Primary Longman Elect 2A Chapter 3 Text Type Comics

Comics Comics tells stories using pictures.

Features They have captions and different bubbles.

Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read. It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep. Dad gives Sam some food. Dad, I’m thirsty. Dad, I’m hungry. Oh no! Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read. Dad? Dad!

These are captions. They tell us about the picture. It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep. Dad gives Sam some food. Dad, I’m thirsty. Dad, I’m hungry. Oh no!

Captions are usually over or under a picture. It is 11:00 p.m. Sam cannot sleep. Dad gives Sam some food. Dad, I’m thirsty. Dad, I’m hungry. Oh no!

Do you remember this caption?

This is the caption for a photograph.

There are different bubbles.

This bubble tells us what someone says.

Dad, I’m thirsty. Dad, I’m hungry. Dad, I’m bored. Let’s read.

This bubble tells us what someone thinks.

Oh no!

This bubble tells us what someone shouts.

Dad? Dad!

Example Help! Who is shouting? Super Girl is shouting.

Example Who is talking? The man is talking. Don’t talk, Super Girl. Help! Who is talking? The man is talking.

Practice Let’s try and complete a picture from a comic.

Look at the angry giant in this picture.

Do you think the giant is talking, shouting or thinking? He’s shouting!

What type of bubble do we need?

What is he shouting? Stop!

Look at the scared boy in the picture.

Do you think the boy is talking, shouting or thinking? He’s talking.

What type of bubble do we need?

What is he saying? I’m sorry.

The End