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Mickey Mouse ❖ Jonathan, the ❖ New ‘Air India One’ Tortoise NOVEMBER 2020 CLASS 3 & 4 TEACHER REFERENCE PRESENTATION NOVEMBER 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS CLASS 3 & 4 Pick of the Month Gap Profiles Global Update ❖ Mickey Mouse ❖ Jonathan, the ❖ New ‘Air India One’ tortoise Discover India Around the World Did you Know ❖ Kongthong Village ❖ Kuala Lumpur ❖ The Pentagon Born This Month Mixed Bag Mickey Mouse Pick of the Month Mickey Mouse is one of the world's most favourite cartoon characters. He is a mischievous mouse who gets into trouble easily. He is also very imaginative and quick enough to solve the problems. He typically wears red shorts, white gloves and large yellow shoes, and has only four fingers on each hand. Mickey was initially barefooted and bare handed. His gloves were introduced in the cartoon 'The Opry House', in 1929. He went on to wear them in most of his subsequent appearances until today. Mickey’s Creation Mickey Mouse was created by animators Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios, in 1928, as a replacement for 'Oswald, the Lucky Rabbit', an earlier character created by Walt Disney. He came up with the idea of Mickey Mouse while on a train from New York to Hollywood. Mickey Mouse Pick of the Month Mickey’s Journey Mickey first featured in a silent short titled 'Plane Crazy'. He later made his appearance in the short film titled 'Steamboat Willie', which was one of the first cartoons with sound. It was released on 18 November, 1928. Although Mickey laughed and squealed in his initial films, his first spoken words were ‘Hot Dogs!’ in the film ‘The Karnival Kid’, in 1929. Mickey's role as the Sorcerer's Apprentice in the movie 'Fantasia' is his most famous role. In 1955, Mickey made his debut on television in ‘The Mickey Mouse Club’ television show. Since then, Mickey has continued to grow, making appearances in movies, television shows, expanding both Disneyland and Disney World, working his way into the hearts of millions of people. Mickey Mouse Pick of the Month Did You Know ❖ Every year, 18 November is celebrated as the ‘Mickey Mouse Day’, the day Mickey made his screen debut in the short film ‘Steamboat Willie'. ❖ Originally, the proposed name for Mickey was 'Mortimer Mouse'. ❖ Walt Disney himself lent the voice for Mickey during the initial You can start the class by asking the years. kids to name any 5 cartoon characters ❖ Mickey Mouse is the official mascot of ‘The Walt Disney Company’. that they like. Mickey Mouse will be one among them. Lead the discussion to ❖ Mickey is a prominent feature at Disney Parks since the opening this animated cartoon character created of Disneyland in 1955. by Walt Disney that celebrates its ❖ He is the first cartoon character to have a star on the Hollywood official birthday on 18 November every Walk of Fame. year. ❖ He has a comic strip and a TV show dedicated to him called 'The Highlight on some of Mickey Mouse’s Mickey Mouse Club House'. famous short films and cartoons. ❖ Mickey is known as Musse Pigg in Sweden, Mi Lao Shu in China, and Topolino in Italy. ❖ Mickey's friends are Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Goofy. Mickey Mouse Pick of the Month What were the Mickey Mouse Gas Masks? During the Second World War, the United States’It is said Government that the nameissued 'Amazon' thousands was of gasgiven masks by toSpanish civilians explorer to protect named them Francisco from inhaling Orellana, poisonous who gaseswas thein the first event European of an attack. to sail downTo remove the Amazon the fear River. In 1542, while on his expedition, he and his amongmen rankids into and a motivate tribe of enormousthem to wear fierce the women masks, Waltwarriors Disney in designed the area. a Hemask compared especially them for smallto the childrenAmazons, that looked the warrior like Mickey women Mouse. from The Greek mask had themythology character's and nose named and ears it after and eventhem. a picture of him on the gas filter. However, a situation to wear them never arose. Hence, they were never used and are now displayed in U.S. military museums. Jonathan, the Gap Profiles tortoise Jonathan, the tortoise, is the oldest, living terrestrial (land) animal in the world. He is thought to be approximately 188 years old. He currently resides on the remote island of St. Helena located in the South Atlantic Ocean. The giant tortoise lives on the lush grounds of the Plantation House, the official residence of the Governor of St. Helena. Despite living well beyond the 150-year average lifespan of his species, Jonathan’s overall health is quite good. Old age has left Jonathan’s vision and sense of smell impaired. Jonathan is a local