Complete the conversation with the correct words. Then listen and check your answers.
Zoe: You're a fan of the Star Wars movies, right?
Eric: I'm a huge fan. Why?
Zoe: When did the first one come out?
Eric: It was(1) _________ 1977. Actually, I can tell you the exact date. It came out (2) __________ May 25, 1977.
Zoe: How do you know that? That's about 40 years (3) ___________!
Eric: I told you—I'm a huge fan. It was so big at the time. There were a lot of science fiction movies (4) __________ the late 1970s because of Star Wars.
Zoe: And when did the next two movies come out?
Eric: The Empire Strikes Back came out (5) ___________ 1980 and Return of the Jedi came out (6) ___________ 1983. But then there was a long gap until the next one. Fans had to wait (7) ____________ 16 years until The Phantom Menace. There were no movies (8) _________1983 (9) __________1998.
Zoe: And we now have three new movies! You must be so excited!
