cartoon

Everyday

1. A film or TV show made from drawings or computer pictures that move, usually funny. tree →
2. A funny drawing in a newspaper or magazine, often about the news. tree →
3. A short story told in drawn pictures, like a comic strip. tree →

In the lessons

Children watch cartoons on TV; in lessons about media, cartoons show how pictures can tell stories and make jokes. In art, pupils draw their own cartoons. In safety, cartoon tricks (falling off cliffs and being fine) are not real. Phrases: «watch cartoons», «cartoon character», «a cartoon strip».

Examples

• We watch cartoons on Saturday morning. tree →
• My favourite cartoon character is a talking dog. tree →
• She drew a cartoon of our teacher as a superhero. tree →
• The newspaper cartoon made fun of the mayor. tree →
• In cartoons, people fall from cliffs and get up, but real falls really hurt. tree →
• We made a cartoon strip with six boxes. tree →
• Old cartoons were drawn by hand. tree →

Note

Countable: cartoons. «Cartoon» and «animation» overlap; animation can be serious too. In real life, people and animals do not bounce back like cartoon characters.