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Saudi prince spends $19m on Disney party (5th June, 2013)

Euro Disney said it regularly arranges private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was the last event in a world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, paid for by Prince Fahd. It started in Hong Kong and then moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney spokesman Julien Guedon said it was the first time someone had arranged such an amazing, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that he was not allowed to talk about the prince, although he did say the royal had fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince helped to design some of the costumes and dance moves for the rare characters.

Sources:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22757564
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/10096818/Saudi-Prince-spends-millions-on-closing-off-part-of-Disneyland-for-private-party.html

WARM-UPS

1. DISNEY: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about Disney. Change partners often and share your findings.

2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, decide which of these topics or words from the article are most interesting and which are most boring.

prince / party / Disney / resort / guests / graduation / university / characters / security / world tour / Tokyo / California / Hong Kong / newspaper / costumes / dance moves

Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.

3. PARTY: What's best? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

Kind of party	What to do	Who to invite
Graduation
60th birthday
10th birthday
Wedding
National day
Housewarming

4. MICKEY MOUSE: Students A strongly believe Mickey Mouse is better than Snoopy; Students B strongly believe Snoopy is better than Mickey Mouse. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.

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5. THEME PARKS: Rank these and share your rankings with your partner. Put the ones you most want to visit at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

Disney
Universal Studios
Harry Potter World
Hello Kitty

Safari World
Lego Land
Ferrari World
Santa Claus Land

6. GRADUATION: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word 'graduation'. Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.

BEFORE READING / LISTENING

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).

a.	There was a special Disney party in Saudi Arabia.	T / F
b.	A Saudi Arabian prince invited 60 guests to his graduation party.	T / F
c.	Some of the Disney characters at the party made a special appearance.	T / F
d.	No security was needed to protect the prince and his guests.	T / F
e.	The party was part of a world tour of Disney events.	T / F
f.	This kind of world tour happens every year.	T / F
g.	A newspaper gave many details about the prince and his guests.	T / F
h.	The prince helped to design some of the characters' clothes.	T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1.	close	a.	organises
2.	area	b.	often
3.	lasted	c.	section
4.	invited	d.	near
5.	usually	e.	permitted
6.	regularly	f.	asked
7.	arranges	g.	normally
8.	allowed	h.	uncommon
9.	design	i.	continued
10.	rare	j.	plan

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

1.	spent close	a.	private parties
2.	His party lasted	b.	many of his friends
3.	He invited	c.	tour
4.	celebrate graduating	d.	to talk about the prince
5.	extra security staff	e.	to $20 million
6.	it regularly arranges	f.	of the costumes
7.	world	g.	from university
8.	he was not allowed	h.	to keep him safe
9.	design some	i.	characters
10.	rare	j.	three days

GAP FILL

A Saudi Arabian prince spent (1) ____________ to $20 million on a party at Euro Disney near Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud (2) ____________ a large area of the Disney resort for a party for himself and 60 guests. His party (3) ____________ three days between 22-24 May. He invited many of his friends, as well as some big (4) ____________ of Disney. Prince Fahd organised the party to celebrate graduating from university. Park officials told the AFP news agency about the prince's (5) ____________ party. They said there were special, "(6) ____________ Disney characters" that do not usually (7) ____________ in the Disney theme parks. They also said that the prince was one of their biggest customers, so they hired extra security staff to (8) ____________ him safe while he had fun.

graduation
appear
lasted
close
fans
keep
booked
rare

Euro Disney said it regularly (9) ____________ private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was the last (10) ____________ in a world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, (11) ____________ for by Prince Fahd. It started in Hong Kong and then moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney (12) ____________ Julien Guedon said it was the first time someone had arranged such an (13) ____________, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that he was not (14) ____________ to talk about the prince, although he did say the royal had fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince (15) ____________ to design some of the (16) ____________ and dance moves for the rare characters.

