoment,atleast,thesonwassafe.Whatdoesthismean?4.Adultsreadthemtopasstime,toenjoythemselves.Sowhatdoespastimemean?5.Whatdoesreplacemean?•FindsomecomicstripsandtellusthefunnystoryinEnglish.Wordpuzzles1.amethodorway2.awayofdoingsomeartisticwork3.toshow(afeeling,opinionorfact)inwordsorinsomeotherway4.afullygrownperson;agrown-up5.apersonwhodrawscartoons6.unluckily7.setofdrawingstellingashortstory8.funny;makingpeoplelaugh9.apersoninabookorplay;nature10.pityforthesufferingsofotherpeoplePhrasesandTranslation1.我实在无法用言语来表达我此时此刻的情感。2.这里除了我以外，没有别人。(otherthan)3.据说你们的老板不好对付。(dealwith)4.星期天不可能，因为我必须参加一个会议。5.那老师竭力激起学生们学习英语的兴趣。6.他的笑话把孩子们逗乐了。7.我们必须给那个坏人应有的惩罚。8.新来的人肯定将给我们的工作注入新的血液。9.他们认为老经理应让位于年轻人。10.他已习惯于处理这类问题。Theanswers:1.Afterseeingthemodernpaintings,somepeoplefoundithardtoputtheirfeelingsintowords.2.Youcan’tspeaktothesurgeonnow.Forthemoment,heisbusywithanoperation.3.IhaveboughtasetofnewItalianstamps,whoseprintingtechniquesarestillprofessional.4.Snoopywasalreadyfavoriteforpeopleofallagesfiftyyearsago.5.Towinthematchwithouthardtrainingisoutofthequestion.6.Asameansofexpressingourfeelings,cartoonsaresuccessful.7.Computer-drawncartoonswon’ttaketheplaceofhand-drawncartoonsinthefuture.Readthefirstandlastsentenceofeachparagraphandgetthegeneralideas.Para.A:aboutthebirthofcartoonsandcomicstripsPara.B:adefinitionofthecartoonsandcomicstripsPara.C:togiveadescriptionofacartoonPara.D:toshowusthesignificanceofacartoonPara.E:bothadultsandchildrenenjoyreadingcartoonsandcomicstripsPara.F:charactersandtopicsoftoday’scartoonsandcomicstripsPara.G:todescribethepresentconditionoftraditionalhand-drawncomics.CartoonsandComicStripsA:Peopleoftenfind….Sotheykeephunting….Cartoonsand….B:Acartoonisanamusing….Comicstripsare….C:Thecartoon…describes….Theboywasshowing…,which,….Sohediditina…:thereportwas…whiletheboywas….Withthelongpole…,anypunishment….Forthemoment,D:Readerscan’t….buttheyalsofind….E:Reading…hadlongbeen…until….Thensomebusinessmenfound….With…,modern…hadbecome.Sincethentheyhavebecome….CartoonsandComicStripsF:Todaythecharactersin…rang….MickeyMouse,GarfieldtheCatandSnoopyhelptickle….SupermanandBatmanbring….FatherandSonexpresses….Theirnameshavebecome….G:Nowadaysdigitaltechniqueshavebrought…Thereforemanypeoplethinkthat….However,justas…hand-drawncomicswillnever…,butremain….•WorkbookPage51:E.Writing•TextbookPage88:C2Completetheshortpassage.
