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B Read the information on these pages and
check your answers.
A What do you know about the story?
Try to answer the questions.
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The book
1 Who created the One Ring?
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2 a Gandalf
b4Isildur
c Sauron
2 Who found the One Ring after it was lost for so long?
a Bilbo Baggins b Saruman
c Frodo Baggins
3 Frodo Baggins leaves the Shire on a
journey to destroy the One Ring.
What is the name of the first place
he goes to?
a Bree
b Rivendell
c Gondor
The Lord of the Rings is a fantasy epic novel written by
J. R. R. Tolkien. It was written between 1937 and 1949,
a lot of it during World War II. The title of the book refers
to the Dark Lord Sauron, who created the One Ring as a
weapon to conquer all of Middle-earth.
The author
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a Professor of
English Language and Literature at Oxford University from
1925 to 1959.
C Read the plot.
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Plot
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The Dark Lord Sauron makes the One Ring in order
to conquer the lands of Middle-earth. An army of
Elves (small, creatures) and Men fights Sauron;
during a battle, Prince Isildur separates Sauron
from the Ring and defeats his army. However, the
Dark Lord is not completely defeated, unless the
Ring itself is destroyed. Later, Isildur is killed by
Orcs (terrible creatures who are used as soldiers)
and the Ring is lost in a river.
Thousands of years later, Bilbo Baggins, a good hobbit, finds the Ring.
Bilbo leaves the Ring to his nephew, Frodo. Meanwhile, the good Wizard, Gandalf, learns that the Ring is
actually Sauron’s One Ring. The ring is dangerous. Gandalf tells Frodo and his friend Samwise Gamgee, to
leave immediately with the Ring because the Orcs are coming to get it.
Saruman the White, the leader of the wizards, tells Gandalf that the evil Sauron’s army will try and capture
the Ring and kill Frodo. Gandalf tries to warn Frodo, but Saruman, who now supports the evil Sauron,
imprisons Gandalf in his tower.
Frodo and his fellow hobbits are attacked by Sauron’s army. Frodo is wounded but is later cured. Frodo finds
Gandalf and they now know that the Ring can only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom, where
it was made. Frodo agrees to take the Ring to Mount Doom and is accompanied by his hobbit friends and Gandalf…
D Answer the questions.
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1 What does Sauron want to do?
2 Who takes the ring from Sauron?
3 Who finds the ring?
4 Why must Frodo leave with the Ring?
5 Who does Saruman support?
6 Why do Frodo and his friends go to Mount Doom?
e Fellowship of the Ring
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The film
The characters
The Lord of the Rings trilogy
was directed by Peter Jackson
and consists of three fantasyadventures: The Fellowship of
the Ring (2001), The Two Towers
(2002) and The Return of the
King (2003). The films won 17
Oscars and were praised for the
digital special effects.
Bilbo Baggins (Ian Holm) – an old hobbit who finds the
Ring and gives it to his nephew, Frodo.
Frodo (Elijah Wood) – a hobbit who inherits the One Ring
from his uncle, Bilbo Baggins.
Sam Gamgee (Sean Astin) – a hobbit gardener; Frodo’s best
friend; he goes with Frodo on his journey.
Gandalf (Ian McKellen) – the wise wizard who advises Frodo.
Saruman (Christopher Lee) – leader of the wizards.
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3.49 - D8 Listen and watch the film clip
E and read the dialogue. Then look at the words
in blue and match them to their synonyms.
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leave
Frodo
Gandalf
Frodo
Gandalf
What must I do?
You must leave, and leave quickly.
Where? Where do I go?
(1) Get out of the Shire. (2) Make for the village of
Bree.
Frodo
Bree? What about you?
Gandalf I will be waiting for you at the Inn of the Prancing
Pony.
Frodo
And the Ring will be safe there?
Gandalf I don’t know, Frodo. I don’t have any answers. I must
see the Head of my Order. He is both (3) wise and
powerful. Trust me, Frodo. He’ll know what to do.
You’ll have to leave the name of Baggins behind you,
for that name is not safe
outside the Shire. Travel only
by day and (4) stay off the
F Work in pairs. Choose a character from
road.
exercise E and act out the scene.
Frodo
I can cut across country
easily enough.
G Make a poster for the Lord of the Rings: the
Gandalf My dear Frodo, Hobbits
Fellowship of the Ring. Use pictures and
really are amazing creatures.
include this information:
You can learn all that there
the title
1 about 2
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is to know
(5) their 3
the actors
ways in a month, and yet,
the director
after a hundred years, they
soundtrack
can still surprise you.
some nice quotations about the film (e.g. ‘marvellous!’)
the Shire: la contea
make for: dirigersi verso
Inn: locanda
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