[And here I am with The Empire Strikes Back. Much of what I said for the Star Wars worksheets holds true here as well. As with before, I've relied heavily on the online version of the transcript [LINK HERE] to reconstruct the dialogue in the review sections. In cases where the online transcript was slightly different than what the actors actually said in the movie, I tried to change it to what the actors actually said, in all the cases where I noticed it. Undoubtedly there were some places I didn't notice it.
As with before, there was a tension between the desire to simplify the dialogue for the students, and the desire to reproduce the authentic dialogue "as is", and as with before I made some judgement calls in which I may have erred on either side of the equation--sometimes I might have simplified too much, sometimes I might have preserved the original when I should have simplified. (These worksheets were aimed at students studying out of a B1 textbook in the Common European Framework. Although I didn't think it was necessary for them to understand every single word.)
Because the aim of showing movies in class is to provide students with model language for acquisition, I have taken the liberty of fixing Yoda's grammar on the review sheets. (Whatever ungrammatical utterances he says in the movie couldn't be helped, and will probably do minimal harm to the students, but I saw no point in recycling this ungrammatical language back to them on the review sheets.)
The goal was to do 10-15 minutes a day, but at certain points it was necessary to go slightly longer because the movie didn't offer good places for breaks. The last part in particular is the longest at about 23 minutes.
It probably goes without saying this movie is only intended to be watched after first watching Star Wars, and the first worksheet features a review of the main characters from Star Wars.
As with before, these worksheets reflect the changes Lucas made to the dialogue for the DVD editions (e.g. "You were lucky to get out of there" instead of "You're lucky you don't taste good")--not because I think the changes are an improvement over the original dialogue, but just because this seems to be the only version available.
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The Empire Strikes Back Part 1
(00:00--12:57)
The
Empire Strikes Back, first released in 1980, is a sequel to Star Wars. It has all of the same characters from the
first Star Wars movie. See if you
can match the characters to their description:
Princess Leia
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C3P0
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R2D2
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Luke Skywalker
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Han Solo
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Chewbacca
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
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Darth Vader
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Stormtroopers
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The Empire Strikes Back Part 1
(00:00--12:57)
Descriptions:
1. ______________________: At one time,
he was Obi-Wan Kenobi's student. But he
turned to evil, and turned against Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan Kenobi told Luke that this person
betrayed and murdered his father. This
person now works for the evil Galactic Empire.
Like Obi-Wan Kenobi, he knows how to use the "Force". With this power, he can sense things with his
mind, and sometimes move things with his thoughts.
2. ______________________: These are the
soldiers of the Galactic Empire. There
are very many of them.
3. ______________________: She is a
princess, and one of the leaders of the rebellion against the Galactic
Empire. She's very beautiful. Both Luke and Han are in love with her.
4. ______________________: He was a master of the Force. He used to be the teacher of Darth Vader, and
the friend of Luke's father. He
disappeared during his last fight with Darth Vader. However, sometimes Luke can still hear his
voice. Luke calls him "Ben,"
but Darth Vader knows him by his older name.
5. ______________________: He is a
robot. (In the Star Wars movies,
the robots are called "droids".)
He can speak in English. He is a
translator, which means he can understand many languages. Sometimes he is called "3PO" for
short.
6. ______________________: He is a Wookie. A Wookie is a type of creature that is very
big and hairy. He can talk only in
growls. But somehow, Han can understand
everything he says. He is a very good
pilot, and he is Han's first mate on the ship.
Sometimes he is called "Chewie" for short.
7. ______________________: He is a pilot
of a ship called the Millennium Falcon.
Before he met Luke and Leia, he didn't care about anyone except
himself. Now, he is beginning to
change. He used to be a smuggler. (A "smuggler" is someone who hides
things in his ship for money.) He is in
big trouble, because he owes a lot of money to a gangster named Jabba the Hutt. If he doesn't pay this money back to Jabba,
Jabba will kill him. Jabba has already
sent many men (called "bounty hunters") to try to catch him.
8. ______________________: He used to be
a young farm boy from the countryside, before he discovered a secret message
hidden in R2D2. Now, he has joined the
rebellion against the Empire. He is also
in training to be a Jedi knight, like his father was. He is learning to use the Force--to sense
things with his mind, and sometimes move objects with his mind. However, his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has now
disappeared.
9. ______________________: He is another
robot (or "droid" in the Star Wars universe). He can't speak English, but he can speak by
making beeping noises. Somehow, C3P0 can
always understands what he is saying.
Sometimes he is called "R2" for short.
Answers:
1.Darth
Vader At one time, he was Obi-Wan Kenobi's student. But he turned to evil, and turned against
Obi-Wan Kenobi. Obi-Wan Kenobi told Luke
that this person betrayed and murdered his father. This person now works for the evil Galactic
Empire. Like Obi-Wan Kenobi, he knows how
to use the "Force". With this
power, he can sense things with his mind, and sometimes move things with his
thoughts.
2. Stormtroopers
These are the soldiers of the Galactic Empire. There are very many of them.
3. Princess
Leia She is a princess, and one of the leaders of the rebellion
against the Galactic Empire. She's very
beautiful. Both Luke and Han are in love
with her.
4. Obi-Wan
Kenobi He was a master of the
Force. He used to be the teacher of
Darth Vader, and the friend of Luke's father.
He disappeared during his last fight with Darth Vader. However, sometimes Luke can still hear his
voice. Luke calls him "Ben,"
but Darth Vader knows him by his older name
5. C3P0 He is a robot. (In the Star Wars movies, the robots
are called "droids".) He can
speak in English. He is a translator,
which means he can understand many languages.
He is sometimes called "3P0" for short.
6. Chewbacca
He is a Wookie. A Wookie is a type of creature that is very
big and hairy. He can talk only in
growls. But somehow, Han can understand
everything he says. He is a very good
pilot, and he is Han's first mate on the ship.
He is sometimes called "Chewie" for short.
7. Han
Solo He is a pilot of a ship
called the Millennium Falcon. Before he
met Luke and Leia, he didn't care about anyone except himself. Now, he is beginning to change. He used to be a smuggler. (A "smuggler" is someone who hides
things in his ship for money.) He is in
big trouble, because he owes a lot of money to a gangster named Jabba the
Hutt. If he doesn't pay this money back
to Jabba, Jabba will kill him. Jabba has
already sent many men (called "bounty hunters") to try to catch him.
8. Luke
Skywalker He used to be a
young farm boy from the countryside, before he discovered a secret message
hidden in R2D2. Now, he has joined the
rebellion against the Empire. He is also
in training to be a Jedi knight, like his father was. He is learning to use the Force--to sense
things with his mind, and sometimes move objects with his mind. However, his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, has now
disappeared.
9. R2D2 He is another robot (or "droid" in
the Star Wars universe). He can't
speak English, but he can speak by making beeping noises. Somehow, C3P0 can always understands what he
is saying. He is sometimes called
"R2" for short.
The Empire Strikes Back Part 1
(00:00--12:57)
Opening Crawl
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It is a dark time for the
Rebellion. Although the Death
Star has been destroyed,
Imperial troops have driven the
Rebel forces from their hidden
base and pursued them across
the galaxy.
Evading the dreaded Imperial
Starfleet, a group of freedom
fighters led by Luke Skywalker
has established a new secret
base on the remote ice world
of Hoth.
The evil lord Darth Vader,
obsessed with finding young
Skywalker, has dispatched
thousands of remote probes into
the far reaches of space....
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Rebellion: fighting against the government
Empire: a big government
Imperial: of the Empire
Troops: soldiers
Driven: chased away
Base: A place where the fighters stay
Pursued: people are following you
Evading: Running away from
Dreaded: terrible and scary
Starfleet: a group of spaceships
Freedom fighters: people who fight for freedom
Remote: far away
Obsessed: thinking about something all the time
Dispatched: sent
Probes: a kind of robot that searches for someone
Far reaches: far away places
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The Empire Strikes Back Part 1
(00:00--12:57)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
anymore, doesn't, give, had, hear, lose, see,
take, to, what
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1. I'll ________________ you shortly.
2. It won't ________________ long.
3. Don't ________________ your temper.
4. I'll come right back and ________________ you a
hand.
5. I can't stay ________________.
6. I'm sorry to ________________ that.
7. I thought you ________________ decided to stay.
8. I don't know ________________ you're talking about.
9. I don't want ________________ talk to her.
10. He hasn't
come back yet. She ________________ know
where he is.
Answers:
1. I'll see you shortly.
2. It won't take long.
3. Don't lose your temper.
4. I'll come right back and give you a hand.
5. I can't stay anymore.
6. I'm sorry to hear that.
7. I thought you had decided to stay.
8. I don't know what you're talking about.
9. I don't want to talk to her.
10. He hasn't
come back yet. She doesn't know
where he is.
The Empire Strikes Back Part 2
(12:57--23:56)
Review
of Part 1 (00:00--12:57)
Read this summary of part 1, and fill in
the blanks with the words from the box.
about, anymore, be, called, do, had, hear, give,
giving, lose, nobody, not, shortly, something, take, to, use, want, what,
where, worry
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Luke Skywalker was on an
ice-planet. He was on patrol. ("Patrol" means to watch everything
to make sure the area is safe.)
He __________________ Han Solo on
his radio. "Han old buddy, do you
read me?"
"Loud and clear, kid. What's up?" said Han.
"Well, I finished my
circle. I don't pick up any life
readings," said Luke.
"There isn't enough life on
this ice cube to fill a space cruiser," said Han. "I'm going back."
"Right," said Luke. "I'll see you __________________. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near
here. I want to check it out. It won't __________________ long."
(A "meteorite" is a rock that falls to the ground from outer
space.)
As soon as Luke had finished talking
to Han, his animal started to get nervous.
"Hey, steady girl. What's
the matter? Do you smell __________________?"
Suddenly, a monster appeared and
attacked Luke.
Meanwhile, Han returned to the rebel
base. Chewbacca was busy repairing Han's
ship. Chewbacca was getting very
frustrated, and yelled at Han. "All
right," Han replied. "Don't __________________
your temper. I'll come right back and __________________ you a hand."
Han went to report to the
general. (A "general" is
someone who is in a high position in the army.)
"General," Han said, "I've got to leave. I can't stay __________________."
"I'm sorry to __________________
that," the general answered.
"Well, there's a price on my
head," Han said. "If I don't
pay off Jabba the Hut, I'm a dead man."
"A death mark is not an easy
thing to live with," the general agreed.
"You're a good fighter, Solo.
I hate to lose you."
"Thank you general," Han
said.
Han next went to talk to Princess
Leia. "Well your Highness, I guess
this is it," Han said.
"That's right," Princess
Leia answered.
Han waited for Princess Leia to say
more. Han wanted her to say more. When she didn't say anything more, Han got
angry. "Well don't get all mushy on
me," Han said sarcastically.
"So long Princess."
Han walked away. Princess Leia followed him. "Han!" she yelled, "I thought
you __________________ decided to
stay."
"Well the bounty hunter we ran
into changed my mind," Han responded.
(A "bounty hunter" is someone who tries to capture other
people for money. Jabba the Hutt had
sent many bounty hunters to try to capture Han.)
"Han, we need you,"
Princess Leia said.
"We need?" said Han.
"Yes," said Leia.
"Well what about you
need?" Han said.
"I need? I don't know __________________ you're talking about," Leia said.
"You probably don't," said
Han, and he walked away.
"And what precisely am I
supposed to know?" asked Leia, following Han.
"Come on!" said Han. "You want me to stay because of the way
you feel __________________ me."
"Yes," said Leia. "You're a great help to us. You're a natural leader."
"No! That's __________________ it.
Come on." Han looked at
Leia. "Come on."
Leia looked at Han, and she understood what he was thinking. "You're imagining things," she
said.
"Am I?" said Han.
"Then why are you following me?
Are you afraid I was going to leave without __________________ you a goodbye kiss?"
Leia was angry now. "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee,"
she yelled.
"I can arrange that," Han yelled as he walked off.
"You could __________________ a good kiss!"
Later, C3P0 came to talk to Han Solo
as Han was fixing his ship. "Excuse
me, sir," C3P0 said. "Might I
have a word with you, please?"
"What do you __________________?"
Han asked.
"Well, it's Princess Leia, sir. She's been trying to get you on the
communicator," C3P0 said. (A
"communicator" is like a telephone.)
"I turned it off," Han
said. "I don't want __________________
talk to her."
"Oh," said C3P0. "Well, Princess Leia is wondering about
Master Luke. He hasn't come back
yet. She doesn't know __________________
he is."
"I don't know where he
is," Han said.
"__________________ knows where he is," said C3P0.
Han was confused now. "What __________________ you mean nobody knows?" he asked.
Han asked everyone to try to find
out what had happened to Luke. Nobody
knew. Han decided to go out to find Luke
himself.
"It's too cold," someone
warned Han. "You and your animal
will freeze to death once it becomes night."
But Han didn't listen. He rode out of the base on his animal.
Meanwhile, Luke woke up to find
himself hanging upside down in a cave.
There was a big monster. Luke's
lightsaber weapon was out of reach.
However, Luke concentrated his mind on the lightsaber. Using his new powers of the Force, Luke moved
the lightsaber with his mind. The
lightsaber flew into his hand. Luke
freed himself, and killed the monster.
He was safe from one danger, but he still had to face the danger of the
cold. He walked out of the cave, and
fell into the snow.
Meanwhile, back at the base, the
soldiers decided they had to close the base doors. "Your Highness," one of the men
said to Princess Leia. "There's
nothing more we can do tonight. The
doors must __________________ closed."
C3P0 spoke to Princess Leia. "R2D2 says the chances of survival are 725
to one." Chewbacca howled with
sadness. "Actually, R2D2 has been
known to make mistakes from time to time.
Oh, dear, oh, dear." C3P0
added to R2D2, "don't __________________ about Master Luke. I'm sure he'll be all right. He's quite clever, you know, for a human
being."
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
Luke Skywalker was on an
ice-planet. He was on patrol. ("Patrol" means to watch everything
to make sure the area is safe.)
He called Han Solo on his
radio. "Han old buddy, do you read
me?"
