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Listening comprehension by Martin Ehrensberger

Forever young: Disney’s Jungle Book at 50

Read On • February 2018 Issue • page 3 page 1 of 16

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PRE-LISTENING

TASK 1:

a) Matching – Part 1 2

b) Discussion 3

c) Matching – Part 2 3

d) Mind Map 3

e) Presentations 4

f) Ranking 4

TASK 2:

a) Describing pictures 5

b) Questions 5

c) Pro-/Con-Discussion 6

d) Writing 7

VOCABULARY

TASK 1:Nound Salad 8

TASK 2: Verb matching 9

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1:Tick True or False 10

TASK 2: Error Spotting 11

READING COMPREHENSION

TASK 1: Reordering the text 12

TASK 3: Guided writing 13

POST-LISTENING

Full text 14

Answer Key 15

Sources 18

PRE-LISTENING

Forever young: Disney’s Jungle Book at 50 February 2018 Issue • page 3 page 2 of 16



TASK 1:

a) Are you a Disney expert? – Part 1 Matching: Combine the six pictures (PIC 1 – PIC 6) of classic Disney cartoons with their corresponding titles (A-H). There are two titles that you do not need. Complete the grid below.

A) Pinocchio B) Bambi C) Cinderella D) Peter Pan

E) Snow White and the seven dwarfs

F) Robin Hood G) The Jungle

Book H) Dumbo

PIC 1 2 3 4 5 6

NAME:

b) Discussion Discuss the following questions with your partner first and then in class.

- Do you know all or some of the Disney movies in the previous task? Which ones do you know? Did you like them, tell your partner about them.

- Do you like Disney cartoons in general? - Have you got a favourite Disney movie? - Which do you prefer? Cartoons or movies with real actors?

Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3

Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6




c) Are you a Disney-expert? – Part 2 Put the following movies into chronological order, beginning with the oldest one.


E) The

Aristocats

F) Snow White and the seven

dwarfs G) Robin Hood

H) The Jungle Book

I) Dumbo J) Alice in

Wonderland

1) 1937 2) 1940 3) 1941 4) 1942 5) 1950

6) 1951 7) 1953 8) 1967 9) 1970 10) 1973

d) Mind map: Create a mind map with your spontaneous ideas. Discuss your ideas with your partner first and then in class.

Why do people like Disney cartoons?

Pic 7




e) Presentations: Divide your class into groups. Each group picks one of the following Disney movies.


E) The Aristocats

F) Snow White and the seven dwarfs

G) Robin Hood H) The Jungle Book

I) Dumbo J) Alice in Wonderland

Try to include the following aspects:

- General facts - Plot - Cast - Production - Release - Reception - Any other interesting aspect.

Try to create a PowerPoint presentation with pictures and videos. Duration: 5-10 minutes f) Ranking: Look at the list of Disney animated movies below. Which are your favourite ones? Create your own TOP-5 ranking. Compare it with your partner’s and then in class. What similarities and differences are there in your rankings?

A) Pinocchio B) Bambi C) Cinderella D) Peter Pan E) The

Aristocats

F) Snow White and the seven

dwarfs

G) Robin Hood

H) The Jungle Book

I) Dumbo J) Alice in

Wonderland

K) The Little Mermaid

L) Beauty and the Beast

M) Aladdin N) The Lion

King O) Toy Story

P) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Q) Mulan R) Tarzan S) Finding

Nemo T) The

Incredibles

U) Cars V) Ratatouille W) WALL-E X) Frozen Y) Coco

TOP 5 – DISNEY MOVIES

1. _________________________

2. _________________________

3. _________________________

4. _________________________

5. _________________________




TASK 2: a) Describe the pictures to each other without showing them to each other.

b) Questions to think about and discuss. Always try to give reasons for your answers. - What similarities and differences can you see in the two pictures? - Both pictures have to do with the Jungle Book. What do you know about it? Have you

seen it? - Would you like to stay in a jungle for a while? Have you ever been to a jungle? - Go online. Find out about Rudyard Kipling and the original Jungle Book from 1894. What similarities and what differences are there between the original book from 1894 and the Disney movie from 1967?

