Task 1 Guess the meaning of the title

• What does “Brief biography of Jackie Chan” mean in Chinese?

A 成龙的职业生涯 B 成龙的简单传记 C 成龙的求学经历 D 成龙的童年生活

Task 2 Read para1 carefully then answer questions

1 When and where was Jackie Chan born?

2 When did his parents leave Mainland of China for Hong Kong?

3 What did his parents name him at that time?

4 What did his name mean?

He was born in Hong Kong, on April 7th, 1954.

Before he was born

“Chen Kong-sang”.

It means born in Hong Kong. They wanted to celebrate a safe trip to Hong Kong.

at first

7 years old

later

in the early 1980s

Hongkong

Australia

Hong kong

Holleywood

Task 3 Where was Jackie Chan at different times?

Task 4 Finish the tableTime Jackie’s family

At first

7 years old

later

17years old

In the early 1980s

In 1995

father mother Jackie

Task 4 Finish the tableTime Jackie’s family father mother Jackie

At first

7 years old

later

live in the French Embassy

work as a cook

a housekeeper

move to Australia

get a job in the American Embassy

go back to Hong Kong

Send him to the China Drama Academy

part-time jobs; practice Kungfu;learn

stunts

Time Jackie’s family

father mother Jackie

17years old

In the early 1980s

In 1995

today

Task 4 Finish the table

begin to do dangerous stunts for films

go to Holleywood; act in films in Hong Kong

become famous in the United States

has fans and earns …

Den:Hello,Jean. Who is your favourite film star?

Jean: My favourite film star is Jackie Chen.

Dan:You like him best , but how do you know about him?

Jean: I know him very well. He was born __________. At first his family lived in_____________ . His father _____________, and his mother was_____________.

When Jackie was 7 years old, his family moved to ________. There his father got a job___________________.

in Hong Kong

the French Embassy worked as a cook

a housekeeper

Australia

in the American Embassy

Task 5

Den:Oh it’s so hard for him to study and work.

Jean:Yes, but he worked hard. He practised ________and learned how to ____________. When Jackie was only 17, he began to____________________ for films.

Kungfu do many stunts

Den:So we can see many wonderful stunts in his films.

do dangerous stunts

Jean: yes, his films are really wonderful. But in the early 1980s, Jackie went to_________, he wasn’t__________.He went on to act in films in _________ and had____________.

Finally, in 1995, Jackie became________in the__________.

Holleywood

successful

Hong Kong great success

famous

United States

Den: I know why you like him now. I think he is a good actor.

Dan:Did they go back to Hong Kong?

Jean:Yes, they went back to Hong Kong again. Jackie’s father sent him to the _________________. Jackie had to do some ___________ after school. He studied and worked for 19 hours a day.

China Drama Academy

part-time jobs

Task 6 Talk show Time Jackie’s family father mother Jackie

At first the French Embassy

a cook a housekeeper

7 years old Australia the America Embassy

later Hong Kong the China Drama Academy

part-time jobs; practice Kungfu;

do stunts

17years old do dangerous stunts

In the early 1980s

Holleywood; Hong Kong

In 1995 in the United States

today fans

Further understanding

1 How long did he study and work at the China Drama Academy every day? Is it hard? Did he give up? In the early 1980s, was Jackie Chan successful at Holleywood? Did he give up? What did he do? Is it easy for Jackie Chan to act and do stunts in the films?

2 Are you awlays successful in your lives or studies? When you have some difficulties what should you do? What can we learn from Jackie Chan?

Know more about Jackie Chan

What good qualities does he have?

hard-working; diligent; helpful; kind; warm-hearted…

What will you do?1 Jim thinks that st

udy is too hard. He thinks that homework is too much, subjects are all very difficult and teacers are too strick. What are your opinions?

2 Jim is your classmate. He is weak at English and he always has some problems. What will you do?

Homework Who is your favourite film star? How

much do you know about him/her? Try to know about the stories about him/her and think whether he/she becomes successful easily?