"Loud and clear, kid. What's up?" said Han.
"Well, I finished my
circle. I don't pick up any life
readings," said Luke.
"There isn't enough life on
this ice cube to fill a space cruiser," said Han. "I'm going back."
"Right," said Luke. "I'll see you shortly. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near
here. I want to check it out. It won't take long." (A "meteorite" is a rock that falls
to the ground from outer space.)
As soon as Luke had finished talking
to Han, his animal started to get nervous.
"Hey, steady girl. What's
the matter? Do you smell something?"
Suddenly, a monster appeared and
attacked Luke.
Meanwhile, Han returned to the rebel
base. Chewbacca was busy repairing Han's
ship. Chewbacca was getting very
frustrated, and yelled at Han. "All
right," Han replied. "Don't lose
your temper. I'll come right back and give
you a hand."
Han went to report to the
general. (A "general" is
someone who is in a high position in the army.)
"General," Han said, "I've got to leave. I can't stay anymore."
"I'm sorry to hear
that," the general answered.
"Well, there's a price on my
head," Han said. "If I don't
pay off Jabba the Hut, I'm a dead man."
"A death mark is not an easy
thing to live with," the general agreed.
"You're a good fighter, Solo.
I hate to lose you."
"Thank you general," Han
said.
Han next went to talk to Princess
Leia. "Well your Highness, I guess
this is it," Han said.
"That's right," Princess
Leia answered.
Han waited for Princess Leia to say
more. Han wanted her to say more. When she didn't say anything more, Han got
angry. "Well don't get all mushy on
me," Han said sarcastically.
"So long Princess."
Han walked away. Princess Leia followed him. "Han!" she yelled, "I thought
you had decided to stay."
"Well the bounty hunter we ran
into changed my mind," Han responded.
(A "bounty hunter" is someone who tries to capture other
people for money. Jabba the Hutt had
sent many bounty hunters to try to capture Han.)
"Han, we need you,"
Princess Leia said.
"We need?" said Han.
"Yes," said Leia.
"Well what about you
need?" Han said.
"I need? I don't know what you're talking
about," Leia said.
"You probably don't," said
Han, and he walked away.
"And what precisely am I
supposed to know?" asked Leia, following Han.
"Come on!" said Han. "You want me to stay because of the way
you feel about me."
"Yes," said Leia. "You're a great help to us. You're a natural leader."
"No! That's not it. Come on." Han looked at Leia. "Come on."
Leia looked at Han, and she understood what he was thinking. "You're imagining things," she
said.
"Am I?" said Han.
"Then why are you following me?
Are you afraid I was going to leave without giving you a goodbye
kiss?"
Leia was angry now. "I'd just as soon kiss a Wookiee,"
she yelled.
"I can arrange that," Han yelled as he walked off.
"You could use a good kiss!"
Later, C3P0 came to talk to Han Solo
as Han was fixing his ship. "Excuse
me, sir," C3P0 said. "Might I
have a word with you, please?"
"What do you want?"
Han asked.
"Well, it's Princess Leia, sir. She's been trying to get you on the
communicator," C3P0 said. (A
"communicator" is like a telephone.)
"I turned it off," Han
said. "I don't want to talk
to her."
"Oh," said C3P0. "Well, Princess Leia is wondering about
Master Luke. He hasn't come back
yet. She doesn't know where he
is."
"I don't know where he
is," Han said.
"Nobody knows where he
is," said C3P0.
Han was confused now. "What do you mean nobody knows?"
he asked.
Han asked everyone to try to find
out what had happened to Luke. Nobody
knew. Han decided to go out to find Luke
himself.
"It's too cold," someone
warned Han. "You and your animal
will freeze to death once it becomes night."
But Han didn't listen. He rode out of the base on his animal.
Meanwhile, Luke woke up to find
himself hanging upside down in a cave.
There was a big monster. Luke's
lightsaber weapon was out of reach.
However, Luke concentrated his mind on the lightsaber. Using his new powers of the Force, Luke moved
the lightsaber with his mind. The
lightsaber flew into his hand. Luke
freed himself, and killed the monster.
He was safe from one danger, but he still had to face the danger of the
cold. He walked out of the cave, and
fell into the snow.
Meanwhile, back at the base, the
soldiers decided they had to close the base doors. "Your Highness," one of the men
said to Princess Leia. "There's
nothing more we can do tonight. The
doors must be closed."
C3P0 spoke to Princess Leia. "R2D2 says the chances of survival are 725
to one." Chewbacca howled with
sadness. "Actually, R2D2 has been
known to make mistakes from time to time.
Oh, dear, oh, dear." C3P0
added to R2D2, "don't worry about Master Luke. I'm sure he'll be all right. He's quite clever, you know, for a human
being."
The Empire Strikes Back Part 2
(12:57--23:56)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
as, do, everything, for, found, got, last, not, of,
to
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1. Don't ________________
this Luke.
2. I've ________________ them.
3. You
don't look so bad ________________ me.
4. You
didn't see us alone in the south passage.
She expressed her true feelings ________________ me.
5. I
guess you don't know ________________ about women yet.
6. I'm
afraid there's ________________ much left.
7. I
think we've ________________ something, sir.
8. Chewie,
take care ________________ yourself, okay?
9. He is
as clumsy ________________ he is stupid.
10. You
have failed me for the ________________ time, Admiral.
Answers:
1. Don't do
this Luke.
2. I've found
them.
3. You
don't look so bad to me.
4. You
didn't see us alone in the south passage.
She expressed her true feelings for me.
5. I
guess you don't know everything about women yet.
6. I'm
afraid there's not much left.
7. I
think we've got something, sir.
8. Chewie,
take care of yourself, okay?
9. He is
as clumsy as he is stupid.
10. You
have failed me for the last time, Admiral.
The Empire Strikes Back Part 3 (23:56--35:53)
Review of Part 2 (12:57--23:56)
Read this summary of part 2, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
as, do, everything, for, found, got, last, not,
nothing, of, to, to, your
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Luke was lying in the snow. He had a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi. (A "vision" is something you can
see.) Obi-Wan Kenobi spoke _______________
Luke. "You will go to the Dagobah
system. There you will learn from Yoda,
the Jedi Master who instructed me."
The vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi faded,
and Han Solo rode up to Luke. Han
panicked because Luke appeared lifeless.
"Luke! Luke! Don't _______________ this, Luke. Come on, give me a sign here." Han was able to keep Luke warm for the night,
and saved Luke's life.
The next morning, several flying
ships were looking for Luke and Han. One
of the pilots talked into his radio transmitter. "Captain Solo, do you copy? Commander Skywalker, do you copy?"
Then, Han's voice came back over the
radio. "Good morning. Nice of you guys to drop by."
The pilot's face changed into a
smile. He radioed back to the base. "I've _______________ them. Repeat, I've found them."
Back at the base, Luke was
recovering in a hospital bed. Han came
to see him. "How are you feeling,
kid? You don't look so bad _______________
me," Han said.
"Thanks to you," Luke
answered.
"That's two you owe me,
junior," Han said.
Then Han turned to Princess
Leia. "Well your Worship, looks
like you've managed to keep me around for a little while longer."
"I had _______________
to do with it," Leia replied. "The
General thinks it's too dangerous for any ships to leave the system until we've
activated the energy shield."
"That's a good story," Han
said. "But I think the truth is
that you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of _______________
sight."
"I don't know where you get your delusions,
laser brain," said Leia. (A
"delusion" is a belief that is not true.)
Chewbacca thought this was funny,
and laughed. Han turned to
Chewbacca. "Laugh it up,
fuzzball," Han said angrily. "But
you didn't see us alone in the south passage.
She expressed her true feelings _______________ me."
Leia was angry now. "Why, you stuck up, half-witted,
scruffy-looking, nerf-herder!" she yelled.
"Who's scruffy-looking?"
asked Han. Then Han turned to Luke. "I must have hit pretty close to the
mark to get her all riled up like that, huh kid?"
"Well, I guess you don't know _______________
about women yet," Leia responded, and gave Luke a big kiss on the lips,
before turning and walking away.
Luke put his hands behind his head
in triumph. Han looked at Luke. "Take it easy," Han said, before
walking away himself.
Later, back at the command center,
the rebel soldiers picked up a strange sound.
They didn't know what it was.
"It isn't friendly, whatever it is," Han said. "Come on, Chewie, let's check it out."
Han and Chewbacca went outside to
find the robot. The robot fired at
them. Han fired back. The robot exploded.
Han radioed back to the rebel
base. "I'm afraid there's _______________
much left," Han said.
"What was it?" Leia asked.
"A robot of some kind," Han said. "I didn't hit it that hard. It must have had a self-destruct."
"An Imperial probe," Leia
concluded. (A "probe" is a
robot designed to look for something.)
"It's a good bet the Empire
knows we're here," said Han.
"We'd better start the
evacuation," said the General. (An
"evacuation" is when all the people have to leave an area.)
Meanwhile, the Empire was looking
for the rebel base. On one of the ships,
a captain talked to his admiral. ("Captain"
and "admiral" are both positions in the military. An admiral is higher than a captain.) "I think we've _______________ something,
sir," the captain said.
The admiral didn't believe him. "We have thousands of probes searching
the galaxy," the admiral said angrily.
"I want proof, not leads!"
But then Darth Vader came over. "You've found something?" Darth
Vader asked.
"Yes, my lord," the
captain said. He showed Darth Vader the
pictures.
"That's it. The Rebels are there," Darth Vader said
confidently. "That is the
system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with
them. Set your course for the Hoth
system. General, prepare your men."
Meanwhile, back at the rebel base,
Luke was saying good-bye to Chewbacca and Han Solo. "Chewie, take care _______________
yourself, okay?" Luke said.
Han looked down at Luke from his
ship. "Hi, kid. You all right?
"Yeah," Luke answered
"Be careful," said Han.
"You, too," said Luke, and
he walked away.
Meanwhile, back on the Imperial
ship, a soldier came to report to Darth Vader.
"What is it, General?" asked Darth Vader.
"My lord, the fleet has moved
out of light-speed," said the general.
Darth Vader was angry. "The Rebels are alerted to our
presence. Admiral Ozzel came out of
light-speed too close to the system."
"He felt surprise was
wiser--" began the general.
But Darth Vader stopped him. "He is as clumsy _______________
he is stupid." Darth Vader turned
to the view screen, where he saw the admiral.
"You have failed me for the _______________ time,
Admiral," Darth Vader said. Using
his mind control powers, he stopped the admiral from breathing, and killed
him. Then Darth Vader turned to the
captain. "Make ready to land our
troops beyond the energy shield and deploy the fleet so that nothing gets off
that planet. You are in command now,
Admiral Piett."
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
Luke was lying in the snow. He had a vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi. (A "vision" is something you can
see.) Obi-Wan Kenobi spoke to
Luke. "You will go to the Dagobah
system. There you will learn from Yoda,
the Jedi Master who instructed me."
The vision of Obi-Wan Kenobi faded,
and Han Solo rode up to Luke. Han
panicked because Luke appeared lifeless.
"Luke! Luke! Don't do this, Luke. Come on, give me a sign here." Han was able to keep Luke warm for the night,
and saved Luke's life.
The next morning, several flying
ships were looking for Luke and Han. One
of the pilots talked into his radio transmitter. "Captain Solo, do you copy? Commander Skywalker, do you copy?"
Then, Han's voice came back over the
radio. "Good morning. Nice of you guys to drop by."
The pilot's face changed into a
smile. He radioed back to the base. "I've found them. Repeat, I've found them."
Back at the base, Luke was
recovering in a hospital bed. Han came
to see him. "How are you feeling,
kid? You don't look so bad to
me," Han said.
"Thanks to you," Luke
answered.
"That's two you owe me,
junior," Han said.
Then Han turned to Princess
Leia. "Well your Worship, looks
like you've managed to keep me around for a little while longer."
"I had nothing to do
with it," Leia replied. "The General
thinks it's too dangerous for any ships to leave the system until we've
activated the energy shield."
"That's a good story," Han
said. "But I think the truth is
that you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your
sight."
"I don't know where you get your delusions,
laser brain," said Leia. (A
"delusion" is a belief that is not true.)
Chewbacca thought this was funny,
and laughed. Han turned to Chewbacca. "Laugh it up, fuzzball," Han said
angrily. "But you didn't see us
alone in the south passage. She
expressed her true feelings for me."
Leia was angry now. "Why, you stuck up, half-witted,
scruffy-looking, nerf-herder!" she yelled.
"Who's scruffy-looking?"
asked Han. Then Han turned to Luke. "I must have hit pretty close to the
mark to get her all riled up like that, huh kid?"
"Well, I guess you don't know everything
about women yet," Leia responded, and gave Luke a big kiss on the lips,
before turning and walking away.
Luke put his hands behind his head
in triumph. Han looked at Luke. "Take it easy," Han said, before
walking away himself.
Later, back at the command center,
the rebel soldiers picked up a strange sound.
They didn't know what it was.
"It isn't friendly, whatever it is," Han said. "Come on, Chewie, let's check it out."
Han and Chewbacca went outside to
find the robot. The robot fired at
them. Han fired back. The robot exploded.
Han radioed back to the rebel
base. "I'm afraid there's not
much left," Han said.
"What was it?" Leia asked.
"A robot of some kind," Han said. "I didn't hit it that hard. It must have had a self-destruct."
"An Imperial probe," Leia
concluded. (A "probe" is a
robot designed to look for something.)
"It's a good bet the Empire
knows we're here," said Han.
"We'd better start the
evacuation," said the General. (An
"evacuation" is when all the people have to leave an area.)
Meanwhile, the Empire was looking
for the rebel base. On one of the ships,
a captain talked to his admiral.
("Captain" and "admiral" are both positions in the
military. An admiral is higher than a
captain.) "I think we've got
something, sir," the captain said.
The admiral didn't believe him. "We have thousands of probes searching
the galaxy," the admiral said angrily.
"I want proof, not leads!"
But then Darth Vader came over. "You've found something?" Darth
Vader asked.
"Yes, my lord," the
captain said. He showed Darth Vader the
pictures.
