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Module 5 Cartoons Unit 2 Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday. Everyone liked cartoon stories when he was a child. We can see many cartoon heroes in the books and on the movies. Let’s look at some pictures about cartoon stories and talk about: What country do they e from? Are they recent cartoons or old cartoons? Lead in Nemo Nemo — a cute orangeand –white fish. Shrek — an ugly green animal. The Monkey King Tintin Snoopy Listening Cartoon heroes Nemo is a cute orangeandwhite fish and Shrek is an ugly green animal. They look very different, but both of them have won the hearts of young people all over the world. The pictures of these popular cartoon heroes are everywhere, on office desks, schoolbags and puter screens. Presentation There are also some older cartoon favourites. Monkey King has just had his 50th birthday. He is the hero of a story called Making Havoc in Heaven. He leads a group of monkeys against the Emperor of Heaven and his guards. He is brave, clever and humorous. Parents and children laugh together as Monkey King makes a terrible mess in heaven. They always expect to see more Monkey King cartoons. Tintin is another favourite cartoon hero. He has been popular for over eighty years, ever since the artist Herge invented him in 1929. Tintin has red hair and a small white dog. He works for a newspaper and has lots of exciting experiences. Fans have bought about 200 million copies of Tintin’s stories in more than fifty languages. Tintin appeared in China in the 1980s. Many Chinese still