1、Unit 5 Do you want to watch a game show? Section B 2a-2e The Great Wall Symbols of Chinese culture n.文化 The White House Statue of Liberty Symbols of America Donald Trump Fast food A survey before reading: 2.Did you watch any cartoons about Mickey? 3.Who created(创作) Mickey? 1.Do you like Mickey? Why
2、? Skimming 1.Whats the main idea of the passage? A. The life of Walt Disney. B. American culture. C. Mickey Mouse. C Reading 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 careful
3、ly. 2. Match each paragraph with the main ideas. Paragraph 1 fame of Mickey Mouse Paragraph 2 facts about Mickey Paragraph 3 why is Mickey so popular 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48 52 56 60 3.Whats the writing order of the passage? A. Time order. B. Spatial order Writers describe events in a cert
4、ain order. Finding the order of the events will help you understand in a clear way. On November 18, 1978 Steamboat Willie came out in New York On November 18 ,1928 Walt Disney made 87 cartoons with Mickey. Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame In the
5、1930s 4. According to the time order, try to fill the time table. Scanning . Mickey Mouse What 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 ears Walt Disney Steamboat Willie Minnie Mickey was like a commo
6、n man, but he always tried to face any danger. This means moving yours eyes down 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 a
7、nswer the questions. facts about Mickey 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 this black mouse with two large round earsMickey Mouse. Over 80years ago, he first in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When t
8、his cartoon 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. 1 appeared Come and been seen came out be made and published Use the context to help
9、you guess the meaning of a new word. Read Paragraph 2 and answer the questions. 1.Why we call Mickey “little man” ? 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
10、 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 many 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
11、be like Mickey. 2 main reasons common lose fail to keep important , general Why sth happens not special Read Paragraph 3 and answer the questions. .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 1
12、8, 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 Mickey Mouse, but everyone still knows and loves him. Who has a pair of ears more famous than Mickeys? 3 Free talk: Do you know some other cartoon char
13、acters ? Please say something about one of them. Do you want to be like it? Why ? Why not? Facts about Mickey A black mouse with Walt Disney Over 80 years ago, he first Why is Mickey popular ? A little man, but Fame On November 18, 1978, he Dear 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 !