paid
helped
spokesman
arranges
allowed
event
costumes
amazing

LISTENING - Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)	booked a large area of the Disney resort for a party for himself ______
	a. and 16 guests b. and 60 guests c. and 66 guests d. and 600 guests
2)	Prince Fahd organised the party to celebrate ______
	a. graduating for university b. graduating frame university c. graduating from university d. graduating form university
3)	They said there were special, ______
	a. rare Disney character b. rare Disney characterise c. rarely Disney characters d. rare Disney characters
4)	They also said that the prince was one of ______
	a. their biggest customer b. their biggest customise c. their biggest customers d. their biggest custom airs
5)	they hired extra security staff to keep him safe ______
	a. while he had fan b. while he had fin c. while he had funny d. while he had fun
6)	it regularly arranges private parties for ______
	a. companies or peopled b. companies or peoples c. companies or people d. companies or persons
7)	The prince's party was the last event in a world tour called ______
	a. Disney Dreamers Everywhere b. Disney Dreamers Everyone c. Disney Dreamers Every Time d. Disney Dreamers Everything
8)	it was the first time someone had arranged such an amazing, ______
	a. private worlds tour b. private worldly tour c. private worlds' tour d. private world tour
9)	he was not allowed to talk ______
	a. all about the prince b. about the prince c. about all the prince d. abbot the prince
10)	the prince helped to design some of the costumes ______
	a. and dance movers b. and dance movies c. and dance moves d. and dance move

LISTENING – Listen and fill in the gaps

A Saudi Arabian (1) _____________________ $20 million on a party at Euro Disney near Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud (2) ____________________ of the Disney resort for a party for himself and 60 guests. His party lasted three days between 22-24 May. He (3) ____________________ friends, as well as some big fans of Disney. Prince Fahd organised the party to celebrate (4) ____________________. Park officials told the AFP news agency about the prince's graduation party. They said there were special, "rare Disney characters" that do (5) ____________________ the Disney theme parks. They also said that the prince was one of their biggest customers, so they hired extra security staff to keep him safe (6) ____________________.

Euro Disney said (7) ____________________ private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was (8) ____________________ world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, paid for by Prince Fahd. It started in Hong Kong and then moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney spokesman Julien Guedon said (9) ____________________ someone had arranged such an amazing, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that he was (10) ____________________ about the prince, although he did (11) ____________________ fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince helped to design (12) ____________________ and dance moves for the rare characters.

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

1.	Exactly how much did the prince spend on the party?
2.	How many people did he ask to the party?
3.	How long was the party?
4.	What was the party for?
5.	What/Who did Euro Disney hire?
6.	Who paid for the world tour?
7.	Where did the tour start?
8.	What did Julien Guedon tell a newspaper?
9.	How did the prince enjoy the party?
10.	What did the prince help design?

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ

1.	Exactly how much did the prince spend on the party?	6.	Who paid for the world tour?
	a) $20 million b) $19 million c) $19.5 million d) Almost $20 million		a) the Walt Disney Company b) McDonalds c) the prince d) a Saudi TV company
2.	How many people did he ask to the party?	7.	Where did the tour start?
	a) 16 b) 60 c) 66 d) 600		a) Hong Kong b) France c) Saudi Arabia d) Florida
3.	How long was the party?	8.	What did Julien Guedon tell a newspaper?
	a) 2 hours b) 3 hours c) 2 days d) 3 days		a) not to report anything about the prince b) some secrets about the prince c) that he couldn't talk about the prince d) his life story
4.	What was the party for?	9.	How did the prince enjoy the party?
	a) to say thank you to Mickey Mouse b) the 21st anniversary of Euro Disney c) the prince's graduation d) the article didn't say		a) he said it was the best party ever b) he had fun c) he said it was OK d) he didn't like it
5.	What/Who did Euro Disney hire?	10.	What did the prince help design?
	a) 10,000 Mickey Mouse lookalikes b) Lady Gaga c) a chocolate fondue maker for 10,000 people d) extra security staff		a) costumes b) the world tour logo c) a new rollercoaster ride d) a new section of Euro Disney

ROLE PLAY

Role A – Mickey Mouse

You think you are the best cartoon character ever. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them things that are wrong with them. Also, tell the others which is the worst of these (and why): Popeye, Bart Simpson or Superman.

