READING COMPREHENSION

ACTIVITY: BRUCE LEE

1. Read the text and answer the questions below.
Bruce Lee was the man who brought kung fu to the West with his famous film
Enter the Dragon.
!lthough Bruce Lee was born in "hinatown in #an $rancisco in 1%&'( his )arents
soon mo*ed back to +ong ,ong. -nfortunatel.( the /a)anese 0m)erial !rm.
in*aded +ong ,ong shortl. afterwards but the famil. sur*i*ed. +is father Lee +oi
"huon was a famous "antonese o)era singer and actor and his mother 1race was
a wealth. aristocrat from +ong ,ong. 0n 1%23 Lee fought and won the +ong ,ong
high school boxing cham)ionshi) and then became the +ong ,ong cha cha cha
cham)ion for 1%24.
!t the age of 14( he returned to the -nited #tates where his sister and brother
li*ed. +e studied drama and )hiloso)h. at the -ni*ersit. of Washington in #eattle.
5hen he o)ened his first martial arts school where he taught his friends /un $an
1ung $u.
Bruce Lee then had the original idea behind the *er. famous 56 series ,ung $u
but Warner Bros. decided not to ha*e a "hinese )erson as the star of the series.
!s a result( Bruce and wife and children caught a )lane to +ong ,ong.
Back in +ong ,ong( Bruce immediatel. made three *er. successful films with
director Ra.mond "how called 5he Big Boss( $ist of $ur. and 5he Wa. of the
Dragon. 5here is a *er. famous fight scene in 5he Wa. of the Dragon with "huck
7orris filmed in the "olosseum in Rome where the gladiators fought. +is last film
was Enter the Dragon and was also a huge hit. 5he mo*ie has made more than
8'' million -# dollars.
Bruce Lee was a )hiloso)her as well as a fighter and wrote a lot of books. +e
belie*ed that all knowlegde e*entuall. became self9knowledge.
a:. What is the text about;
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b:. What did Bruce Lee win in 1%23;
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c:. Which are the first *er. successful films Bruce Lee made;
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d:. What do .ou think about Bruce Lees beliefs;
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8. Decide if these statements are true or false. "orrect the false statements.
a:. <<<<<<<< Bruce Lee was born in "hina in 1%&'.
b:. <<<<<<<< +is father was a famous o)era singer and actor.
c:. <<<<<<<< Bruce Lee studied literature at the -ni*ersit. of Washington.
d:. <<<<<<<< Bruce Lee was a kung fu ex)ert.
e:. <<<<<<<< 5he mo*ie =Enter the Dragon> made less than 8'' million -# dollars.
?. $ind these words in the text and choose the best alternati*e for their meaning.
a:. unfortunately
i. luckil.
ii. fortuitousl.
iii. unluckil.
b:. wealthy
i. )ros)erous
ii. need.
iii. )oor
c:. successful
i. losing
ii. unfa*orable
iii. *ictorious
d:. huge
i. tremendous
ii. dwarf
iii. small
e:. knowledge
i. ignorance
ii. erudition
iii. rudeness