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THE LORD OF
THE RINGS –
THE
FELLOWSHIP
OF THE RING
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CONTENTS
Listening / Reading Script

2

Mark The Spaces

9

Poster / Trailer

3

Discussion

10

Synonym / Phrase Match

4

Survey

11

Listening Gap Fill

5

Writing

12

Correct The Spelling

6

Homework

13

Punctuate The Text

7

Answers

14

Insert The Vowels

8

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THE LISTENING / READING SCRIPT
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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.
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TRAILER AND POSTER
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POSTER
1. 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.

2. STORY: Talk about what you think the story of the movie is – the start,
beginning, end, etc. Change partners and share stories.

3. CREDITS: Look at the credits on the poster (the actors, director,
producer…) and talk about them with your partner(s).

4. MUST-SEE: Talk with your partner(s) about whether the poster and
movie title are good and make you want to see the movie.

5. STARRING YOU: Imagine you are one of the stars of the movie. Talk
about your role with your movie star partner(s).

TRAILER
1. RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).
You can watch a trailer at

2. CHUNKS: Watch 10-to-15 second chunks of the trailer and retell what
you saw to your partner(s).

3. 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.

4. VOCABULARY: Make a note of words in the trailer that you see or
hear. Talk about them with your partner(s).

5. 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).
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MATCHING
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SYNONYM MATCH
1.

fantasy

a.

reworking

2

sequels

b.

performers

3.

seeking

c.

destiny

4.

fate

d.

friends

5.

companions

e.

ever

6.

released

f.

accurate

7.

faithful

g.

make-believe

8.

adaptation

h.

follow-ups

9.

cast

i.

looking for

10. of all time

j.

launched

PHRASE MATCH
1.

a 2001 epic fantasy film

a.

adaptation of the original

2

It was followed by

b.

the Ring can be destroyed

3.

the second and third parts

c.

specially made costumes

4.

Frodo and his

d.

two sequels

5.

the only place where

e.

film of all time

6.

acclaimed by critics and fans

f.

of Tolkein’s trilogy

7.

people judged it to be a faithful

g.

directed by Peter Jackson

8.

a major box

h.

alike

9.

The cast wore a total of 19,000

i.

eight companions

10.

the second greatest fantasy

j.

office success

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LISTENING / READING GAP FILL
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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) __________________.
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CORRECT THE SPELLING
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6.

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9.

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PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT
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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 middleearth 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 us 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 19000 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

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INSERT THE VOWELS (a,e,i,o,u)
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MARK THE SPACES
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TheLordoftheRings:TheFellowshipoftheRingisa2001epicfantasyfilm
directedbyPeterJackson.ItisbasedonthefirstvolumeofJ.R.R.Tolkien'
sTheLordoftheRings.ItwasfollowedbytwosequelsTheTwoTowers(2002)andTheReturnoftheKing(2003),thesecondan
dthirdpartsofTolkein’strilogy.ThemovieissetinMiddleEarthandtellsthestoryoftheDarkLordSauron,whoisseekingtheOneRi
ng.TheRinghasfounditswaytotheyounghobbitFrodoBaggins(played
byElijahWood).ThefateofMiddleEarthrestswithFrodoandhiseightcompanions,whoformtheFellowshi
poftheRing.TheybegintheirjourneytoMountDoomtheonlyplacewheretheRingcanbedestroyed.Thefilmwasreleasedon1

0December,2001andwashighlyacclaimedbycriticsandfansalike,esp
eciallyasmanypeoplejudgedittobeafaithfuladaptationoftheoriginalst
ory.Itwasamajorboxofficesuccess,earningover$870millionworldwid
e.Itwasalsothesecondhighestgrossingfilmof2001intheU.S.andworldwide(behindHarryPotterandt
hePhilosopher'sStone).ItwonfourAcademyAwardsandfiveBAFTAs,in
cludingBestFilmandBestDirector.Thecastworeatotalof19,000special
lymadecostumes.In2007,TheFellowshipoftheRingwasvotednumber
50ontheAmericanFilmInstitute'slistof100greatestAmericanfilms.Th
eAFIalsovoteditthesecondgreatestfantasyfilmofalltime.
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DISCUSSION

(Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

________________________________________________________

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(Write your own questions)

STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

1.

________________________________________________________

2.

________________________________________________________

3.

________________________________________________________

4.

________________________________________________________

5.

________________________________________________________

6.

________________________________________________________

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THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING SURVEY
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Write five GOOD questions about The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her
own paper.
When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

STUDENT 1

STUDENT 2

STUDENT 3

_____________

_____________

_____________

Q.1.

Q.2.

Q.3.

Q.4.

Q.5.

•

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found
out. Change partners often.

•

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

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WRITING
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Write your own movie review. Show your partner your
letter. Correct each other’s work.
______________________________________________________________________________
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HOMEWORK
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from
the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search
engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information
about “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ”. Talk about
what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “The Lord
of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ”. What are (did) critics and
moviegoers saying (say) about it? 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.

4. “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.

5. 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 do. Find some good online activities. Read
what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other
feedback.

6. 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.

7. 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.
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ANSWERS
SYNONYM MATCH
1.

fantasy

a.

make-believe

2

sequels

b.

follow-ups

3.

seeking

c.

looking for

4.

fate

d.

destiny

5.

companions

e.

friends

6.

released

f.

launched

7.

faithful

g.

accurate

8.

adaptation

h.

reworking

9.

cast

i.

performers

10. of all time

j.

ever

OTHER ACTIVITIES
Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review on page 2.
(It's good for your English ;-)

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