Language Focus

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!

Work with a partner. Unscramble the words to make questions. Can you guess the answers? 

1. the Great Depression / where / happen / did _________________________________________________

2. did / when / disappear / Amelia Earhart _________________________________________________

3. where / the capital / was / of / the Nguyen dynasty _________________________________________________

4. were / together / the Beatles / how long _________________________________________________

5. take place / the first moonwalk / did / when _________________________________________________