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Improve your B1 English listening with this exciting story about kung fu and Bruce Lee. In this video, you will hear a clear B1‑level text about the history of kung fu, how it is different from Western boxing, and the fascinating life of Bruce Lee, the man who made kung fu famous around the world. At the end, you will answer true/false questions to check your understanding and review key vocabulary.
This English listening practice is perfect for high school students and anyone preparing for school exams or international English tests.
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Many hundreds of years ago, people in China created a special way of fighting called kung fu. Kung fu is a kind of Chinese boxing, but it is very different from Western boxing. In Western boxing, the fighter mainly uses his fists to hit his opponent.

A kung fu fighter, however, can use many parts of the body. He can fight with his arms, elbows, fists and feet. In some traditional stories, fighters even use their teeth and nails. Chinese boxers fight to win and, in the old days, they often had almost no rules, so they could kick, punch, scratch and sometimes even bite.

Most of us know kung fu from action films. It became very popular in the early 1970s, mainly because of Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee was the movie star who brought kung fu to the whole world.

Bruce Lee was born in the United States in 1940. When he was still a child, his father found work in Hong Kong, so the family moved there. As a teenager, Bruce started to learn martial arts and quickly showed great talent and discipline. He trained hard and became fast, strong and very creative in his fighting style.

Later, Bruce returned to America. During a karate championship, a Hollywood film director noticed him. The director was impressed by his speed and charisma, so he offered Bruce a film contract. Bruce Lee made his first major film, The Big Boss, in 1971. However, the film that his fans loved the most was Enter the Dragon in 1973. This movie made him an international superstar. Sadly, it was also his last film. Bruce Lee died suddenly and mysteriously in 1973, when he was only thirty‑three years old.

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