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Module 2 Arts and crafts Unit 4 Cartoons and comic strips Reading Lesson One 1 Lead-in 01 2 What is Lo doing? When Lo says “the best cartoon character in the world”, who is he referring to? What can you learn from Lo’s answer? Getting ready Look at the cartoon and answer the questions. He is looking at himself in the mirror. Himself. He is quite proud of himself. 3 light bulb symbol His eyes pop out. It means the character has an idea. It means he is very surprised. speech bubble thought bubble It means he is saying something. It means he is thinking of something. A What do you know about …? Artists use many symbols in comic strips to show special meanings. Match the symbols below with their meanings. Write the correct letter in each box. Artists use many symbols in comic strips to show special meanings. Match the symbols below with their meanings. Write the correct letter in each box. Meanings of symbols 1 This is a “speech bubble” for the words that the character says. 2 If a character’s eyes pop out like this, it means he/she is very surprised. 3 The light bulb symbol means that the character has an idea. 4 This is a “thought bubble” for the words that the character is thinking of. c b a d Pre-reading 02 8 Have you seen these cartoon films ? Let’s enjoy them! They are Chinese cartoon characters. puppet play Chinese painting shadow puppet 1 2 4 5 6 3 Before you read There are six stages of making a cartoon. Do you know the correct order? Read the first sentence of each paragraph in the article on page 51 and write the numbers 1-6 in the boxes. a Make a rough sketch of the story. b Have a good idea for the story. c Use a computer program to put the pictures together. d Think about the characters. e Add colour to the drawings. f Record the voices and sound effects. Warm up basic=simple and important adj. 基本的;基础的 You need to decide on the basic idea and main characters. You need to draw a rough sketch. rough adj. 粗糙的;粗略的 sketch n. 草图 Warm up detailed adj. 详细的;详尽的 detail n. 细节 You need to draw detailed pictures and add colour. You need to use a computer program to put the pictures together. together=not separately adv. 一起地 While-reading 03 13 Read the introduction on page 51 and answer the questions. Jason is learning how to make cartoons. He has found some information in a magazine. What is Jason learning about? Where did he find this information? He is learning how to make cartoons. In a magazine. How to make a cartoon First, you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story. This story is about a robot, Han. He always forgets things. One day, Han meets his friends Sarah and Tim at the underground station. He says, “I’m happy. I bought a new notebook. Now I won’t forget things.” Sarah says, “Yes. I have one too. Here it is.” Tim asks, “Where’s yours, Han?” Han says, “Oh, no! I forget to bring it!” In the second stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and what they will look like. Han is a tall robot. He has square eyes. They are actually video cameras. Tim wears glasses, so he looks clever. Sarah is a pleasant girl. She has straight, black hair. Now make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. To make the characters and things appear to move, each picture should be made a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to make pictures together as a film. Finally, record the voices and sound effects, the actors will do the characters’ voices. Their speech must match the pictures. Sound effects, like the noise of the underground, must also be added separately. After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy. Place _ Characters _ _ _ The story _ _ _ at the underground station Tim Sarah Han bought a notebook so he wouldn’t forget things. However, when Sarah took out her notebook, Han discovered that he had forgotten to bring his. Han 16 Read for details Read Lines 9-13 and describe. Read for details (line 14-20) rough: not in detail Now make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. To make the characters and things appear to move, each picture should be made a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the pictures together as a film. seem to What do we use to draw detailed pictures and add colour ? 2.How can we make the characters and things appear to move ? We use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. We should make each picture a little different from the one before it. Read Lines 14-20 and decide whether the statements on the following slide are True (T) or False (F). Now make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. To make the characters and things appear to move, each picture should be made a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the pictures together as a film. First, we should draw detailed pictures. Detailed pictures are drawn using pencils. We only need one picture to make the characters and things appear to move. A computer program can put the pictures together and make them move. F F F T Read Lines 21-26 and put the items in the correct box on the following slide. Finally, record the voices and sound effects. The actors will do the characters’ voices. Their speech must match the pictures. Sound effects, like the noise of the underground, must also be added separately. After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy. Finally, record the voices and sound effects. The actors will do the characters’ voices. Their speech must match the pictures. Sound effects, like the noise of the underground, must also be added separately. After everything has been checked, the cartoon is ready to be played for everyone to enjoy. Voices Sound effects a. drip-drop b. Now I won’t forget things. c. Where’s yours, Han? d. zzzzzz e. I forgot to bring it! f. tick-tock g. grrrrrr b c e a d f g Read for details separately adv. 单独地;分别地 separate v. 分开;隔开 match=go with Repeat the article after the recording. First, you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story. This story is about a robot, Han. He always forgets things. One day, Han meets his friends Sarah and Tim at the underground station. He says, “I’m happy. I bought a new notebook. Now I won’t forget things.” Sarah says, “Yes. I have one too. Here it is.” Tim asks, “Where’s yours, Han?” Han says, “Oh, no! I forgot to bring it!” How to make a cartoon In the second stage, think about the kinds of characters you want and what they will look like. Han is a tall robot. He has square eyes. They are actually video cameras. Tim wears glasses, so he looks clever. Sarah is a pleasant girl. She has straight, black hair. Now make a rough sketch of the story. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. To make the characters and things appear to move, each picture should be made a little different from the one before it. In the next stage, a computer program is used to put the pictures together as a film. Post-reading 04 26 01 02 03 First, you need to decide on some basic ideas for a story. Second, think about the characters you want and what they will look like. Next, use a computer to draw detailed pictures and add colour. How to make a cartoon? 04 After that, put the pictures together by using a computer program. 05 Finally, record the voices and sound effects. 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