Role B – Popeye

Role C – Bart Simpson

Role D – Superman

AFTER READING / LISTENING

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words 'prince' and 'party'.

prince

party

Share your findings with your partners.

Make questions using the words you found.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.

3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

close
area
big
university
usually
staff

people
paid
first
talk
royal
moves

DISNEY SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Disney in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

DISNEY DISCUSSION

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

a)	What did you think when you read the headline?
b)	What springs to mind when you hear the word 'Disney'?
c)	What do you think of the prince's party?
d)	What party would you have for $20 million?
e)	Is a Disney resort a good place for a 3-day party?
f)	What's the best way to celebrate graduation?
g)	Who is the best Disney character?
h)	What is the best Disney movie?
i)	Why do so many people like Disney?
j)	What questions would you like to ask the prince?

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

a)	Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
b)	Are the old Disney movies better than the new ones?
c)	Would you like a party at a Disney resort?
d)	What's your favourite theme park?
e)	What do you know about Walt Disney?
f)	What do you think of the prince spending $20 million on a party?
g)	What are the good and bad things about Disney?
h)	What questions would you like to ask Mickey Mouse?
i)	What do you think his answers would be?
j)	Which is better, Pixar or Disney?

DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
1.	________________________________________________________
2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

MULTIPLE CHOICE - LANGUAGE

A Saudi Arabian prince spent (1) ____ to $20 million on a party at Euro Disney near Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud (2) ____ a large area of the Disney resort for a party for himself and 60 guests. His party (3) ____ three days between 22-24 May. He invited many of his friends, as well as some big fans of Disney. Prince Fahd organised the party to celebrate (4) ____ from university. Park officials told the AFP news agency about the prince's graduation party. They said there were special, "rare Disney characters" that do not usually (5) ____ in the Disney theme parks. They also said that the prince was one of their biggest customers, so they hired extra security staff to keep him safe while he had (6) ____.

Euro Disney said it regularly (7) ____ private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was the (8) ____ event in a world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, paid (9) ____ by Prince Fahd. It started in Hong Kong and then moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney spokesman Julien Guedon said it was the first time someone had arranged (10) ____ an amazing, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that he was not allowed to talk about the prince, although he did say the (11) ____ had fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince helped to design some of the (12) ____ and dance moves for the rare characters.

Put the correct words from the table below in the above article.

1.	(a)	closest	(b)	closet	(c)	closed	(d)	close
2.	(a)	chaptered	(b)	paged	(c)	lined	(d)	booked
3.	(a)	wasted	(b)	lasted	(c)	fasted	(d)	hasted
4.	(a)	gradation	(b)	graduate	(c)	graduating	(d)	graduated
5.	(a)	be	(b)	look	(c)	appear	(d)	come
6.	(a)	fun	(b)	funny	(c)	funky	(d)	funnies
7.	(a)	gorges	(b)	arranges	(c)	fragrances	(d)	plagues
8.	(a)	last	(b)	lost	(c)	list	(d)	lest
9.	(a)	from	(b)	for	(c)	of	(d)	at
10.	(a)	much	(b)	so	(c)	such	(d)	many
11.	(a)	loyal	(b)	regal	(c)	royal	(d)	floral
12.	(a)	characters	(b)	invitations	(c)	rides	(d)	costumes

SPELLING

Paragraph 1
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2.	Prince Fahd organised the party to lractebee
3.	idnotuaarg party
4.	do not llyuaus appear
5.	so they ehird extra
6.	tsyicrue staff
Paragraph 2
7.	it aelylgrru arranges private parties
8.	world uort
9.	Disney kmpeansso
10.	he was not lwolade to talk
11.	design some of the ctesumso
12.	the rare treacrasch

