Move Across the Pacific
Jackie Chan:
Famous both in the west and in Asia.
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 Chan’s hope?
Make a real blockbuster—a film that both
Asian and American audiences can enjoy
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.
F
2.Chan thinks his old films are better than his new
films.
T
3.Asian people don’t like Chan’s American films
because of the music in them.
F
4.Jackie Chan wrote the script for Spielberg’s film ET.
F
5.Chan’s dream is to make a blockbuster such as ET.
F
II.Why Jackie Chan’s 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 they’re
good.
Some language points:
1.He has been working as an actor for….
现在完成进行时.
1)、（请译）:我们已经学了5年英语了。
We have been learning English for five years
2)、—Why you look so tired?
Have been repairing my computer
—Because I
(repair my computer)this
whole morning.
2.meet with: run into,come across
meet with
Eg. You will always
some familiar
words or expressions in reading novels.
3.make one’s career:取得成功。出头、发迹
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 don’t understand the jokes…
‘jokes’ means ‘humour’ .
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.)