Презентация на тему A few tips on the life of Walter Disney

Disney
Holds the record of winning the most Academy Awards

with 22 wins in competitive categories. Has a record of 59 Oscar-nominations.
He often called composer Richard M. Sherman into his office to play the piano. His favorite song was Feed the Birds from Mary Poppins (1964).
The last animated movie he ever put his personal touch on was The Jungle Book (1967).
His favorite films he produced were Bambi (1942) and Dambo (1941). He also held Fantasia (1940) and Mary Poppins (1964) in a high regard.
He refused to allow Alfred Hitchcock to film at Disneyland in the early 1960s, because Hitchcock had made "that disgusting movie Psycho (1960).“
Even though Walt himself never knew it, Merlin in A Sword in Stone (1963) was modeled after him. Story writer Bill Peet saw them both as ill-tempered, mischievous, and completely brilliant.
Became friends with Charles Chaplin during their respective days at United Artists in the 1930s.

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Writers: Arthur L. Bernstein, Armando Gutierrez
Stars: Jodie

Sweetin, Jon Heder, Owen Teague

Rating: 6 /10

depicts Walt as a heavy smoker. He died of

lung cancer in 1966.
Stetson University campus was used during filming (Florida).
Thomas Ian Nicholas plays Walt Disney in this Film. One of Nicholas' earliest roles was Disney's A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995).
The film depicts Disney's loss of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit property. The rights to Oswald the Lucky Rabbit were returned to Disney in 2005 and he is a character in the Disney's California Adventure Park.

– 1) scribble - to write or draw something

quickly/ carelessly (e.g. The baby's just scribbled all over my new dictionary) 2) barn - a large building on a farm in which animals or hay and grain are kept
2) Black sheep of the family - a person who has done smth bad that brings embarrassment or shame to his/ her family
3) Vaudeville skit – a short, funny play that makes a joke of something
4) Wow the kids - to make someone feel great excitement or admiration (e.g. The movie wowed audiences with its amazing special effects)
5) Frowned on show business - to bring your eyebrows together so that there are lines on your face above your eyes to show that you are annoyed or worried

- if smth or someone obsesses you, or if

you obsess about smth or someone, you think about it, him/her all the time (E.g. The whole relationship obsessed me for years).
7) I had a maturity, I was settled - If you feel settled in a job, school, etc., you have become familiar with it and are comfortable and happy there
8) You look fancy, but not that fancy - decorative or complicated (e.g. I wanted a simple black dress, nothing fancy)
9) Corny drawings - (esp. of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting

charismatic leader, etc
11) Hefty sum - large in amount,

size, force, etc (e.g. a hefty bill/fine)
12) One time loan - an amount of money that is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, usually together with a charge for borrowing
13) Reel - a round, wheel-shaped object on which sewing thread, fishing wire, film, etc. can be rolled, or the amount of thread, etc. stored on one of these
14) I will scare away the varmint – vermin, carnivorous bird, flesh bird
15) Welcome to my humble abode! – the place where someone lives (humour.)

Walt Before Mickey vocabulary (3)

activity that you spend time doing, usually when you

are not working (e.g. I enjoy outdoor pursuits, like hiking and riding)
17) Crank - a device that creates movement between parts of a machine or that changes backward and forward movement into circular movement (e.g. a crank handle)
18) Recompense totals - a present given to someone to thank them for helping you, or payment given to someone because of slight problems or because of the loss of or damage to their property
19) Keep afloat - having enough money to pay what you owe

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participate, come in, bear a part, go shares (re

money)
21) You probably owe on this dump – a place where people are allowed to leave their rubbish. Also (infl) a very unpleasant and unattractive place
22) You’ll stick it out - to continue to the end of a difficult or unpleasant situation (e.g. I know things are difficult right now, but if we just stick it out, I'm sure everything will be OK in the end)
23) Wooden nickels – (slang) bye-bye, take care
24) Put it on an easel - a wooden frame, usually with legs, that holds a picture, especially one that an artist is painting or drawing
25) Salvage smth out of the company - save the property; try to improve situation

showing no intelligence or imagination
27) Getting huffy -

angry and offended
28) Amateur (manner) - taking part in an activity for pleasure, not as a job (a. vs professional)
29) Dilapidated (camera) - old and in poor condition
30) Steer clear (of any office romance) - to avoid someone or something that seems unpleasant, dangerous, or likely to cause problems
31) We have a lot to catch up on - to give someone the latest news or information about something

Walt Before Mickey vocabulary (6)

that smth will happen (e.g. You can rest assured

that you’re going to get a good deal)
33) Ultimate Dis (Disney) - most extreme or important because either the original or final, or the best or worst. Also: the best or most extreme example of something
34) One gag after another - infl a joke or funny story, esp. one told by a comedian. Also: US a trick played on someone or an action performed to entertain other people
35) A little rough patch – to experience a lot of problems in a period of your life
36) Chase after (my dreams) - to hurry after someone or smth in order to catch him/ her/ it

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- used to emphasize how important or serious something

is 2) c. - polite behaviour, or a polite action or remark
38) Drill sergeant – an instructor on marching drill / line training
39) We’re winding down - to gradually relax after doing smth that has made you tired or worried
40) I feel the rigor mortis - the stiffness of the joints and muscles of a dead body
41) The more I review the numbers, the less I’m inclined to spend - likely or wanting to do smth.
42) Quit fooling around - to behave in a silly way, esp. in a way that might have dangerous results (e.g. Don't fool around with matches)

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- to avoid smth by going around it (e.g.

We took the road that bypasses the town)
44) We have great ideas in the pipeline - being planned (e.g. The theatre company has several new productions in the pipeline for next season)
45) Is there any chance to intervene? - to intentionally become involved in a difficult situation in order to improve it or prevent it from getting worse
46) You have no leverage - the action or advantage of using a lever = smth you use, often unfairly, to try to persuade someone to do what you want (e.g. Using ropes and wooden poles for leverage, they haul sacks of cement up the track)