Unit 5
Do you want to watch a game show?
Section B 1a-self check
Survey:
Do you like watching movies?
Do you know the kinds of
movies? Which kind do you
like best? Why ?
The kinds of the movies:
action movie
exciting
wonderful
documentary
educational
boring
comedy
enjoyable
relaxing
tragedy
sad
hart-warming
cartoon
enjoyable
scary movie
thriller
meaningless
boring
science fiction movie
exciting
game show
What kind of TV show is it?
enjoyable
relaxing
news
What kind of TV show is it?
serious
educational
What kind of TV show is it?
talk show
educational
meaningful
sports show
What kind of TV show is it?
exciting
wonderful
soap opera
What kind of TV show is it?
relaxing
enjoyable
boring
What kind of TV show is it?
talent show
enjoyable
educational
1a What do you think of these TV shows and movies? Choose words from the box and write them under the pictures.
educational serious wonderful
relaxing meaningless enjoyable
exciting boring
talk show

________
soap opera
_________
sports show

—————
News

_____
game show
__________
exciting
serious
educational
enjoyable
boring
talent show

________
comedy
_________
action movie

—————
scary movie
_____
cartoon
__________
relaxing
enjoyable
educational
exciting
meaningless
1b Listen and circle the description words you
hear in the box in 1a.
educational serious wonderful
relaxing meaningless enjoyable
exciting boring
1c Listen again. Write down the words John and
Mary use to describe the TV shows or movies.
exciting
meaningless
meaningless
relaxing
relaxing
enjoyable
boring
boring
wonderful
1d Tell your partner what John and Mary like to watch and why. Then tell your partner what you like to watch and why.
John wants to watch talk shows because they’re enjoyable. Ilike
to watch action movies because they’re exciting.
2a Discuss the following questions with a partner.
Do you like to watch cartoons?
What is your favorite cartoon?
Why do you like it?
1934
1928
1937
1932
1930
华特·迪士尼
华特·迪士尼（Walter Elias Disney 1901.12.5.—1966.12.15）美国著名动画大师、企业家、导演、制片人、编剧、配音演员、卡通设计者，举世闻名的迪士尼公司创始人。以创作卡通人物米老鼠和唐老鸭闻名，他制作了世界第一部有声动画片《威利汽船》 (1928年)和第一部动画长片《白雪公主》(1938年)。 他获得了56个奥斯卡奖提名和7个艾美奖。华特·迪士尼是世界上获得奥斯卡奖最多的人。华特有2个女儿Diane Disney和Sharon Disney（Sharon是其领养的）。一位备受美国人民热爱和怀念的长者。他和他的职员一起创造了许许多多著名、受世人欢迎的卡通角色，包括那个被无数人喜爱的经典卡通形象、华特·迪士尼的好友——米老鼠。
November 18, 1978
Steamboat Willie
came out in New York
November 18 ,1928
he made 87 cartoons
with Mickey.
Mickey became the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
1930s
2c Read the passage again and fill in the facts
about Mickey.
A black mouse with two large round ears
Walt Disney
Steamboat Willie
Minnie
Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger.
2d Read the passage again and discuss the questions with a partner.
1. What is Mickey Mouse a symbol of? What
cartoon character is a symbol of Chinese
culture?
American culture. Ne Zha.
2. Do you think Walt Disney is a smart man?
Why or why not? Do you want to be like him?
Yes , I think so . Because his cartoon is famous all over the world. Yes ,I do.
3. Why did people want to be like Mickey?
Do you want to be like Mickey? Why or
why not?
Because it is like a common man, but he always tried to face any danger.
Yes , I do. Because I want to try my best to live.
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4. Can you think of another cartoon character
that is as famous as Mickey? Why is the
character popular?
Su Wukong. Because he can face every
problem in his life and win at last.
When people say “culture”, we ____ ____ art and history. But one very___ symbol in American culture is a cartoon. We all know and love the black mouse___ two large round ears-Mickey Mouse. ____80 years___, he ___ ____ in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon___ ____in New York on November 18, 1928, it____the first cartoon ____ ____ and ____. The man____ Mickey____ Walt Disney. He____ very rich and ___. In ____ _____, he _____ 87 cartoons _____ Mickey.
