A complete class about going to Disney with listening

1. LET’S GO TO DISNEY

2. DISNEY CHARACTERS
Mickey
Miney
Donald Duck
Daisy Duck
Pluto
Clarabelle
Goofy

3. THEME PARK WORDS:
1- Roller Coaster
2- Carousel
3- Ferris Wheel
4- Park
5- Attractions
6- Museum
7- Funfair
8- Rides
9- Dreamland
10- Cartoon
A- a large, vertical wheel in an amusement
park with seats
B- a place of outside entertainment where
there are machines for riding
C- something that makes people want to go
D- an imagined and unrealistically ideal world
E- a small railroad
F-a journey on a toy
G- a large machine at a fair that turns round
H- a TV programme or short film
I- a building where objects of historical,
scientific, or artistic interest are kept
J- an area of land for playing

4. ANSWERS
1. E
2. G
3. A
4. J
5. C
6. I
7. B
8. F
9. D
10.H

5. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
Roller Coaster- Carousel- Ferris Wheel- Park-Attractions-
MUseum- Funfair- Rides- Dreamland- Cartoon
1. A new exhibit at the _________ displayed hundreds pictures.
2. Children laughed as the _________ went round and round.
3. When I was a child my favourite _________ was teletubbies.
4. There is a nice _________ in the center of the town.
5. Imagine the most nauseating _________ on earth.
6. This is an enchanting, mysterious, stunning, _________ .
7. The children bought toffee apples to eat at the _________.
8. Gorilla tracking is the park's main tourist _________.
9. A giant _________ dominates the skyline.
10.This was not the last of their _________ together.

6. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES
Roller Coaster- Carousel- Ferris Wheel- Park-Attractions-
Museum- Funfair- Rides- Dreamland- Cartoon
1. A new exhibit at the museum displayed hundreds pictures.
2. Children laughed as the carousel went round and round.
3. When I was a child my favourite cartoon was teletubbies.
4. There is a nice park in the center of the town.
5. Imagine the most nauseating roller coaster on earth.
6. This is an enchanting, mysterious, stunning, dreamland .
7. The children bought toffee apples to eat at the funfair.
8. Gorilla tracking is the park's main tourist attraction
9. A giant Ferris wheel dominates the skyline.
10.This was not the last of their rides together.

7. Read the following text…
Cartoons
Cartoons, or animated films, have been popular for over 100
years. Everyone has their favourite cartoon series from childhood:
classics like The Simpsons and SpongeBob SquarePants, or
stories that feature superheroes like Batman or Superman. Kids
and adults also enjoy watching feature- -length animations at the
cinema. These are often versions of familiar stories like Beauty
and the Beast or Aladdin.

8. animated series classics feature feature-length versions
Match the words in the box with their meanings.
1. __________ : a set of TV programmes which tell stories about the same
characters but in different situations
2. __________ : a type of film which shows drawings that appear to move
3. __________ : forms of the same story but slightly different from each other
4. __________ : include a person or thing as an important part
5. __________ : taking the same time as the main film shown in the cinema
6. __________ : the most famous and best quality works

9. Key
1. series
2. animated
3. versions
4. feature
5. feature-length
6. classics

10. Listening

11. LISTEN TO INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIFE OF WALT
DISNEY (1901-1966). MATCH THE ITEMS ON THE TWO
LISTS BELOW.
1. drew cartoons for the school newspaper a. Burbank, California
2. produced Laugh-O-Grams and Alice in Cartoonland b. Chicago
3. created Mickey Mouse and other related characters c. Glendale, California
4. suffered negative effects from a strike and the
Second World War d. Kansas City
5. built his first theme park, Disneyland e. Hollywood
6. burial after death from lung cancer f. Anaheim, California

12. Key
1. → b.
2. → d.
3. → e.
4. → a.
5. → f.
6. → c.

13. Listen again and answer the questions…
1. How did Disney improve his art skills when he was in high school?
2. Why did Disney, Roy and Iwerks decide to leave Kansas City?
3. Give two reasons why the 1937 film SnowWhite was so special.
4. How many feature films did Disney make and how many
Academy Awards did he win?
5. When did Disneyland open and how much did it cost to build?
6. In what different ways do people think of Disney nowadays?

14. Key
1. He studied art and photography, he drew cartoons for the
school newspaper, and he took art classes at night.
2. They went out of business after a New York partner stole their
ideas.
3. It was a feature-length cartoon, and it made a lot of money.
4. Over one hundred feature films, and twenty-two Academy
Awards.
5. It opened in 1955 and cost $17 million dollars.
6. Some people have criticised his films for racism and political
insensitivity while others remember him as a cultural influencer
and successful businessman.

15. VIDEO LESSON
Walt Disney Biography - English ESL video lesson
(islcollective.com)