Move Across the Pacific

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Move Across the Pacific
Jackie Chan
Famous both in the west and in Asia.
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Listen and answer the following questions
1.Why Jackie Chan liked to do Tuxedo?
He trusted Spielberg
2.How many HongKong films are mentioned here?
What are they?
Two The Young Master and Armour of God
3.What was Jackie Chans hope?
Make a real blockbustera film that both Asian
and American audiences can enjoy
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Read the text on P112 and do the following.
I.Which of the following are true and which are
false?
1.Steven Spielberg invited Jackie Chan to make
the film Nosebleed. 2.Chan thinks his old films
are better than his new films. 3.Asian people
dont like Chans American films because of the
music in them. 4.Jackie Chan wrote the script for
Spielbergs film ET. 5.Chans dream is to make a
blockbuster such as ET.
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T
F
F
F
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II.Why Jackie Chans successful American films
are not popular in Asia, and also his successful
Asian films are not liked by the American people?
Because of cultural differences
III. Does Chan like his American films,such as
Shanghai Dawn, Rush Hour I and II?
No.Even now he is not sure theyre good.
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Some language points
1.He has been working as an actor for.
???????. 1)?(??)??????5????? 2)?Why you look
so tired? Because I (repair
my computer)this whole morning.
We have been learning English for five years
Have been repairing my computer
2.meet with run into,come across
meet with
Eg. You will always some
familiar words or expressions in reading novels.
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3.make ones career??????????
Eg.a business career,a political career.
4.But not everybody can do a Jackie Chan film.
Meaning Not everybody can do a film like Jackie
Chan did.(He made his films without tricks.)
5.They dont understand the jokes jokes
means humour .
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Homework
C hoose one of your best actors or
actresses. Find some information about him or
her. And write a short article (Please write at
least three paragraphs.)