Who Was: Walt Disney | Encyclopaedia Britannica – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Walt Disney was an American artist, a film producer, and founder of the entertainment conglomerate the Disney Company
2.Walter Elias Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Chicago, Illinois
3.As he moved around the Midwestern United States with his family, Walt discovered an interest in art
4.By the time he entered high school, he had already sought out a correspondence course and begun to study cartooning
5.In 1922 Walt Disney and the animator Ub Iwerks opened an independent art studio creating short advertisements and comedic sketches
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR C1)
spokesman
A2One who speaks as the voice of a group of people.
Example:
"Disney Company spokesman Mickey Mouse."
feature-length
B1Having the length of a feature film, generally in the range of about 1½ to 3 hours.
Example:
"In 1934 Disney began work on his studio's first feature-length animated film:"
disneyland
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"Walt Disney moved to his next big project: Disneyland, a California theme"
conglomerates
B1A cluster of heterogeneous things.
Example:
"be one of the world's largest entertainment conglomerates"
studio's
A2A A2-level word commonly used in this context.
Example:
"In 1934 Disney began work on his studio's first feature-length animated film:"
project
A2A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
Example:
"Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one of the first-ever projects"
created
A2To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
Example:
"created entirely under the supervision of Walt Disney himself."
started
A2To begin, commence, initiate.
Example:
"started again in California with a new studio creating animated films."
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| spokesman | A2 | One who speaks as the voice of a group of people. |
| feature-length | B1 | Having the length of a feature film, generally in the range of about 1½ to 3 hours. |
| disneyland | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| conglomerates | B1 | A cluster of heterogeneous things. |
| studio's | A2 | A A2-level word commonly used in this context. |
| project | A2 | A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages. |
| created | A2 | To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:) |
| started | A2 | To begin, commence, initiate. |
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