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

( )	newspaper that he was not allowed to talk about the prince, although he did
( )	agency about the prince's graduation party. They said there were special, "rare Disney
( )	a large area of the Disney resort for a party for himself and 60 guests. His party lasted
( )	customers, so they hired extra security staff to keep him safe while he had fun.
( )	characters" that do not usually appear in the Disney theme parks. They also said that the prince was one of their biggest
( )	three days between 22-24 May. He invited many of his friends, as well as some big fans of Disney. Prince Fahd organised
( )	design some of the costumes and dance moves for the rare characters.
( )	the party to celebrate graduating from university. Park officials told the AFP news
( )	Euro Disney said it regularly arranges private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was the last
( )	say the royal had fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince helped to
( 1 )	A Saudi Arabian prince spent close to $20 million on a party at Euro Disney near Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud booked
( )	event in a world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, paid for by Prince Fahd. It started
( )	the first time someone had arranged such an amazing, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph"
( )	in Hong Kong and then moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney spokesman Julien Guedon said it was

PUT THE WORDS IN THE RIGHT ORDER

1.	Saudi spent $20 A prince to million Arabian close .
2.	Disney the of area large a Booked party a for resort.
3.	24 party days - His three 22 May lasted between.
4.	Fahd celebrate organised graduating the party Prince to.
5.	keep extra to safe hired staff him They security.
6.	parties private arranges regularly it said Disney.
7.	such world an tour amazing , Arranged private.
8.	He allowed about not talk prince was to the.
9.	the party at say day fun did had He three- royal his.
10.	costumes prince design the The to of helped some.

CIRCLE THE CORRECT WORD (20 PAIRS)

A Saudi Arabian prince spent close / closed to $20 million on a party at Euro Disney near Paris. Prince Fahd al-Saud booked / authored a large area of the Disney resort / sort for a party for himself and 60 guests. His party lasted three days between 22-24 May. He invited / invitation many of his friends, as well as some big fans / pans of Disney. Prince Fahd organised the party to celebrate graduated / graduating from university. Park officials / official told the AFP news agency about the prince's graduation party. They said there were special, "rare / rarely Disney characters" that do not usually appear in the Disney theme parks. They also said that the prince was one of their biggest customs / customers, so they hired extra security staff to keep him safe while he had funny / fun.

Euro Disney said it regular / regularly arranges private parties for companies or people. The prince's party was the last / list event in a world tour called Disney Dreamers Everywhere, paid from / for by Prince Fahd. It started in Hong Kong and then / that moved to Tokyo, California, Florida and then France. Disney cartoon / spokesman Julien Guedon said it was the first time someone had arranged such / so an amazing, private world tour. He told Britain's "Daily Telegraph" newspaper that he was not let / allowed to talk about the prince, although / thorough he did say the royal had fun at his three-day party at Euro Disney. He also said the prince helped to resign / design some of the costumes and dance moves / loves for the rare characters.

Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct.

INSERT THE VOWELS (a, e, i, o, u)

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PUNCTUATE THE TEXT AND ADD CAPITALS

a saudi arabian prince spent close to $20 million on a party at euro disney near paris prince fahd al-saud booked a large area of the disney resort for a party for himself and 60 guests his party lasted three days between 22-24 may he invited many of his friends as well as some big fans of disney prince fahd organised the party to celebrate graduating from university park officials told the afp news agency about the prince's graduation party they said there were special "rare disney characters" that do not usually appear in the disney theme parks they also said that the prince was one of their biggest customers so they hired extra security staff to keep him safe while he had fun

euro disney said it regularly arranges private parties for companies or people the prince's party was the last event in a world tour called disney dreamers everywhere paid for by prince fahd it started in hong kong and then moved to tokyo california florida and then france disney spokesman julien guedon said it was the first time someone had arranged such an amazing private world tour he told britain's "daily telegraph" newspaper that he was not allowed to talk about the prince although he did say the royal had fun at his three-day party at euro disney he also said the prince helped to design some of the costumes and dance moves for the rare characters

