English Video Activity - A Lesson from Jack Ma, The Biggest Entrepreneur of The Moment

Who is Jack Ma?

Have you heard of him?

Do you agree with the quote?

Ma Yun, known professionally as Jack Ma, is a Chinese business magnate who is the founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of successful Internet-based businesses.

Jack Ma intends to use the internet and Alibaba’s influence to facilitate more globalized trade across borders beyond China and to help SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) across the world. Ma vows that helping SMEs to succeed is much like a religious calling for him.

Many videos about this man, giving advice to young people especially, have been broadcast these days. Have you seen any of them?  

Video activity!  

Watch the following video and complete the activities.

1- According to Jack Ma, what are mistakes?

2- According to what he says, fill in the blanks with some words.

Before 20 years old ____________ .

Before 30 years old ____________ .

From 30 to 40 ______________ .

From 40 to 50 ______________ .

From 50 to 60 ______________ .

Over 60 ______________ .  

3- What do people learn in small companies?

4- What does he regret? What does he say about regretting in general?

5- Would he do the same things if he had the opportunity to have another life?

6- What did his wife say to him?

7- Does he cry? Does he have many problems? Can you name an example?

8- What is your favourite part of the video? Why?

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Answers:
1- It's revenue.
2
- be a good student.
- follow somebody. go to a small company.
- work for yourself if you want to be an entrepreneur.
- do all the things you are good at.
- work for the young people
- spend time for yourself

3- The passion and the dream.
4- Not speaking to the media and not spending enough time with his family.
5- No, he wouldn't. He would have done things differently.
6-He doesn't belong to her, he belongs to Alibaba.
7- No, he makes other people cry. He had many problems. In his company, he manages around 500 million young people.
8- personal answer.