Unit 3 Reading 课件 2025-2026学年沪教版英语八年级下册

Unit 3 Comics and animation What do you know about Chinese animation? Key question Reading Comics Comic strips 漫画，总称，泛指所有通过连续画格来讲述故事的静态图画艺术。 连环漫画，comics的一种。 通常是短小的，由几个画格组成，常见于报纸、网络，讲述一个笑话或小场景。 Animation 动画，总称，泛指所有通过连续播放静态图像（手绘、电脑生成等）来制造运动幻觉的动态影像艺术。animation可以指“动画”这种艺术形式或产业（此时为不可数名词），也可以指一部动画片或动画作品（此时为可数名词）。 Animated films 动画电影，animation的一种形式，指在电影院或电视上播放的长篇动画作品。 What kinds of animated film-making techniques do you know? Match them with the pictures. a Before you read d b c a 3D-computer animation b ink-wash painting c shadow puppet performances d watercolours 3D电影 水墨画 皮影戏 水彩 What other ways of making animated films do you know? Pigsy Eats Watermelon paper-cut animation Havoc in Heaven traditional Chinese painting techniques (with sound effects from Beijing opera) What kind of Chinese animation have you ever seen? What was it like, and what do you know about it? Fill in the K and W columns of the KWL chart. Then fill in the L column after you have read the article on page 37. Look at the title and the picture, and then predict. What do you think the article is mainly about? The history of Chinese animation. an exposition 说明文 Prediction Skimming To understand the main ideas of a text, you do not have to read all the words carefully. Instead, you can read quickly to get the big picture. This is called “skimming”. 略读就像乘坐直升机俯瞰森林， 目的是看清森林的整体布局（文章结构），而不是看清每一棵树（每个单词）。 Now skim the article and match the main ideas with the paragraphs. Para. 1 Para. 2 Para. 3 Para. 4 Para. 5 a. Chinese animation in the 21st century b. traditional culture in Chinese animation c. the success of ink-wash animation d. the first paper-cut animation e. introduction to Chinese animation General Para. 1 Specific (Paras. 2–5) structure Para 1: introduction to Chinese animation Para 2: the first paper-cut animation Para 3: the success of ink-wash animation Para 4: traditional culture in Chinese animation Para 5: Chinese animation in the 21st century Complete the table below with the information from the article on page 37. Year Animation Technique Cultural Element 1958 Pigsy Eats Watermelon folk art Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother Havoc in Heaven Today Monkey King: Hero is back 1960 1961 paper-cut ink-wash Chinese painting 3D-computer animation ancient Chinese stories, Beijing opera Classic Chinese stories traditional Chinese painting 12 Read Para. 1 and answer the questions. What traditional art techniques are usually found in Chinese animation? Paper-cutting, shadow puppet performances and ink-wash painting. What two things does Chinese animation combine? It combines modern technology with traditional art techniques. Read Para. 2 and answer the questions. What surprised the audience about Pigsy Eats Watermelon? Its bright colours and lively animation style. What did the characters in Pigsy Eats Watermelon look like on screen? They looked just like shadow puppets. Read Para. 3 and answer the questions. What is special about ink-wash animation? It looks exactly like a traditional Chinese ink painting. Which famous artist influenced Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother? Qi Baishi. Which famous artist influenced Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother? The characters from the novel Journey to the West. Read Para. 4 and answer the questions. Which art techniques were used in Havoc in Heaven? Traditional Chinese painting techniques and the sound effects from Beijing opera. Read Para. 5 and answer the questions. What new technologies can animators use to adapt classic Chinese stories into films? Animators can use advanced 3D animation software and AI to adapt classic Chinese stories into films. What film is mentioned as an example of modern 3D animation? Monkey King: Hero is Back. What kind of animation do you like best? Why? What do you think the future of animation will be like? (Write down your ideas and share them in your group.) The future of Chinese animation is not about choosing between traditional art techniques and modern technology. It is about using them both. Animators can use tools like AI and VR to retell classic Chinese stories. This will make the films realistic and exciting. It is also a great way to share Chinese culture with the rest of the world. Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother Havoc in Heaven Chinese animation keep the city green Pigsy Eats Watermelon Monkey King: Hero is Back   Traditional Chinese art techniques: paper-cut animation ink-wash animation Chinese painting Beijing opera … Modern technology: artificial intelligence (AI) 3D …   Choose one Chinese animated film and tell your partner about it. Vocabulary practice d e b c a Animation has developed a lot over the years. In the past, all animated films were drawn by hand. To make a (1) ______________ character, the animators had to draw each part of his or her movements. For example, if they wanted to show the (2) _______ jumping up and down, they had to do a different drawing for each part of the movement. Since there are many frames in each second of film, it takes a long time to make a film with traditional animation techniques. Since the 1990s, powerful computers and (3) _________ software have made it much easier and cheaper to make an animated film. (4) ________________ computer software technology, animators can work much more quickly. Today, animators can even use (5) _______ ____________ to make the characters more lifelike. come to life hero advanced With the help of artificial intelligence 2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases from Exercise 1. Change the form if necessary. Find the phrases from P36 to P37 3D-computer animation watercolours more than combine ... with ... such as shadow puppet ink-wash painting come to life 3D计算机动画 水彩画 多于 把……结合起来 例如 皮影 水墨画 显得逼真；变得生动 across China come with be influenced with sound effect Beijing opera continue to do sth. with the help of artificial intellengence 全中国 伴随……发生 受……影响 音效 京剧 继续做某事 在……的帮助下 人工智能 Find the phrases from P36 to P37 1. This short film was influenced by the famous artist Qi Baishi ... and won several national and international awards. 这部短片受到了著名艺术家齐白石的影响……并且获得了多 项国内外奖项。 be influenced by ... 意为“受到……的影响”。 His writing style _________ deeply _________ _________ his favorite author. 他的写作风格深受他最喜欢的作家的影响。 即学即练 was influenced by 24 2. Ancient stories are a common theme, and it is no surprise that the much-loved characters from the adventure novel Journey to the West often appear in animation. 古代故事是一个常见的主题，因此，备受喜爱的冒险小说《西 游记》中的角色经常出现在动画中就不足为奇了。 It is no surprise that ... 表示“……不足为奇 / 毫不意 外”。It 作形式主语，真正的主语是 that 引导的从句。 He studies very hard. ________ ________ no surprise ________ he got the highest score. 他学习非常努力。他得了最高分不足为奇。 即学即练 It is that 25 3. Today, Chinese animators continue to explore new methods of film-making. 如今，中国动画师们继续探索电影制作的新方法。 continue to do sth. 表示“继续做某事”，相当 于continue doing sth.。 Although it started to rain, the children ________ ________ football in the yard. 尽管开始下雨了，孩子们仍在院子里继续踢足球。 即学即练 continue playing 26 4. With the help of the latest computer technology, such as artificial intelligence (Al), film-makers are bringing the heroes from classic Chinese stories into the 21st century. 在现代计算机技术，例如人工智能的帮助下，电影制作人正将 中国经典故事中的英雄们带入 21 世纪。 with the help of sb. 表示“在某人的帮助下”，相当于 with sb’s help。 With the help of Mike, I solved this difficult math problem. = ______ _____ _____, I solved this difficult math problem. 在 Mike 的帮助下，我解出了这道数学难题。 即学即练 With Mike’s help 27 Other language points In this recipe, you need to _______ the flour _______ the eggs and sugar. 5. This art form combines modern technology with traditional art techniques, ... combine A with B 意为“把A和B结合起来” 在这个食谱里，你需要把面粉和鸡蛋、糖混合在一起。 即学即练 combine with 这种艺术形式将现代技术与传统艺术手法相结合，……。 6. In this groundbreaking short film, Zhu Bajie and the other characters come to life on screen just like shadow puppets. 在这部开创性的短片中，猪八戒和其他角色在银幕上活灵活现，宛若皮影戏偶。 groundbreaking adj. 开创性的；突破性的 come to life 显得逼真 1. 这是个开创性的想法，它将改变世界。 This is a ______________ idea that will change the world. 2. 书里的人物真的活灵活现。 The characters in the book really _____ _____ _____. 即学即练 groundbreaking come to life 根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。 1. 这首歌凭借其积极的信息，迅速在全中国流行起来。 The song, with its positive message, quickly became popular ______ ______. 2. 这款电子游戏加入了京剧的音效，让冒险之旅更加刺激。 The video game added ______ ______ from ______ ______, making the adventure more exciting. 3. 这座现代建筑的设计受到了水墨画的影响。 The design of the modern building ______ ______ ______ _________ _________. across China sound effects Beijing opera was influenced by ink-wash painting 31 4. 在当地一位艺术家的帮助下，我们剧中的皮 影角色在舞台上栩栩如生地呈现了出来。 ______ ______ ______ ______ a local artist, the shadow puppet characters in our play ______ ______ ______ on stage. 5. 这位设计师继续探索新风格，例如将传统图案与现代形式相融合。 The designer ______ ______ ______ new styles, ______ ______ mixing traditional patterns with modern forms. 6. 他每天都刻苦练习，因此他获得了许多奖项不足为奇。 He practised very hard every day, so ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ he won many awards. 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