Cartoon fun over 30 years (P4-5)

北达资源中学 朱文娟

导读：你最喜欢的动画片是什么呢？想知道在最近30年里中国的动画片事业的发展历程吗？让我们一起来看看吧。

Pre-reading
What’s your favorite cartoon movie? Which character （人物）do you like most? You can discuss it with your friends and write a list of cartoon movies that you know and the characters in them.

Reading comprehension
Multiple choices
Which cartoon movie appeared 30 years ago?
A. Nezha Fights the Dragon King    B. Astro Boy
C. Black Cat the Captain            D. Adventures of Shuke and Beta
2) Where did the first cartoon movie to be shown in China come from?
A. US          B. UK          C. Japan         D. Canada
3) Which of the following stories tells you a lot about the animal world?
A. Astro Boy                        B. Nezha Fights the Dragon King
C. Lotus Lantern                   D. Black Cat the Captain
4) _____ is a little mouse.
A. Astro Boy        B. Shuke    C. The Captain   D. Nezha
5) Which of the following is NOT true?
A. After 1981, more cartoon series came to China from Japan and US.
B. Adventures of Shuke and Beta is a cartoon movie about two mice.
C. Lotus Lantern is a movie about the animal world.
D. After 2000, more and more cartoons were made with computers.
2. Fill in the chart about the changes in cartoon movies in China over last 30 years.

Vocabulary in use
Useful words and expressions
1) favorite            adj. 最喜欢的
2) magical            adj. 神奇的；有魔力的
3) save                v. 解救；拯救；救出
4) strange            adj. 奇怪的
5) hero                n. 主角；英雄
6) cartoon movie     动画电影
7) talk to sb          和……谈话；谈心
8) change with time    随着时间而改变
9) look into           调查
10) look for            寻找
2. Fill in the blanks using the words and expressions above
1. If you are unhappy, you can                          me.
2. Don’t worry. The police are                        the case now.
3. Who is the                  of the movie?
4. He was             by firefighters from the burning building.
5. He                    his keys everywhere, but he still didn’t find them.

Post-reading
Do you like cartoon movies? Which is your favorite? Why? Write an article about your favorite cartoon movie. You can write about the plot （情节）and the heroes. Remember to write why you like it most.

Keys:
II. 1. A C D B C
2.

III. 2. talk to; looking into; hero; saved; looked for