true false There isn’t violence in cartoon movies.. true false Children are exposed to violence content watching cartoons.. true false Parents shouldn’t worry about the cartoons co
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Bambi is a cartoon movie ( ) true ( ) false
There isn’t violence in cartoon movies ( ) true ( ) false
Bambi’s father is killed in the movie ( ) true ( ) false
Children are exposed to violence content watching cartoons ( ) true ( ) false Parents shouldn’t worry about the cartoons content ( ) true ( ) false
“The Simpsons” spreads nice manners and behavior ( ) true ( ) false
Young children may feel anguished when they are exposed to things they are not prepared to deal with ( ) true ( ) false
Before taking a child to the movies, it’s important to check the movie content
( ) true ( ) false
Cartoons are for kids, so they are safe ( ) true ( ) false
The first time I took my daughter to the movie theater she was 6 and the movie was
“Bambi” I’m a movies lover, so I had chosen it carefully and thought a cartoon movie would
be an effective introduction to the Seventh Art World
Everything was going just fine until Bambi’s mother was shot and killed My daughter got anguished and asked to go home in the middle of the movie Fortunately later choices turned out OK and she likes movies as much as I do
My point is: are cartoons really safe for kids? Or do parents need to pay attention to the type of cartoons kids are watching during their spare time?
Once I sat on the sofa to watch a cartoon with my 8-year-old son and got completely dumbfounded when I realized a cartoon character was agonizing right in front of us, bleeding as if it was an action adult movie!
Everybody knows that the cartoon “The Simpsons” doesn’t spread nice manners or behavior, but what about the “kid stuff” they display in the afternoon for young children?
The next time you take a kid to the movies maybe a cartoon doesn’t make the best choice, unless you take the time to watch it and analyze its content first Or you take the risk of exposing your child to messages s/he isn’t prepared to get yet
Trang 2Are cartoon characters always nice? Support your answer _ Have you ever been shocked by something you say in cartoons? What was it? _ _ Are cartoons classified by age in your country? (If aff.) Do you know the criteria used to classify them? _ _
In some countries movies are classified from 12 to 18 and every movie classified under 12 is allowed for children of any age Do you think the content that is OK for a 12-year-old child
is always proper for younger kids? Why? _ _ What’s your favorite cartoon? Why do you like it? _
There were two actions in the past:
I had chosen carefully a movie (first action in the past)
I took my daughter to the movie theater (second action in the past)
As you see, we use the past perfect to describe the action that happened before another action when both happened in the past.
Complete with the simple past / past simple of the verbs given:
We missed the plane because when we _ to the airport, the plane _ [to get / to take off]
I was stuck in traffic because when I _ about the wreck on Main Avenue on the radio I it [to hear / to take]
I woke up early today As a matter of fact, when the alarm clock I _ [to go on / to get up]
I couldn’t give Mary your message because when she to the office yesterday I _ [to return / to leave]
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According to the text:
Bambi is a cartoon movie ( X ) true ( )
false
There isn’t violence in cartoon movies ( ) true
( X ) false
Bambi’s father is killed in the movie ( ) true
( X ) false
Children are exposed to violence content
watching cartoons ( X ) true ( ) false
Parents shouldn’t worry about the cartoons
content ( ) true ( X ) false
“The Simpsons” spreads nice manners and
behavior ( ) true ( X ) false
Young children may feel anguished when they are
exposed to things they are not prepared to deal
with ( X ) true ( ) false
Before taking a child to the movies, it’s
important to check the movie content
( X ) true ( ) false
Cartoons are for kids, so they are safe ( ) true
( X ) false
Complete with the simple past / past simple
of the verbs given:
We missed the plane because when we GOT to
the airport, the plane HAD TAKEN OFF [to
get / to take off]
I was stuck in traffic because when I HEARD
about the wreck on Main Avenue on the radio I
HAD TAKEN it [to hear / to take]
I woke up early today As a matter of fact, when
the alarm clock WENT ON I HAD GOTTEN
UP [to go on / to get up]
I couldn’t give Mary your message because when
she RETURNED to the office yesterday I HAD
LEFT [to return / to leave]
ACTIVITIES SUGGESTED:
Students watch some cartoons and try to detect inappropriate scenes / message / language, etc
Students make a list of the most popular cartoons and prepare a classification by age
Students discuss their opinions about the most popular cartoons or their main characters’ behavior, and label them with appropriate / inappropriate
Students try to remember examples of scenes they saw in cartoons and make an evaluation of its appropriateness for young children (Example: that Simpsons episode, when the boy cheated on the test and his father told him it was OK.) The teacher shows some scenes / videos taken from popular cartoon movies and asks the students to evaluate them
Students discuss the criteria used to classify movies in their country, agree / disagree / support their opinion