"That's it. The Rebels are there," Darth Vader said
confidently. "That is the
system. And I'm sure Skywalker is with
them. Set your course for the Hoth
system. General, prepare your men."
Meanwhile, back at the rebel base,
Luke was saying good-bye to Chewbacca and Han Solo. "Chewie, take care of yourself,
okay?" Luke said.
Han looked down at Luke from his
ship. "Hi, kid. You all right?
"Yeah," Luke answered
"Be careful," said Han.
"You, too," said Luke, and
he walked away.
Meanwhile, back on the Imperial
ship, a soldier came to report to Darth Vader.
"What is it, General?" asked Darth Vader.
"My lord, the fleet has moved
out of light-speed," said the general.
Darth Vader was angry. "The Rebels are alerted to our
presence. Admiral Ozzel came out of
light-speed too close to the system."
"He felt surprise was
wiser--" began the general.
But Darth Vader stopped him. "He is as clumsy as he is stupid." Darth Vader turned to the view screen, where
he saw the admiral. "You
have failed me for the last time, Admiral," Darth Vader said. Using his mind control powers, he stopped the
admiral from breathing, and killed him.
Then Darth Vader turned to the captain.
"Make ready to land our troops beyond the energy shield and deploy
the fleet so that nothing gets off that planet.
You are in command now, Admiral Piett."
The Empire Strikes Back Part 3
(23:56--35:53)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
back, can, for, help, hope, no, of, our, still, what
|
1. I know
____________ you mean.
2. We're
on ____________ way.
3. We
have ____________ choice.
4. R2,
you take good care ____________ Master Luke now, understand? And, do take good care of yourself.
5. Why
are you ____________ here?
6. Wait ____________
me!
7. Where
are you going? Come ____________!
8. Would
it ____________ if I got out and pushed?
9. It ____________
wait.
10. Someday
you're going to be wrong and I just ____________ I'm there to see it.
Answers:
1. I know what you mean.
2. We're on our way.
3. We have no choice.
4. R2, you take good care of
Master Luke now, understand? And, do
take good care of yourself.
5. Why are you still here?
6. Wait for me!
7. Where are you going? Come back!
8. Would it help if I got out and
pushed?
9. It can wait.
10. Someday you're going to be wrong and
I just hope I'm there to see it.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 4 (35:53--46:06)
Review of Part 3 (23:56--35:53)
Read this summary of part 3, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
back, can, for, get, help, hope, no, of, our,
still, there, was, what
|
The Empire _______________ attacking the rebel
base. From space, the Empire had huge
spaceships to catch the escaping rebels.
On the ground, the Empire had large walking machines.
The rebels were fighting the walking
machines with small flying ships. Each
ship had two people in it. Luke got into
his ship, and talked to his shipmate, Dak.
"Feeling all right, sir?" asked Dak
"Just like new, Dak," Luke
answered. "How about you?"
"Right now I feel like I could
take on the whole Empire myself," Dak responded.
"I know _______________ you
mean," said Luke.
They flew to attack the walking
machines. "We're on _______________
way," Luke radioed in to the base as they began their attack.
As Luke and the pilots fought the
walking machines, Princess Leia was back at the rebel base helping with the
evacuation. "I don't think we can
protect two transports at a time," the General said to Leia.
"It's risky, but we can't hold
out much longer. We have _______________
choice," Leia responded.
Meanwhile, Chewbacca and Han were
still repairing the ship. Han yelled at
Chewbacca. "No! No! No! This one goes there, that one goes _______________. Right?"
R2D2 was loaded into Luke's
ship. C3P0 said good-bye to him. "R2, you take good care _______________ Master
Luke now, understand? And do take good
care of yourself. Oh, dear, oh, dear."
Han went to see Princess Leia. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"Why are you _______________
here?" Leia asked.
"I heard the command center had
been hit," Han said.
"You got your clearance to leave," Leia said.
"Don't worry. I'll leave.
First I'm going to get you to your ship," Han said.
"Your Highness, we must take
this last transport," C3P0 said. "It's
our only hope."
There was an explosion. And then, there was an announcement over the
loudspeaker. "Imperial troops have
entered the base."
"Come on," said Han. "That's it."
Princess Leia and Han ran away,
while C3PO was left behind. "Wait _______________
me!" C3P0 called out.
There was an explosion. The ceiling fell down. Han and Leia could not get through the
passageway. Han Solo called on his
radio. "Transport, this is
Solo. You'd better take off - I can't
get to you. I'll _______________ the
princess out on my ship." Han and
Leia turned and ran down the corridor.
"Where are you going? Come _______________!" yelled C3P0.
They ran to the ship. The door closed before C3P0 could get
through. "How typical," C3P0
complained. Then the door opened, and
Han pulled C3P0 through. "Come
on!" Han yelled.
They ran for the ship. "Hurry up, goldenrod, or you're going to be a permanent resident!" Han
yelled at C3P0.
They got into the ship, but the ship
would not fly. "Would it _______________
if I got out and pushed?" Leia asked.
"It might," Han said.
C3P0 had something that he wanted to
say. "Captain Solo, Captain Solo
sir, might I suggest that you--."
But Han stopped C3P0 by holding up
one finger angrily. "It _______________
wait," C3P0 said.
"This bucket of bolts is never going to
get us past that blockade," said Leia.
"This baby's got a few
surprises left in her, sweetheart," Han replied. The ship started up. "See?" Han said to Leia.
"Someday, you're going to be
wrong, and I just _______________ I'm there to see it," Leia said.
"Punch it," Han said to
Chewbacca, and the ship took off.
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
The Empire was attacking the rebel base. From space, the Empire had huge spaceships to
catch the escaping rebels. On the
ground, the Empire had large walking machines.
The rebels were fighting the walking
machines with small flying ships. Each
ship had two people in it. Luke got into
his ship, and talked to his shipmate, Dak.
"Feeling all right, sir?" asked Dak
"Just like new, Dak," Luke
answered. "How about you?"
"Right now I feel like I could
take on the whole Empire myself," Dak responded.
"I know what you
mean," said Luke.
They flew to attack the walking
machines. "We're on our way,"
Luke radioed in to the base as they began their attack.
As Luke and the pilots fought the
walking machines, Princess Leia was back at the rebel base helping with the evacuation. "I don't think we can protect two transports
at a time," the General said to Leia.
"It's risky, but we can't hold
out much longer. We have no
choice," Leia responded.
Meanwhile, Chewbacca and Han were
still repairing the ship. Han yelled at
Chewbacca. "No! No! No! This one goes there, that one goes there. Right?"
R2D2 was loaded into Luke's
ship. C3P0 said good-bye to him. "R2, you take good care of Master
Luke now, understand? And do take good
care of yourself. Oh, dear, oh, dear."
Han went to see Princess Leia. "Are you all right?" he asked.
"Why are you still here?"
Leia asked.
"I heard the command center had
been hit," Han said.
"You got your clearance to leave," Leia said.
"Don't worry. I'll leave.
First I'm going to get you to your ship," Han said.
"Your Highness, we must take
this last transport," C3P0 said. "It's
our only hope."
There was an explosion. And then, there was an announcement over the
loudspeaker. "Imperial troops have
entered the base."
"Come on," said Han. "That's it."
Princess Leia and Han ran away,
while C3PO was left behind. "Wait for
me!" C3P0 called out.
There was an explosion. The ceiling fell down. Han and Leia could not get through the
passageway. Han Solo called on his
radio. "Transport, this is
Solo. You'd better take off - I can't
get to you. I'll get the princess
out on my ship." Han and Leia turned
and ran down the corridor.
"Where are you going? Come back!" yelled C3P0.
They ran to the ship. The door closed before C3P0 could get
through. "How typical," C3P0
complained. Then the door opened, and
Han pulled C3P0 through. "Come
on!" Han yelled.
They ran for the ship. "Hurry up, goldenrod, or you're going to be a permanent resident!" Han
yelled at C3P0.
They got into the ship, but the ship
would not fly. "Would it help
if I got out and pushed?" Leia asked.
"It might," Han said.
C3P0 had something that he wanted to
say. "Captain Solo, Captain Solo
sir, might I suggest that you--."
But Han stopped C3P0 by holding up
one finger angrily. "It can
wait," C3P0 said.
"This bucket of bolts is never going to
get us past that blockade," said Leia.
"This baby's got a few
surprises left in her, sweetheart," Han replied. The ship started up. "See?" Han said to Leia.
"Someday, you're going to be
wrong, and I just hope I'm there to see it," Leia said.
"Punch it," Han said to
Chewbacca, and the ship took off.
The Empire Strikes Back Part 4
(35:53--46:06)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
be, do, how, in, mind, us, wanted, were,
wouldn't, you
|
1. I think we're ____________ trouble.
2. I don't know ____________ we're going to get
out of this one.
3. They'd be crazy to follow us, ____________
they?
4. You said you ____________ to be around when I
made a mistake. This could be it,
sweetheart.
5. I hope ____________ know what you're doing.
6. I'm not going to change my ____________ about
this.
7. You ____________ more careful.
8. You ____________ lucky to get out of there.
9. Well I'm glad you're here to tell ____________
these things.
10. Sometimes I just don't understand human
behaviour. After all, I'm only trying to
____________ my job.
Answers:
1.
I think we're in trouble.
2.
I don't know how we're going to get out of this one.
3.
They'd be crazy to follow us, wouldn't they?
4.
You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake. This could be it, sweetheart.
5.
I hope you know what you're doing.
6.
I'm not going to change my mind about this.
7.
You be more careful.
8.
You were lucky to get out of there.
9.
Well I'm glad you're here to tell us these things.
10.
Sometimes I just don't understand human behaviour. After all, I'm only trying to do my
job.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 5 (46:06--1:00:54)
Review of Part 4 (35:53--46:06)
Read this summary of part 4, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
be, closer, do, doing, else, how, in, mind, up,
us, want, wanted, were, were, wouldn't, you
|
After
the fight was over, Luke and R2D2 took off in their ship.
While
they ________________ flying, R2D2 beeped a question to Luke. "There's nothing wrong, R2," Luke
responded. "I'm just setting a new
course." R2D2 beeped once again. "We're not going to regroup with the
others," Luke responded. "We're
going to Dagobah."
And
so, Luke and R2D2 went in a different direction than Han's ship.
Meanwhile,
Han was trying to escape from the Empire's ships.
Chewbacca
growled a warning to Han. "I saw them! I saw them!" Han yelled back.
"Saw
what?" Leia asked.
"Star Destroyers, two of them, coming
right at us," Han said.
C3P0
came into the room. "Sir, sir! Might I suggest--" he began.
But
Han stopped him. "Shut him ________________
or shut him down!" Han yelled to Leia.
Then Han said to Chewbacca, "prepare to make the jump to light-speed."
The
enemy ships were getting closer. "They're
getting closer!" said Leia.
"Oh
yeah?" said Han "Watch this."
Han
threw the switch, but nothing happened.
"Watch
what?" Leia asked.
Han
tried again. Still nothing. "I think we're ________________ trouble,"
said Han.
"If
I may say so, sir, I noticed earlier that the ship has been damaged," C3P0
said. "It's impossible to go to
light-speed!"
"We're
in trouble!" Han said.
Han
and Chewbacca ran to the back to fix the ship.
"I don't know ________________ we're going to get out of this
one," Han said.
Suddenly,
a loud thump hit the side of the ship, causing it to go sideways. The tools fell into the pit on top of
Han. "Oww! Chewie!" Han yelled. The ship rocked some more. "That was no laser blast!" Han
said. "Something hit us."
"Han,
get up here!" Leia said over the intercom.
Han
and Chewbacca ran into the control room.
"Asteroids!" Leia said.
("Asteroids" are rocks in outer space.)
Han
flew the ship into the asteroid field.
Princess Leia was shocked. "What
are you doing? You're not actually going
into an asteroid field?" she said.
"They'd
be crazy to follow us, ________________ they?" Han responded.
The
asteroids were very dangerous. The ship
was getting damaged. "You said you ________________
to be around when I made a mistake," Han said to Leia. "Well, this could be it, sweetheart."
"I
take it back," Leia said.
"I'm
going in ________________ to one of those big ones," Han said.
"Closer?"
said Leia.
"Closer?"
said C3P0.
"Oh,
this is suicide!" C3P0 exclaimed.
Han
pointed at a hole in the asteroid.
"There. That looks pretty
good," he said.
"What
looks pretty good?" Leia asked.
"There. That'll do nicely," Han said.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but where are we going?" C3P0 asked Leia.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but where are we going?" C3P0 asked Leia.
Han flew the ship into the big
hole. "I hope ________________ know
what you're doing," Leia said to Han.
"Yeah, me too," Han
responded.
Meanwhile, Luke and R2D2 flew to the
planet Dagobah.
R2D2 beeped a question. "Yes, that's it," Luke said. "Dagobah."
R2D2 beeped another question. "No, I'm not going to change my ________________
about this," Luke said.
Luke flew his plane down into the
planet, but there was too much fog.
"I can't see a thing!" Luke yelled. The plane crashed into a swamp.
R2D2 and Luke both got out of the
plane. "You stay put," Luke
said to R2D2. "I'll have a look around."
But R2D2 fell into the water. "R2!" Luke yelled. "R2!
Where are you?" A small bit
of R2D2 came up from the water. Luke was
relieved. "You ________________
more careful," Luke said to R2D2.
R2D2 went towards the land, but he
was eaten by a swamp monster.
Fortunately, robots don't taste very good, so the swamp monster spit
R2D2 out. Luke ran over to R2D2. "Oh, no!
Are you all right?" Luke said.
"You ________________ lucky to get out of there. Anything broken?"
R2D2 beeped.
"If you're saying coming here
was a bad idea, I'm beginning to agree with you," Luke said. "Oh, R2, what are we ________________
here? It's like something out of a
dream, or, I don't know. Maybe I'm just
going crazy."
Meanwhile, the admiral went to
report to Darth Vader. "Yes,
Admiral?" Darth Vader said.
"Our ships have sighted the ship,
my lord. But it has entered an asteroid
field and we cannot risk--"
Darth Vader stopped him. "Asteroids do not concern me,
Admiral. I ________________ that ship, not
excuses."
