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CV Writing

Lead-in questions:

  1. Do you like cartoons? Why do you think young children like cartoons?

  2. Do you watch cartoon on the television?

  3. Which is your favourite cartoon figure?

Task 1

The following story is about a famous cartoonist. Read the story and find out the name of the person. The words missing all contain some part of his name.

ARTIST HERO:
(1)

by Janice Mcdaniel from Laguna Beach, LaVerne from Yorkton, and Shelley from Moretown

He was a businessman as well as an artist. This in itself is pretty significant, as most artists don't seem to be happy as business people. The majority of artists that we have spoken to agree.

In 1923, he got a contract to make several cartoons. He and his brother, Roy, moved to Los Angeles to set up the (2) Brothers Cartoon Studio. Here they made the "Alice Comedies" and "Oswald the Lucky Rabbit." Things took off in November of 1928 when Mickey and Minnie Mouse made their debut in "Steamboat Willie." This was the movie that made the characters and their creator famous.

(3) experimented with Technicolor and animation styles. In 1932, he won an Academy Award in the best cartoon category for "Flowers and Trees." It was the first of 32 Academy Awards which (4) would win in his life.

"Snow White," which took three years to make, was released in 1937. The first live-action (5) movie, "Treasure Island," came out in 1950. By then, (6) could do anything he wanted. He made (7) in 1955 and many wonderful, enjoyable movies like "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and many others which appeared both in theaters and on television. His (8) television series ran for 29 years, the record for a prime time show.

(9) accomplished many of his dreams. Before his death in 1966, he purchased the land for (10) in Florida, but he never lived to see the park completed.

Source

Task 2

Fill in the CV and print it!

Curriculum Vitae

Personal data:

Name: (first name, surname or family name)

Maiden name:

Address: (home address and/or office address)

E-mail: (e-mail address)

Phone: (phone number, mobile phone)

Place and date of birth:

Workplace, position:

Marital status: (single, married, married with two children, divorced, widow)

Education:

University/college, secondary school

Qualifications:

Special skills:

languages spoken, driving licence, computer skills etc.

Workplaces or professional experience:

Awards and/or honours:

Membership:

Interests:

(a) professional:

(b) personal:

References:

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