•Do you like watching cartoons?

•Do you prefer American cartoons or Japanese cartoons?

•Have you ever watched these cartoons?

Tell us your most favorite cartoon.

Have you ever seen any Tom and Jerry cartoons?Please use some words and phrases to describe Tom and Jerry in your memory.

Do you know who is Tom and who Do you know who is Tom and who isis Jerry? 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?* Which character do you like better, Tom or Jerry? Why?

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Cartoon_________

_____cartoons

number

charactersTom tries to

catch Jerry

William Hanna

Joseph Barbera

Fred Quimby

114

Tom gets in trouble…, while Jerry laughs….

Read the text and then complete the blanks

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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.

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.

Li Jie When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown in cinemas?Sun Fei (3) _______________________________In 1940.

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

Sun Fei (4) _____________________________ Because the first Tom and Jerry was a huge success.

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

Sun Fei (5)___________________________ 114.

Li Jie Are they still popular today? Why?Sun Fei (6) ___________________________ Yes, they are. Because they are funn

y 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 ______________________________________

_____________________________________

5______________________________________

…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.

Tom always thinks he can catch Jerry, he always fails.

William and Joseph created the funny c________ of Tom and Jerry. The two main characters in the stories are Tom the cat and Jerry the m____. William and Joseph made the mouse very s_____ and always get the cat into trouble. T_____ Tom thinks he can catch Jerry, every time he tries to do so, he f____ and Jerry always l_____ at him.

The cartoon first showed in c_______ in 1940 and was a great success. Since then p____ of Tom and Jerry cartoons have been made, there are 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons a_______. The famous cat and mouse are still p______ today. They bring a lot of a_________ to children and adults. People now w_____ them on t_____.

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1.The short cartoon are full of fun.

be full of=be filled with

fun: u.n. funny: adj.

It is fun doing sth. It is funny to do sth. 2. They show Tom the cat trying to catch Jerry

the mouse.

try doing 尝试做 try to do=try one’s best to do 尽力做照片显示小宝宝在笑。

show sth doing 表示所涉及的动作正在持续或多次发生

The photo showed the baby laughing.

3. in the late 1930s

快速口头翻译：

二十世纪三十年代末期二十世纪三十年代初期

in the early 1930s十八世纪七十年代末， 1820s ，二十一世纪五十年代初， 2020…..

4. think of 想出；考虑；认为；想起< 比较 > think about 考虑；认为

eg: I often ___________ my hometown. We are ________________ how we can to get to Beijing. He ________ a good way to solve the problem.

think of

thinking about/of

thinks of

6.plenty of= lots of 大量的，接可数或不可数名词区别： plenty of 表示数量上足够甚至有盈余； lots of 只表明数量上多，不表示是否足够

5. get … into trouble 使……陷入麻烦

7.Most of the cartoons are around seven minutes long.

around = about =almost = nearly seven minutes long = seven minutes in length

8.run around 到处跑

既然天在下雨，我们不能去野炊了。

我们得走了，火车七点就开。

他昨天没来学校，因为他病了。

9. It is easy to understand the cartoons, since there is usually no speaking in them.since: 由于，既然区别： because 表必然因果关系，语气最强，引导的从句一般放在主句后。since, as 比较明显的原因，表示大家都已经了解，无需加以说明的原因或事实。for 语气最弱，常用来补充说明理由或提供一种解释，引导的从句不能放开头。

Since/ As it is raining, we can’t go for the picnic.

We must go now, for the train leaves at seven.

He didn’t come to school yesterday because he was ill.

10.Though Tom thinks he can catch Jerry, he always fails.

though 连接让步状语从句，意思是“虽然……但是……”，但不能与 but 连用。 though 和but 只能取其中一个。

though ＝ although, 且 though 可放在句尾。

虽然很晚了，他还继续工作。

Eg ： ____________________________ = ____________________________ =___________________________

Though it was late, he still went on working.

It was late, but he still went on working.

It was late, he still went on working, though.

11.In almost every one, Tom gets in trouble with his owner, while Jerry laughs at him.

get in trouble with… 与……惹上麻烦 laugh at 嘲笑

12.from all over the world 来自

全世界的

表对比

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.

get/got into trouble

gets into trouble

ran around

4. 我们想了一个解决问题的办法。We _____ _____ _____ _____of managi

ng the problem.

5. 小孩子之间经常打架。Children often ______ ______ ______.

6. 请不要嘲笑残疾人。Please don’t ____ ____ ______ _______.

thought of an idea

fight each other

laugh at the disabled

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

1.I bought many things. I had to pay 100 yuan a_____.

2.He can speak Chinese well t_____ he is an American.

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

4.She played games on the net quite often,

so she f________ all her exams.

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hough

lenty

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5. The Summer Camp can give the students great a__________ and a lot of fun.

6. They are s________ enough to make a lot of money.

7.Davinci ( 达芬奇 )was a great a______.

8.The baby’s c_______ were very cute, and I couldn’t help myself touching them.

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9.B______ color can make people look younger.

10.Audience laughed at the h_________ clawn’s face.

11.Exaggerating some of his f______ will make one’s face look funny.

rilliant

umorous

eatures

1.This is a big factory _________ (produce) cartoon toys.

2.This is a big school _________ (found) by the government.

3.It is _____ (fun) to watch Tom and Jerry.

4.What great ____ (fun) it is traveling by plane!

5.He told _______ (amusement) jokes after dinner in class.

producing

founded

funny

fun

amusing

6.Most of ladies love to watch fashion _____ (show).

7.When will the latest cartoon be ______ (show) on TV?

8.There is no doubt that we will ________ (success).

9.There is no doubt that we will be _________ (success).

shows

shown

succeed

successful