Star Wars - Episode I

Intro

1. Learn Vocabulary - Learn some new vocabulary before you start the lesson.

• trait
• clear

2. Read and Prepare - Read the introduction and prepare to hear the audio.

Plot: In * Episode I, Luke Skywalker’s father is a 9-year-old boy named Anakin, who knows nothing of his dark future. Obi-Wan Kenobi is a young Jedi Knight. Qui-Gon Jinn is Obi-Wan’s Jedi master, trying to teach the Jedi way to his student. This first chapter in the Star Wars story shows young Anakin Skywalker’s journey as he follows his dreams and challenges his fears during a dangerous time.    
Clip*: In this scene, Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) is talking with Anakin’s mother about his special powers. She wants him to take her son away from the dangerous place they live in, but Qui-Gon Linn hesitates.  

Dialog

1. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.

Jinn

Mother

Jinn:  You should be very proud of your son. He gives without any thought of reward.

Mother:  Well, he knows nothing of greed. He has…

Jinn:  He has special powers.

Mother:  Yes.

Jinn:  He can see things before they happen. That’s why he appears to have such quick reflexes. It’s a Jedi trait.

Mother:  He deserves better than a slave’s life.

Jinn:  Had he been born in the Republic, we would have identified him earlier. The force is unusually strong with him, that much is clear. Who was his father?

Mother:  There was no father. I carried him, I gave birth, I raised him, I can’t explain what happened. Can you help him?

Jinn:  *I don’t know. I didn’t actually come here to free slaves. *

 

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