CLIP FILM THE NEXT KARATE KID DIRECTED BY: Christopher Cain DISTRIBUTED BY: Columbia Pictures RELEASE DATE: 1994 CAST: Noriyuki Pat Morita (Mr Miyagi), Hilary Swank (Julie Pierce), Michael Ironside (Colonel Paul Dugan) SYNOPSIS In the spring of 1994, Mr Miyagi goes to Boston to attend a commendation for Japanese-American soldiers who fought in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II. There he meets Louisa Pierce, the widow of his commanding officer, Lieutenant Jack Pierce. At Pierce s home, they catch up on old times and war stories. Mr Miyagi is introduced to Pierce s granddaughter, Julie Pierce, a teenage girl struggling with anger due to her parents sudden death in a car accident. The tough relationship between Louisa and her granddaughter gives Mr Miyagi the idea to invite Louisa to stay in his house in Los Angeles while he remains in Boston to take care of Julie, who has trouble at school. When Julie survives almost being hit by a car, she reveals to Mr Miyagi that she had been taught karate by her father, who had learned from her grandfather, Mr Miyagi s student. After a fight at school, Colonel Dugan (the instructor of Alpha Elite, a violent school brotherhood) calls the police, Julie gets arrested and suspended from school for two weeks. Mr Miyagi uses this time to take Julie to a Buddhist monastery to teach her the true ways of karate and how to handle her anger issues and gain self-control through exercise and meditation. At the monastery, Julie learns through direct lessons about balance, coordination, awareness, and respect for all forms of life. When Julie returns to school, she gets ready for the prom and Mr Miyagi teaches Julie how to dance using the same techniques he used to teach her karate. At the prom, Eric, Julie s boyfriend, is caught in a fight by Ned, a member of Alpha Elite, and gets severely hit. Then Ned tries to grab Julie, but she fights using the karate she has learnt and defeats Ned. BEFORE WATCHING 1 O R D W S Match the words in the text with their de nitions. 1. Commendation 2. To catch up 3. To struggle 4. Brotherhood 5. Monastery 6. Awareness 7. To grab 8. To defeat 98 TO DO a. Knowledge or perception of a situation or fact. b. An association or community of people linked by a common interest. c. To win a victory over someone in a battle or other contest. d. A building occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows. e. To talk to someone whom one has not seen for some time in order to find out what they have been doing. f. A formal statement of praise for someone who has done something admirable. g. To make strong or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction. h. To grasp or seize suddenly and roughly.