PIC 4

Pic 8

Pic 9




c) Pro-/Con-Discussion Find five pros and five cons and discuss them with your partner first and then in class. Statement A: The animated Jungle Book movie is better than the one with real characters.

Statement B: It’s generally better to read the book first and then watch the corresponding movie.

PROS _________________________________

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CONS _________________________________

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PROS _________________________________

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d) Writing: Go online and write short characterizations of the main characters in the Jungle Book. Write two sentences about each one and compare your statements with your neighbours and then in class. Mowgli:

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Baloo:

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Bagheera:

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Shere Khan:

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Colonel Hathi:

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Kaa:

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King Louie:

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VOCABULARY TASK 1: Word Salad Read the definitions below and find the corresponding words in the grid.

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that can be believed

making you feel anxious and upset or shocked

a person or an animal in a book, play or film/movie

while something else is happening

full of bright colours or having a lot of different colours

not guilty of a crime, etc.; not having done something wrong

existing at the beginning of a particular period, process or activity

the group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to something (a play, concert, somebody speaking, etc.)

very surprising, especially in a way that makes you feel pleasure or admiration

in addition to somebody/something; apart from somebody/something

the act of setting a person or an animal free; the state of being set free

continuing to exist or to have an effect for a long time

money or property that is given to you by somebody when they die; what someone leaves behind after death

a person rather than an animal or a machine

the number of points, goals, etc. scored by each player or team in a game or competition

the secret power of appearing to make impossible things happen by saying special words or doing special things

enjoying harming others; morally bad and cruel

all the people who act in a play or film/movie

a particular period of history

TASK 2: Verb matching Look at the definitions on the left (a-f) and combine them with the corresponding verbs on the right (1-11). Be careful! There are two verbs that you do not need. Complete the grid below. a) to get money for work that you do 1) to delight

b) to make something happen or exist 2) to bring up

c) to emphasize something, especially so that people give it more attention

3) to match

d) to give somebody a lot of pleasure and enjoyment 4) to earn

e) to obtain or win something, especially something that you need or want

5) to contain

f) to care for a child, teaching him or her how to behave, etc 6) to gain

g) to achieve a particular aim 7) to create h) to succeed in reaching a particular goal, status or standard,

especially by making an effort for a long time 8) to reach

i) . to speak angrily to somebody because you disagree with them

9) to highlight

10) to achieve

11) to argue

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i)




LISTENING COMPREHENSION TASK 1:

Listen to the text and decided whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).

T F

a) Critics were enthusiastic when Disney’s original Jungle Book came into the cinemas in 1967.

b) Walt Disney himself worked on the movie.

c) There are only a few characters in it.

d) The Jungle Book took almost $ 100 million in Germany alone.

e) Each of the film’s tunes has become a modern classic.

f) Walt Disney was already dead when the movie was released.

g) The new version of the Jungle Book in 2016 was quite successful.

h) Some critics think that the original version was more magical than the new one from 2016.

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TASK 2:

Listen to the text and find the mistakes. If there is an error in a line, correct it in the space provided, otherwise put in a tick ().


When Disney’s original Jungle Book came to cinemas in October 1976, critics

called it one of the best animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard

Kipling’s steep and often disturbing story about a little orphan boy named

Mowgli who is brought up by a pack of wolves in the jungle, it was the last film

that Walt Disney worked on personally. However, unlike Kipling’s novel, his

vision of the Jungle Book was a happy, colourful cartoon for all the family.

With its large cast of very believable animal characters ranging from the

panther Bagheera and Mowgli’s special friend Baloo the bear to the evil man-

eating tiger Shere Khan, Disney’s story contained just the height mix of

adventure and comedy. The Jungle Book quickly gained millions of fans and

became one of the highest-earning movies in cinema history, taking more than

$100 million in Germany alone. Fifteen years on it remains as popular as ever,

and the animation has lost none of its flair even in the age of PIXAR and 3D

technology. Besides, some of the film’s tunes, such as the Bare Necessities,

have become modern classics. The Jungle Book also has excellent noise

actors, e.g. George Sanders who did Shere Khan’s cut-glass British accent.

