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B1 – Intermediate<\/em><\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Disney is a company that is very famous all over the world. Aside from the theme parks in different countries, they also own other companies including Pixar, Marvel Studios, ESPN, National Geographic, and ABC News. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Walt Disney Company needs to fire hundreds of their employees worldwide. Disney\u2019s is cutting jobs in order to reduce their costs by $7.5 billion annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They have already laid off more than 8,000 workers since 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article about Disney\u2019s job cuts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/breakingnewsenglish.com\/2506\/250605-disney-job-cuts.html<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. What does \u201cto cut jobs<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201cThe Walt Disney Company <\/em>is cutting<\/em><\/strong> hundreds of <\/em>jobs<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this expression in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. What does \u201cat a rapid pace<\/strong>\u201d mean? “As our industry transforms <\/em>at a rapid pace<\/em><\/strong>, we continue to evaluate ways to efficiently manage our businesses, while fuelling the\u2026creativity and innovation that consumers value\u202f and expect from Disney.\u201c<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. What does \u201chousehold name<\/strong>\u201d mean? \u201c\u00a0It owns the animation companies Pixar and Marvel Studios, as well as <\/em>household names<\/em><\/strong> like ESPN, National Geographic, and ABC News.\u201d<\/em> Use this phrase in a sentence. Give 2 synonyms.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. What\u2019s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear \u201cDisney\u201d?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Share your reaction and opinion about this news.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. What do you think is the indication of Disney doing a lot of job cuts?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. The CEO of Disney, Bob Iger, said the cuts would keep the company healthy. What is your opinion on this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Have you ever experienced job cuts in the companies that you\u2019ve worked for? Share something about that situation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      B1 – Intermediate  Disney is a company that is very famous all over the world. Aside from the theme parks in different countries, they also own other companies including Pixar, Marvel Studios, ESPN, National Geographic, and ABC News.  The Walt Disney Company needs to fire hundreds of their employees worldwide. Disney\u2019s is cutting jobs in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[294,162,8710,301,295,289,293],"class_list":["post-30556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-homework","tag-b1-intermediate","tag-business","tag-business-and-business-english","tag-business-english","tag-preliminary-pet","tag-reading","tag-text"],"yoast_head":"\nDisney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs | phone english blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/06\/disney-cuts-hundreds-of-jobs\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Disney Cuts Hundreds of Jobs | phone english blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"B1 – Intermediate  Disney is a company that is very famous all over the world. 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