2b Retelling:
Some people ____ ask how this cartoon animal _____ so popular. One of the main ____ ____ that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried____ _____ any danger. In his early films, Mickey was ____and ____many problems such as _____ his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he ____always ____ ____ ____ ____ _____. People went to the cinema____ ____ the “little man” win. Most
of them wanted ____ ____ like Mickey.
On November 18, 1978, Mickey became the first cartoon character ____ ____ a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Today’s cartoons are usually not____ _____ ____little Mickey Mouse, but everyone ___ ____ and____ him. Who has____ ___ ____ ears___ _____than Mickey’s?
2e Underline the following phrases in the
passage. Write your own sentences or
questions using the phrases.
think of
come out
one of the main reasons
such as
was ready to
more than
Pair work
一．根据句意及词首字母写出单词
1. Cheng Long is a f ________ movie star.
2. My grandfather likes Beijing O _______
a lot.
3. I have a lot of work today. I’m very b _____.
4. My classmates often help me. They are
f ________ to me.
5. The story is very i ________.The children like
reading it.
amous
pera
usy
riendly
nteresting
6. What movie do you like best? My f ______
movie is Titanic.
7. Where’s my key? I can’t f ________ it.
8. Speed is a very successful action movie. I
think it’s e ________.
9. Xu Beihong（徐悲鸿） is a Chinese
a ________.
10. I think thrillers are s ________. I don’t
want to see them.
avorite
ind
xciting
ctor
cary
二、翻译
1. 你喜欢什么样的电影? 喜剧。
What ____ of ________ do you like?
I like comedies.
2. 他不喜欢京剧, 因为京剧太没意思了。
He ______ like Beijing Opera,
because ___ is very _______.
kind
movies
doesn’t
boring
it
3. 他是我最喜欢的演员, 我认为他很
出色。
He is my _______ actor. I ______ he
is ______.
4. 她认为喜剧很有趣, 所以经常和朋友
去看喜剧。
She ________ comedies are very
______, so she _____ ______ to see
comedies ______ her friends.
favorite
think
great
thinks
funny
often
goes
with
三．单项选择 
1. What do you ________ do? 
   A. want        B. want to      C. like          D. to like  
2. My grandfather ________ stay ________ home 
and watch TV.   
A. like, at       B. like, in    
  C. likes to, at      D. likes to, in  
3．________ kind of movies ________ Lucy like? 
   A．What, does   B．What, do      
C．What’s, does    D．Which, do
B
C
A
4．________ a word, we can learn a lot 
________ Chinese history.  
  A．For, for      B．In, about  
    C．For, about      D．In, for  
5. Gina likes action movies, ________ she doesn’t 
like thrillers. 
   A．and         B．so           
C．or             D．but  
6. September is ________ month of the year.
A．nineth B．ninth
C．the nineth D．the ninth
B
D
D
7．I don’t like action movies. I think they’re ________.
A．boring B．difficult
C．interesting D．exciting
8．— How is the new movie? — It is ________.
A．well B．thriller
C．young D．exciting
A
D
Section B 2
3a-Self check
1. 想起 __________
2. 例如 ________
3. 发行; 出版 ___________
4. 在二十世纪三十年代 _____________
5. 主要原因之一 ______________________
6. 努力做某事 ______________
7. 准备好做某事 __________________
8. 尽最大努力 _____________
Let’s review the phrases.
think of
come out
in the 1930s
one of the main reasons
be ready to do sth.
try one’s best
try to do sth.
such as
Lead-in
Mulan didn’t have any brothers. She took her father’s place to join the army.
Do you like cartoons? Do you know Mulan? Can you say something about her?
Mulan dressed up like a boy. Nobody knew she was a girl in the army.
1. dress up 装扮; 乔装打扮
2. take one’s place 代替; 替换
e.g. The girls dressed up to take part in the party. 女孩子们打扮起来去参加舞会。
e.g. A robot will take his place.
一名机器人将代替他的位置。
