Disneycutshundredsofjobs

(6thJune2025)

TheWaltDisneypanyiscuttinghundredsofjobs.Since2023,Disneyhascutmorethan8,000jobsworldwide.Thejobcutsarethepany'sattempttoreducecostsby$7.5billionayear.Thelatestjoblossesareinthemarketingdepartmentsforfilmandtelevision.ADisneyspokespersonspoketotheFoxBusinesswebsite.Shesaid:"Asourindustrytransformsatarapidpace,wecontinuetoevaluatewaystoefficientlymanageourbusinesses,whilefuellingthe…creativityandinnovationthatconsumersvalue?andexpectfromDisney."TheCEOofDisney,BobIger,saidthecutswouldkeepthepanyhealthy.Hesaid:"Weremainoptimisticaboutthedirectionofthepany."Disneyisoneofthemostfamouspaniesintheworld.Itwasfoundedin1923asananimationstudiobybrothersWaltandRoyDisney.In1928,thestudioproducedashortfilmcalled"SteamboatWillie,"whichwasoneofthefirstcartoonswithsound.ThefilmwasthedebutofMickeyMouse,whobecameDisney'smascot.Disneyisnowahugemassmediaandentertainmentpany.ItownstheanimationpaniesPixarandMarvelStudios,aswellashouseholdnameslikeESPN,NationalGeographic,andABCNews.ItalsooperatesthemeparksintheUSA,France,JapanandChina.ItrecentlyannouncedplanstobuildanewthemeparkandresortinAbuDhabi,UAE.

VocabularyMatching

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1.

cut

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Makesomethingsmallerbytakingapartaway.

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attempt

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Anewideaorwayofdoingsomething.

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costs

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transform

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evaluate

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innovation

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Changesomethingpletely.

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Thinkingthatgoodthingswillhappen.

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founded

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produced

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Aperson,animal,orthingusedasasymbolforateamorpany.

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debut

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Startedapany,group,ororganization.

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mascot

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Havesomethingthatisyours.

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huge

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Madeorcreatedsomething.

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own

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Afamouspersonorthingthatmanypeopleknow.

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householdname

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【答案】

2.TRUE/FALSE:Readtheheadline.Guessif“18”belowaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

In2023,theWaltDisneypanycut8,000jobs.

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Disneyiscuttingjobsbecauseitwantstocutcosts.

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ADisneyspokespersonsaidpeopleexpectDisneytobecreative.

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Disney'sbosssaidheisworriedaboutthefutureofthepany.

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Disneyisover100yearsold.

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MickeyMouseisover100yearsold.

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DisneyownsNationalGeographic.

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DisneywillopenanewthemeparkinDubaiintheUAE.

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4.READINGPREHENSION:MULTIPLECHOICE

1)HowmanyjobshastheWaltDisneypanycutsince2023?

a)justfewerthan8,000 b)around8,000

c)exactly8,000 d)morethan8,000

2)Inwhatdepartmentsarethelatestcuts?

a)financedepartments b)marketingdepartments

c)creativedepartments d)cartoonwritingdepartments

3)HowquicklydidaspokespersonsayDisney'sindustryistransforming?

a)atagoodpace b)atasnail'space

c)atarapidpace(quickly) d)veryslowly

4)WhatdidaspokespersonsayconsumersexpectfromDisney?

a)creativityandinnovation b)actionandedy

c)entertainingcartoons d)beautifulgraphics

5)HowdoesDisney'sCEOfeelaboutthefutureofthepany?

a)He'sunsure. b)negative c)optimistic(positive) d)OK

6)WhenwasDisneyfounded?

a)1922 b)1923 c)1928 d)1929

7)Whowasinthecartoon"SteamboatWillie"?

a)Bambi b)Ariel c)WaltDisney d)MickeyMouse

8)WhatanimationstudiodoesthearticlesayDisneyownsbesidesPixar?

a)MarvelStudios b)DreamWorksAnimation

c)NetflixAnimationStudios d)StudioGhibli

9)InhowmanycountriesdoesDisneycurrentlyoperatethemeparks?

a)6 b)5 c)4 d)3

10)WherewillDisney'snewthemeparkbe?

a)MexicoCity b)AbuDhabi,UAE

c)Jakarta d)Australia

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5.prehensionquestions

HowmanyjobshastheWaltDisneypanycutsince2023?

Inwhatdepartmentsarethelatestcuts?

HowquicklydidaspokespersonsayDisney'sindustryistransforming?

WhatdidaspokespersonsayconsumersexpectfromDisney?

HowdoesDisney'sCEOfeelaboutthefutureofthepany?

WhenwasDisneyfounded?

Whowasinthecartoon"SteamboatWillie"?

WhatanimationstudiodoesthearticlesayDisneyownsbesidesPixar?

InhowmanycountriesdoesDisneycurrentlyoperatethemeparks?

WherewillDisney'snewthemeparkbe?

【答案】

1. Morethan8,000

2. Marketingdepartments

3. Atarapidpace(quickly)

4. Creativityandinnovation

5. Optimistic(positive)

6. 1923

7. MickeyMouse

8. MarvelStudios

9. Four

10. AbuDhabi,UAE

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