Chapter 2 Cartoons

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teaching target 1.       to learn to describe different facial expressions. encourage students to tell the features of different personalities. 2.       to answer some general questions about the article and predict the content of the article. 3.       to learn some key words and expressions about the reading passage. preparation

1         students’ book 8b---chapter two

2         powerpoints about it. cartoon talk

1         give students some time to look at the cartoon on sb 8b, page 15. tell them to read the sentences carefully. 2.  meaning of the cartoon: the cartoon draws our attention to the chapter topic, comic strips and cartoon characters. the character lo is vainly watching himself in a mirror.

teaching courses:

a. warm-up (part a)

ask ss some questions dealing with comic books.

1.do you like comic books? why or why not?

2. how many comic books have you read? what are they?

3. who are your favorite characters in comic books or cartoon films?

b. look at the expressions of the cartoon characters below. say out what expressions are on their faces

pleased\satisfied  bored\worried\confused

puzzled               sad /sorrowful

sorry/depressed happy/glad/joyful/cheerful

frightened\scared   surprised/astonished         annoyed

c. look and think

   before you read the passage on the next page, look at the title, the picture and the first and last paragraphs of the article on the next page. then do the exercises on page 16.

d. vocabulary box.

a. learn some new words and expressions about the reading passage.

1. together : with each other    2. get…into trouble: cause… a problem

3. show: make sth. available for the public to see.

4. success: a thing or person that has been successful.

5. a number of: many; a lot of

6. instead: in place of someone or sth.   7. around: round

8. though: in spite of the fact that; although    9. in total: altogether

10. be in trouble with: having a serious problem with.

e. fill in the blanks with the correct words.