Unit 2Cartoons and comics

Have you ever seen any Tom and Jerry cartoons?

Do you know who is Tom and who is Jerry?

Tom is a cat.

Jerry is a mouse.

Do you know more about the two cartoon characters?

*Are they friends or

enemies?

*Do Tom and Jerry

speak in the cartoons?

1.  2. Who thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse?

They are two of____________ _______________ in the world.

_________________. They thought it would be funny to make the mouse _________ and always get the cat ___ ____.

cartoon charactersthe most popular

Hanna and barberasmart

into trouble

1.       When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown?It was first shown in cinemas in ____. It was a ______ ______.

Is it easy to understand the cartoons?

____, because there is usually no ________ in them. The two animals are always ________ or ____________.

Yesspeaking

running around

fighting each other

1940a huge success

1.       How many Tom and Jerry did Hanna and Barbera make altogether?

They made _____ in all. And the famous cat and mouse are still popular today. Since they are _____ bring _____ _____.

Children ___ ____ ____ ___ love to watch their show ______ ____.

114

funny great amusement

all overthe world

on television

The first Tom and Jerry cartoon was s______ in cinemas in 1940. It was a huge s______, so their boss told Hanna and Barbera to make m_____. O____ the next seventeen years, they made p_____ of Tom and Jerry cartoons. Most of

them are a_____ seven minutes long.

The f___ cat and mouse are still p_____ today, s_____ they are funny and bring great a__________. Children all over the world love to watch their on t____.

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A3 Li jie is asking Sun Fei questions about the story of Tom and Jerry. Read the article again and help Sun Fei answer the questions.

Li Jie Who made the Tom and Jerry cartoons?

Sun Fei (1) ________________________________William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

A3 Li jie is asking Sun Fei questions about the story of Tom and Jerry.Read the article again and help Sun Fei answer the questions.

Li Jie What did they think of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse?

Sun Fei (2) ________________________________

__________________________________________.

They thought it would be funny to

make the mouse smart and always get the cat into trouble.

Li Jie When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown in cinemas?

Sun Fei (3) _______________________________

LI Jie Why did their boss tell Hanna and Barbera to make more Tom and Jerry cartoons?

Sun Fei (4) _____________________________

Li Jie How many Tom and Jerry cartoons were made by Hanna and Barbera altogether?

Sun Fei (5) _______________________________

Li Jie Are they still popular today? Why?

Sun Fei (6) ________________________________

The first one was shown in cinemas in 1940.

Because the first Tom and Jerry was a huge success.

114 Tom and Jerry cartoons were made by Hanna and Barbera altogether.

Yes, they are. Because they are funny and bring great amusement.

Can you find out some words and phrases describing Tom and Jerry in the article?

popular, full of fun,

a long history,

funny cartoons,

smart, plenty of cartoons,

great amusement

A4 Find four sentences describing Tom and Jerry in the article.

1 ______________________________________

2 ______________________________________

3 ______________________________________

______________________________________

4 ______________________________________

…Tom the cat trying to catch Jerry the mouse.

The mouse always gets the cat into trouble.

The two animals are always running around and fighting each other.

Tom gets in trouble with his owner, while

Jerry laughs at him.

A. plenty of 很多的，大量的，充裕的。后接可数和不可数名词。 a lot of 很多的，大量的， 但不表示是否“足够”，后接可数和不可数名词。

1.  Don’t worry, we have _____ time.

2. We got ____ chairs for the visitors.

3. There is ______ rain for the crop.

4. Look, there are ____ children in

the park.

B. though=although 尽管， 虽然… .. 但是 ,其本身已包含 “但是”的意思 , 不与 but 连用 .

1. __ he is short, ___ he can jump high.

2. ___ Tom thinks he can catch Jerry, _____ he always fails.

3.____ we have enough time,

___ we must begin to work

at once.

C. make + 人 / 事物 + 形容词 (adj.) 使某人 / 事物变得怎么样

make + 人 / 事物 + 动词原形 (v.) 使某人 / 事物做…

1. We need to make our country ____. ( beautifully).

2. All the girls make their room ____ ( cleaning)

3. Tom’s mother made him ______ ( practicing) the piano every night.

In order to become strong, we make ourselves _______ (runner) 1,500 meters every day.

beautiful

clean

practise

run

D. It is + 形容词 (adj.) +(for sb.)+ to do: 做某事 ( 对于某人来说 ) 是难的、重要的、简单的… .

1.  学好英语不是容易的 .

It is ____ ___ to _____ English _____.

2.  对于我来说 , 在两天内完成这项工作是不可能的。

It is ____ _____ ___ ___ __ the

work in two days.

not easy learn well

impossible for me to finish

1.  地震使整个山村陷入麻烦中。

The earthquake ____ the village __ ____.

2.  请不要嘲笑残疾人。

Please don’t ____ ___ the disabled.

3.  世界的孩子都喜欢看《汤姆和杰里》。

Children ___ _____ ____ ___ like

watching Tom and Jerry.

got into trouble

laugh at

all over the world

4. 那部电视剧充满了滑稽有趣的事。

That TV play is _____ _____ fun.

5. 科学家们做了大量的工作来完成这项工程。 Scientists did __ __ work to finish the project.

6. 你能想出个一个主意解决问题吗？

Can you ____ ______ ____ ___ to work out the problem?

full of

plenty of

think of an idea

Use proper words and phrases in the article to complete the sentences:

1.Many companies and factories ______ ______ _________ because of economic storm (金融风暴 ).

2.The naughty boy always ________ his parents _______ _________.

3.The children _______ ________ as soon as

they went into the Disneyland.

4. He didn’t know why his classmates

________ _______ him.

get/got into

trouble

gets into trouble

ran around

laughed at

Use proper words and phrases in the article to complete the sentences:

5. Don’t worry, you have p_______ of time to think about it.

6. She played games on the net quite often, so she f________ all her exams.

7. The Summer Camp can give the students great

a__________ and a lot of fun.

8. They are s________ enough to

make a lot of money.

lenty

ailed

musement

mart