Unit 1 Target 2A
Jackie Chan ~ A profile
Discourse 1
Jackie Chan / born / Hong Kong / 4th April, 1954.
parents / called / Chan Kong Sang.
1960 / parents / moved / Australia. / Jacky / went / them.
One year later / Jacky / returned / Hong Kong + joined /
Chinese opera school.
studied / school / ten years.
Jackie Chan was born in Hong Kong on 4th April, 1954.
His parents called him Chan Kong Sang. In 1960, his
parents moved to Australia. Jackie went with them.
One year later, Jackie returned to Hong Kong and
joined a Chinese opera school. He studied at this
school for ten years.
Discourse 2
Jackie / worked / hard / opera school.
teacher / Yu Tsim Yuen / saw / Jackie / strong + skilful.
asked / Jackie / join / group / called / ‘The Seven Little
Fortunes’ / Sammo Hung + Yuen Biu.
Jackie worked very hard at the opera school. His
teacher, Yu Tsim Yuen, saw that Jackie was strong
and skilful. He asked Jackie to join a group called
‘The Seven Little Fortunes’ with Sammo Hung and
Yuen Biu.
Discourse 3
Jackie / left / opera school, / got / few / small parts / films.
1972 / worked / 2 films / starred / Bruce Lee.
Fist of Fury + Enter the Dragon.
Fist of Fury / Bruce Lee / kicked / Jackie / wall.
stunt / exciting / dangerous.
became / famous / after / stunt.
changed / name / Sing Lung / means /
‘already a dragon’.
When Jackie left the opera school, he got a few small parts
in films. In 1972, he worked on two films starred Bruce Lee.
They were Fist of Fury and Enter the Dragon. In Fist of Fury,
Bruce Lee kicked Jackie through a wall. The stunt was exciting
but very dangerous. He became famous after this stunt. He then
changed his name to Sing Lung, which means ‘already a dragon’.
Discourse 4
first / action comedy / Drunken Master.
film / made / 1978.
Drunken Master, / played / funny / skilful / kung fu / hero.
film / successful / Hong Kong.
Jackie’s first action comedy was
Drunken Master. This film was made
in 1978. In Drunken Master, Jackie
played a funny but skilful kung fu
hero. The film was successful in
Hong Kong.
Discourse 5
1980s / success / grew. Made films / Hong Kong + America /
few / American people / knew
1996 / made / Rumble in the Bronx.
Film / popular / America.
Today / people / world / love / Jackie + films.
In the 1980s, Jackie’s success grew.
He made films in both Hong Kong
and America but still very few
American people knew him. In 1996,
he made Rumble in the Bronx. This
film was very popular in America.
Today, people from all over the world
love Jackie Chan and his films.