Download - Chapter Seven
comic strips
plot: the main events in a story.
eg. The music in the film was
good, but the plot was
foolish.
The characters have strong personalities .
The personalities come across in the pictures.
What are they like?
personality1. They became good friends though their personalities are different.
2. Kelvin and Kate don’t get along well because their personalities are different.
个性 , 性格
come across
2. I came across an old friend I hadn’t seen for ages.
1. He is a good speaker. His main points come across very clearly in his speech.
表现得清楚明白,贯穿……始终;偶遇,碰到
Some rules
1. Some frames can be left without borders to add variety.
2. Frame sizes are varied to make the strip more interesting
3. The stories is mainly told in the pictures, but there are bubbles for speech and thoughts.
New words and phrases
plot effect
personality thoughts
frame
border
variety
bubble
come across
be varied
come to life
at the top
a line of text
person n.
personal adj.
personally adv.
personality n.
vary v.
variety n.
various adj.
varied adj.
thought(s) n.
think v.
thoughtful adj.
thoughtless adj.
Exercises:
vary various variety varied
1.The shape of the vases are _______ to fit into different shelves.
2.The _______ of food at the party made me very happy.
3.There are _______ ways to get to the station.
4. The weather _______ from day to day.
varied
variety
various
varies
person personal personally
personality
1.I will thank them ____________.
2.It’s not strange that they are good friends because they have the same _____________.
3.It’s against the laws to read other people’s _________ letters.
personally
personalities
personal
think thought thoughtful
thoughtless
1.It was very ____________ of her to keep us waiting so long.
2.After much _________, he decided not to buy the car.
3. What do you _________ of him?
thoughtless
thought
think
Oral workRead the text after the tape
Memorize the most important words and phrases
Get to know the story on P97 before class
Written workCopy the new words and phrases