Classroom DSE Galaxy

Speech by Michael Hui

Winner of Lifetime achievement Award, Golden Globes 2023


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[1]Some say life is a journey and it's about growing and changing and coming to terms with who and what you are. This is so true to me. I had been playing drama for eight years before I became a stage director. I had been directing plays for five years before I was invited to direct a film. I had rejected the invitation

invitation

(n.)
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A fan-shaped structure or formation, often used metaphorically for something spreading out like a fan
 several times before I directed my first film and won the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best New Director in the 1980s. Theatre production and film production are entirely different. I had never started working at 5am until I directed the first film. I can still recall overcoming

overcome

(v.)
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If you overcome something, you deal with a problem, fear, or difficulty and don't let it stop you.
 my anxiety

anxiety

(n.)
🔊
If you feel anxiety, you feel very worried or nervous about something that might happen.
 and pull oneself together

pull oneself together

(phrase)
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If you pull yourself together, you stop feeling upset and try to stay calm and focused again.
 to give clear directions to the crew.
[2]That year, I was awarded the best new director. The award meant a lot to me, and had a great impact

impact

(n.)
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If something has an impact, it means it changes or affects something in a strong way.
 on me. It was not to acknowledge

acknowledge

(v.)
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If you acknowledge something, you accept that it is true or show that you notice it.
 how well I did in the past, but to show that more was expected from me in the coming years. Since then, I was better known for being an award-winning film director than a stage actor and director.
[3]I have been shooting numerous

numerous

(adj.)
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If something is numerous, there are many of it; it means a large number.
 films for over 40 years. I am at the presentation ceremony today to receive this honorary award. I thank my family for this achievement. At this is a monumental

monumental

(adj.)
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If something is monumental, it is extremely large, important, or very impressive.
 moment, I'm so appreciative

appreciative

(adj.)
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If someone is appreciative, they feel thankful and show that they are pleased with what someone has done.
 to people who have had a hand in getting me here to the award. My crew and my cast, you are my equals, you are my betters. I could have never been here without you.
[4]To all my fellows, I do not feel elevated

elevated

(adj.)
🔊
If something is elevated, it is higher than the ground or greater in level, position, or importance.
 above any of you. I have had the pleasure to work with you all over the last 50 years.
1. Find a phrase in paragraph 1 that means 'accepting a new situation and learning to deal with it'.(1 marks)
2. Look at the following pronouns and answer who or what they refer to in the speech.(2 marks)
Pronoun Line Reference
it line 9
here line 15
3. Click on the wrong word(s) and write down in the blanks what words should replace them. Write NO MORE THAN TWO words for each answer.(4 marks)
This is a speech given by an inexperienced
actor who was awarded the honorary award
for his contribution to acting for
less than 40 years in the industry

4. Find words or phrases in paragraphs 3-4 to match the following definitions below.(4 marks)
(i) (adj.)very important and having a great influence
(ii) (n.)people with the same importance and deserving the same treatment
(iii) (n.)people who are more intelligent or more important than you
(iv) (adj.)high in rank

5. According to paragraphs 1-2, which of the following is NOT true?(1 marks)

6. What happened in the following years? Write the letters (A-E) in the boxes.(5 marks)
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1960s
Present
A. playing dramas B. awarded the honorary award
C. awarded the best new director D. directing stage plays
E. rejecting filmmaking invitations F. directing the first film