Lessons On Movies.com THE LORD OF THE RINGS – THE RETURN OF THE KING http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_king.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_return_of_the_king.html The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-drama film directed by Peter Jackson It is based on the second and third volumes of J R R Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” It is the concluding film in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002) It shows the final fight for the control of Middleearth between Sauron and the Hobbits, Frodo, Sam and their friends After a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the place it was created, the volcanic fires of Mount Doom The movie has a thrilling climax that is a must-see for fantasy fans The Return of the King received rave reviews from critics It became one of the greatest critical and box office successes of all time The world premiere in Wellington saw a quarter of the city's population It won all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, an Oscar record, and tied for largest number of awards won with Ben-Hur and Titanic It also won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the first and only time a fantasy film has done so The main criticism of The Return of the King was its length Joel Siegel of the TV show Good Morning America said: "If it didn't take forty-five minutes to end, it'd be my best picture of the year As it is, it's just one of the great achievements in film history." It is frequently listed in the top ten on lists of the greatest ever movies Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_of_the_King_%28film%29 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_return_of_the_king.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_return_of_the_king.html SYNONYM MATCH epic a regularly volumes b exciting following c coming after seeking d ever thrilling e fantastic rave f blockbuster of all time g biggest tied h books main i searching for 10 frequently j drew PHRASE MATCH a 2003 epic a control of Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings b the final fight for the c see for fantasy fans The movie has a thrilling d in film history a must- e reviews from critics The Return of the King received rave f fantasy-drama the greatest critical and box- g in the top ten tied for largest number of awards won h film trilogy one of the great achievements i climax 10 It is frequently listed j office successes 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_return_of_the_king.html The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a 2003 epic fantasy-(1) _ by Peter Jackson It is based on the second and third volumes of J R R Tolkien's “The Lord of the Rings” It is (2) _ The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, following The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Two Towers (2002) It (3) for the control of Middle-earth between Sauron and the Hobbits, Frodo, Sam and their friends (4) _ they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of Mordor, seeking to destroy the One Ring in the (5) _, the volcanic fires of Mount Doom The movie has a thrilling climax that (6) _ fantasy fans The Return of the King (7) _ from critics It became one of the greatest critical and box office successes of all time The world premiere in Wellington saw a quarter of the city's population (8) _ it It won all eleven Academy Awards for which it was nominated, an Oscar record, and tied for largest (9) with Ben-Hur and Titanic It also won the Academy Award for Best Picture, the first and only time a fantasy (10) _ The main criticism of The Return of the King was its length Joel Siegel of the TV show Good Morning America said: "If it didn't take forty-five minutes to end, (11) _ picture of the year As it is, it's just one of the great achievements in film history." It is (12) top ten on lists of the greatest ever movies 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_return_of_the_king.html Paragraph 1 epic tnsfyaa-drama film based on the second and third ousmevl The Lord of the Rings film grioylt After a long oenuyjr a suteme-s The movie has a thrilling mcxlai Paragraph received rave rveeisw from critics the greatest citcalri and box-office successes tied for largest number of waadsr 10 The main iisccimrt 11 one of the great achievements in film otiyhsr 12 It is lyeuneqtfr listed in the top ten 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_return_of_the_king.html the lord of the rings the return of the king is a 2003 epic fantasydrama film directed by peter jackson it is based on the second and third volumes of j r r tolkien's “the lord of the rings” it is the concluding film in the lord of the rings film trilogy following the fellowship of the ring (2001) and the two towers (2002) it shows the final fight for the control of middle-earth between sauron and the hobbits frodo sam and their friends after a long journey they finally arrive in the dangerous lands of mordor seeking to destroy the one ring in the place it was created the volcanic fires of mount doom the movie has a thrilling climax that is a must-see for fantasy fans the return of the king received rave reviews from critics it became one of the greatest critical and box office successes of all time the world premiere in wellington saw a quarter of the city's population fill the streets to see it it won all eleven academy awards for which it was nominated an oscar record in winning the oscar for best picture it became the first and only time a fantasy film has done so the main 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_ g_ l "_ f _t _f R_ t_ rn _ f th_ th_ d_ dn't TV sh_ w t_ k_ K_ ng w_ s _ ts l_ ngth G_ _ d f_ rty-f_ v_ M_ rn_ ng m_ n_ t_ s _ m_ r_ c_ t_ _ nd, _ t'd b_ my b_ st p_ ct_ r_ _ f th_ y_ _ r _ s _ t _ s, _ t's j_ st _ n_ _ f th_ gr_ _ t _ ch_ _ v_ m_ nts _ n f_ lm h_ st_ ry." _ t _ s fr_ q_ _ ntly l_ st_ d _n th_ t_ p t_ n _n l_ sts _f th_ gr_ _ t_ st _ v_ r m_ v_ _ s More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville MARK THE SPACES From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_king.html TheLordoftheRings:TheReturnoftheKingisa2003epicfantasydramafilmdirectedbyPeterJackson.Itisbasedonthesecondandthirdv olumesofJ.R.R.Tolkien's“TheLordoftheRings”.Itistheconcludingfilmi nTheLordoftheRingsfilmtrilogy,followingTheFellowshipoftheRing(2 001)andTheTwoTowers(2002).Itshowsthefinalfightforthecontrolof MiddleearthbetweenSauronandtheHobbits,Frodo,Samandtheirfriends.Aft eralongjourneytheyfinallyarriveinthedangerouslandsofMordor,seek ingtodestroytheOneRingintheplaceitwascreated,thevolcanicfiresof MountDoom.Themoviehasathrillingclimaxthatisamustseeforfantasyfans TheReturnoftheKingreceivedravereviewsfromcritics.Itbecameoneo fthegreatestcriticalandboxofficesuccessesofalltime.Theworldpremi ereinWellingtonsawaquarterofthecity'spopulation.ItwonallelevenAc ademyAwardsforwhichitwasnominated,anOscarrecord,andtiedforla rgestnumberofawardswonwithBenHurandTitanic.ItalsowontheAcademyAwardforBestPicture,thefirsta ndonlytimeafantasyfilmhasdoneso.ThemaincriticismofTheReturnof theKingwasitslength.JoelSiegeloftheTVshowGoodMorningAmericas aid:"Ifitdidn'ttakefortyfiveminutestoend,it'dbemybestpictureoftheyear.Asitis,it'sjustoneof thegreatachievementsinfilmhistory."Itisfrequentlylistedinthetopte nonlistsofthegreatestevermovies More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B) Copyright © www.LessonsOnMovies.com -DISCUSSION (Write your own questions) STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A) More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 10 THE RETURN OF THE KING SURVEY From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_king.html Write five GOOD questions about The Return of the King 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 STUDENT STUDENT _ _ _ 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 More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 11 WRITING From: http://www.LessonsOnMovies.com/the_lord_of_the_rings_return_of_the_king.html Write your own movie review Show your partner your letter Correct each other’s work More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 12 HOMEWORK 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 INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about “The Return of the King ” Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about “The Return of the King ” 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 “THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING” POSTER: Make a poster about “The Return of the King ” 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 Return of the King ” 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 Return of the King ” Share your findings with the class More free lessons, listenings and online quizzes at LessonsOnMovies.com Copyright © 2013 – Sean Banville 13 ANSWERS SYNONYM MATCH epic a blockbuster volumes b books following c coming after seeking d searching for thrilling e exciting rave f fantastic of all time g ever tied h drew main i biggest 10 frequently j regularly 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