1. Experiences
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Jackie Chan is a true action movie star. He has appeared in dozens of movies and is a screen legend. His life is a real sample of the boy with humble origins that has later become an idol.
He was born on April 7, 1954 and he was a Chinese refugee as a result of China's Communist Revolution. His parents worked for the French ambassador, his father as a cook and his mother as a maid. Right from the beginning, Jackie Chan made a display of his energy, his parents nicknamed him "cannonball" because he was always rolling around. He learnt martial arts from his father and soon enrolled in the China Drama Accademy. He started as a stuntman and he gained the reputation as the best one. However, he was insatisfied because he wanted to be a star. So he began acting in front of the camera.
Chan made two films that were flops and he was about to quit the film industry. Several years later, director Ng Than Chan asked Jackie to appear in the movies 'Sanke in the Eagle's Shadow' and 'Drunken Master'. Both films were smash hits in the box office and Chan became a star in Hong Kong. When the director tried to tie Chan with an old contract and sent the mafia to threaten him, he set off to Hollywood. He wasn't successful there but he learnt very much about making films and used this knowledge to make successful movies in China. Then, he returned to Hollywod where he then became a worldwide star thanks to the film 'Rush Hour' in 1998.< /p>
Since then, he has acted in more than 100 films and has directed over ten. He has also won many awards. Unfortunately, his risky performances have made his health be weak.
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Importante
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Importante
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Caso de estudio
Traduce las siguientes frases. Fíjate en los tiempos empleados:
- Mr Harrison has been here.
- They arrived in 1990 and they have worked in the film industry.
- Michael hasn't found a job.
- He has acted in many successful films.
- What has happened?
- Have you done the exercises?
- They have played quite well.
- I haven't read Hamlet, and you?
- My parents have taken the car.
- She has started her English lessons.
