Unit 5 SectionB 2a-2e 课件 2023-2024学年人教版英语八年级上册

Section B Period 2 (2a-2e) Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show? learning goals 1. Important words: culture文化 famous著名的 appear出现 become开始变得 rich富有的 successful获得成功的 might可能 main主要的 reason原因 common普通的 film电影 unlucky不幸的 lose失去 girlfriend女朋友 ready准备好的 character人物 simple简单的 2. Important phrases: think of come out one of the main reasons such as be ready to try one’s best 3. Reading ability Free Talk Do you like watching cartoon ? Why do you like it? Can you tell me some names of cartoons? Nezha The Lion King Doraemon The Journey to the West Kung fu Panda Mickey Mouse Discuss the following questions with a partner. 2a Do you like to watch cartoons? Yes, I do. What’s your favorite cartoons? Mickey Mouse. Why do you like it? Because it’s really interesting. When people say “culture”, we think of art and history. But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse with two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. Over 80 years ago, he first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York on November 18, 1928, it was the first cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and successful. In the 1930s, he made 87 cartoons with Mickey. 2b Read the passage and complete the time line on the next page. Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reasons is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many problems such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try his best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of them wanted to be like Mickey. On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoonsare usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loveshim. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickey