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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

  GAMES:

  • Fill-in-the-blank
  • Matching
  • Hangman
  • Flash cards
  • Sentence jumble
  • Missing words
  • No letters
  • Crossword puzzle

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 epic American space opera written by George Lucas. Of the six main Star Wars films, it was the second to be released and the fifth in terms of the series' chronology. The film is set three years after the original Star Wars. The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader, is hunting Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader chases a small band of Luke's friends across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. But when Vader captures Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to confront Vader and save his comrades.

The Empire Strikes Back initially received mixed reviews from critics, although it has since grown in respect, becoming one of the most popular chapters in the Star Wars saga and one of the most highly-rated films in history. Some critics had problems with the story, but they admitted that the film was a great technological achievement in filmmaking. At the Academy Awards in 1981, The Empire Strikes Back won the Oscar for Best Sound. In addition, it received the Special Achievement Academy Award for Visual Effects. Rotten Tomatoes said it was "dark" and "sinister". It added: "The Empire Strikes Back defies viewer expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional levels."

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Empire_Strikes_Back

  TRAILER AND POSTER

STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK POSTER

1. SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it. Share the words with your partner(s). Why did you choose them?

2. STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start, beginning, end, etc. Change partners and share stories.

3. CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s).

4. MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie.

5. STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie. Talk about your role with your movie star partner(s).

STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK TRAILER

1. RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).

2. CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).

3. QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s). Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions.

4. VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear. Talk about them with your partner(s).

5. GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film might be good or bad. Share your ideas with your partner(s).

  MATCHING

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	chronology	a.	group
2	villainous	b.	confessed
3.	band	c.	increased
4.	confront	d.	timeline
5.	comrades	e.	varied
6.	mixed	f.	stand up to
7.	saga	g.	evil
8.	admitted	h.	goes against
9.	defies	i.	partners
10.	heightened	j.	adventure

PHRASE MATCH

1.	the fifth in terms of the series'	a.	respect
2	The film is set three years	b.	of Luke's friends
3.	under the leadership of the	c.	from critics
4.	chases a small band	d.	chronology
5.	save his	e.	expectations
6.	mixed reviews	f.	villainous Darth Vader
7.	grown in	g.	emotional levels
8.	a great technological achievement	h.	comrades
9.	defies viewer	i.	after the original
10.	takes the series to heightened	j.	in filmmaking

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 epic American (1) _________________________ George Lucas. Of the six main Star Wars films, it was the second to be released and the (2) _____________________ series' chronology. The film is set three (3) _____________________ Star Wars. The Galactic Empire, under the leadership of the villainous Darth Vader, is hunting Luke Skywalker and the rest of the Rebel Alliance. While Vader (4) _____________________ Luke's friends across the galaxy, Luke studies the Force under Jedi Master Yoda. But (5) ____________________ Luke's friends, Luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full Jedi Knight or to confront Vader (6) ____________________.

The Empire Strikes Back initially (7) ______________________ from critics, although it has since grown in respect, becoming one of the (8) _________________________ the Star Wars saga and one of the most highly-rated films in history. Some critics had problems with the story, (9) _________________________ the film was a great technological (10) _______________________. At the Academy Awards in 1981, The Empire Strikes Back won the Oscar for Best Sound. In addition, it received the Special Achievement Academy (11) _________________________. Rotten Tomatoes said it was "dark" and "sinister". It added: "The Empire Strikes Back (12) _________________________ and takes the series to heightened emotional levels."

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

star wars episode v the empire strikes back is a 1980 epic american space opera written by george lucas of the six main star wars films it was the second to be released and the fifth in terms of the series' chronology the film is set three years after the original star wars the galactic empire under the leadership of the villainous darth vader is hunting luke skywalker and the rest of the rebel alliance while vader chases a small band of luke's friends across the galaxy luke studies the force under jedi master yoda but when vader captures luke's friends luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full jedi knight or to confront vader and save his comrades

the empire strikes back initially received mixed reviews from critics although it has since grown in respect becoming one of the most popular chapters in the star wars saga and one of the most highly-rated films in history some critics had problems with the story but they admitted that the film was a great technological achievement in filmmaking at the academy awards in 1981 the empire strikes back won the oscar for best sound in addition it received the special achievement academy award for visual effects rotten tomatoes said it was "dark" and "sinister" it added "the empire strikes back defies viewer expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional levels"

  INSERT THE VOWELS

star wars episode v the empire strikes back is a 1980 epic american space opera written by george lucas of the six main star wars films it was the second to be released and the fifth in terms of the series' chronology the film is set three years after the original star wars the galactic empire under the leadership of the villainous darth vader is hunting luke skywalker and the rest of the rebel alliance while vader chases a small band of luke's friends across the galaxy luke studies the force under jedi master yoda but when vader captures luke's friends luke must decide whether to complete his training and become a full jedi knight or to confront vader and save his comrades

the empire strikes back initially received mixed reviews from critics although it has since grown in respect becoming one of the most popular chapters in the star wars saga and one of the most highly-rated films in history some critics had problems with the story but they admitted that the film was a great technological achievement in filmmaking at the academy awards in 1981 the empire strikes back won the oscar for best sound in addition it received the special achievement academy award for visual effects rotten tomatoes said it was "dark" and "sinister" it added "the empire strikes back defies viewer expectations and takes the series to heightened emotional levels"

  MARK THE SPACES

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esecondtobereleasedandthefifthintermsoftheseries'chronology.The
filmissetthreeyearsaftertheoriginalStarWars.TheGalacticEmpire,un
dertheleadershipofthevillainousDarthVader,ishuntingLukeSkywalk
erandtherestoftheRebelAlliance.WhileVaderchasesasmallbandofLu
ke'sfriendsacrossthegalaxy,LukestudiestheForceunderJediMasterY
oda.ButwhenVadercapturesLuke'sfriends,Lukemustdecidewhethert
ocompletehistrainingandbecomeafullJediKnightortoconfrontVadera
ndsavehiscomrades.TheEmpireStrikesBackinitiallyreceivedmixedre
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g.AttheAcademyAwardsin1981,TheEmpireStrikesBackwontheOsca
rforBestSound.Inaddition,itreceivedtheSpecialAchievementAcade
myAwardforVisualEffects.RottenTomatoessaiditwas"dark"and"sinis
ter".Itadded:"TheEmpireStrikesBackdefiesviewerexpectationsandt
akestheseriestoheightenedemotionallevels."

  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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  STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	Student 1 __________	Student 2 __________	Student 3 __________
Q1.
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Q4.
Q5.

• Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
• Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

  WRITING

Write your own movie review. Show your partner your letter. Correct each other's work.

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  HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about "Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back". Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about "Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back". What are (did) critics and moviegoers saying (say) about it? How good were the actors' performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. "STAR WARS - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK" POSTER: Make a poster about "Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back". Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics' reviews, why people should see it, etc.  Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for  "Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back". Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback.

6. CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the movie. Imagine you are that character. Write your story about what you did in the movie. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback.

7. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on "Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	chronology	a.	timeline
2	villainous	b.	evil
3.	band	c.	group
4.	confront	d.	stand up to
5.	comrades	e.	partners
6.	mixed	f.	varied
7.	saga	g.	adventure
8.	admitted	h.	confessed
9.	defies	i.	goes against
10.	heightened	j.	increased

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review article at the top of the page.
(It's good for your English ;-)