CLASS: ADVANCED ENGLISH

TEACHER: MISS LILIAN ROMERO

STUDENTS NAME: __________________________________________________________

Film: The Pursuit of Happyness

A. Watch the film The Pursuit of Happyness and complete the questions in the
worksheet.
1. What type of the film is it?
2. What is the film about?
3. What are the two questions that Chris asks the stock broker who owns the red car?
1)
2)
4. Chris asks his son to trust him because he is ______________________________
5. What is the man finding for Chris in his office?
6. What does Chris tell his son to do when he has a dream?

B. Match the underlined words in the sentences with their meanings. Write the
corresponding letter in the space.
1. _______ "Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" is one of the most famous phrases in the
United States Declaration of Independence.
2. _______ Chris got an unpaid internship to do work for the company and learn about and train
for the job.
3. _______ He is a stockbroker on Wall Street. His job is to help clients make good investments.
4. _______ Sorry, I cant pay you back the money I borrowed because I am completely broke.
5. _______ Jewelry, fine wine, and cigarettes have an included luxury tax.

a. having no money
b. a person or organization whose job is to buy and sell shares, bonds etc for
people
c. something expensive that you do not need, but you buy for pleasure and
enjoyment
d. a job that lasts for a short time, that someone, especially a student, does in
order to gain experience
C. Answer the following questions and see how well you understand the movie.

1. Where did Chris live?

a.
b.
c.
d.

San Diego
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco

2. What did Chris sell?

a.
b.
c.
d.

medicine
computer scanners
clothing
bone density scanners

3. What mistake did Chris make when he went to apply for the job?
a.
b.
c.
d.

He
He
He
He

incorrectly filled out the application.

paid a hippy girl to watch his scanner.
forgot to shake hands.
didnt wear a shirt, suit, and tie.

4. How was the internship?

a.
b.
c.
d.

good-paying
easy
competitive
long

5. How did Chris become completely broke?

a.
b.
c.
d.

he lost his scanner

he gave his money to the president of the company
he paid his parking tickets
the IRS took his money

6. Where did Chris and his son go to live after they were evicted from their motel?
a.
b.
c.
d.

subway station
park
homeless shelter
his familys house

7. Why did Chris need to finish his work quickly?

a.
b.
c.
d.

to
to
to
to

meet his wife

pressure his co-workers
show he was the best worker
get in line for the homeless shelter

8. How did Chris get money to repair the last scanner?

a.
b.

he sold his car

he borrowed money

c.
d.

he donated blood
he got a new job

You have watched the movie The Pursuit of Happiness and it is based on the life of
Chris Gardner. Now write a biography about him in 150- 200 words.