Meanwhile the beautiful background scenery created by Disney’s army of

artists never fails to highlight. Walt Disney died ten months before the film’s

release, but the story of Mowgli and friends remains a lasting part of his

legacy. A new, realistic version of the Jungle Book came out in 2016 and

quickly reached blockbuster status. It is much closer to Kipling’s book and

contains some excellent live action scenes and amazing 3D graphics. The

film aims among other things to highlight the quarrel between humans and the

natural world, and it achieved a 95 per cent score on the movie ranking

website

Rotten Tomatoes. However, some critics will argue that this brilliant high-tech

adventure cannot quite match the innocent magic of the 1960s original.

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READING COMPREHENSION TASK 1:

The text has been mixed up in several parts. Put them in the correct order.


ENTERTAINMENT Disney’s cartoon still delights audiences of all ages.

By John Bilstein

The Jungle Book quickly gained millions of fans and became one of the highest-earning movies in cinema history, taking more than $100 million in Germany alone. Fifty years on it remains as popular as ever, and the animation has lost none of its flair even in the age of PIXAR and 3D technology.

A new, realistic version of the Jungle Book came out in 2016 and quickly reached blockbuster status. It is much closer to Kipling’s book and contains some excellent live action scenes and amazing 3D graphics. The film aims among other things to highlight the battle between humans and the natural world, and it achieved a 95 per cent score on the movie ranking website Rotten Tomatoes.

When Disney’s original Jungle Book came to cinemas in October 1967, critics called it one of the best animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s deep and often disturbing story about a little orphan boy named Mowgli who is brought up by a pack of wolves in the jungle, it was the last film that Walt Disney worked on personally.

However, some critics would argue that this brilliant high-tech adventure cannot quite match the innocent magic of the 1960s original.

However, unlike Kipling’s novel, his version of the Jungle Book was a happy, colourful cartoon for all the family. With its large cast of very believable animal characters ranging from the panther Bagheera and Mowgli’s special friend Baloo the bear to the evil man-eating tiger Shere Khan, Disney’s story contained just the right mix of adventure and comedy.

Besides, some of the film’s tunes, such as the Bare Necessities, have become modern classics. The Jungle Book also has excellent voice actors, e.g. George Sanders who did Shere Khan’s cut-glass British accent. Meanwhile the beautiful background scenery created by Disney’s army of artists never fails to delight. Walt Disney died ten months before the film’s release, but the story of Mowgli and friends remains a lasting part of his legacy.

TASK 3: Guided writing

Write an article for your school newspaper about Disney animated movies.

Include the following aspects:

General facts about Disney animated movies

Your personal Disney favourites

The Jungle Book

Your personal opinion about the Jungle Book

Write about 200 words.

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ENTERTAINMENT Disney’s cartoon still delights audiences of all ages.

By John Bilstein

When Disney’s original Jungle Book came to cinemas in October 1967, critics called it one of

the best animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s deep and often disturbing

story about a little orphan boy named Mowgli who is brought up by a pack of wolves in the

jungle, it was the last film that Walt Disney worked on personally. However, unlike Kipling’s

novel, his version of the Jungle Book was a happy, colourful cartoon for all the family. With its

large cast of very believable animal characters ranging from the panther Bagheera and Mowgli’s

special friend Baloo the bear to the evil man-eating tiger Shere Khan, Disney’s story contained

just the right mix of adventure and comedy. The Jungle Book quickly gained millions of fans and

became one of the highest-earning movies in cinema history, taking more than $100 million in

Germany alone. Fifty years on it remains as popular as ever, and the animation has lost none of

its flair even in the age of PIXAR and 3D technology. Besides, some of the film’s tunes, such as

the Bare Necessities, have become modern classics. The Jungle Book also has excellent voice

actors, e.g. George Sanders who did Shere Khan’s cut-glass British accent. Meanwhile the

beautiful background scenery created by Disney’s army of artists never fails to delight. Walt

Disney died ten months before the film’s release, but the story of Mowgli and friends remains a

lasting part of his legacy. A new, realistic version of the Jungle Book came out in 2016 and

quickly reached blockbuster status. It is much closer to Kipling’s book and contains some

excellent live action scenes and amazing 3D graphics. The film aims among other things to

highlight the battle between humans and the natural world, and it achieved a 95 per cent score

on the movie ranking website Rotten Tomatoes. However, some critics would argue that this

brilliant high-tech adventure cannot quite match the innocent magic of the 1960s original.