New words
e.g. My brother joined the army last year.
去年我哥参了军。
3. army n. 陆军; 陆军部队
e.g. I hope you’ll do a good job in
the company.
希望你在公司好好干。
4. do a good job 干得好
先, 阅读短首文, 整体把握短文大意。
其次,分析有空格的每个句子,判断空格处的意思,联系所给单词,确定空格处应填的单词。
最后,再通读一遍短文,看是否通顺合理。
阅读指导：
Fill in the blanks in the movie review. Use the words in the box to help you.
3a
fantastic shows action want comes from played about like exciting plan
Mulan is an ________ ______ movie. It ___________ an old Chinese story. The movie is ______ a village girl, Mulan. She dresses up like a boy and takes her father’s place to fight in the army. I think the actress _______ Mulan’s role well. The other actors are also _________ and
exciting action
comes from
about
played
fantastic
they did a good job in the movie. I _____ Mulan very much. The movie _______ her love for her family, friends and country. If you ______ to watch a movie this weekend and you ______ to see something enjoyable, choose Mulan!
like
shows
plan
want
The name of the movie: ______________
The kind of the movie: _______________
What the movie is about:
__________________________________ ________________________________
_________________________________
_________________________________
What you think of the movie/star:
____________________
The Lion King
Cartoon
Simba’s father was the king. But his uncle, Scar killed his father. When Simba grew up, he came back to the forest and became the true king.
Write notes for your own movie review.
It was fantastic.
3b
Write your movie review using the notes in 3b.
3c
本文为写自己所喜欢的电影的剧情回顾，因此，时态应用一般现在时态与一般过去时态；
首先，可介绍影片的类型，及主人公等;
然后，介绍故事的梗概;
最后，表达你对该影片的看法。
写作指导:
The Lion King is a cartoon movie. It’s the most popular English movie in the world. The movie is about a young lion, Simba. He was the prince of the forest. But his uncle Scar wanted to be the king. So he killed Simba’s father. When Simba grew up, he came back to the forest and had a big fight with his uncle. At last, Simba won and became the true king.
Sample
海绵宝宝：Sponge Bob Square Pants
喜羊羊与灰太狼：Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf
大耳朵图图：Big Ear Tutu 黑猫警长：Black Cat Detective
葫芦娃The Calabash Brothers 福娃Friendlies
小红帽Little Red Riding Hood 加菲猫Garfield
小鲤鱼泡泡Little Carp Pao Pao 兔八哥Looney Tunes
铁臂阿童木Astro Boy 小熊维尼:Winnie the Pooh
机器猫：Doraemon 大力水手：popeye the sailor man
变形金刚 Transformers 奥特曼 Ultraman
海贼王One Piece简称“OP 功夫熊猫Kung Fu Panda
狮子王 The Lion King
Altman
Mr. Black
Simba
Monkey King
The Calabash Brothers
Neza
What do you and your partner think of these TV shows or movies? Write description words for each one.
4
What do you think of soap operas?
I think they’re boring.
What about your partner?
…
Self check
本题是根据提示词来进行问答。问句和答语中没有对人称的提示，因此应自主确定人称。可以用you来询问，则回答应用I；如果是用第三人称来询问，则回答也相应地用第三人称来答，如果是第三人称单数形式还应注意动词用恰当的第三人称单数形式。
1. Write questions and answers using the words in the brackets.
1) ─ What do you think of soap operas?
─ I can’t mind them.
─ What does your father think of soap
operas?
─ He can’t mind them, too.
2) ─ What show do you want to watch tonight?
─ I want to watch a talent show.
3) ─ What does she expect to learn from game show?
─ She expects to learn some interesting information.
4) ─ What does your grandpa hope to
watch tomorrow?
─ He hopes to watch news.
5) ─ Do you plan to watch an action movie?
─ No, I don’t. I plan to watch a comedy.
1) I think game shows are meaningless. ( )


2) I can’t stand soap operas. ( )
2. Which of these statements do you agree with (√) or disagree with (×)? Give at least one reason.
I think we can learn some interesting things from game shows.
I think soap operas are interesting and relaxing.
3) I think sitcoms and talent shows are relaxing. ( )
4) I love talk shows. ( )


5) I think comedies are fantastic. ( )
I think talk shows are boring.
Thank You!