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Life stories we
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LESSON 5

LISTENING

The father of Mickey Mouse

PRELISTENING
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PRELISTENING

profitable (adj)
/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

that makes or is likely to
make money

PRELISTENING

theme park
/ˈθiːm pɑːk/

a large park where people go to enjoy
themselves, for example by riding on
large machines such as roller coasters,
and where much of the entertainment is
connected with one subject or idea

PRELISTENING

dwarf (n)
/dwɔːf/

(in stories) a creature like a small
man, who has magic powers and
who is usually described as living
and working under the ground,
especially working with metal

PRELISTENING

inspire (v)
/ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/

to give somebody the desire,
confidence or enthusiasm to
do something well

PRELISTENING

feature – length (a)
/ˈfiːtʃə - leŋθ/
A feature – length film or
television play is 90 or more 
minutes long.

Vocabulary

1. profitable (a)

/ˈprɒfɪtəbl/

Vietnamese
equivalent
có lợi nhuận

2. theme park

/ˈθiːm pɑːk/

công viên giải trí

Form

Pronunciation

3. dwarf (n)

/dwɔːf/

4. inspire (v)

/ɪnˈspaɪə(r)/

5. feature-length (a)

/ˈfiːtʃə - leŋθ/

chú lùn
truyền cảm hứng
phim dài tập

WHILELISTENING
Listen to a talk about Walt Disney's life. Number the events in
2 the order they are mentioned.
2 A. A difficult beginning
1 B. An introduction to Walt Disney
5 C. Creating the world's most popular tourist attraction
3 D. The birth of Mickey Mouse
4 E. The success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
6 F. The continued success of The Walt Disney Studios

WHILELISTENING
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became the
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world's
popular
and Disney was
very
worldwide.
B. popular
he wanted
to start his career again
C. his company became very successful
2. What is the main idea of the 3rd paragraph?
A. The birth of Mickey Mouse
B. A difficult beginning
C. The continued success of The Walt Disney Studios

WHILELISTENING
3 Listen to the talk again. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C

3. What is NOT mentioned as an achievement of Snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs?
A. It earned
morefilms,
than 400
million
Besides
making
Disney
was dollars.
also the creator of the
B. It Disneyland
won several theme
Oscars.park which opened in 1955.
first
C. It was the best movie in the film industry.
4. When
Disneyland
park
opened?
The
film was
became
a huge theme
success,
earning
more than 400
A. In 1950
million
dollars since its release and eight Oscars, the top
B. In 1955
award
in the film industry. Throughout his career, Disney
won
received 26 Oscars - a record in history.
C. Inor
1952

WHILELISTENING
Listen to the talk again. Choose the correct answer A, B, or C
3

5. Who do Walt Disney's films inspire for?
A. Only adults
B. Only children
C. Both adults and children

His films continue to inspire both adults and
children to follow their dreams.

POSTLISTENING
Work in pairs. Discuss the question.
4

What do you think is most impressive about Walt
Disney's life and achievements?

CONSOLIDATI
ON
Homework

• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 6 - Writing.

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