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​aliens
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awful​
​characters
imagination
make-up
special effects

​superhero
terrible
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Listen for pronunciation.
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Example Sentences
1. Do you think aliens live on other planets?
2. This popcorn is awful! I don't like it at all!
3. Captain Kirk and Spock aren't real people. They're characters in TV show.
4. Of course, Superman isn't real, but you can just use your imagination.
5. With the right kind of make-up, I can look like the Incredible Hulk!
6.
With movie special effects, it looks like Superman can fly.
7. Is Spiderman your favorite superhero?
8. I didn't like that movie at all. I thought it was terrible.
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Listen to Tom and his father talking about movies.
​Then answer the questions below.
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1. What did Tom and his Dad just watch on TV together?
​(A) Star Wars     (B) Star Trek     (C) The Incredible Hulk     
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2. Tom says the special effects are . . . .
(A) good     (B) okay     (C) bad
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3. Tom says an imagination isn't . . . .
(A) important     (B) bad     (C) fun

4. Who is Tom's favorite superhero?
(A) Superman     (B) Spock     (C) He doesn't say.     

5. Why does Tom's Dad like the Incredible Hulk?
(A) He looks like an alien.     (B) He's strong.     (C) he doesn't say     ​
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(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Now, listen again and follow along with the script below.
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Dad:  Oh, that was great! I love the part where Captain Kirk is fighting the alien!
Tom:  Ugh! That was terrible! You can tell that the alien was just a guy with green make-up. The special effects
           are terrible.
  
Dad:  Yeah, but Star Trek was made in the 1960s. Special effects weren’t so good back then.  
Tom:  They were awful . . . .    
Dad:  You just have to use your imagination a little.  Kids have no imagination these days. 
Tom:  We don’t need imagination! Anyway, the acting in that TV show wasn’t that great either.   
Dad:  What do you mean?    
Tom:  I mean that character with the big ears, from another planet . . . what’s his name . . . Spork, Splock . . .  ?   
Dad:  You mean Spock?  
Tom:  Yeah! Well, anyway, his acting is terrible. He never smiles or gets angry or anything. That’s not acting!  
Dad:  He’s not supposed to smile or get angry. He’s an alien with no human feelings.  
Tom:  Yeah, well I think I could be an actor  and do that.  
Dad:  Really?   
Tom:  Yeah.  
Dad:  Well, then, what kinds of movies or TV shows do you like?
Tom:  I like superhero movies! 
Dad:  Hmmm . . . .   
Tom:  Like Batman, or Iron Man, or Superman. Who’s your favorite superhero?   
Dad: 
I’m not sure that I have . . . .   ​
Tom:  But if you had to choose, … who would  you choose? Ant Man? Spiderman?    
Dad:  Um, let me think . . . . 
Tom:  Wonder Woman?  
Dad:  I think I would choose . . . .  
Tom:  Yeah?   
Dad:  I think I would choose the Incredible Hulk.

Tom: Why? 
Dad:  Because he’s big and green, just like the alien we saw in Star Trek!  

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Listen again and fill in the missing words. (Use a pen and paper to write your answers.)

​​​​​​Dad:  Oh, that was great! I love the part where Captain Kirk is fighting the alien!
Tom:  Ugh! That was terrible! You can tell that the alien was just a guy with green make-up. The (1) __________________
           are terrible.   
Dad:  Yeah, but Star Trek was made in the 1960s. Special effects weren’t so good back then.  
Tom:  They were (2) __________________ . . . .    
Dad:  You just have to use your imagination a little. (3) __________________ have no imagination these days. 
Tom:  We don’t need imagination! Anyway, the (4) __________________ in that TV show wasn’t that great either.   
Dad:  What do you mean?    
Tom:  I mean that (5) __________________ with the  big ears, from another planet . . . what’s his name . . .  Spork,
           Splock . . . ?
  
Dad:  You mean Spock?  
Tom:  Yeah! Well, anyway, his acting is terrible. He (6) __________________ smiles or gets (7)  __________________ or
​           anything. That’s not acting!
 
Dad:  He’s not supposed to smile or get angry. He’s an (8) __________________ with no human feelings.  
Tom:  Yeah, well I think I could be an (9) __________________  and do that.  
Dad:  Really?   
Tom:  Yeah.  
Dad:  Well, then, what (10) __________________ of movies or TV shows do you like?
Tom:  I like superhero movies! 
Dad:  Hmmm . . . .   
Tom:  Like Batman, or Iron Man, or Superman. Who’s your (11) __________________ superhero?   
Dad: 
I’m not sure that I have . . . .   ​
Tom:  But if you had to choose, . . .  who would  you choose? Ant Man? Spiderman?    
Dad:  Um, let me think . . . . 
Tom:  Wonder Woman?  
Dad:  I think I would choose . . . .  
Tom:  Yeah?   
Dad:  I think I would choose the Incredible Hulk.

Tom:  Why? 
Dad:  (12) __________________ he’s big and green, just like the alien we saw in Star Trek!  
​(Scroll down to the bottom of this page to check your answers.)

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Work with a partner and continue the conversation between Tom and his father. Act out the conversation for your other classmates.
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Tom: Why?

Dad: Because he's big and green, just like the alien we saw in Star Trek!

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dad: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Tom: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

ANSWERS  How much do you understand? 
1. B (Star Trek)     2. C (bad)     3. A (important)     4. C (He doesn't say.)     5. A (He looks like an alien.)     


ANSWERS  Listening Gap-Fill Activity 
1. special effects     2. awful     3. Kids     4. acting     5. character      6. never     7. angry     8. alien     9. actor     10. kinds     11. favorite   
​12. Because     



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