1、Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show?Section B 2a-2eThe Great WallSymbols of Chinese culturen.文化The White HouseStatue of LibertySymbols of AmericaDonald TrumpFast foodA survey before reading:2.Did you watch any cartoons about Mickey?3.Who created(创作)Mickey?1.Do you like Mickey?Why?Skimming 1.What
2、s the main idea of the passage?A.The life of Walt Disney.B.American culture.C.Mickey Mouse.CReading strategy:look quickly through the writing to find the main idea without every word.It is still a good idea to read the first sentence in each paragraph a little more carefully.2.Match each paragraph w
3、ith the main ideas.Paragraph 1 fame of Mickey MouseParagraph 2 facts about MickeyParagraph 3 why is Mickey so popular48121620242832364044485256603.Whats the writing order of the passage?A.Time order.B.Spatial orderWriters describe events in a certain order.Finding the order of the events will help y
4、ou understand in a clear way.On November 18,1978Steamboat Williecame out in New YorkOn November 18,1928Walt Disney made 87 cartoons with Mickey.Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of FameIn the 1930s4.According to the time order,try to fill the time table.S
5、canning.Mickey MouseWhat does he look like?Who created him?What was his first cartoon?Who is his girlfriend?Why is he popular?A black mouse with two large round earsWalt DisneySteamboat WillieMinnie Mickey was like a common man,but he always tried to face any danger.This means moving yours eyes down
6、 to the page to find specific information More careful reading:3.Whatre Walt Disneys achievements?2.When and where did Mickey first appear?1.What do people think of when they say“culture”?Read Paragraph 1 and answer the questions.facts about Mickey When people say“culture”,we think of art and histor
7、y.But one very famous symbol in American culture is a cartoon We all know and love this black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse.Over 80years ago,he first in the cartoon Steamboat Willie.When this cartoon in New York on November 18,1928,it was the first cartoon with sound and music.The man
8、behind Mickey was Walt Disney.He became very rich and successful.In the 1930s,he made 87 cartoons with Mickey.1appearedCome and been seen came outbe made and publishedUse the context to help you guess the meaning of a new word.Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions.1.Why we call Mickey“little man
9、”?2.Was Mickey a lucky man?3.Why do most people want to be like“the little man”?why is Mickey so popular Some people might ask how this cartoon character became so popular.One of the is that Mickey was like a man,but he always tried to face any danger.In his early films,Mickey was unlucky and had ma
10、ny problems such as 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.2main reasonscommonlosefail to keepimportant,generalWhy sth happensnot specialRead Paragraph 3 and answer the quest
11、ions.1.Was Mickey very famous?How do you know?2.Can you think of another cartoon character that is as famous as Mickey?fame of Mickey Mouse On November 18,1978,Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Todays cartoons are usually not so simple as little M
12、ickey Mouse,but everyone still knows and loves him.Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickeys?3Free talk:Do you know some other cartoon characters?Please say something about one of them.Do you want to be like it?Why?Why not?Facts about MickeyA black mouse withWalt DisneyOver 80 years ago,he fir
13、stWhy is Mickey popular?A little man,butFame On November 18,1978,heDear friends,try to retell what we have learned about Mickey.After reading:Try your best to face any difficulties.Never give up!1.Recite the second paragraph.2.Write a short passage about your favorite cartoon or movie.计时计时开始开始Thank you!
