Module 8
Fact or fiction?
1 You are going to find some information about Walt Disney, the man who made lots of classic cartoons and started the Walt Disney company. First reorder the words below to make questions about Walt Disney: a he when born was? ___________________________________________________? b study a teenager where did he as? ___________________________________________________? c drive what World did he in War I? ___________________________________________________? d he where did the go after war? ___________________________________________________? e have money did how much he? ___________________________________________________? f
he create in what did 1928? ___________________________________________________?
g did he what in make 1937? ___________________________________________________? h did make Snow White the how much Dwarfs money and Seven? ___________________________________________________? 2 Now match the questions with the answers below: i After the war Walt Disney went to Boston. ii In 1928 he created Mickey Mouse. iii In 1937 Walt Disney made Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. th iv Walt Disney was born on December 5 1901. v He had $60. vi He went to dance school at night when he was a teenager. vii Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made over two million dollars. viii He drove a bus in World War I. 3 Some of these answers are not correct. To check the answers, type in: http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1833.htm. Look at the information and correct any of the sentences which are not correct: e.g. Walt Disney didn’t go to dance school, he went to…
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TEACHER’S NOTES: Module 8
Fact or fiction?
Aim: For students to use the Internet to check information about a famous person. To practise Past Simple question and negative forms. This worksheet is designed to be done on completion of pages 68-73. Time: 45 minutes. Materials: Photocopies of the worksheet for each student. 1. In pairs students write the questions in the correct order. Check the answers with the group. Students then match the questions with the answers. a When was he born? b Where did he study as a teenager? c d e f g
What did he drive in World War I? Where did he go after the war? How much money did he have? What did he create in 1928? What did he make in 1937?
h How much money did Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs make?
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Walt Disney was born on December 5 1901. He went to dance school at night when he was a teenager. He drove a bus in World War I. After the war Walt Disney went to Boston. He had $60. In 1928 he created Mickey Mouse. In 1937 Walt Disney made Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs made over two million dollars.
2. Get students to match the answers to the questions. 3. Tell students that some of these answers are not correct and that they are going to find the answers on the Internet. Check that students are on the correct page. Students then check which of the information about Walt Disney is not correct and change it. Encourage the students to write full sentences as in the answers below. Get feedback and check the answers with the group. th
i Walt Disney was born on December 5 1901. Correct ii Incorrect. He didn’t go to dance school, he went to the Academy of Fine Arts. iii Incorrect. He didn’t drive a bus in World War I, he drove an ambulance. iv Incorrect. After the war Walt Disney didn’t go to Boston, he went to Hollywood. v Incorrect. He didn’t have $60, he had $40. vi In 1928 he created Mickey Mouse. Correct vii In 1937 Walt Disney made Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Correct viii Incorrect. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs didn’t make over two million dollars, it made over one million dollars.
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