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

ASaudiArabianprincespentcloseto$20milliononapartyatEuroDisneynearParis.
PrinceFahdal-SaudbookedalargeareaoftheDisneyresortforapartyforhimselfand
60guests.Hispartylastedthreedaysbetween22-24May.Heinvitedmany
ofhisfriends,aswellassomebigfansofDisney.PrinceFahdorganisedthepartyto
celebrategraduatingfromuniversity.ParkofficialstoldtheAFPnewsagencyabout
theprince'sgraduationparty.Theysaidtherewerespecial,"rareDisneycharacters"
thatdonotusuallyappearintheDisneythemeparks.Theyalsosaidthattheprincewas
oneoftheirbiggestcustomers,sotheyhiredextrasecuritystafftokeephimsafewhile
hehadfun.EuroDisneysaiditregularlyarrangesprivatepartiesforcompaniesor
people.Theprince'spartywasthelasteventinaworldtourcalledDisneyDreamers
Everywhere,paidforbyPrinceFahd.ItstartedinHongKongandthenmovedtoTokyo,
California,FloridaandthenFrance.DisneyspokesmanJulienGuedonsaiditwasthe
firsttimesomeonehadarrangedsuchanamazing,privateworldtour.HetoldBritain's
"DailyTelegraph"newspaperthathewasnotallowedtotalkabouttheprince,although
hedidsaytheroyalhadfunathisthree-daypartyatEuroDisney.Healsosaidtheprince
helpedtodesignsomeofthecostumesanddancemovesfortherarecharacters.

FREE WRITING

Write about Disney for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

ACADEMIC WRITING

The Disney characters are the best in the world and are good for kids. Discuss.

_____________________________________________________________________________

HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about Disney. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. DISNEY: Make a poster about the different Disney theme parks around the world. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?

4. MICKEY MOUSE: Write a magazine article about Mickey Mouse. Include imaginary interviews with someone who likes this character and someone who doesn't.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).

5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

6. LETTER: Write a letter to the boss of Disney. Ask him/her three questions about Disney. Give him/her three of your opinions on it. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

ANSWERS

TRUE / FALSE (p.4)

SYNONYM MATCH (p.4)

1.	close	a.	near
2.	area	b.	section
3.	lasted	c.	continued
4.	invited	d.	asked
5.	usually	e.	normally
6.	regularly	f.	often
7.	arranges	g.	organises
8.	allowed	h.	permitted
9.	design	i.	plan
10.	rare	j.	uncommon

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS (p.8)

1.	Close to $20 million
2.	60
3.	3 days
4.	The prince's graduation
5.	Extra security staff
6.	Prince Fahd
7.	Hong Kong
8.	That he couldn't talk about the prince
9.	He had fun
10.	Costumes

MULTIPLE CHOICE - QUIZ (p.9)

10.

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lesson (PDF)

* MP3 (UK male)

* MP3 (USA female)

* MP3 (20 questions)

* Listen & spell

* Dictation -
(10 sentences)

* Speed Reading
(100 - 300 wpm)

* Text jumble 15

* Text jumble 24

* No spaces

* Text Jumble

* Grammar gap-fill

* Articles gap-fill

* Prepositions

* Word order

* Consonants

* Vowels

* Missing letters

* Initials only

* No letters

* Word pairs

* Missing words

* Gap-fill

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Breaking News English

* 26-page lesson (40 exercises)

* 2-page MINI lesson (PDF)

* MP3 (UK male)

* MP3 (USA female)

* MP3 (20 questions)

* Listen & spell

* Dictation - (10 sentences)

* Speed Reading (100 - 300 wpm)

* Text jumble 15

* Text jumble 24

* No spaces

* Text Jumble

* Grammar gap-fill

* Articles gap-fill

* Prepositions

* Word order

* Consonants

* Vowels

* Missing letters

* Initials only

* No letters

* Word pairs

* Missing words

* Gap-fill

MY e-BOOK

See a sample

* 26-page lesson
(40 exercises)

* 2-page MINI
lesson (PDF)

* Dictation -
(10 sentences)

* Speed Reading
(100 - 300 wpm)