外研版英语九年级上册 Module9 Cartoon stories Unit2.doc

MODULE 9 Cartoon stories
Part 1: Teaching design
第一部分 教学设计
Function
Talking about cartoon stories and heroes
Structure
Restrictive attributive clause with who, which and that
Listening/Speaking
● Listening for specific information
● Talking about cartoons and saying why you like them
Reading/Writing
● Matching words with cartoon characters
● Doing a survey and writing about the result
Around the world
Classic American cartoons: Batman & Spiderman
Task
Making a cartoon story
Unit 2 There are several fan clubs in China
which have held birthday parties for Tintin.
■ Warm up by learning about Nemo and Shrek.
Hello, everyone. Have you seen the cartoon movie called Finding Nemo? Have you ever heard of Nemo. Well it is a clownfish from a movie called Finding Nemo who gets lost in the ocean around Australia. His father, Marlin, and Marlin's new friend, Dory are looking for him. Nemo is eventually found.
To know more about cartoon movie let’s go to page 74 to study the text entitled Cartoon heroes.
■Read the passage.
On page 74 is an article cartoon heroes. Now start reading it. While reading, try to: cut/ the sentence into thought groups, study the predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the useful expressions. (阅读过程中，断开/意群，观察谓语构成，圈出连词，摘录短语搭配。)
Useful expressions (有用的短语搭配)
a cute orange-and-white fish, a huge green monster, win the hearts of…, all over…, the heroes of…, popular cartoons are everywhere, on office desks, cartoon favourites, the cartoon of the Monkey King, have one’s 40th birthday, be called…, Havoc in Heaven, tell the story of…, lead a group of… against the rule of…, fly into…, a peach garden, eat as many … as he likes, make a mess, in each room in heaven, above all, play jokes, become a common expression, be used by…, return to…, see a mess, another favourite, celebrate an important birthday, a reporter with red hair and a small white dog, travel to…, the surface of the moon, be popular for…, ever since…, invented… in…, be translated into…, sell 200 million copies, in December 1984, the whole series of…, keep collections of…, the black-and-white …books, several fan clubs, hold birthday parties for…, lovable dog, live in one’s own private dream world, have…-ed, draw…for…, experience life, understand…better, creator of…
■Put sentences into the six groups.
There are six types of English sentences. They are:
1. He is a teacher. He looks like a teacher. 主语+系动词+表语
2. He runs. 主语+不及物动词
3. He writes books. 主语+及物动词+宾语
4. He teaches us English. 主语+及物动词+间接宾语+直接宾语
5. He makes us happy. 主语+及物动词+宾语+宾语补足语
6. There is a book on the table. 谓语（there be）+主语+状语
Now go over the text again to put the sentences into corresponding groups.
Type 1: He is a teacher. He looks like a teacher. 主语+系动词+表语
1. The heroes of popular cartoons are everywhere, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.
2. But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember.
3. “Havoc in heaven” has become a common expression used by a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.
4. Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China is a reporter with red hair and a small white dog.
Type 2: He runs. 主语+不及物动词
Type 3: He writes books. 主语+及物动词+宾语
1. Nemo, a cute orange-and-white fish, and Shrek, a huge green monster have won the hearts of young people in China and all over the world.
2. The cartoon of the Monkey King has just had its “40th birthday”.
3. …it tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven.
4. He flies into a peach garden and eats as many peaches as he likes.
5. He makes a mess in each room in heaven.
6. But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember.
7. …when they return to the house or office and see a mess.
8. Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China…
9. Tintin has travelled to the jungles, the backstreets of Shanghai…
10. His books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and almost 200 million copies have been sold.
11. In December 1984 the whole series of Tintin began to be published in China.
12. Many Chinese still keep collections of the black-and-white Tintin books.
Type 4: He teaches us English. 主语+及物动词+间接宾语+直接宾语
Type 5: He makes us happy. 主语+及物动词+宾语+宾语补足语
1. Called Havoc in Heaven, it tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven.
2. Finally, Snoopy, Charlie Brown's lovable dog who lives in his own private dream world, also had his “50th birthday” celebrated by China's Snoopy fans in 2000.
Type 6: There is a book on the table. 谓语（there be）+主语+状语
1. But there are some cartoon favourites which are older.
2. There are several fan clubs in China which have held birthday parties for Tintin in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan.
■Draw a diagram of the text and retell the story with the help of it.
Cartoon heroes

Nemo, a cute orange-and-white fish, and Shrek, a huge green monster
only for children but also for adults
The cartoon of the Monkey King
Tintin a reporter with red hair and a small white dog
Snoopy, Charlie Brown's lovable dog who lives in his own private dream world

■Close down by talking about cartoon heroes.
You are going to talk in groups about cartoon heroes. You may make use of the text you learned just now.
A: Who is Nemo?
B: It is a cute orange-and-white fish.
C: Then who is Shrek?
D: Shrek is a huge green monster have won the hearts of young people in China and all over the world.
A: I see. They are the heroes of popular cartoons.
D: And they are found everywhere, on office desks, handbags, and computer screens.
B: They are new heroes.
D: But there are some cartoon favourites which are older.
A: Give us an example.
D: Let’s take the cartoon of the Monkey King for example.
B: It has just had its “40th birthday”.
D: It is called Havoc in Heaven. It tells the story of a monkey who leads a group of monkeys against the rule of the Emperor in heaven.
A: He is the one who flies into a peach garden and eats as many peaches as he likes.
B: I remember he makes a mess in each room in heaven.
A: But it is above all the jokes played by the monkey that people remember.
D: Anyway, “Havoc in heaven” has become a common expression used by a parent or a boss when they return to the house or office and see a mess.
B: Another favourite who has celebrated an important birthday in China is a reporter with red hair and a small white dog. I have seen the cartoon. I remember Tintin has travelled to the jungles, the backstreets of Shanghai and the surface of the moon.
D: Tintin has been popular for 75 years, ever since Belgian cartoonist Herge invented the character in 1929.
B: And his books have been translated into more than 50 languages, and almost 200 million copies have been sold.
C: I remember in December 1984 the whole series of Tintin began to be published in China.
B: I still keep collections of the black-and-white Tintin books.
C: And in China there are several fan clubs which have held birthday parties for Tintin in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing and Wuhan.
A: What about Snoopy, Charlie Brown's lovable dog?
B: It lives in his own private dream world, and it also had his “50th birthday” celebrated by China's Snoopy fans in 2000.
C: Were the cartoons drawn only for children?
B: No, they weren’t. Adults who have experienced life understand them better.
A: By the way, who is the Charles Schultz?
B: He is the creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts cartoons.