"Yes, my lord," the
admiral replied.
Meanwhile, Han's ship was at the
bottom of a deep hole in an asteroid.
"I'm going to shut down
everything but the emergency power systems," Han said.
"Sir, I'm almost afraid to ask,
but does that include shutting me down, too?" C3P0 said.
"No, I need you to talk to the ship's
computers, find out what's wrong with it," Han said.
Suddenly, the ship rocked back and
forth. "Sir," C3P0 said,
"it's quite possible this asteroid is not entirely stable." ("Stable" means something that does
not move. If something is "not
stable" then it moves a lot.)
"Not entirely stable? Well I'm glad you're here to tell ________________
these things," Han said sarcastically.
"Chewie, take the professor in the back and plug him into the
ship."
As C3P0 and Chewbacca left, C3P0
complained, "Sometimes I just don't understand human behaviour. After all, I'm only trying to ________________
my job."
The ship rocked again. Leia fell into Han's arms. "Let go," Leia said.
"Sshh!" Han replied.
"Let go, please," Leia
said again.
"Don't get excited," Han
said.
"Captain, being held by you
isn't quite enough to get me excited," said Leia.
"Sorry, sweetheart. I haven't got time for anything ________________,"
Han said. Han smiled and walked away.
Answers:
After
the fight was over, Luke and R2D2 took off in their ship.
While
they were flying, R2D2 beeped a question to Luke. "There's nothing wrong, R2," Luke
responded. "I'm just setting a new
course." R2D2 beeped once again. "We're not going to regroup with the
others," Luke responded. "We're
going to Dagobah."
And
so, Luke and R2D2 went in a different direction than Han's ship.
Meanwhile,
Han was trying to escape from the Empire's ships.
Chewbacca
growled a warning to Han. "I saw
them! I saw them!" Han yelled back.
"Saw
what?" Leia asked.
"Star Destroyers, two of them, coming
right at us," Han said.
C3P0
came into the room. "Sir, sir! Might I suggest--" he began.
But
Han stopped him. "Shut him up
or shut him down!" Han yelled to Leia.
Then Han said to Chewbacca, "prepare to make the jump to light-speed."
The
enemy ships were getting closer. "They're
getting closer!" said Leia.
"Oh
yeah?" said Han "Watch this."
Han
threw the switch, but nothing happened.
"Watch
what?" Leia asked.
Han
tried again. Still nothing. "I think we're in trouble,"
said Han.
"If
I may say so, sir, I noticed earlier that the ship has been damaged," C3P0
said. "It's impossible to go to
light-speed!"
"We're
in trouble!" Han said.
Han
and Chewbacca ran to the back to fix the ship.
"I don't know how we're going to get out of this one,"
Han said.
Suddenly,
a loud thump hit the side of the ship, causing it to go sideways. The tools fell into the pit on top of
Han. "Oww! Chewie!" Han yelled. The ship rocked some more. "That was no laser blast!" Han
said. "Something hit us."
"Han,
get up here!" Leia said over the intercom.
Han
and Chewbacca ran into the control room.
"Asteroids!" Leia said.
("Asteroids" are rocks in outer space.)
Han
flew the ship into the asteroid field.
Princess Leia was shocked. "What
are you doing? You're not actually going
into an asteroid field?" she said.
"They'd
be crazy to follow us, wouldn't they?" Han responded.
The
asteroids were very dangerous. The ship
was getting damaged. "You said you wanted
to be around when I made a mistake," Han said to Leia. "Well, this could be it, sweetheart."
"I
take it back," Leia said.
"I'm
going in closer to one of those big ones," Han said.
"Closer?"
said Leia.
"Closer?"
said C3P0.
"Oh,
this is suicide!" C3P0 exclaimed.
Han
pointed at a hole in the asteroid.
"There. That looks pretty
good," he said.
"What
looks pretty good?" Leia asked.
"There. That'll do nicely," Han said.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but where
are we going?" C3P0 asked Leia.
Han flew the ship into the big
hole. "I hope you know what
you're doing," Leia said to Han.
"Yeah, me too," Han
responded.
Meanwhile, Luke and R2D2 flew to the
planet Dagobah.
R2D2 beeped a question. "Yes, that's it," Luke said. "Dagobah."
R2D2 beeped another question. "No, I'm not going to change my mind
about this," Luke said.
Luke flew his plane down into the
planet, but there was too much fog.
"I can't see a thing!" Luke yelled. The plane crashed into a swamp.
R2D2 and Luke both got out of the
plane. "You stay put," Luke
said to R2D2. "I'll have a look around."
But R2D2 fell into the water. "R2!" Luke yelled. "R2!
Where are you?" A small bit
of R2D2 came up from the water. Luke was
relieved. "You be more
careful," Luke said to R2D2.
R2D2 went towards the land, but he
was eaten by a swamp monster.
Fortunately, robots don't taste very good, so the swamp monster spit
R2D2 out. Luke ran over to R2D2. "Oh, no!
Are you all right?" Luke said.
"You were lucky to get out of there. Anything broken?"
R2D2 beeped.
"If you're saying coming here
was a bad idea, I'm beginning to agree with you," Luke said. "Oh, R2, what are we doing
here? It's like something out of a
dream, or, I don't know. Maybe I'm just
going crazy."
Meanwhile, the admiral went to
report to Darth Vader. "Yes,
Admiral?" Darth Vader said.
"Our ships have sighted the ship,
my lord. But it has entered an asteroid
field and we cannot risk--"
Darth Vader stopped him. "Asteroids do not concern me,
Admiral. I want that ship, not
excuses."
"Yes, my lord," the
admiral replied.
Meanwhile, Han's ship was at the
bottom of a deep hole in an asteroid.
"I'm going to shut down
everything but the emergency power systems," Han said.
"Sir, I'm almost afraid to ask,
but does that include shutting me down, too?" C3P0 said.
"No, I need you to talk to the ship's
computers, find out what's wrong with it," Han said.
Suddenly, the ship rocked back and
forth. "Sir," C3P0 said,
"it's quite possible this asteroid is not entirely stable." ("Stable" means something that does
not move. If something is "not
stable" then it moves a lot.)
"Not entirely stable? Well I'm glad you're here to tell us
these things," Han said sarcastically.
"Chewie, take the professor in the back and plug him into the
ship."
As C3P0 and Chewbacca left, C3P0
complained, "Sometimes I just don't understand human behaviour. After all, I'm only trying to do my
job."
The ship rocked again. Leia fell into Han's arms. "Let go," Leia said.
"Sshh!" Han replied.
"Let go, please," Leia
said again.
"Don't get excited," Han
said.
"Captain, being held by you
isn't quite enough to get me excited," said Leia.
"Sorry, sweetheart. I haven't got time for anything else,"
Han said. Han smiled and walked away.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 5 (46:06--1:00:54)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
calling, do, even, for, has, it, making, of, so,
time
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1. I'm looking ____________ someone.
2. You're ____________ a mess.
3. Will you move along little fellow? We've got a lot of work to ____________.
4. Would you please stop ____________ me that?
5. You make ____________ so difficult sometimes.
6. What are you afraid ____________?
7. How could you know my father? You don't ____________ know who I am.
8. I don't even know what I'm doing here. We're wasting our ____________.
9. I cannot teach him. The boy ____________ no patience.
10. But I've learned ____________ much.
Answers:
1. I'm looking for someone.
2. You're making a mess.
3. Will you move along little fellow? We've got a lot of work to do.
4. Would you please stop calling me that?
5. You make it so difficult sometimes.
6. What are you afraid of?
7. How could you know my father? You don't even know who I am.
8. I don't even know what I'm doing here. We're wasting our time.
9. I cannot teach him. The boy has no patience.
10. But I've learned so much.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 6 (1:00:54--1:16:35)
Review of
Part 5 (46:06--1:00:54)
Read this summary of part 5, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
are, calling, closed, do, done, even, feeling,
for, has, help, it, kissed, making, me, my, of, sat, so, time, you
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In the swamp, Luke ___________ down next to R2D2. "Now all I have to do is find this Yoda,
if he even exists," he said. Luke
looked nervously around the jungle.
"Still, there's something familiar about this place. I feel like, I don't know..."
"Feel like what?" a voice
said.
"Like we're being watched!"
Luke said, pointing his gun at the creature behind him.
"Put away your weapon! I mean you no harm," the creature
said. "I am wondering why you are
here."
"I'm looking ___________ someone," Luke answered.
"Looking?" the creature
said. "I would say you have found
someone."
"Right," Luke said.
"I can help you," the
creature said.
"I don't think so," Luke said. "I'm looking for a great warrior."
"Ahhh! A great warrior," the creature
responded. "Wars do not make one
great."
The creature ate some of Luke's
food. "Hey, put that down,"
Luke yelled. "That's my dinner!"
"How did you get so big, eating
food of this kind?" asked the creature.
The creature started going through
Luke's belongings, throwing stuff around.
"Hey, you could have broken this," Luke said. "Don't do that. Oh, you're ___________ a mess.
Hey, give me that!"
The creature grabbed a lamp. "This is Mine!" the creature
yelled. "Or I won't help you."
"I don't want your help. I want my lamp back," Luke said. "I'll need it to get out of this slimy
mudhole."
"Mudhole? Slimy?" exclaimed the creature. "This is ___________ home."
R2D2 and the creature fought over
the lamp, until Luke said, "Oh, R2, let him have it!" R2 released the lamp, and gave it to the
creature. "Now will you move along,
little fellow? We've got a lot of work
to ___________."
"I will stay and help you find
your friend," the creature said.
"I'm not looking for a friend,"
Luke replied. "I'm looking for a
Jedi Master."
"Oh. A Jedi Master. Yoda.
You seek Yoda."
"Do ___________ know him?" asked Luke
"I will take you to him,"
the creature said. "But now, we
must eat. Come. Come."
The creature walked away.
"Stay here and watch after the camp,
R2," Luke said, before following the creature.
Meanwhile, in Han's ship, Leia was
trying to fix the ship. Han tried to
help her, but she angrily pushed him away.
"Hey, Your Worship, I'm only trying to help," Han said.
"Would you please stop ___________ me that?" Leia said.
"Sure, Leia," Han
answered.
"Oh, you make ___________
so difficult sometimes," Leia said.
"I do, I really do," Han
admitted. "You could be a little
nicer, though. Come on, admit it. Sometimes you think I'm all right."
"Occasionally," Leia
said. "When you aren't acting like a
scoundrel." (A
"scoundrel" is a bad person.)
"Scoundrel? Scoundrel?" Han said. "I like the sound of that." Han took Leia's hand and started to massage
it.
"Stop that," Leia said.
"Stop what?" said Han.
"Stop that! My hands are dirty," said Leia.
"My hands are dirty, too. What are you afraid ___________?" Han asked
"Afraid?"
"You're trembling."
"I'm not trembling."
"You like me because I'm a
scoundrel. There aren't enough
scoundrels in your life."
"I happen to like nice men."
"I'm a nice man."
"No, you're not," Leia
said, right before Han ___________
her.
As they kissed, C3P0 ran into the
room. "Sir, sir! I've fixed the ship."
"Thank you," said Han
sarcastically. "Thank you very
much."
"Oh, you're perfectly welcome,
sir," C3P0 answered.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was talking
to his commanders. They were still
looking for Han's ship. "The ship
must have been destroyed," said one captain.
"No, Captain, they're
alive," Darth Vader ”I want every
ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they ___________ found."
An admiral walked in. "Lord Vader."
"Yes, Admiral, what is it?"
Darth Vader said.
"The Emperor commands you make contact
with him," the admiral replied.
Darth Vader knelt on the floor to
talk to the Emperor.
"There is a great disturbance
in the Force," said the Emperor.
"I have felt it," said
Darth Vader.
"We have a new enemy - Luke Skywalker,"
the Emperor said.
"Yes, my master," Darth
Vader replied.
"He could destroy us," the
Emperor said.
"He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer ___________ him," said Darth Vader.
"The Force is strong with
him. The son of Skywalker must not
become a Jedi," said the Emperor.
"If he could be turned, he
would become a powerful ally," said Darth Vader.
"Yes. Yes," agreed the Emperor. "He would be a great asset. Can it be ___________?"
"He will join us or die, my master,"
Darth Vader answered.
Meanwhile, the strange green creature
was cooking food for Luke. "I just
don't understand why we can't see Yoda now," Luke said.
"Patience!" said the
creature.
"How far away is Yoda?"
asked Luke. "Will it take us long
to get there?"
"Not far. Yoda is not far. Patience.
Soon you will be with him," said the creature. "Why do you want to become a Jedi?"
"Mostly because of my father, I
guess," Luke answered.
"Ah, your father. He was a
powerful Jedi," the creature said.
"Oh, come on. How could you know my father? You don't ___________ know who I am," Luke said. Then Luke yelled in frustration, "Oh, I
don't even know what I'm doing here.
We're wasting our ___________."
The creature looked away and spoke
to the air. "I cannot teach
him. The boy ___________ no patience."
Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice came through
the air. "He will learn patience,"
Obi-Wan said.
"There is much anger in him,
like his father," the creature continued.
"Was I any different when you
taught ___________?" Obi-Wan
asked.
"He is not ready," said
the creature.
It was then that Luke realized who
the creature was. "Yoda," he
said. The creature nodded. "I am ready. I can be a Jedi. Ben, tell him I'm ready."
"You are reckless!" Yoda
said.
"So was I, if you'll
remember," Obi-Wan answered.
"He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training,"
said Yoda.
"But I've learned ___________ much," said Luke.
"Will he finish what he begins?"
Yoda asked to Obi-Wan.
"I won't fail you," said
Luke. "I'm not afraid."
Yoda looked at him. "Oh, you will be. You will be."
Meanwhile, back on Han's ship, Leia
ran over to talk to Han. "There's
something out there."
"Where?" asked Han.
"Outside, in the
cave."
"I'm going out there," Han
said.
"Are you crazy?" Leia
asked.
"I just got this ship back
together. I'm not going to let something
tear it apart," said Han.
"Then I'm going with you,"
said Leia.
"I think it might be better if
I stay here and guard the ship," C3P0 said.
