Module5CartoonsUnit2MonkeyKinghasjusthadhis50thbirthday.Everyonelikedcartoonstorieswhenhewasachild.Wecanseemanycartoonheroesinthebooksandonthemovies.Let’slookatsomepicturesaboutcartoonstoriesandtalkabout:Whatcountrydotheycomefrom?Aretheyrecentcartoonsoroldcartoons?LeadinNemoNemo—acuteorange-and–whitefish.Shrek—anuglygreenanimal.TheMonkeyKingTintinSnoopyListeningCartoonheroesNemoisacuteorange-and-whitefishandShrekisanuglygreenanimal.Theylookverydifferent,butbothofthemhavewontheheartsofyoungpeopleallovertheworld.Thepicturesofthesepopularcartoonheroesareeverywhere,onofficedesks,schoolbagsandcomputerscreens.PresentationTherearealsosomeoldercartoonfavourites.MonkeyKinghasjusthadhis50thbirthday.HeistheheroofastorycalledMakingHavocinHeaven.HeleadsagroupofmonkeysagainsttheEmperorofHeavenandhisguards.Heisbrave,cleverandhumorous.ParentsandchildrenlaughtogetherasMonkeyKingmakesaterriblemessinheaven.TheyalwaysexpecttoseemoreMonkeyKingcartoons.Tintinisanotherfavouritecartoonhero.Hehasbeenpopularforovereightyyears,eversincetheartistHergeinventedhimin1929.Tintinhasredhairandasmallwhitedog.Heworksforanewspaperandhaslotsofexcitingexperiences.Fanshaveboughtabout200millioncopiesofTintin’sstoriesinmorethanfiftylanguages.TintinappearedinChinainthe1980s.ManyChinesestillcollecttheseblack-and-whiteTintinbooks.Finally,Snoopy,acutedog,celebratedhis60thbirthdayin2010.Snoopylivesinhisownprivateworldandfindsreallifehardtounderstand.CharlesSchulzcreatedSnoopyandhisfriends,anddrewthecartoonstosatisfyolderpeopleaswellaschildren.Choosethesentencethatbestsummarisesthepassage.A.Cartoonheroesarepopularallovertheworld,andsomearemorethanfiftyyearsold.B.Themostpopularcartoonscomeoutasbooksandnotasfilms.C.Manychildrenreadcartoonstoday.D.ManyforeigncartoonshavebecomeverypopularinChina.CompletethenotesNemoandShrekTintin1.Nemoisa_____orange–and-whitefishandShrekisan______greenanimal.2.BothNemoandShrekhavewontheheartsof______peopleallovertheworld.5.Hehas_____hairandasmall_____dog.6.Heworksfora_______...
