Lesson 1. Wow! It‛s English!

Do you recognise these book characters? When they first appeared, what language did they speak? They spoke English. Match the characters with the correct information about them. character’s name kind of character additional information Fred Flinstone cartoon character Stone Age family man; wife – Wilma, daughter – Pebbles Batman comics character superhero fighting crime in Gotham city Jasmine cartoon character romantic heroine from Aladdin Hello Kitty cartoon character white female kitten who lives in a perfect world Mickey Mouse cartoon character Walt Disney’s famous mouse in white gloves and red shorts The Pink Panther cartoon character was first made for a film, where a detective looks for a diamond called the Pink Panther Pinocchio book character the boy whose nose grew when he told a lie Superman comics character the man of steel from the planet Krypton Snow White book character a princess with dwarfs, created by the Brothers Grimm Read the definitions below. What is the difference between ‘cartoons’ and ‘comics’? What do they have in common? A cartoon – a) a short film that is made by photo- graphing a series of drawings;b) = a cartoon strip / a comic strip – a set of draw- ings inside boxes that tell a funny story, especially in a newspaper or magazine.A comic – a magazine, esp. for children, which contains a set of stories told in pictures with a small amount of writing. Match the words with the situations. Oops! You have made a silly mistake. Yuck! You have eaten something bad. Bang! A gun goes off. Ugh! You’re looking at something ugly. Ouch! You’ve cut your finger. Shh! You want someone to be quiet. Wow! You’ve seen something surprising. Answer the questions. 1. When did you first hear the words from the previous exercise?2. Did you read the books from ex. 1 when you were a child? Did you read them in English or in your language?3. When did your first meeting with English take place? How did it happen?4. Did you use to watch any cartoons in English when you were a child? Do you watch them now? If yes, what are your favourites? Who are your favourite cartoon characters? What about film characters?5. Do you like comics? Who are your favourite characters from comics? Choose some of the words from the box to complete the sentences. In sentence 7 the same word is used twice. boo Shh wow Oops Yuck Ouch Bang Bang Ugh Write your own text for the speech bubbles of the comic strip below. Don’t forget to use the words like 'wow', 'ugh', etc. There are no right answers for this exercise. So, don't be upset when you see the results of it in red colour.