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From Book to Film 4 158 The Lord of the Rings: th A What do you know about the story? Try to answer the questions. 1 Who created the One Ring? a Gandalf b Isildur 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 D Answer the questions. 1 What does Sauron want to do? 4 Why must Frodo leave with the Ring? 2 Who takes the ring from Sauron? 5 Who does Saruman support? 3 Who finds the ring? 6 Why do Frodo and his friends go to Mount Doom? Plot 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… C Read the plot. B Read the information on these pages and check your answers. 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 book John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University from 1925 to 1959. The author
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A Whatdoyouknowaboutthestory?Trytoanswerthequestions.
1 WhocreatedtheOneRing? a Gandalf b Isildur c Sauron
2 WhofoundtheOneRingafteritwas lostforsolong? a BilboBaggins b Saruman c FrodoBaggins
3 FrodoBagginsleavestheShireona journeytodestroytheOneRing. Whatisthenameofthefirstplace hegoesto? a Bree b Rivendell c Gondor
D Answerthequestions.
1 WhatdoesSauronwanttodo? 4 WhymustFrodoleavewiththeRing? 2 WhotakestheringfromSauron? 5 WhodoesSarumansupport? 3 Whofindsthering? 6 WhydoFrodoandhisfriendsgotoMountDoom?
PlotThe 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…
C Readtheplot.
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B Readtheinformationonthesepagesand checkyouranswers.
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 book
John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University from 1925 to 1959.
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The Lord of the Rings: th e Fellowship of the RingThe Lord of the Rings trilogy was directed by Peter Jackson and consists of three fantasy-adventures: 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.
The film
the Shire: la conteamake for: dirigersi versoInn: locanda
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.
The characters
E Listenandwatchthefilmclipandreadthedialogue.Thenlookatthewordsinblueandmatchthemtotheirsynonyms.
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Frodo WhatmustIdo?Gandalf Youmustleave,andleavequickly.Frodo Where?WheredoIgo?Gandalf (1)GetoutoftheShire.(2)Makeforthevillageof
Bree.Frodo Bree?Whataboutyou?Gandalf IwillbewaitingforyouattheInnofthePrancing
Pony.Frodo AndtheRingwillbesafethere?Gandalf Idon’tknow,Frodo.Idon’thaveanyanswers.Imust
seetheHeadofmyOrder.Heisboth(3)wiseandpowerful.Trustme,Frodo.He’llknowwhattodo.You’llhavetoleavethenameofBagginsbehindyou,forthatnameisnotsafe
outsidetheShire.Travelonly bydayand(4)stayoffthe road.Frodo Icancutacrosscountry
easilyenough.Gandalf MydearFrodo,Hobbits
reallyareamazingcreatures.Youcanlearnallthatthereistoknowabout(5)theirwaysinamonth,andyet,afterahundredyears,theycanstillsurpriseyou.
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G MakeaposterfortheLord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring.Usepicturesandincludethisinformation:
thetitle theactors thedirector soundtrack somenicequotationsaboutthefilm(e.g.‘marvellous!’)
