‘Ne Zha 2’ world’s highest-grossing animated film
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"Ne Zha 2" is a new movie from China. It is an animated movie. It starts in the U.K. and Ireland on March 21.
"Ne Zha 2" is the most popular animated movie ever. It is number six on the top ten list of best movies. It is the first movie not from Hollywood on the list.
"Ne Zha 2" made a lot of money in China. It made more than $1 billion. It came out in China on January 29.
The movie is about Ne Zha. Ne Zha is a magic child. He goes on a journey to find a magic drink. The drink helps his friend, a dragon. Ne Zha learns about a bad plan that can start a war.
The movie is based on old Chinese stories.
4,000 people worked on "Ne Zha 2" for five years.
The first Ne Zha movie was about changing your life. This movie is about asking questions. This movie says that good and bad people are everywhere in the world.
Vocabulary12 words
- Animated
- A movie made with drawings, not real people
- Popular
- Liked by many people; something many people like; common; frequent
- Ever
- At any time; in history; in your life
- Top ten list
- The ten best things in a group
- Hollywood
- The movie industry in the United States; the place where many movies in the US are made
- Make money
- earn money; make a profit; gain or acquire money
- Billion
- 1,000,000,000 = one-billion
- Come out
- release; debut; become available; launch
- Magic
- Special power that can do things that are not normal; witches and wizards are magic ?
- Journey
- a trip; a travel; a long and often difficult process of personal change and development
- Dragon
- A large, fake, fire-breathing creature; ?
- Based on
- related to; derived from; inspired by; using something as a model or idea
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
"Ne Zha 2" is a _____ movie from China. It is an animated movie. It starts in the U.K. and _____ on March 21.
"Ne Zha 2" is the _____ popular animated movie ever. It is number six on the top _____ list of best movies. It is the first movie not _____ Hollywood on the list.
"Ne Zha 2" _____ a lot of money in China. It made more than $1 _____. It came out in China on January 29.
The movie is _____ Ne Zha. Ne Zha is a magic child. He goes on a _____ to find a magic drink. The drink helps his friend, a _____. Ne Zha learns about a bad plan that can _____ a war.
The movie is based on _____ Chinese stories.
4,000 people worked on "Ne Zha 2" _____ five years.
The first Ne Zha movie _____ about changing your life. This movie is about asking _____. This movie says that good and bad people are _____ in the world.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think "Ne Zha 2" is so popular?
- Do you like animated movies? Why or why not?
- Do you think movies from other countries can be as good as Hollywood movies?
- Do you think good and bad people are everywhere?
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