Period 5: CULTURAL CORNER—The Lord of the Rings
Objectives
■To read to know more about fantasy stories
Procedures
▇ Before you read
Please go over the word list for this module, paying attention to the pronunciation of the word, the relationship between its pronunciation and its spelling.
▇While you read
Cut/ the sentences into thought groups, blacken the predicates, underline the useful expressions and darken the connectives.

The Lord of the Rings
One of the most famous fantasy stories of the twentieth century is the trilogy/ The Lord of the Rings by J ．R．R．Tolkien. All three parts of the story/ have been made/ into very successful films. The story takes place/ in a world/ called/ Middle Earth．Humans are only one of the creatures/ who exist/ at this time. There are also elves，tall beautiful creatures/ who have magical powers/ and never die．There are hobbits，who are like small humans/ and Iive/ in holes/ in hills. There are also dwarves，who are similar/ to small，ugly men/ and live/ deep/ in the mountains．
In The Lord of the Rings, a wicked wizard/ called/ Sauron who has great magical powers，has created nine rings．Any creature/ who possesses one of these rings has great power．But/ Sauron has created one ring--the Ring--that can control all of these rings．The person/ who has this ring/ controls the whole of Middle Earth．
Fortunately，this ring has been lost/ for hundreds of years．But then/ it is discovered/ by a hobbit. Sauron realizing that the Ring has been found，sends his creatures/ to get it back. If he finds the Ring, Sauron will rule Middle Earth/ and it will become a place of darkness and fear．Gandalf，a good wizard，realises that/ in order to save Middle Earth，the Ring must be destroyed．To do this, someone must take the Ring into Sauron’s kingdom．There，they must destroy the Ring/ in the fires/ that created it．The three books tell the story of the journey/ to destroy the Ring. In the last book of the trilogy/ there is a terrible war/ between Sauron and his creatures，and those who want to save Middle Earth.
Many people believe that. The Lord of the Rings is the best twentieth century novel/ in English．Of course，there are always those/ who do not enjoy readingfantasy novels. But if you do，then/ this is one story/ you should definitely read.
▇After you read
Copy all the useful expressions into your Expression Book. You may make sentences with these expressions.
Useful expressions from The Lord of the Rings
one of the most famous fantasy stories of the twentieth century, be made into…, take place, in a world, one of the creatures, at this time, have magical powers, live in holes in hills, be similar to small，live deep in the mountains, a wicked wizard, have great magical powers，possess one of these rings, control all of …, be lost for hundreds of years, get… back, become a place of darkness and fear, destroy…in the fires, in the last book of the trilogy, a terrible war, the best twentieth century novel in English, enjoy readingfantasy novels, definitely read


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