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Pre-reading questions:
- Do you like Disney movies?
- Do you like watching movies online?
Vocabulary:
- available /uh-VEY-luh-buhl/
[adjective] – able to be bought or used
Is the white dress still available?
- disappointing /dis-uh-POIN-ting/
[adjective] – not as good as you had hoped or expected
Erin admitted that her exam results were disappointing.
- across /uh-KROS/
[preposition] – in every part of a particular place or country
The products were sold successfully across the country.
- service /SUR-vis/
[noun] – work done by one person or group that benefits another
The housekeeping service we had last month was excellent.
- persuade /per-SWEYD/
[verb] – to cause people to do or believe something, especially by explaining why they should
I tried persuading Lyn to come with us, but it didn’t work.
The live-action remake of Disney’s “Mulan” will be available on Disney+ in the US on September 4. The UK Cinema Association respects the decision, but Chief Executive Phil Clapp mentioned that it would be “hugely disappointing” if Disney chooses to stream the film in the UK as well. “With cinemas across the UK now continuing to re-open and welcome back their customers, the decision by Walt Disney Studios yesterday to put Mulan on their Disney+ service and not into cinemas will be seen by many as hugely disappointing and mistimed”, Clapp said on Wednesday, August 5. Cinemas in the UK have been reopening since July; however, they find it hard to persuade moviegoers back due to online and postponed releases. Bob Chapek, Disney’s CEO, says that the film will be streamed in Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and other Western countries, but no plans in the UK have been confirmed.
True or False:
- The live-action remake of “Mulan” will be available on Netflix.
- UK’s cinemas have been reopening since July.
- Chapek confirmed that “Mulan” will also be streamed in the UK on Disney+.
- It is easy for cinemas in the UK to invite moviegoers back.
- Clapp said that it is “hugle disappointing” if Disney decides to stream the movie in the UK.
Vocabulary Check:
[adjective] – able to be bought or used
Is the white dress still available?
[adjective] – not as good as you had hoped or expected
Erin admitted that her exam results were disappointing.
[preposition] – in every part of a particular place or country
The products were sold successfully across the country.
[noun] – work done by one person or group that benefits another
The housekeeping service we had last month was excellent.
[verb] – to cause people to do or believe something, especially by explaining why they should
I tried persuading Lyn to come with us, but it didn’t work.
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| available | disappointing | across | service | persuade |
- Other branches of the new restaurant chain are opening _____ the city.
- It’s difficult to _____ a person who’s not interested.
- Beauty soaps are still _____ in the online store.
- Why not call the laundry _____ since you’re sick?
- The new movie is _____ according to the bad reviews.