Outside in the cave, Leia said,
"This ground sure feels strange. It
doesn't feel like rock at all. I don't
know. I have a bad ___________ about this."
"Yeah," said Han.
They found big birds on the
ship. Han and Chewbacca shot at
them. But then the cave began to rock back
and forth violently. "Wait a
minute," Han said. He realized what
was going on.
"Back in the ship," Han yelled to everyone. "All right, Chewie, let's get out of
here!"
"The Empire is still out
there," Leia said. "I don't
think it's wise to--."
But Han stopped her. "No time to discuss this in committee." (A "committee" is a group of
people.)
"I am not a committee!"
Leia said angrily.
"Sit down, sweetheart. We're taking off!" Han said.
C3P0 pointed. "Look!"
"I see it, I see it," Han
replied.
"The cave is collapsing,"
Leia said.
"This is no cave," Han
replied.
The ship escaped from the mouth of a
giant space worm just before the mouth ___________.
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
In the swamp, Luke sat down next to R2D2. "Now all I have to do is find this Yoda,
if he even exists," he said. Luke
looked nervously around the jungle.
"Still, there's something familiar about this place. I feel like, I don't know..."
"Feel like what?" a voice
said.
"Like we're being watched!"
Luke said, pointing his gun at the creature behind him.
"Put away your weapon! I mean you no harm," the creature
said. "I am wondering why you are
here."
"I'm looking for
someone," Luke answered.
"Looking?" the creature
said. "I would say you have found
someone."
"Right," Luke said.
"I can help you," the
creature said.
"I don't think so," Luke said. "I'm looking for a great warrior."
"Ahhh! A great warrior," the creature
responded. "Wars do not make one
great."
The creature ate some of Luke's
food. "Hey, put that down,"
Luke yelled. "That's my dinner!"
"How did you get so big, eating
food of this kind?" asked the creature.
The creature started going through
Luke's belongings, throwing stuff around.
"Hey, you could have broken this," Luke said. "Don't do that. Oh, you're making a mess. Hey, give me that!"
The creature grabbed a lamp. "This is Mine!" the creature
yelled. "Or I won't help you."
"I don't want your help. I want my lamp back," Luke said. "I'll need it to get out of this slimy
mudhole."
"Mudhole? Slimy?" exclaimed the creature. "This is my home."
R2D2 and the creature fought over
the lamp, until Luke said, "Oh, R2, let him have it!" R2 released the lamp, and gave it to the
creature. "Now will you move along,
little fellow? We've got a lot of work
to do."
"I will stay and help you find
your friend," the creature said.
"I'm not looking for a friend,"
Luke replied. "I'm looking for a
Jedi Master."
"Oh. A Jedi Master. Yoda.
You seek Yoda."
"Do you know him?"
asked Luke
"I will take you to him,"
the creature said. "But now, we
must eat. Come. Come."
The creature walked away.
"Stay here and watch after the camp,
R2," Luke said, before following the creature.
Meanwhile, in Han's ship, Leia was
trying to fix the ship. Han tried to
help her, but she angrily pushed him away.
"Hey, Your Worship, I'm only trying to help," Han said.
"Would you please stop calling
me that?" Leia said.
"Sure, Leia," Han
answered.
"Oh, you make it so difficult sometimes,"
Leia said.
"I do, I really do," Han
admitted. "You could be a little
nicer, though. Come on, admit it. Sometimes you think I'm all right."
"Occasionally," Leia
said. "When you aren't acting like a
scoundrel." (A
"scoundrel" is a bad person.)
"Scoundrel? Scoundrel?" Han said. "I like the sound of that." Han took Leia's hand and started to massage
it.
"Stop that," Leia said.
"Stop what?" said Han.
"Stop that! My hands are dirty," said Leia.
"My hands are dirty, too. What are you afraid of?" Han
asked
"Afraid?"
"You're trembling."
"I'm not trembling."
"You like me because I'm a
scoundrel. There aren't enough
scoundrels in your life."
"I happen to like nice men."
"I'm a nice man."
"No, you're not," Leia
said, right before Han kissed her.
As they kissed, C3P0 ran into the
room. "Sir, sir! I've fixed the ship."
"Thank you," said Han
sarcastically. "Thank you very
much."
"Oh, you're perfectly welcome,
sir," C3P0 answered.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was talking
to his commanders. They were still
looking for Han's ship. "The ship
must have been destroyed," said one captain.
"No, Captain, they're
alive," Darth Vader ”I want every
ship available to sweep the asteroid field until they are found."
An admiral walked in. "Lord Vader."
"Yes, Admiral, what is it?"
Darth Vader said.
"The Emperor commands you make contact
with him," the admiral replied.
Darth Vader knelt on the floor to
talk to the Emperor.
"There is a great disturbance
in the Force," said the Emperor.
"I have felt it," said
Darth Vader.
"We have a new enemy - Luke Skywalker,"
the Emperor said.
"Yes, my master," Darth
Vader replied.
"He could destroy us," the
Emperor said.
"He's just a boy. Obi-Wan can no longer help him,"
said Darth Vader.
"The Force is strong with
him. The son of Skywalker must not
become a Jedi," said the Emperor.
"If he could be turned, he
would become a powerful ally," said Darth Vader.
"Yes. Yes," agreed the Emperor. "He would be a great asset. Can it be done?"
"He will join us or die, my master,"
Darth Vader answered.
Meanwhile, the strange green
creature was cooking food for Luke.
"I just don't understand why we can't see Yoda now," Luke
said.
"Patience!" said the
creature.
"How far away is Yoda?"
asked Luke. "Will it take us long
to get there?"
"Not far. Yoda is not far. Patience.
Soon you will be with him," said the creature. "Why do you want to become a Jedi?"
"Mostly because of my father, I
guess," Luke answered.
"Ah, your father. He was a
powerful Jedi," the creature said.
"Oh, come on. How could you know my father? You don't even know who I am,"
Luke said. Then Luke yelled in
frustration, "Oh, I don't even know what I'm doing here. We're wasting our time."
The creature looked away and spoke
to the air. "I cannot teach
him. The boy has no patience."
Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice came through
the air. "He will learn patience,"
Obi-Wan said.
"There is much anger in him,
like his father," the creature continued.
"Was I any different when you
taught me?" Obi-Wan asked.
"He is not ready," said
the creature.
It was then that Luke realized who
the creature was. "Yoda," he
said. The creature nodded. "I am ready. I can be a Jedi. Ben, tell him I'm ready."
"You are reckless!" Yoda
said.
"So was I, if you'll
remember," Obi-Wan answered.
"He is too old. Yes, too old to begin the training,"
said Yoda.
"But I've learned so
much," said Luke.
"Will he finish what he begins?"
Yoda asked to Obi-Wan.
"I won't fail you," said
Luke. "I'm not afraid."
Yoda looked at him. "Oh, you will be. You will be."
Meanwhile, back on Han's ship, Leia
ran over to talk to Han. "There's
something out there."
"Where?" asked Han.
"Outside, in the
cave."
"I'm going out there," Han
said.
"Are you crazy?" Leia
asked.
"I just got this ship back
together. I'm not going to let something
tear it apart," said Han.
"Then I'm going with you,"
said Leia.
"I think it might be better if
I stay here and guard the ship," C3P0 said.
Outside in the cave, Leia said,
"This ground sure feels strange. It
doesn't feel like rock at all. I don't
know. I have a bad feeling about
this."
"Yeah," said Han.
They found big birds on the ship. Han and Chewbacca shot at them. But then the cave began to rock back and
forth violently. "Wait a
minute," Han said. He realized what
was going on.
"Back in the ship," Han yelled to everyone. "All right, Chewie, let's get out of
here!"
"The Empire is still out
there," Leia said. "I don't
think it's wise to--."
But Han stopped her. "No time to discuss this in committee." (A "committee" is a group of
people.)
"I am not a committee!"
Leia said angrily.
"Sit down, sweetheart. We're taking off!" Han said.
C3P0 pointed. "Look!"
"I see it, I see it," Han
replied.
"The cave is collapsing,"
Leia said.
"This is no cave," Han
replied.
The ship escaped from the mouth of a
giant space worm just before the mouth closed.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 6 (1:00:54--1:16:35)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
anyone, back, can, have, it, me, my, of, too,
totally
|
1. It's not ____________ fault.
2. Master, moving stones around is one
thing. This is ____________ different.
3. You must unlearn what you ____________
learned.
4. Alright, I'll give ____________ a try.
5. Don't fail ____________ again, Admiral.
6. Captain Solo, this time you have gone ____________
far.
7. Why doesn't ____________ listen to me?
8. We go ____________ a long way, Lando and
me.
9. ____________ you trust him?
10. You do have your moments. Not many ____________ them, but you do have
them.
Answers:
1. It's not my fault.
2. Master, moving stones around is one
thing. This is totally different.
3. You must unlearn what you have
learned.
4. Alright, I'll give it a try.
5. Don't fail me again, Admiral.
6. Captain Solo, this time you have gone too
far.
7. Why doesn't anyone listen to me?
8. We go back a long way, Lando and
me.
9. Can you trust him?
10. You do have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have
them.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 7 (1:16:35--1:28:58)
Review of
Part 6 (1:00:54--1:16:35)
Read this summary of part 6, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
anyone, back, can, don't, have, it, me, my, of,
too, totally, was
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On the Empire's ship, a group of
bounty hunters were gathered.
("Bounty hunters" are people who catch other people for
money.) Darth Vader _________________
talking to them. "There will be a substantial reward for
the one who finds the ship. You are free
to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No killing." As he said this, Darth Vader pointed to a
bounty hunter named Boba Fett.
"As
you wish," answered Boba Fett.
Then
the admiral approached. "Lord
Vader! My lord, we have them."
The
Empire's ship was chasing Han's ship.
"Oh, thank goodness we're coming out of the asteroid field,"
said C3P0.
"Let's
get out of here," Han said. "Ready
for light-speed? One, two, three!"
Han
pulled the switch, but nothing happened.
"It's not fair," yelled Han.
"No
light-speed?" asked Princess Leia.
"It's
not _________________ fault," Han said.
"Sir,
we just lost the main rear deflector shield.
One more direct hit on the back quarter and we're done for," C3P0
said.
"Turn
the ship around," Han said.
"You're
going to attack them?" Princess Leia asked in disbelief.
They
flew at the Empire's ship.
Back
on the Empire's ship, the captain was trying to find Han's ship. "Track them. They may come around for another pass,"
the captain said.
"Captain,
the ship no longer appears on our computers," one of the men said.
"They
can't have disappeared," the captain said.
"Well,
there's no trace of them, sir," the man responded.
Then another man said, "Captain, Lord Vader demands an update
on the pursuit."
"Get
a shuttle ready," said the Captain.
"I shall assume full
responsibility for losing them, and apologize to Lord Vader. Meanwhile,
continue to search the area."
"Yes,
Captain," the man replied.
Meanwhile,
back on the planet Dagobah, Yoda was teaching Luke how to move rocks with his
mind. While Luke was training, his plane
sank into the swamp.
"Oh,
no," Luke said. "We'll never
get it out now."
"You
are so certain," said Yoda. "You
always say it cannot be done. Have you heard
nothing that I've said?"
"Master,
moving stones around is one thing. This
is _________________ different," said Luke.
"No! It's not different! It's only different in your mind," said
Yoda. "You must unlearn what you _________________ learned."
"All
right, I'll give _________________ a try," Luke said.
"No!"
said Yoda. "Don't try. Do it. Or don't do it. There is no such thing as trying."
Luke
tried to lift the plane up, but he could not.
"I can't," Luke said. "It's
too big."
"Size
doesn't matter," Yoda replied.
"You
want the impossible," Luke said, and walked off angrily.
Yoda
lifted the whole plane out of the swamp with his mind. Luke was amazed. "I _________________ believe it," Luke said.
"That
is why you fail," Yoda responded.
Meanwhile,
back on Darth Vader's ship, Darth Vader choked the captain to death with his
mind. "Apology accepted,
Captain," Darth Vader said sarcastically.
"Lord
Vader," said the admiral, "our ships have completed their search of
the area and found nothing. If the ship went
into light-speed, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now."
"Alert
all commands," Darth Vader said.
"Yes,
my lord. We'll find them," the
admiral replied.
"Don't
fail _________________ again, Admiral," Darth Vader
said.
Meanwhile,
Han's ship was attached to the side of the Empire's ship. "Captain Solo, this time you have gone _________________ far," C3P0 said. Chewbacca growled. "No, I will not be quiet, Chewbacca. Why doesn't _________________
listen to me?"
Leia
reached over and turned C3P0 off.
"Thank
you," said Han.
"What
did you have in mind for your next move?" Leia asked.
"Well,
if they follow standard Imperial procedure, they'll dump their garbage before
they go to light-speed, then we just float away," Han said.
"With
the rest of the garbage," Leia finished.
"Then what?"
"Then
we've got to find a safe port somewhere around here," Han said. (A "port" is a place to land a
ship.) "Got any ideas?"
"No,"
said Leia. "Where are we?"
"The
Anoat system," Han answered.
"Anoat
system. There's not much there,"
said Leia.
Han
checked the computer. "No. Well, wait.
This is interesting. Lando."
"Lando
system?" asked Leia.
"Lando's
not a system, he's a man. Lando
Calrissian. He's a card player, gambler,
scoundrel. You'd like him."
"Thanks,"
said Leia.
"We
go _________________ a long way, Lando and me," Han
said.
"_________________ you trust him?" asked Leia.
"No. But he has no love for the Empire, I can tell
you that," said Han.
As
the Empire's ship let their garbage out, Han ordered Chewbacca to detach the
ship. Han's ship floated away with the
garbage, unseen by the Empire's ships.
Hans plan was working.
"You
do have your moments," Leia admitted.
"Not many _________________ them, but you do have them."
The Empire's ships flew away. Once the Empire's ships were gone, Han's ship
also flew away. But Han didn't realize
that the bounty hunter Boba Fett was following him.
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
On the Empire's ship, a group of
bounty hunters were gathered.
