Kingdom of the Little People
How might life be different for dwarves? What kinds of
jobs might be more difficult? What types would be easier?
Watch and write answers - What
are some of the headlines of the Daily Mail and NYTimes?
Whereabouts is The Kingdom of the Little People?
What kind of reception has the Kingdom of the Little
people received from the media?
Watch again and write the missing words - Hi I’m Annette welcome
to Kunming,_________ _________ of China.
Kunming is the capitol city of the Yunming province of West China. The weather
here always ________ to _________ early
spring, but I didn’t come from the depths of winter in New York for the weather.
I came to check a very ________ and _____________ tourist attraction about an
hour outside that people have been talking about for years. A place called
Kingdom of the Little People.
From what I saw on TV I expected it to be the Wizard
of Oz ___ ________. On arrival I realized what was touted as a ___________ and
____________ theme park was really a run-down, abandoned place that made me
instantly feel uncomfortable. This is the Kingdom of the Little People.
KOTLP was founded in 2009 by wealthy real estate mogul
Chen Ming Zing and __ _____,___ __________, has since been the center of a lot
of controversy. Media outlets like the Daily Mail and the New York Times
and organizations like Little People of America and Handicapped International _______ _____________________ the park with claims
that it is the equivalent of a human zoo and that it only served to increase
negative stereotypes. Even Warwick Davis, the famous English actor of short
stature who played Willow has openly __________ ______ ______________ for this
establishment. But I wanted to see what this park was really about for myself.
Do you find any of the performances disturbing or
offensive?
Which ideas does she connect with these words? listen
and write notes
At first glance ______________________________________________________________________
but I wondered
_____________________________________________________________________ which would
_______________________________________________________________________ but most__________________________________________________________________________
However, I’m not going to lie
__________________________________________________________ Perhaps________________________________________________________________________
Even though_____________________________________________________________________
What are your impressions of residence of The Kingdom
of the Little People?
Match the definition, than put the E words in the
right sentences. Can you make sentences about the video with them?
Exceptionally Describes
beautiful words “I feel I can’t say _________ enough but I
love you”
Elloquently Makes
an adjective stronger “Our stores _________ sell Apple products.”
Exclusively removes
other possibilities “Today is an ___________ special day.”
After spending a day here at Kingdom of the
Little People, getting to know everyone, watching their performances, and
learning about their everyday lives, I've come to the conclusion that the
controversy surrounding the park don't really matter at all. Because here
they've found a place where they can really be themselves and in the end that
might actually make it a magical kingdom.
