Do you like watching cartoons? Do you prefer American cartoons or Japanese cartoons?

•Do you like watching cartoons?•Do you prefer American cartoons

or Japanese cartoons?

Mickey Mouse

Donald Duck

GarfieldSnow White

Goofy

ConanSnoopy

Popeye

KittyMcdull

A The story of Tom and Jerry

• 1. Have you ever seen any Tom and Jerry cartoons?

2. Are they friends or enemies?

3. Do Tom and Jerry speak in the cartoons?

1 Who thought of the idea of a cat trying to catch a mouse?A. William Hanna B. Joseph Barbera.C. Fred Quimby D. Both A and B2 When was the first Tom and Jerry cartoon shown in cinemas?A. In 1938. B. In 1939 C. In 1940 D. In 19413 How long are most of the Tom and Jerry cartoons?A. Less than 5 minutes. B. About 7 minutesC. About 20 minutes. D. More than 15 minutes.4 How many Tom and Jerry cartoons did they make altogether?A. 114 B.144 C.441 D.4145 Why are the cat and mouse still popular today?A. Because the cat often gets in trouble with his owner.B. Because the cat is very clever and he always catches the mouse.

C. Because there is usually no speaking in the cartoons.D. Because they are funny and bring great amusement.

1st reading Choose the best answer.

A.Hanna and Barbera made 114 Tom and Jerry cartoons in all. They are still popular today.B. The first cartoon was successful. So the boss told Hanna and Barbera to make more.C. Tom and Jerry cartoon are full of fun and have a long history.D. Two men of MGM thought of the idea of an unlucky cat trying to catch a smart mouse.E. There is usually no speaking in the cartoons, so it’s easy to understand them.

( )Para. 1 ( )Para. 2 ( )Para. 3 ( )Para. 4 ( )Para. 5

2nd reading Match the paragraph with its main idea.

C D B E A

3rd Reading Find out the sentences describing Tom and Jerry.

1 ... Tom the cat trying to

catch Jerry the mouse.

1 What is this.mp4

2 ...the two animals are always running around or fighting each other.

2 Would you like to...mp4

running around

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

Thoughfail

3 OK,I will show you...mp4

4 Believe it or not.mp4

4 ... Tom gets in trouble with his owner, while Jerry laughs at him. laughs at

laughs aboutwhile

gets in trouble with

Make a report in less than 8 sentences.

Work in groups, read the text again and rewrite it.

Tips: Who? When? What? Why? Any Topic sentences?

Watch the video and answer the following question:

What do you think of Tom/Jerry?Think of some adjectives/words to describe them.

Tom: dull; arrogant（傲慢的，自大的） ; fear the strong; consider himself always right; determined

Jerry: smart; cute; humorous; acuminous（敏锐的）

Find out the word trunks in the passage. 词块

1.两个最流行的卡通人物 ___________________ 2.充满乐趣 ___________________3.历史悠久 ___________________4.20世纪三十年代后期 ___________________5.想到…的主意 ___________________6.巨大的成功 ___________________7.在电影院上映 ___________________8.接下来超过 70年中 ___________________9.大约 7分钟长 ___________________ 10.带来极大的乐趣 ___________________11.从电视上观看节目 ___________________