Lessons On Movies.com THE LORD OF THE RINGS – THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html CONTENTS Listening / Reading Script Mark The Spaces Poster / Trailer Discussion 10 Synonym / Phrase Match Survey 11 Listening Gap Fill Writing 12 Correct The Spelling Homework 13 Punctuate The Text Answers 14 Insert The Vowels Follow Sean Banville on Twitter twitter.com/SeanBanville Facebook www.facebook.com/pages/BreakingNewsEnglish/155625444452176 Google + plus.google.com/110990608764591804698/posts More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson It is based on the first volume of J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings It was followed by two sequels - The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), the second and third parts of Tolkein’s trilogy The movie is set in Middle-Earth and tells the story of the Dark Lord Sauron, who is seeking the One Ring The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins (played by Elijah Wood) The fate of Middle-Earth rests with Frodo and his eight companions, who form the Fellowship of the Ring They begin their journey to Mount Doom - the only place where the Ring can be destroyed The film was released on 10 December, 2001 and was highly acclaimed by critics and fans alike, especially as many people judged it to be a faithful adaptation of the original story It was a major box office success, earning over $870 million worldwide It was also the second highest-grossing film of 2001 in the U.S and worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) It won four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Director The cast wore a total of 19,000 specially made costumes In 2007, The Fellowship of the Ring was voted number 50 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 greatest American films The AFI also voted it the second greatest fantasy film of all time Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings:_The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville TRAILER AND POSTER From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html POSTER SIX WORDS: Look at the poster and write down six words (more if you like) that you think of as you look at it Share the words with your partner(s) Why did you choose them? You can find posters for this movie at www.wikipedia.com or www.imbd.com - just type the name of the movie in the search field STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start, beginning, end, etc Change partners and share stories CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director, producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s) MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and movie title are good and make you want to see the movie STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie Talk about your role with your movie star partner(s) TRAILER RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) You can watch a trailer at http://www.youtube.com CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s) QUIZ: Watch the trailer and write down some quiz questions for your partner(s) Watch a second time to find the answers to the questions VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or hear Talk about them with your partner(s) GOOD / BAD: Watch the trailer and write down why you think the film might be good or bad Share your ideas with your partner(s) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MATCHING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html SYNONYM MATCH fantasy a reworking sequels b performers seeking c destiny fate d friends companions e ever released f accurate faithful g make-believe adaptation h follow-ups cast i looking for 10 of all time j launched PHRASE MATCH a 2001 epic fantasy film a adaptation of the original It was followed by b the Ring can be destroyed the second and third parts c specially made costumes Frodo and his d two sequels the only place where e film of all time acclaimed by critics and fans f of Tolkein’s trilogy people judged it to be a faithful g directed by Peter Jackson a major box h alike The cast wore a total of 19,000 i eight companions 10 the second greatest fantasy j office success More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville LISTENING / READING GAP FILL From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by Peter Jackson (1) volume of J R R Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings It was followed by two sequels - The Two Towers (2002) and The Return of the King (2003), the second and third (2) The movie is set in Middle-Earth and tells the story of the Dark Lord Sauron, (3) One Ring The Ring has found its way to the young hobbit Frodo Baggins (played by Elijah Wood) (4) -Earth rests with Frodo and his eight (5) the Fellowship of the Ring They begin their journey to Mount Doom - (6) the Ring can be destroyed The film was released on 10 December, 2001 and was highly acclaimed by (7) , especially as many people judged it to be (8) of the original story It was a major box office success, earning over $870 million worldwide It was also the second (9) 2001 in the U.S and worldwide (behind Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) It won four Academy Awards and five BAFTAs, including Best Film and Best Director The cast wore a total of 19,000 (10) In 2007, The Fellowship of the Ring was voted number 50 on the American Film (11) greatest American films The AFI also voted it the second greatest (12) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville CORRECT THE SPELLING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html Paragraph 1 based on the first euvmol the second and third parts of Tolkein’s ygiotlr kgneies the One Ring Frodo and his eight imasnpnooc They begin their njreoyu to Mount Doom the only place where the Ring can be etsordyed Paragraph The film was desereal on 10 December highly acclaimed by critics and fans eiakl a tafhfliu adaptation of the original story 10 the second highest-noisrgsg film of 2001 11 The cast wore a total of 19,000 specially made ouetcsms 12 The AFI also tdvoe it the second greatest fantasy film More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_fellowship_of_the_ring.html the lord of the rings the fellowship of the ring is a 2001 epic fantasy film directed by peter jackson it is based on the first volume of j r r tolkien's the lord of the rings it was followed by two sequels - 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How good were the actors’ performances? What was good and bad about the movie? Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your articles “THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING” POSTER: Make a poster about “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ” Make sure you put tag lines, audience and critics’ reviews, why people should see it, etc Show it to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback on your posters MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ” Make sure there is a good mix of things to Find some good online activities Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback CHARACTER STORY: Choose one of the characters from the movie Imagine you are that character Write your story about what you did in the movie Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson Give each other feedback ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, Twitter stream, or any other social media tool to get opinions on “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH fantasy a make-believe sequels b follow-ups seeking c looking for fate d destiny companions e friends released f launched faithful g accurate adaptation h reworking cast i performers 10 of all time j ever OTHER ACTIVITIES Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page (It's good for your English ;-) CREATIVE COMMONS Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attributi on-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 14