ANSWER KEY

PRE-LISTENING TASK 1 a) Are you a Disney expert – Part 1?

PIC 1 2 3 4 5 6

NAME: D G A H B E

c) Are you a Disney expert – Part 2

1) 1937 2) 1940 3) 1941 4) 1942 5) 1950

F A I B C

6) 1951 7) 1953 8) 1967 9) 1970 10) 1973

J D H E G

VOCABULARY

TASK 2:

a) b) c) d) e) f) g) h) i)

4 7 9 1 6 2 8 10 11




LISTENING-COMPREHENSION TASK 1: a) T b) T c) F d) F e) F f) T g) T h) T TASK 2:

1967 When Disney’s original Jungle Book came to cinemas in October 1976, critics

called it one of the best animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard

deep Kipling’s steep and often disturbing story about a little orphan boy named

Mowgli who is brought up by a pack of wolves in the jungle, it was the last film

that Walt Disney worked on personally. However, unlike Kipling’s novel, his

version vision of the Jungle Book was a happy, colourful cartoon for all the family.

With its large cast of very believable animal characters ranging from the

panther Bagheera and Mowgli’s special friend Baloo the bear to the evil man-

right eating tiger Shere Khan, Disney’s story contained just the height mix of

adventure and comedy. The Jungle Book quickly gained millions of fans and

became one of the highest-earning movies in cinema history, taking more than

Fifty $100 million in Germany alone. Fifteen years on it remains as popular as ever,

and the animation has lost none of its flair even in the age of PIXAR and 3D

technology. Besides, some of the film’s tunes, such as the Bare Necessities,

voice have become modern classics. The Jungle Book also has excellent noise

actors, e.g. George Sanders who did Shere Khan’s cut-glass British accent.

Meanwhile the beautiful background scenery created by Disney’s army of

delight artists never fails to highlight. Walt Disney died ten months before the film’s

release, but the story of Mowgli and friends remains a lasting part of his

legacy. A new, realistic version of the Jungle Book came out in 2016 and

quickly reached blockbuster status. It is much closer to Kipling’s book and

contains some excellent live action scenes and amazing 3D graphics. The

battle film aims among other things to highlight the quarrel between humans and the

natural world, and it achieved a 95 per cent score on the movie ranking

website

would Rotten Tomatoes. However, some critics will argue that this brilliant high-tech

adventure cannot quite match the innocent magic of the 1960s original.




READING-COMPREHENSION

TASK 1:

C The Jungle Book quickly gained millions of fans and became one of the highest-earning movies in cinema history, taking more than $100 million in Germany alone. Fifty years on it remains as popular as ever, and the animation has lost none of its flair even in the age of PIXAR and 3D technology.

E A new, realistic version of the Jungle Book came out in 2016 and quickly reached blockbuster status. It is much closer to Kipling’s book and contains some excellent live action scenes and amazing 3D graphics. The film aims among other things to highlight the battle between humans and the natural world, and it achieved a 95 per cent score on the movie ranking website Rotten Tomatoes.

A When Disney’s original Jungle Book came to cinemas in October 1967, critics called it one of the best animated movies of all time. Based on Rudyard Kipling’s deep and often disturbing story about a little orphan boy named Mowgli who is brought up by a pack of wolves in the jungle, it was the last film that Walt Disney worked on personally.

However, some critics would argue that this brilliant high-tech adventure cannot quite match the innocent magic of the 1960s original.

B However, unlike Kipling’s novel, his version of the Jungle Book was a happy, colourful cartoon for all the family. With its large cast of very believable animal characters ranging from the panther Bagheera and Mowgli’s special friend Baloo the bear to the evil man-eating tiger Shere Khan, Disney’s story contained just the right mix of adventure and comedy.

D Besides, some of the film’s tunes, such as the Bare Necessities, have become modern classics. The Jungle Book also has excellent voice actors, e.g. George Sanders who did Shere Khan’s cut-glass British accent. Meanwhile the beautiful background scenery created by Disney’s army of artists never fails to delight. Walt Disney died ten months before the film’s release, but the story of Mowgli and friends remains a lasting part of his legacy.

SOURCES:

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