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Hilarious and Entertaining
You turned on the TV looking for a good English show for
learning English, and a kid’s cartoon is on. Wait, don’t
change the channel! There’s so much you can learn from
children’s content.
You can use children’s cartoons for learning English just as
well as other shows or movies.
Sometimes they’re even better! We know what you’re
thinking… “Aren’t Cartoons Just for Kids?”
“Not at all!”
Many cartoons are fun for all ages to watch. Not all cartoons
are for kids, either—“The Simpsons” and “Family Guy”
might be cartoons but they both contain a lot of violence
and inappropriate jokes that are definitely not for children.
Even some cartoons that are for kids have several layers
that can give them a completely different meaning when an
adult watches them. For example, just this one short clip
from “Adventure Time” has themes of marriage, love, loss
and scary stalkers (people who follow you everywhere).
A child might find it silly, but an adult may think it’s even
disturbing!
Why Learn with Cartoons?
So you’ve decided to watch a children’s cartoon to improve
your English. That’s a great idea! Here’s why:
1) Voice actors on cartoons enunciate clearly. That means
they pronounce their words well so that everyone can
understand them.
2) Many children’s cartoons focus on social interactions, so
you can hear some real world conversations and phrases.
3) Children’s cartoons use words that are simple enough
for low level English learners to understand, but also throw
in plenty of challenging new words for more advanced
learners.
4) If you’re watching a show for very young children, these
shows are often repetitive—they repeat words, phrases and
even whole sentence structures.
5) They’re usually short, about 20 minutes long. Sometimes
each episode is split into two halves of 10 minutes each.
6) There are cartoons that are made specifically for learning
new words and phrases!
7) Cartoons are perfect if you’re looking for a fun way to
learn. And speaking of fun…
8) They’re fun to watch!
(Adapted from http://www.fluentu.com/english/
blog/best-cartoons-for-learning-english/)