("Bounty hunters" are people who catch other people for
money.) Darth Vader was talking
to them. "There will be a substantial reward for
the one who finds the ship. You are free
to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No killing." As he said this, Darth Vader pointed to a
bounty hunter named Boba Fett.
"As
you wish," answered Boba Fett.
Then
the admiral approached. "Lord
Vader! My lord, we have them."
The
Empire's ship was chasing Han's ship.
"Oh, thank goodness we're coming out of the asteroid field,"
said C3P0.
"Let's
get out of here," Han said. "Ready
for light-speed? One, two, three!"
Han
pulled the switch, but nothing happened.
"It's not fair," yelled Han.
"No
light-speed?" asked Princess Leia.
"It's
not my fault," Han said.
"Sir,
we just lost the main rear deflector shield.
One more direct hit on the back quarter and we're done for," C3P0
said.
"Turn
the ship around," Han said.
"You're
going to attack them?" Princess Leia asked in disbelief.
They
flew at the Empire's ship.
Back
on the Empire's ship, the captain was trying to find Han's ship. "Track them. They may come around for another pass,"
the captain said.
"Captain,
the ship no longer appears on our computers," one of the men said.
"They
can't have disappeared," the captain said.
"Well,
there's no trace of them, sir," the man responded.
Then another man said, "Captain, Lord Vader demands an update
on the pursuit."
"Get
a shuttle ready," said the Captain.
"I shall assume full
responsibility for losing them, and apologize to Lord Vader. Meanwhile,
continue to search the area."
"Yes,
Captain," the man replied.
Meanwhile,
back on the planet Dagobah, Yoda was teaching Luke how to move rocks with his
mind. While Luke was training, his plane
sank into the swamp.
"Oh,
no," Luke said. "We'll never
get it out now."
"You
are so certain," said Yoda. "You
always say it cannot be done. Have you heard
nothing that I've said?"
"Master,
moving stones around is one thing. This
is totally different," said Luke.
"No! It's not different! It's only different in your mind," said
Yoda. "You must unlearn what you have
learned."
"All
right, I'll give it a try," Luke said.
"No!"
said Yoda. "Don't try. Do it. Or don't do it. There is no such thing as trying."
Luke
tried to lift the plane up, but he could not.
"I can't," Luke said. "It's
too big."
"Size
doesn't matter," Yoda replied.
"You
want the impossible," Luke said, and walked off angrily.
Yoda
lifted the whole plane out of the swamp with his mind. Luke was amazed. "I don't believe it," Luke
said.
"That
is why you fail," Yoda responded.
Meanwhile,
back on Darth Vader's ship, Darth Vader choked the captain to death with his
mind. "Apology accepted,
Captain," Darth Vader said sarcastically.
"Lord
Vader," said the admiral, "our ships have completed their search of
the area and found nothing. If the ship went
into light-speed, it'll be on the other side of the galaxy by now."
"Alert
all commands," Darth Vader said.
"Yes,
my lord. We'll find them," the
admiral replied.
"Don't
fail me again, Admiral," Darth Vader said.
Meanwhile,
Han's ship was attached to the side of the Empire's ship. "Captain Solo, this time you have gone too
far," C3P0 said. Chewbacca
growled. "No, I will not be quiet,
Chewbacca. Why doesn't anyone
listen to me?"
Leia
reached over and turned C3P0 off.
"Thank
you," said Han.
"What
did you have in mind for your next move?" Leia asked.
"Well,
if they follow standard Imperial procedure, they'll dump their garbage before
they go to light-speed, then we just float away," Han said.
"With
the rest of the garbage," Leia finished.
"Then what?"
"Then
we've got to find a safe port somewhere around here," Han said. (A "port" is a place to land a
ship.) "Got any ideas?"
"No,"
said Leia. "Where are we?"
"The
Anoat system," Han answered.
"Anoat
system. There's not much there,"
said Leia.
Han
checked the computer. "No. Well, wait.
This is interesting. Lando."
"Lando
system?" asked Leia.
"Lando's
not a system, he's a man. Lando
Calrissian. He's a card player, gambler,
scoundrel. You'd like him."
"Thanks,"
said Leia.
"We
go back a long way, Lando and me," Han said.
"Can
you trust him?" asked Leia.
"No. But he has no love for the Empire, I can tell
you that," said Han.
As
the Empire's ship let their garbage out, Han ordered Chewbacca to detach the
ship. Han's ship floated away with the
garbage, unseen by the Empire's ships.
Hans plan was working.
"You
do have your moments," Leia admitted.
"Not many of them, but you do have them."
The Empire's ships flew away. Once the Empire's ships were gone, Han's ship
also flew away. But Han didn't realize
that the bounty hunter Boba Fett was following him.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 7 (1:16:35--1:28:58)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
about, be, did, for, me, my, our, see, too,
would
|
1. Wait a
minute! Let ______________ explain.
2. That was a long time ago. I'm sure he's forgotten ______________
that.
3. Look, don't worry. Everything's going to ______________
fine. Trust me.
4. Master Yoda, I promise to return and finish
what I've begun. You have ______________
word.
5. That boy is ______________ last hope.
6. Something's wrong here. No one has seen or knows anything about
3P0. He's been gone ______________ long
to have gotten lost.
7. Relax.
I'll talk to Lando and ______________ what I can find out.
8. Would you join me ______________ a little
refreshment.
9. We ______________ be honored if you would
join us.
10. I had no choice. They arrived right before you ______________. I'm sorry.
Answers:
1. Wait a
minute! Let me explain.
2. That was a long time ago. I'm sure he's forgotten about
that.
3. Look, don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. Trust me.
4. Master Yoda, I promise to return and finish
what I've begun. You have my
word.
5. That boy is our last hope.
6. Something's wrong here. No one has seen or knows anything about
3P0. He's been gone too long to
have gotten lost.
7. Relax.
I'll talk to Lando and see what I can find out.
8. Would you join me for a little
refreshment.
9. We would be honored if you would join
us.
10. I had no choice. They arrived right before you did. I'm sorry.
Empire
Strikes Back Part 8 (1:28:58--1:38:23)
Review of
Part 7 (1:16:35--1:28:58)
Read this summary of part 7, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
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in, lost, me, my, open, our, see, see, them, time, to, too, was, what, who,
would
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Back at Dagobah, Luke ____________
still studying with Yoda. Yoda was
teaching him to use the Force. Luke was
carrying many things in the air with his mind.
Then Luke had a vision. "Han! Leia!" Luke yelled out. Everything fell to the ground.
Yoda was not happy. "Control, control. You must learn control," Yoda said.
"I saw a city ____________ the clouds," Luke said.
Yoda thought. "You have friends there," he
said.
"They were in pain," Luke
said.
"It is the future you
see," Yoda said.
"The future? Will they die?" asked Luke.
Yoda closed his eyes and lowered his
head. "It's difficult to see. The future is always in motion."
"I've got to go to them,"
Luke said.
"You must decide how to serve
them best," Yoda said. "If you
leave now, you could help them. But you
would destroy all for which they have fought and suffered."
Meanwhile, Han's ship was flying
towards Cloud City. Han was on the radio
to the other ships. "No, I don't
have a landing permit. I'm trying to
reach Lando Calrissian."
One of the ships fired at Han's
ship. "Whoa! Wait a minute! Let ____________ explain," Han said.
"You will not deviate from your
present course," said the other ship.
"Rather touchy, aren't they?"
C3P0 remarked.
"I thought you knew this person," said Leia.
Chewbacca growled. "Well, that was a long time ago,"
Han said. "I'm sure he's forgotten ____________
that. There's nothing to worry about. We go way back, Lando and me."
"Who's worried?" asked Leia.
Han's ship landed, and everyone got
out. "Oh. No one to meet us," C3P0 commented.
"I don't like this," Leia
said.
"Well, what would you like?" Han asked.
"They did let us land,"
C3P0 said.
"Look, don't worry. Everything's going to ____________ fine. Trust me," Han said.
The door to the city opened, and
Lando came out. "See? My friend," Han said. But then in a softer voice, Han added to
Chewbacca, "Keep your eyes ____________, okay?"
Lando approached Han. "Why, you slimy, double-crossing,
no-good swindler! You've got a lot of
guts coming here, after what you pulled."
Han pointed to himself innocently,
and mouthed "Me?"
Lando moved threateningly toward
Han. But then suddenly, he threw his
arms around Han, hugging him. "How are
you doing, you old pirate? It's so good
to ____________ you! I never thought I'd
catch up with you again. Where have you
been?"
"Well, he seems very
friendly," C3P0 remarked.
"Yes, very friendly," Leia said, but her voice
still sounded worried.
"What are you doing here?" Lando asked.
Han gestured towards his ship. "Repairs. I thought you could help me out."
"What ____________ you done to
my ship?" asked Lando.
"Your ship?" said Han. "Hey, remember, you lost her to me fair
and square."
"How are you doing
Chewbacca?" Lando asked. "Are
you still hanging around with this loser?"
Lando suddenly noticed the princess and smiled. "Hello.
What have we here? Welcome. I'm Lando Calrissian. And ____________ might you be?"
"Leia," answered the
Princess.
"Welcome, Leia," said Lando, kissing her hand.
"All right, all right, you old smoothie,"
Han said, taking Leia's hand away from Lando.
C3P0 eagerly approached Lando. "Hello, sir. I am C3P0, human-cyborg relations. My facilities are at your--" But Lando walked away before C3P0 could
finish his self-introduction. "Well,
really!" said C3P0 angrily.
"What's wrong with the
ship?" Lando asked.
"Hyperdrive," Han said.
"I'll get my people ____________
work on it," said Lando.
"Good," said Han.
"You know, that ship saved my
life quite a few times," said Lando.
"She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy."
As they walked down the hall, C3P0
saw a similar robot. "Oh! Nice to see a familiar ____________," he
said. The robot responded with an insult. "How rude!" C3P0 said. C3P0 wandered in to the room, when suddenly a
man's voice asked him, "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to intrude. No, no, please don't ____________ up. No!" C3P0 was shot, causing his robot
body to scatter in all directions.
Meanwhile, Luke was preparing to
leave Dagobah. Yoda was trying to
convince him to stay. "Luke! You must complete the training," Yoda
pleaded.
"I can't keep the vision out of
my head," said Luke. "They're
my friends. I've got to help ____________."
"You must not go!" said
Yoda.
"But Han and Leia will die if I
don't," Luke said.
Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice came from the air. "You don't know that." Obi-Wan appeared before Luke. "Even Yoda cannot see their fate."
"But I can help them! I feel the Force!" said Luke
"But you cannot control it. This is a dangerous ____________ for you,
when you will be tempted by the dark side of the Force," said Obi-Wan.
"Yes, yes. Listen
to Obi-Wan," said Yoda. "Remember
your failure at the cave!"
"But I've learned so much since then," said Luke. "Master Yoda, I promise to return and
finish what I've begun. You have ____________
word."
"It is you and your abilities
the Emperor wants. That is why your friends
are made to suffer," said Obi-Wan.
"And that is why I have to go," said Luke.
"Luke, I don't want to lose you
to the Emperor the way I ____________ Vader," said Obi-Wan.
"You won't," said Luke.
"Only a fully trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his
ally will conquer Vader and his Emperor," said Yoda. "If you end your training now, if you
choose the quick and easy path, as Vader did, you will become an agent of evil."
"Patience," said Obi-Wan.
"And sacrifice Han and Leia?" asked Luke.
"If you honor what they fight
for, yes!" said Yoda.
"If you choose to face Vader,
you will do it alone," said Obi-Wan.
"I cannot interfere."
"I understand," Luke said.
Luke prepared to leave. Obi-Wan
shouted out a final warning to him.
"Luke, don't give in to hate--that leads to the dark side."
"Vader is strong. Remember ____________ you have learned. It can save you," said Yoda.
"I will. And
I'll return. I promise," said
Luke. And then Luke flew away in his
plane.
Yoda sighed. "I told you he was reckless. Now matters are worse."
"That boy is ____________ last
hope," said Obi-Wan.
"No. There is
another," said Yoda.
Meanwhile, Han and Leia were talking in Cloud City. "The ship is almost finished," said
Han. "Two or three more things and we're
in great shape."
"The sooner the better,"
Leia said. "Something's wrong
here. No one has seen or knows anything
about 3P0. He's been gone ____________
long to have gotten lost.
"Relax," said Han. "I'll talk to Lando and ____________
what I can find out."
"I don't trust Lando," said Leia.
"Well, I don't trust him, either," said Han. "But he is my friend. Besides, we'll soon be gone."
Chewbacca came in with the pieces of
C3P0. "What happened?" asked
Leia.
Chewbacca growled. "Where?
Found him in a junk pile?" said Han.
"Oh, what a mess. Chewie, do you think you can repair him?"
asked Leia.
Chewbacca shrugged.
"Lando's got people who can fix
him," said Han.
"No, thanks," said Leia.
The door opened and Lando came
in. "I'm sorry. Am I interrupting ____________?" asked
Lando.
"Not really," said Leia.
"You look absolutely beautiful," Lando said to
Leia. "You truly belong here with
us among the clouds. Would you join me ____________
a little refreshment?" Chewbacca
growled. "Everyone's invited, of
course," Lando said.
As they walked, Han and Leia talked
to Lando. "Aren't you afraid the
Empire's going to find out about this little operation and shut you down?"
asked Han.
"That's always been a danger," Lando said. "But I've just made a deal that will
keep the Empire out of here forever."
Lando opened the door, revealing
Darth Vader. Han shot at Darth Vader,
but Darth Vader blocked the lasers and took away Han's gun with his mind. "We ____________ be honored if you would
join us," Darth Vader said. Behind
Han and Leia, stormtroopers arrived.
Han gave Lando a mean look. "I had no choice. They arrived right before you ____________. I'm sorry," said Lando.
"I'm sorry, too," said
Han.
Talk with a partner. What do you think is going to happen in the
next part of the movie?
Answers:
Back at Dagobah, Luke was
still studying with Yoda. Yoda was
teaching him to use the Force. Luke was
carrying many things in the air with his mind.
Then Luke had a vision. "Han! Leia!" Luke yelled out. Everything fell to the ground.
