1、Guessing GameLook at some pictures and guess what films do they come from?Mickey MouseDonald DuckBugs BunnySnow White and the Seven DwarfsA Brief History of CartoonsRead the passage and get the main ideas of each paragraph.Read for general ideaAttention:When we read for general idea,we go through th
2、e passage quickly to get the general idea of the whole passage and each paragraph.We dont need to read word by word.ParaMain idea1Animated films started _ and_ _2Walt Disney_ _ and made it.34CGA_in about 1914potential of cartoonswas the first man to understand the Disney produced his first cartoon f
3、ilm Mickey Mouse in 1928,then some others such as,Donald Duck and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs with huge success.brings great improvement to animated films,making the creatures in the films much more lifelike.the principle was simple and remains the same today.Read for detailed informationSince w
4、e know the general idea of the passage,lets find some useful details while the second reading.Attention:When reading for details,we read the useful parts word by word and make sure to understand the meanings.Task 1 Read the passage again and summarize whathappened in the times.TimeThings1940s and 19
5、50s19952001It was a golden age for animated films and films made in those years are still much loved by children today.A film called Tory story,the first film animatedentirely by computers,made animation become truly excited again.Many wonderful films,e.g.Shrek,have been produced with the technique
6、CGA,making that adults enjoy Disney cartoons as much as children.Task 2 Answer questions according to your understanding of the text.1).Why do you think the early cartoon characters are so popular among children even today?2).How did computers change the production of cartoon?Critical thinking Why D
7、isney cartoons are so much loved by children and adult in the world?_Try to dig out some deep reasons Extended readingRead the passage and answer the following two questions,then conclude other reasons for“Why Disney cartoons are so popular in the world?1).What does the author think of Disney storie
8、s according to the text?_2).What Disney has done to do with the problem?_The author think that stories such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty are based on gender stereotypes:.(Para1.line 3-5)Disneys choice to show strong,independent females working together with men shows the progress which has been
9、 made in gender equality.(The last sentence of Para.2)Discussion and presentationAsk students to discuss the following questions in group1.Other reasons you have found in the text for“Why Disney cartoons are so popular in the world?_2.What should our cartoons do to gain more widely recognition in th
10、e world?_Attention:Please combine your own idea with information from the passage.It is willing to update its topics and brave to break throughmany stereotypes e.g.updated brave to break throughReview some classic lines1.What do you do when things go wrong?Oh!You sing a song!事情不顺利的时候要怎么办呢？哦，就唱歌吧!白雪公
11、主与七个小矮人2.Even miracles take a little time.就算是奇迹也要花点时间才能发生的。仙女教母3.You think the only people who are people,are the people who look and think like you.But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger,youll learn things you never knew.你自以为只有你那样的才算是人类，必须长得像你同你一样思维。但倘若你愿跟随用陌生人的脚步，你就会学到你从不明白的事情。风中奇缘4.The past
12、can hurt.You can either run from it or learn from it.陈年往事固然伤人，但你可以选择从中吸取教训，或者远远地逃离。SummaryWhat we have got in class1.Some information to describe a brief history about Cartoons.2.Some real-life sentences.3.The awareness of gender equality is important for the cartoons,even for the development of the
13、 whole society.Homework:1.Retell the brief history of cartoons in terms of dates.2.Base on what you have learned in the class,try to enrich and better your opinions on“Why Disney cartoons are so popular in the world?”and“What should our cartoons do to gain more widely recognition in the world?”,then write a composition about it.(100-120 words)
