课件20张PPT。Meet McmugWritten by Ken Lo
The author names Ken Lo.
The article / interview is written by
Ken Lo.
comic strip (n. phr.) a series of drawing that tell a story 连环漫画
Do you like the Mcmug comic strip? Listen carefully to the tape and answer the following questions:
How old is Amanda?
Where is her birthplace?
When did her family move to Hong Kong?
What are her hobbies?
How did Amanda combine her hobbies?
What is the name of the her web site?
What is it about?Questions ????Language Points (1)@ a fifteen-year-old student
a student of fifteen years old
@ stuff (n.) things 东西
e.g. She bought a lot of Mcmug stuff at the shopping mall last weekend.
@ recently (adv.) not long ago，lately 不久前
e.g. Recently, we had an English
test on Unit One.Language Points (2)@ combine (v.) 组合， 合并
join or mix together to form a whole
combine with sth combine A and B
combine A with B
Success was achieved by the combined
efforts of the whole students.Language Points (3)@ design a web site (v. phr)
create a web site (v. phr)
launch a web site (v. phr)
@ create (v.) produce sth new 创造，创作
We want to create an unusual character
for our comic strip.
@ launch (v.) make a new product available
We launched an English Club web site last
month. Language Points (4)@ lively (adj.) interesting and attractive
栩栩如生的，生动的
The student designed a lively poster for
the English Newspaper.
@ time line (n. phr.) a line showing a length of
time during which events happened
The time line within which all these events took
place was from 1950 to 1999.
@ contain (v.) have or hold (sth) within itself
The series contains 10 tale stories. 包含，含有Language Points (5) How big is the site? @ illustration (n.) drawings or pictures
in a book, magazine, etc 插图
e.g: There are a lot of funny illustration in
the comic book.
@ illustrate (v.) supply (sth) w. pictures,
diagrams etc. 图解， 加插图
e.g: a well- illustrated textbook
有精美插图的教科书
@ cartoon, cartoonist (n.) 漫画家
a person who draws cartoonLanguage Points (6)@ star one’s career by doing sth
(v. phr) 从事某工作/职业
@ role play the characters (v. phr)
扮演某角色
@ work out the plot (v. phr)
@ plot (n.) the set of events that a story id
based on 情节， 结构
e.g: Many good books have a simple plot .Language Points (7) journal (n.)
(1) Today she is the Art Director at the
popular children’s journal Yellow Bus.
(2) Homework for this weekend is writing a
weekly journal, about 15~20 sentences.
(1) a newspaper or magazine
(2) a written record of one’s daily activitiesLanguage Points (8) How often do you update the site?@ update (v.) add the most recent
information to sth. 更新
e.g: We should update our knowledge
time to time.
@ related to (adj.) concerning, about
关于……的，与……有关的
e.g: Is the information related to our project?
@ involved (adj.) concerned (with sth)
(于某事物）有关联的
be involved in sth / doing sthLanguage Points (9) Does Mcmug have any brothers and sisters?though (adv.) however 可是
I like reading comic books. I don’t often buy them though.
Though I don’t often buy comic books, I like reading them.
I like reading comic books. However, I don’t often buy them.Language Points (10) Does Mcmug have any brothers and sisters?character (n.) （特有的）品质，特性
the qualities that make up someone’s personality
e.g: Jane is very shy but
her twin sister has
a very outgoing character.rｅａｌｌｙ （ａｄｖ．）真实地
rｅａｌ （ａｄｊ．）真实的Language Points (11) Why do you like Mcmug so much?@ appearance (v.) the way a person or a thing looks to other people 外表，外貌，外观
e.g: Appearance is important
in a job interview.
Don’t judge by appearances – appearances can be misleading. 勿以貌取人，外表不可靠。
@ optimistic (adj.) positive, believing that good things will happen 乐观的，乐天的
e.g: Even when John has problems,
he is always optimistic.
Language Points (12) Why do you like Mcmug so much? @ witty (adj.) clever in an amusing way
幽默的，会说俏皮话的
e.g: My uncle always makes people laugh.
He is a very witty man.
@ struggle (v.) works hard with difficulty
挣扎，奋斗，努力
e.g: Andy is good at English but he
struggles with Maths.
Language Points (13) Why do you like Mcmug so much? @ disappointed (adj.) sad because something is not what you want it to be
失望的，失意的，受挫的
e.g: The weather was very bad while we were on holiday. We were all disappointed.
Mcmug’s ProfileSHAPES: oval, triangular, round, circle,
square, heartMcmug’s Profile Mcmug’s appearance
Mcmug is a little pink pig with a big, oval
nose and small, pointed ears.
He has a cute, round face and a very
round tummy.
tummy (n.) (used esp by or to children)
stomach 肚子， 胃
have a tummy-ache 肚子痛
It is the fashion to wear short T-short and show one’s tummy. Mcmug’s Profile Mcmug is a country pig who was
adopted by a Hong Kong family.
adopt (v.) adopt sb. (as sth) 收养，过继
take sb into one’s family, esp as one’s child. (in the text, adopt Mcmug as a pet)
E.g. Having no children of their own, they decided to adopt an orphan.When Mcmug sleeps, he snores loudly. What about you？
snore (v.) 打鼾，打呼噜
breathe roughly and noisily while sleeping
课件12张PPT。Unit 2 Language FocusAdjectivesAdjectives are words that describe nouns.How is our classroom?How is our school?A: A: What are on the pictures?How is Mcmug?A:
Mcmug’s Profile Mcmug’s appearance
Mcmug is a little pink pig with a big,
oval nose and small, pointed ears.
He has a cute, round face and a very
round tummy.
tummy (n.) (used esp by or to
children) stomach 肚子， 胃
have a tummy-ache 肚子痛
It is the fashion to wear short T-short
and show one’s tummy. We often use adjectives to describe people / things. We can use adjectives to describe their appearance, size, shape and colour, etc.AdjectivesVocabulary Describe appearance
attractive 有吸引力的
curved
hooked
rough / smooth
skinny / plump
weird
old / young
beautiful / uglyAdjectives IDescribe size
enormous
huge / big
minuscule
small
tinyVocabulary Materials
cardboard box
leather sofa
metal watch
rubber tire
silk skirt
wood / wooden chairAdjectives IIColours
beige
brown
burgundy
crimson
grey
lavender
Navy blue
purple
turquoiseSometimes we use more than one adjective to describe a person or an object. Order of AdjectivesE.g. Snoopy has long, black ears.He has a cute, little, yellow friend called Woodstock.When we use more than one adj., we follow this order. We seldom use more than three adjectives together.Order of AdjectivesPlease check the following sentences and correct them if any mistakes.This small, square, metal, plastic watch is mine.
Where is my new, red and round, hat?
This is an pink, soft, American pillow.
Do you like this modern, green and blue, triangular coffee table?This small, square, metal, plastic watch is mine.
This small, square, metal and plastic watch is mine.
Where is my new, red and round, hat?
Where is my new, round, red hat?
This is a pink, soft, American pillow.
This is a soft, pink, American pillow.
Do you like this modern, green and blue, triangular coffee table? correct