icon, symbolic of persistence and stability, and much loved by the islanders. Jonathan, the Gap Profiles tortoise Jonathan’s background Born on the small African island nation of the Seychelles, in the Indian Ocean, Jonathan arrived on the island of St. Helena (an overseas British territory) in 1882 and has been living at the Governor’s residence ever since. It is believed that Jonathan hatched around 1832, though no exact date is known. It was estimated that he was around 50 years old when he arrived at the island. Jonathan’s Life Jonathan has had an adventurous life when he was young. Today, he leads a relaxed life spending his time roaming around the lush garden, basking under the Sun, and enjoying the company of people. When the weather is cold, he digs into leaf piles or grass clippings and stays there all day. He is also nourished with foods appropriate for his age. Jonathan, the Gap Profiles tortoise Did You Know ❖ Jonathan was presented as a gift to the then Governor of St. Helena’s Plantation House, in 1882. ❖ He shares his home with 3 other land tortoises, David, Emma and Fred, who are much younger than him. Update the kids on ❖ Jonathan is featured on the island’s five-pence coin. Jonathan, the tortoise, and ❖ He was officially recognised as the oldest living land animal by the reason behind its fame. the Guinness World Records, in 2019. Read out some interesting ❖ Among Jonathan’s favourite snacks are lettuce hearts, facts about his long life. cucumbers, apples and bananas. ❖ He greets a lot of visitors including members of royal families from around the world. ❖ He is one of the few remaining Seychelles giant tortoises. They were hunted to near extinction by European sailors back in the 19th century. Jonathan, the Gap Profiles tortoise Why is Jonathan, the tortoise, known as a ‘grand old gentleman’? JonathanIt is said is thatreferred the nameto as a'Amazon' grand old was gentleman given by whoSpanish has seen explorer generations named Franciscoof people comeOrellana, and whogo. was the first European to sail down the Amazon Having lived longer than any human, the majestic River. In 1542, while on his expedition, he and his tortoisemen ran has into witnessed a tribe ofa lot enormous of historic fierce events women includingwarriors the in Russianthe area. Revolution, He compared seven them British to the monarchs,Amazons, two theWorld warrior Wars andwomen over from 30 U.S. Greek Presidents.mythology Other milestones and named to it have after taken them. place in his long life include the first photograph of a person, the first postage stamp, the invention of the light bulb and the first powered flight, to name a few. New ‘Air India One’ Global Update India now has a custom-made aircraft to ferry the top political leaders of the nation. Named ‘Air India One’, it will be exclusively used to fly the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister of India on their official tours within the country and abroad. Until now, the dignitaries used to fly in the state-run airline, Air India's Boeing-747 for international travel, and the Indian Air Force aircraft for domestic travel. These were temporarily reconfigured for their travel. When the B747 aircraft are not flying the dignitaries, they are used by Air India for commercial operations. With the arrival of the special Boeing 777 aircraft, the decades old Boeing 747 aircraft will be removed from the Air India VVIP fleet. New ‘Air India One’ Global Update About Air India One ‘Air India One’ is the call sign of any aircraft with the President, the Vice President or the Prime Minister of India, on board. Built in the U.S.A by jet maker Boeing, the modified aircraft has ‘Bharat’ and ‘India’ written on it, along with the Ashoka Emblem. Its tail has the Indian National Flag painted over it. Special Features The modified Air India One, with impressive interiors, is a high-tech aircraft. It can function as a full-fledged office space. It has a conference room, a cabin for VVIP passengers, a medical centre as well as seats for other dignitaries, press and staff. Due to the advanced communication system fitted in the aircraft, the dignitaries can communicate safely with the relevant ground staff through video or audio conferencing. New ‘Air India One’ Global Update Did You Know ❖ The new ‘Air India One’ will be flown by the pilots of the Indian Air Force. Earlier, they were flown by pilots of Air India. ❖ The plane can refuel mid-air in the event of an emergency. ❖ It is capable of flying continuously for over 17 hours, without a Update the kids about the landing of custom-made ‘Air stop. India One’ for India’s top ❖ The aircraft is similar to 'Air Force One', which is the official dignitaries.
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