WALT DISNEYS WORLD Well continue to learn some

WALT DISNEY'S WORLD

We‘ll continue to learn some interesting facts about famous and popular people.

WALT DISNEY • Have you ever heard of Walt Disney? • What is he famous for?

Read the words and try to guess what they mean: • • • optimism concert character California Chicago Los Angeles

Learn how to read the new words: • a land – lands • a screen – screens • success; to have great success; to be a success • to create – created • to mean – meant • born; to be born

WALT DISNEY (1901 -1966)

• Walt Disney was born in Chicago on December 5, 1901. • Then his family left that city in the North of America for a place in the South. • When Walt Disney grew up, he began to draw pictures and create cartoons.

• One day he had an idea to make a mouse the main character of the cartoons.

• He told his wife, Lilian, about this. • He saw this mouse character as a funny friendly little thing, who could speak, dance and sing and who, in fact, could live like a man.

«That‘s a good idea! Call him Mickey!» - said Lilian. So that is what Disney called him. In 1928 the audience saw Mickey Mouse on the screen for the first time. Mickey became very popular and soon Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse were famous stars.

Walt Disney is creating his first film.

Then came other characters: Donald Duck, Pluto, and many, many more. Some of them are bright, some are not, but all of them are usually kind and friendly.

• Disney‘s main characters are always clever. • In fact Disney has created a special animal world full of optimism and success.

Disney's stories end happily. All his film are easy and nice to watch.

The audience always feels comfortable and enjoys his cartoons very much.

W. Disney has created a lot of short cartoons and many longer films.

• One day an idea came to Disney. He wanted to create a special place, a special land for children and their parents to have fun together.

So he built Disneyland is in California near Los Angeles.

It is a place for children of all ages.

• It is also a place for their parents to return to the world of childhood because that is what happens when they spend a day at Disneyland. • At Disneyland you can have a voyage on a boat, you can take a train, you can travel to the stars. . .

Complete the sentences. • Walt Disney was born in. . on December 5, 1901. • Then his family left that city in the North of America for a place in. . . • When Walt Disney grew up, he began to. . . pictures and create. .

Complete the sentences. • One day he had an idea to make a. . . the main character of the. . • «That‘s a good idea! Call him. . . !» said Lilian. • In 1928 the audience saw Mickey Mouse on the. . . for the first time.

Complete the sentences. • Mickey became very popular and soon Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse were. . . stars. • One day an. . . came to Disney. He wanted to create a special place, a special land for. . . and their. . . to have fun together.

Tell you classmates about: • Your favourite W. Disney‘s cartoon. • Your favourite Russian cartoon.

QUIZ • 1. Walt Disney was born in Los Angeles. • 2. Walt Disney was born in Chicago. • 3. W. Disney has created a lot of short cartoons. • 4. W. Disney has created many longer films.

QUIZ • 5. W. Disney has created many documentary films. • 6. Disney‘s stories end happily. • 7. Disney‘s stories end sadly. • 8. The first Disneyland was built in California.

And now we can watch the cartoon. . .

Homework • Write a few words about your favourite cartoon. • Thank you!!!