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Disney sound file here.
Questionnaire: Disney (L1 Comprehension)
Here are some
–apparently simple- words that you will find in the document. They are listed
in the order in which they appear : roller-coaster
– naïve – folk – aesthetics.
1. Fill in the blanks (there may be
more than one word per blank)
In the ......................, er, Walt
........................ for a lot of ................ during the
................... movement and, er, the ..................... for
............................, and, er would you talk about that?
2. Dictation :
Walt
Disney’s image and his acceptance.....................................loved the idea.
3. What did some
people originally compare Mickey Mouse to?
4. How old was W.
Disney in the 30’s?
5. Describe the
way Walt Disney was perceived in the early thirties. (and find two nouns having
nearly the same meaning).
6. What happens to
Disney’s reputation in the early 60’s?
7. Which one of
his films was responsible for that change? Why?
8. What does W. Disney
symbolise in the 60’s? (What is responsible for that?) (Hint : find a synonym
for “personification”)
9. What synonym
does the man use for “target”?
10. Has this
negative view of Disney changed since the 1960’s?
11. What
criticisms are addressed to the biography of Disney?
12. Complete 3 of
the following “accusations” made against W. Disney:
a)
..............-baiter b)
................... Republican c)
............ communist
13. Write a phonetic
transcription of the dictation:
Walt Disney’s image and his acceptance went through an,
almost a roller-coaster, through his life. In the 1930s he was embraced by
intellectuals as this naive artist. Intellectuals had a certain feeling of
superiority toward Walt. He was virtually uneducated, he had one year of high school
and they loved the idea…
