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The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty Made it big. Gapped Summary RLS 2007. YouTube Introduction. 1 st line: “ Like a teenager anywhere in the world, Qian Zhijun …”. This is a general statement about the worries of teenagers. There is only one blank so we cannot use an article.
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The new cultural revolution: How Little Fatty Made it big Gapped Summary RLS 2007
1st line: “Like a teenager anywhere in the world, Qian Zhijun …” This is a general statement about the worries of teenagers. There is only one blank so we cannot use an article. Plural 46=teenagers Like (46) _______ all over the world, how he looks worries Qian Zhijun.
Paragraph 1: “So when his portly features were posted online, he was very upset”. Need a subject for the verb “upset”. Gerund Cannot be “posting” because it makes it sound like he posted them. 47. seeing/ finding/ discovering So, (47) _______ his portly features online upset him terribly.
Paragraph 2: “But despite his hurt feelings, Qian has become a sensation in China.” “hurt feelings” = adjective + plural noun After “despite” we need a noun phrase. 48=feeling However, despite (48) _______ hurt, Qian has become a sensation in China.
Paragraph 2: “The 100kg petrol station attendant now wants to make the most of his fame and make it as a heavyweight entertainer…” “make the most of something” is similar in meaning to “put something to good use” 49 = his fame The 100kg petrol station attendant wants to put (49) ___ ____ to good use and become a heavyweight entertainer.
Paragraph 2: “and has hired a manager to help him realise this dream.” Hire = ___ on Has + past participle 50 = taken To help make this dream come true, he has (50) _______ on a manager.
Paragraph 3: “ His pudgy face is everywhere as witty ‘netizens’ superimpose his large head onto a host of stars.” “a host of film stars” = a wide __ __ stars” 51= range of You can see his pudgy face everywhere, as it has been superimposed onto the images of a wide (51) ___ ____ film stars …
Paragraph 3: “ You can see his melon-sized head on the shoulders of …, and even female images like those of Marilyn Monroe and the Mona Lisa.” The previous sentence says his face has been superimposed onto images of many male film stars. 52 = film stars Netizens haven’t confined their efforts to male (52) ___ ____ ; his melon-sized head can also be found on the (53) _______ of Marilyn Monroe and the Mona Lisa.
Paragraph 3: “ You can see his melon-sized head on the shoulders of …, and even female images like those of Marilyn Monroe and the Mona Lisa.” 53 = shoulders Netizens haven’t confined their efforts to male (52) _______ ; his melon-sized head can also be found on the (53) _______ of Marilyn Monroe and the Mona Lisa.
Paragraph 3: ‘His personal favourite is his face on the body of Russell Crowe as the Roman general in the film Gladiator.” “His personal favourite” = “The one he likes __” 54 = most/ best The one he likes (54) _______ is that of his face on the body of Russell Crowe as the Roman general in the film Gladiator.
Paragraph 4: “So what does Qian’s story tell us about modern China?” “What the story tells us” = “what we can ____” 55 = learn So what can we (55) _______ about modern China from Qian’s story?
Paragraph 4: “Firstly, it shows how growing wealth has translated into a serious increase in the number of obese people.” Obese people = people suffering from + n.” 56 = obesity Firstly, it shows how greatly the number of people suffering from (56) _______ is rising in China as it becomes more (57) _______ .
Paragraph 4: “Firstly, it shows how growing wealth has translated into a serious increase in the number of obese people.” Becomes more + adjective 57 = prosperous/ wealthy Firstly, it shows how greatly the number of people suffering from (56) _______ is rising in China as it becomes more (57) _______ .
Paragraph 4: “Secondly, it demonstrates how the Internet is providing a platform for creative expression …” “to” + infinitive “their” + noun 58 = express 59 = creativity Secondly, it shows how the Internet has become a medium for people to (58) _______ their (59) _______ ...
Paragraph 4: “… strictly controlled state media cannot even begin to match.” Begin + to infinitive No hope of + __ing 60 = matching Secondly, it shows how the Internet has become a medium for people to (58) _______ their (59) _______ in ways that the strictly controlled state media has no hope of ever (60) _______ .
Paragraph 5: “ It was his chemistry teacher at school who first tipped him off that he was rapidly becoming an online superstar.” His + noun, so rise = noun 61=adj. 61=rapid N.B. “meteoric rise” would be a better choice because it is a common collocation. Qian’s chemistry teacher was the first to tell him about his (61) _______ rise to online stardom.
Paragraph 5: “He went into a cyber café and found images of his face on the bodies of some of the world’s best-known celebrities.” His visit to the cyber café happened in the past. The images of his face were also superimposed in the past, but obviously BEFORE his visit. Past perfect 62=had Qian visited a cyber café and found that some of the world’s most famous celebrities had (62) _______ his face superimposed on their bodies.
Paragraph 5: “Something about the Shanghai boy’s face had captured the imagination of china’s netizens, …” Cannot be “captured” because of “to”. 63 = appealed Something about Qian’s face had (63) _______to the imagination of China’s netizens, ...
Paragraph 5: “ … prompting an amazing outbreak of creativity as they got busy with ….” Cannot be “prompting” because of “to”. 64 = leading Something about Qian’s face had (63) _______ to the imagination of China’s netizens, (64) _______to an amazing outbreak of creativity as they got to work with their photographic editing software.
Paragraph 6: “Now a legend on the streets of Jinshan, the Shanghai satellite town that is his home, …” Where he + verb Home … 65 = lives Although he is now a legend on the streets of Jinshan, the Shanghai satellite town where he(65) _______ , initially Qian was not (66) _______ .
Paragraph 6: “Qian’s initial reaction was not positive.” Reaction – positive Person (Qian) was … 66 = pleased/ happy Although he is now a legend on the streets of Jinshan, the Shanghai satellite town where he (65) _______ , initiallyQian was not (66) _______ .
Paragraph 6: “But then he realised that fame, however it manifest itself, has an upside.” “however” does not mean “but” in this context. It means “no matter which way”. 67 = any/ whatever/ whichever But then he realised that fame, in (67) _______ way it shows itself, has an upside.
Paragraph 6: “People started to stop him on the street wherever he went to ask him if he was indeed the legendary ‘Little Fatty’.” 68 = indeed Wherever he goes he gets stopped and asked if he is (68) _______ ‘Little Fatty’.
Paragraph 7: “ Qian’s mother said he should take legal action, but the family’s problem was they did not know whom to sue.” Where do you “take legal action”? 69 = court Qian’s mother said he should go to (69) _______ but the family’s problem was they had no idea whom to sue.
Paragraph 7: “And with the kind of pragmatism that is characteristic of the New China, Qian has decided to try to turn his web fame into hard cash.” He wants to put his web fame to good use. 3 words 70 = take advantage of/ make use of/ make money from So, typically in the New China, Qian has decided to try to (70) __ ___ __ his web fame.
