In the oral exam you will be confronted with a cartoon that has to do with environment/pollution/climate change. You will have to analyze it. What does it mean?
When analyzing a cartoon you might follow these 4 steps:
- Describe the cartoon (see 1. wordpower: describing pictures)
- Which problem(s) does the cartoonist describe? (see 2. wordpower: environment)
- Which aspects does the cartoonist want you to see most and what does he want to criticize?
- Can you explain other aspects of the topic?
exercise: Here you can find a lot relevant cartoons. Chose one and analyze it (see the 4 steps above) using the words and phrases below.
| the point of the cartoon… | This cartoon shows… It focuses on… It deals with… It points out… In my opinion the cartoon is supposed to … The cartoon implies that … At first glance one might think that … a slight / gross exaggeration a satirical description (of) |
| the cartoonist…. | The cartoonist critizizes… He points out that… makes us understand that… The cartoonist may want to convey that … His message might be that … Perhaps his intention is to show that … Critizises the… |
| other aspects…. | to refer to … / a reference to … This cartoon leads us to the general problem of… We can talk about … as well |
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