Yoda was not happy. "Control, control. You must learn control," Yoda said.
"I saw a city in the clouds," Luke said.
Yoda thought. "You have friends there," he
said.
"They were in pain," Luke
said.
"It is the future you
see," Yoda said.
"The future? Will they die?" asked Luke.
Yoda closed his eyes and lowered his
head. "It's difficult to see. The future is always in motion."
"I've got to go to them,"
Luke said.
"You must decide how to serve
them best," Yoda said. "If you
leave now, you could help them. But you
would destroy all for which they have fought and suffered."
Meanwhile, Han's ship was flying
towards Cloud City. Han was on the radio
to the other ships. "No, I don't
have a landing permit. I'm trying to
reach Lando Calrissian."
One of the ships fired at Han's
ship. "Whoa! Wait a minute! Let me explain," Han said.
"You will not deviate from your
present course," said the other ship.
"Rather touchy, aren't they?"
C3P0 remarked.
"I thought you knew this person," said Leia.
Chewbacca growled. "Well, that was a long time ago,"
Han said. "I'm sure he's forgotten about
that. There's nothing to worry
about. We go way back, Lando and me."
"Who's worried?" asked
Leia.
Han's ship landed, and everyone got
out. "Oh. No one to meet us," C3P0 commented.
"I don't like this," Leia
said.
"Well, what would you like?" Han asked.
"They did let us land,"
C3P0 said.
"Look, don't worry. Everything's going to be fine. Trust me," Han said.
The door to the city opened, and
Lando came out. "See? My friend," Han said. But then in a softer voice, Han added to
Chewbacca, "Keep your eyes open, okay?"
Lando approached Han. "Why, you slimy, double-crossing,
no-good swindler! You've got a lot of
guts coming here, after what you pulled."
Han pointed to himself innocently,
and mouthed "Me?"
Lando moved threateningly toward
Han. But then suddenly, he threw his
arms around Han, hugging him. "How are
you doing, you old pirate? It's so good
to see you! I never thought I'd
catch up with you again. Where have you
been?"
"Well, he seems very
friendly," C3P0 remarked.
"Yes, very friendly," Leia said, but her voice
still sounded worried.
"What are you doing here?" Lando asked.
Han gestured towards his ship. "Repairs. I thought you could help me out."
"What have you done to
my ship?" asked Lando.
"Your ship?" said Han. "Hey, remember, you lost her to me fair
and square."
"How are you doing
Chewbacca?" Lando asked. "Are
you still hanging around with this loser?"
Lando suddenly noticed the princess and smiled. "Hello.
What have we here? Welcome. I'm Lando Calrissian. And who might you be?"
"Leia," answered the
Princess.
"Welcome, Leia," said Lando, kissing her hand.
"All right, all right, you old smoothie,"
Han said, taking Leia's hand away from Lando.
C3P0 eagerly approached Lando. "Hello, sir. I am C3P0, human-cyborg relations. My facilities are at your--" But Lando walked away before C3P0 could
finish his self-introduction. "Well,
really!" said C3P0 angrily.
"What's wrong with the
ship?" Lando asked.
"Hyperdrive," Han said.
"I'll get my people to
work on it," said Lando.
"Good," said Han.
"You know, that ship saved my
life quite a few times," said Lando.
"She's the fastest hunk of junk in the galaxy."
As they walked down the hall, C3P0
saw a similar robot. "Oh! Nice to see a familiar face," he
said. The robot responded with an
insult. "How rude!" C3P0
said. C3P0 wandered in to the room, when
suddenly a man's voice asked him, "Who are you?"
"Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to intrude. No, no, please don't get up. No!" C3P0 was shot, causing his robot
body to scatter in all directions.
Meanwhile, Luke was preparing to
leave Dagobah. Yoda was trying to
convince him to stay. "Luke! You must complete the training," Yoda
pleaded.
"I can't keep the vision out of
my head," said Luke. "They're
my friends. I've got to help them."
"You must not go!" said
Yoda.
"But Han and Leia will die if I
don't," Luke said.
Obi-Wan Kenobi's voice came from the air. "You don't know that." Obi-Wan appeared before Luke. "Even Yoda cannot see their fate."
"But I can help them! I feel the Force!" said Luke
"But you cannot control it. This is a dangerous time for you, when
you will be tempted by the dark side of the Force," said Obi-Wan.
"Yes, yes. Listen
to Obi-Wan," said Yoda. "Remember
your failure at the cave!"
"But I've learned so much since then," said Luke. "Master Yoda, I promise to return and
finish what I've begun. You have my
word."
"It is you and your abilities
the Emperor wants. That is why your friends
are made to suffer," said Obi-Wan.
"And that is why I have to go," said Luke.
"Luke, I don't want to lose you
to the Emperor the way I lost Vader," said Obi-Wan.
"You won't," said Luke.
"Only a fully trained Jedi Knight with the Force as his
ally will conquer Vader and his Emperor," said Yoda. "If you end your training now, if you
choose the quick and easy path, as Vader did, you will become an agent of evil."
"Patience," said Obi-Wan.
"And sacrifice Han and Leia?" asked Luke.
"If you honor what they fight
for, yes!" said Yoda.
"If you choose to face Vader,
you will do it alone," said Obi-Wan.
"I cannot interfere."
"I understand," Luke said.
Luke prepared to leave. Obi-Wan shouted
out a final warning to him. "Luke,
don't give in to hate --that leads to the dark side."
"Vader is strong. Remember what you have learned. It can save you," said Yoda.
"I will. And
I'll return. I promise," said
Luke. And then Luke flew away in his
plane.
Yoda sighed. "I told you he was reckless. Now matters are worse."
"That boy is our last
hope," said Obi-Wan.
"No. There is
another," said Yoda.
Meanwhile, Han and Leia were talking in Cloud City. "The ship is almost finished," said
Han. "Two or three more things and we're
in great shape."
"The sooner the better,"
Leia said. "Something's wrong
here. No one has seen or knows anything
about 3P0. He's been gone too
long to have gotten lost.
"Relax," said Han. "I'll talk to Lando and see what
I can find out."
"I don't trust Lando," said Leia.
"Well, I don't trust him, either," said Han. "But he is my friend. Besides, we'll soon be gone."
Chewbacca came in with the pieces of
C3P0. "What happened?" asked
Leia.
Chewbacca growled. "Where?
Found him in a junk pile?" said Han.
"Oh, what a mess. Chewie, do you think you can repair him?"
asked Leia.
Chewbacca shrugged.
"Lando's got people who can fix
him," said Han.
"No, thanks," said Leia.
The door opened and Lando came
in. "I'm sorry. Am I interrupting anything?"
asked Lando.
"Not really," said Leia.
"You look absolutely beautiful," Lando said to
Leia. "You truly belong here with
us among the clouds. Would you join me for
a little refreshment?" Chewbacca
growled. "Everyone's invited, of
course," Lando said.
As they walked, Han and Leia talked
to Lando. "Aren't you afraid the
Empire's going to find out about this little operation and shut you down?"
asked Han.
"That's always been a danger," Lando said. "But I've just made a deal that will
keep the Empire out of here forever."
Lando opened the door, revealing
Darth Vader. Han shot at Darth Vader,
but Darth Vader blocked the lasers and took away Han's gun with his mind. "We would be honored if you would
join us," Darth Vader said. Behind
Han and Leia, stormtroopers arrived.
Han gave Lando a mean look. "I had no choice. They arrived right before you did. I'm sorry," said Lando.
"I'm sorry, too," said
Han.
Empire
Strikes Back Part 8 (1:28:58--1:38:23)
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
are, at, being, don't, getting, own, us, to,
will, with
|
1. Perhaps you think you're _____________
treated unfairly?
2. This deal is _____________ worse all the
time.
3. Why _____________ they doing this?
4. They'll have to stay here but _____________
least they'll be safe.
5. Vader wants _____________ all dead.
6. I've done all I can. I'm sorry I couldn't do better but I got my _____________
problems.
7. You certainly have a way _____________
people.
8. I do not want the emperor's prize
damaged. We _____________ test it on
Captain Solo.
9. Now remember Chewbacca, you have a
responsibility for me, so _____________ do anything foolish.
10. What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot _____________ me.
Answers:
1.
Perhaps you think you're being treated unfairly?
2.
This deal is getting worse all the time.
3.
Why are they doing this?
4.
They'll have to stay here but at least they'll be safe.
5.
Vader wants us all dead.
6.
I've done all I can. I'm sorry I
couldn't do better but I got my own problems.
7.
You certainly have a way with people.
8.
I do not want the emperor's prize damaged. We will test it on Captain Solo.
9.
Now remember Chewbacca, you have a responsibility for me, so don't
do anything foolish.
10.
What if he doesn't survive? He's
worth a lot to me.
The Empire
Strikes Back Part 9 (1:38:23--2:01:50)
end
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Part 8 (1:28:58--1:38:23)
Read this summary of part 8, and fill in the
blanks with the words from the box.
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Luke ___________ flying his
plane. R2D2 was in the back. R2D2 beeped a question. "No, C3PO is
with them," Luke answered. R2D2
beeped another question. "Just hang
on," said Luke. "We're almost ___________."
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was torturing Han Solo. Lando and Boba Fett were waiting outside.
Darth Vader came out of the
room. "You may take Captain Solo to
Jabba the Hut after I have Skywalker," Darth Vader said to Boba Fett.
"He's no good ___________ me
dead," Boba Fett said.
"He will not be permanently damaged," Darth Vader
said.
"Lord Vader, what about Leia
and Chewbacca?" Lando asked.
"They must never again leave
this city," Vader replied.
"That was never a condition of our agreement, nor was
giving Han to this bounty hunter!" Lando said angrily
"Perhaps you think you're ___________ treated
unfairly?" Vader asked.
Lando paused, before saying, "No."
"Good," said Vader. "It would be unfortunate if I had to
leave soldiers here."
Vader closed the door. Lando walked away, saying to himself, "This
deal is ___________ worse all the time."
Meanwhile Chewbacca was in a prison cell. He was trying to repair C3P0. C3P0 was talking. "Oh, yes, that's very good. I like that," said C3P0. Chewbacca continued to press buttons. "Oh!
Something's not right because now I can't see," said C3P0. Chewbacca continued to press more
buttons. C3P0's sight came back, but he
realized his head was attached backwards.
"Wait. Wait! Oh, my!
What have you ___________? I'm
backwards, you stupid furball. Only an
overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough--."
Chewbacca turned C3P0 off suddenly.
Han was brought in to the jail cell
by the stormtroopers. Han was so weak he
could barely stand up. "I ___________
terrible," said Han. Chewbacca helped
Han to a platform and then turned as the door slid open revealing Leia. The stormtroopers pushed her into the cell,
and then the door slid closed. Leia
moved to Han, who was lying on the platform, and knelt next to him.
"Why ___________ they doing
this?"
"They never even asked me any questions,"
Han said in puzzlement.
Next, the door opened and Lando came in.
"Get out of here, Lando!"
said Han.
"Shut up and ___________!" Lando said. "Vader has agreed to turn Leia and
Chewie over to me."
"Over to you?" said Han.
"They'll have to stay here, but ___________ least
they'll be safe," Lando said.
"What about Han?" asked
Leia.
"Vader's giving him to the
bounty hunter," Lando
said.
"Vader wants ___________ all dead," said Leia.
"He doesn't want you at
all," said Lando. "He's after
somebody called Skywalker."
"Luke?" asked Han.
"Lord Vader has set a trap for him," said Lando.
"And we're the bait," Leia
concluded.
"Well, he's on his way," said Lando.
Han stood up. "Perfect. You fixed us all pretty good, didn't you? My friend!"
Han punched Lando. Lando's guards hit Han. But Lando yelled, "Stop!"
Lando looked at Han. "I've done all I can. I'm sorry I couldn't do better, but I got my ___________
problems."
"Yeah, you're a real
hero," Han said sarcastically.
Lando and the guards left. Leia helped Han. "You certainly have a way ___________
people," Leia said.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was examining
the carbon freezing chamber. "This
facility is crude," Darth Vader said, "but it should be adequate to
freeze Skywalker for his journey to the emperor."
A soldier appeared. "Lord Vader, a ship is approaching."
"Good," said Darth
Vader. "Monitor Skywalker and allow
him to land."
"Lord Vader," said Lando,
"we only use this facility for carbon freezing. If you put him in there, it might kill him."
"I do not want the emperor's
prize damaged," said Darth Vader. "We
___________ test it on Captain Solo."
Later, Han, Chewbacca, and Leia were
led into the freezing chamber. C3P0 was
tied on to Chewbacca's back. "If
only you had attached my legs, I wouldn't be in this ridiculous position,"
C3P0 complained. "Now, remember,
Chewbacca, you have a responsibility for me, so ___________ do anything
foolish."
"What's going on, buddy?"
Han asked Lando.
"You're being put into carbon
freeze," Lando answered.
Boba Fett went up to Vader. "What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot ___________ me."
"The Empire will compensate you
if he dies," Vader answered. "Put him in!"
Chewbacca realized what was about to
happen, and started attacking the stormtroopers.
"Oh, no! No, no, no!
Stop, Chewbacca, stop!" yelled C3P0.
"Stop, Chewie, stop!" Han
said. "Do you hear me? Stop!"
"Yes, stop, please! I'm not ready to die," said C3P0.
"Chewie! Chewie, this won't help me," said Han. "Hey!
Save your strength. There'll be
another time. The princess. You have to take ___________ of her. Do you hear me?"
Han kissed Leia as the stormtroopers
pulled him away. "I love you!"
Leia said.
"I know," Han answered.
Han was lowered into the chamber,
and frozen. C3P0 could not see. "What's going on? Turn around, Chewbacca, I can't
see." Chewbacca turned around, and
C3P0 could see. "Oh, they've
encased him in carbonite. He should be
quite well-protected--if he survived the freezing process, that is."
Lando Calrissian knelt down to check
on Han. "Well, Calrissian, did he
survive?" asked Vader.
"Yes, he's alive. And in perfect hibernation," Lando
answered. ("Hibernation" is a
long sleep.)
Vader turned to Boba Fett. "He's all yours bounty hunter. Reset the chamber for Skywalker."
A soldier came to talk to
Vader. "Skywalker has just landed,
my lord," he said.
"Good. See to it that he finds his ___________
here. Calrissian, take the princess and
the Wookiee to my ship."
"You said they'd be left in the
city under my supervision," Lando protested.
"I am altering the deal,"
Darth Vader answered. "Pray I don't
alter it any further."
Darth Vader left the room, as Lando
looked around angrily.
Talk
with a partner. How do you think the
movie is going to end?
Answers:
Luke was flying his
plane. R2D2 was in the back. R2D2 beeped a question. "No, C3PO is
with them," Luke answered. R2D2
beeped another question. "Just hang
on," said Luke. "We're almost there."
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was torturing Han Solo. Lando and Boba Fett were waiting outside.
Darth Vader came out of the
room. "You may take Captain Solo to
Jabba the Hut after I have Skywalker," Darth Vader said to Boba Fett.
"He's no good to me
dead," Boba Fett said.
"He will not be permanently damaged," Darth Vader
said.
"Lord Vader, what about Leia
and Chewbacca?" Lando asked.
"They must never again leave
this city," Vader replied.
"That was never a condition of our agreement, nor was
giving Han to this bounty hunter!" Lando said angrily
"Perhaps you think you're being treated
unfairly?" Vader asked.
Lando paused, before saying, "No."
"Good," said Vader. "It would be unfortunate if I had to
leave soldiers here."
Vader closed the door. Lando walked away, saying to himself, "This
deal is getting worse all the time."
Meanwhile Chewbacca was in a prison cell. He was trying to repair C3P0. C3P0 was talking. "Oh, yes, that's very good. I like that," said C3P0. Chewbacca continued to press buttons. "Oh!
Something's not right because now I can't see," said C3P0. Chewbacca continued to press more
buttons. C3P0's sight came back, but he
realized his head was attached backwards.
"Wait. Wait! Oh, my!
What have you done? I'm
backwards, you stupid furball. Only an
overgrown mophead like you would be stupid enough--."
Chewbacca turned C3P0 off suddenly.
Han was brought in to the jail cell
by the stormtroopers. Han was so weak he
could barely stand up. "I feel
terrible," said Han. Chewbacca helped
Han to a platform and then turned as the door slid open revealing Leia. The stormtroopers pushed her into the cell,
and then the door slid closed. Leia
moved to Han, who was lying on the platform, and knelt next to him.
"Why are they doing
this?"
"They never even asked me any questions,"
Han said in puzzlement.
Next, the door opened and Lando came in.
"Get out of here, Lando!"
said Han.
"Shut up and listen!" Lando said. "Vader has agreed to turn Leia and
Chewie over to me."
"Over to you?" said Han.
"They'll have to stay here, but at least they'll
be safe," Lando said.
"What about Han?" asked
Leia.
"Vader's giving him to the
bounty hunter," Lando
said.
"Vader wants us all dead," said Leia.
"He doesn't want you at
all," said Lando. "He's after
somebody called Skywalker."
"Luke?" asked Han.
"Lord Vader has set a trap for him," said Lando.
"And we're the bait," Leia
concluded.
"Well, he's on his way," said Lando.
Han stood up. "Perfect. You fixed us all pretty good, didn't you? My friend!"
Han punched Lando. Lando's guards hit Han. But Lando yelled, "Stop!"
Lando looked at Han. "I've done all I can. I'm sorry I couldn't do better, but I got my own
problems."
"Yeah, you're a real
hero," Han said sarcastically.
Lando and the guards left. Leia helped Han. "You certainly have a way with
people," Leia said.
Meanwhile, Darth Vader was examining
the carbon freezing chamber. "This
facility is crude," Darth Vader said, "but it should be adequate to
freeze Skywalker for his journey to the emperor."
A soldier appeared. "Lord Vader, a ship is approaching."
"Good," said Darth
Vader. "Monitor Skywalker and allow
him to land."
"Lord Vader," said Lando,
"we only use this facility for carbon freezing. If you put him in there, it might kill him."
"I do not want the emperor's
prize damaged," said Darth Vader. "We
will test it on Captain Solo."
Later, Han, Chewbacca, and Leia were
led into the freezing chamber. C3P0 was
tied on to Chewbacca's back. "If
only you had attached my legs, I wouldn't be in this ridiculous position,"
C3P0 complained. "Now, remember,
Chewbacca, you have a responsibility for me, so don't do anything
foolish."
"What's going on, buddy?"
Han asked Lando.
"You're being put into carbon
freeze," Lando answered.
Boba Fett went up to Vader. "What if he doesn't survive? He's worth a lot to me."
"The Empire will compensate you
if he dies," Vader answered. "Put him in!"
Chewbacca realized what was about to
happen, and started attacking the stormtroopers.
"Oh, no! No, no, no!
Stop, Chewbacca, stop!" yelled C3P0.
"Stop, Chewie, stop!" Han
said. "Do you hear me? Stop!"
"Yes, stop, please! I'm not ready to die," said C3P0.
"Chewie! Chewie, this won't help me," said Han. "Hey!
Save your strength. There'll be
another time. The princess. You have to take care of her. Do you hear me?"
Han kissed Leia as the stormtroopers
pulled him away. "I love you!"
Leia said.
"I know," Han answered.
Han was lowered into the chamber,
and frozen. C3P0 could not see. "What's going on? Turn around, Chewbacca, I can't
see." Chewbacca turned around, and
C3P0 could see. "Oh, they've
encased him in carbonite. He should be
quite well-protected--if he survived the freezing process, that is."
Lando Calrissian knelt down to check
on Han. "Well, Calrissian, did he
survive?" asked Vader.
"Yes, he's alive. And in perfect hibernation," Lando
answered. ("Hibernation" is a
long sleep.)
Vader turned to Boba Fett. "He's all yours bounty hunter. Reset the chamber for Skywalker."
A soldier came to talk to
Vader. "Skywalker has just landed,
my lord," he said.
"Good. See to it that he finds his way
here. Calrissian, take the princess and
the Wookiee to my ship."
"You said they'd be left in the
city under my supervision," Lando protested.
"I am altering the deal,"
Darth Vader answered. "Pray I don't
alter it any further."
Darth Vader left the room, as Lando
looked around angrily.
The
Empire Strikes Back Part 9 (1:38:23--2:01:50)
end
Can you remember these lines from the
movie? Match the words in the box to the
blanks in the sentences.
am, as, going, me, them, to, what, where, why,
will
|
1. Do you think that after what you did to Han
that we're ____________ to trust you?
2. All too easy.
Perhaps you're not ____________ strong as the emperor thought.
3. Luke, you do not yet realize your
importance. You have only begun to
discover your power. Join me, and I ____________
complete your training.
4. Obi-Wan never told you ____________ happened
to your father.
5. He told ____________ enough. He told me you killed him.
6. No. I ____________
your father.
7. We've got to go back. I know ____________ Luke is.
8. They told me they fixed it! I trusted ____________. It's not my fault.
9. R2D2, you know better than ____________ trust
a strange computer.
10. Ben, ____________ didn't you tell me?
Answers:
1. Do you think that after what you did to Han
that we're going to trust you?
2. All too easy.
Perhaps you're not as strong as the emperor thought.
3. Luke, you do not yet realize your
importance. You have only begun to
discover your power. Join me, and I will
complete your training.
4. Obi-Wan never told you what happened
to your father.
5. He told me enough. He told me you killed him.
6. No. I am
your father.
7. We've got to go back. I know where Luke is.
8. They told me they fixed it! I trusted them. It's not my fault.
9. R2D2, you know better than to trust a
strange computer.
10. Ben, why didn't you tell me?
8 comments:
I think I've commented on this before, but I first introduced Star Wars to my daughters in 15-minute segments, which worked perfectly in the first movie, and less so with each succeeding one. That discipline of form in the first movie had me re-evaluating the merits of the others, particularly this movie, which I'd generally thought was the best of the bunch. I've changed my mind on that point (especially after I finally had the super-bizarre time-line discrepancy pointed out to me), and much of that is due to exactly that exercise.
Showing these movies to my students the past couple months has been an interesting trip down memory lane for me. It has been the first time in about possibly 7 or 8 years that I've watched these movies, and I had forgotten how completely amazing they were.
And while I've been in this "Star Wars" zone, hyped up on the magic of the original movies once again, I went back recently and actually re-read a number of your old posts on Star Wars. Including the one in which you said you broke it down into 15 minute chunks for your daughters.
I've actually got a half written blog post floating around my computer at the moment, giving my own thoughts and impressions on re-viewing Star Wars. Which I may post in the next few days, depending on work and other constraints on my time. (It's the end of term over here, so busy season once again). But I'll jot down a few thoughts now anyway, and you might see these same thoughts repeated in a few days in a separate post.
As a kid I used to get so caught up in the excitement of these movies, I never really realized how perfect the original Star Wars movie was in terms of storytelling. Like you said, every character is introduced in a perfect way that keeps the momentum of the story going, each of them have their own perfect little story arch, and each of the characters are perfect fantasy archetypes.
Because all of the character arcs are completed at the end of the first movie, the sequel was always going to be somewhat of an impossible task. (Contrary to what Lucas has said in the years since, it appears from my research that the original trilogy was not planned out from the beginning, and they really didn't have a clue where to go after the initial Star Wars.)
In that respect, The Empire Strikes Back took a bold risk, by having a story where the heroes were not successfully completing a new quest, but where they were constantly on the backfoot the whole time, running, and hiding, and going from one disaster to the other. It was probably the best sequel that could have been hoped for given how completely unnecessary a sequel was to the original.
But, it doesn't live up to the tight plotting of the original. As you say. There's a huge long section in the middle of The Empire Strikes Back which really drags, and the incredible story-telling momentum of the original is gone.
By the 3rd movie it's clear they're out of ideas. Which, in retrospect, should have been a warning sign for the prequels.
Dark Horse Comics did a recent mini-series based on the original script Lucas shopped around, with Ralph McQuarrie's art. I bought the first two issues, then gave up. The artwork riffing off McQuarrie's primitive concepts was really the only draw. The characters, the plot ... man, what a mess. Makes the final achievement all the more amazing, really.
I've read several articles now on how George Lucas's early Star Wars drafts really sucked, until other people got a hold of them, and completely re-wrote everything.
Most recently, there was this cracked.com article on how much George Lucas's at-the-time wife acted as a script doctor to save the original Star Wars.
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-women-who-invented-modern-pop-culture-and-got-no-credit/
This of course would explain perfectly why the Star Wars prequels were such a disaster--There was no one around to re-write Lucas's ideas. George Lucas's ego had gotten so big he thought he didn't need anyone to re-write his stuff. (That, and the scenes from the "Making of" documentary, which indicated Lucas was still writing the screenplay after they already started filming, which means the whole thing was a really rushed job.)
What all this doesn't explain, however, is how the original Star Wars ended up being so magically perfect in the first place. I mean, if it was just a matter of getting George Lucas sidelined, and getting in the competent people to write the story, then it should have been easy for all the other movie studios to duplicate Star Wars's success. And yet nobody else could do it. You remember all those "Star Wars" want-to-be imitators in the early 1980s? Not one of them could pull of the same magic.
So, whatever else his faults were, maybe George Lucas does deserve some credit for having a genius idea--even if other people had to completely re-work it for him.
I've wondered if Marcia Lucas wasn't the frequent voice of reason. Giving her credit for "all the good ideas" is hyperbole, though -- "all the good edits" might be more accurate. I think George had a unique visual sense for the time, and an insistence on massive scale that was outrageous to everyone else but him. He and McQuarrie clearly connected and worked well together, through all the movies, really -- it's funny how the lead-up to every successive movie had its own buzz, even though we'd been burned by Jar-Jar, because the stills that were leaked looked just so damn cool. But visual problems started creeping in when George's visual sense switched from scale to detail (or clutter).
Yeah, there were a lot of turkeys released in the wake of Star Wars, but again, I'd say the failure was chiefly in the visuals. Everyone wanted to produce the next Star Wars, and nobody was thinking about what caught us by surprise. Except for Ridley Scott. I'd say Alien and Blade Runner were successes because he intuitively got what Lucas had pulled off.
Now everything is trying to look like Scott's early stuff.
Yes, I agree, the Cracked.com article saying that Maria Lucas was the person who had "all the good ideas" was probably sloppily phrased. All the good edits is probably much better. Still, it illustrates what a mess the original Star Wars would have been without people over-seeing Lucas, which explains the prequels perfectly.
Interesting observation about the visuals I was struck somewhat by the same thought re-watching these movies--how incredibly visual the character of Darth Vader is, for example. His entire costume is genius. The black helmet and cape is perfect for these kind of Space fantasy Saturday-Matinee stories. The decision to hire a huge body builder to play him, so that he towers over all the other actors, is also a visual decision that really payed off.
Of course, it's also james Earl Jones's voice which completes this character. Which I guess brings up another point--the music and the sounds of the original Star Wars was also incredible.
At the risk of stating the obvious, the original Star wars would not have been half as awesome were it not for the music of John Williams.
John Williams -- yeah, he pretty much single-handedly provided the soundtrack to my adolescence and early adulthood.
I've been thinking about the little scenes that goosed me when I saw the first movie, as a 12-year-old in '77. Most of them were very brief snippets in the larger canvas. The turrets in the Millennium Falcon were a source of deep fascination (which we never saw again). Then there's this weird thing, another turrety device, on the Death Star -- we don't see it for more than five seconds, I don't think, but wow did it ever get me speculating. There's your standard-issue Storm Trooper, standing guard -- but what was that black-clad dude? All these little hints that this far, far away galaxy had a vast, layered culture we could only guess at. Evocative, never redundant. All those little flourishes began to disappear as the franchise grew ever more bloated.
I never thought about things like the turrets before. But I wonder if on a subconscious level, that was one of the things that so attracted me to Star Wars. (After having re-watched the movies, I've been recently spending a lot of time trying to figure out exactly what was so awesome about it. I mean they were obviously awesome, but sometimes it's hard to put your finger on exactly what it was that made them so spectacular. Maybe it was all that rich detail.)
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