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  Free Handout + MP3 + 8 Online Quizzes on The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

  GAMES:

  • Fill-in-the-blank
  • Matching
  • Hangman
  • Flash cards
  • Sentence jumble
  • Missing words
  • No letters
  • Crossword puzzle

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 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. 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

  TRAILER AND POSTER

THE LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING 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?

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).

THE LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING TRAILER

1. RETELL: Watch the trailer and retell what you saw to your partner(s).

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).

  MATCHING

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	epic	a.	regularly
2	volumes	b.	exciting
3.	following	c.	coming after
4.	seeking	d.	ever
5.	thrilling	e.	fantastic
6.	rave	f.	blockbuster
7.	of all time	g.	biggest
8.	tied	h.	books
9.	main	i.	searching for
10.	frequently	j.	drew

PHRASE MATCH

1.	a 2003 epic	a.	control of Middle-earth
2	The Lord of the Rings	b.
3.	the final fight for the	c.	see for fantasy fans
4.	The movie has a thrilling	d.	in film history
5.	a must-	e.	reviews from critics
6.	The Return of the King received rave	f.	fantasy-drama
7.	the greatest critical and box-	g.	in the top ten
8.	tied for largest number of awards won	h.	film trilogy
9.	one of the great achievements	i.	climax
10.	It is frequently listed	j.	office successes

  LISTENING / READING GAP FILL

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.

  CORRECT THE SPELLING

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  PUNCTUATE & PUT CAPITALS IN THE TEXT

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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 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

  INSERT THE VOWELS

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  MARK THE SPACES

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nTheLordoftheRingsfilmtrilogy,followingTheFellowshipoftheRing(2
001)andTheTwoTowers(2002).Itshowsthefinalfightforthecontrolof
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eralongjourneytheyfinallyarriveinthedangerouslandsofMordor,seek
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MountDoom.Themoviehasathrillingclimaxthatisamust-
seeforfantasyfans.TheReturnoftheKingreceivedravereviewsfromcri
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me.TheworldpremiereinWellingtonsawaquarterofthecity'spopulatio
n.ItwonallelevenAcademyAwardsforwhichitwasnominated,anOscar
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ndonlytimeafantasyfilmhasdoneso.ThemaincriticismofTheReturnof
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nonlistsofthegreatestevermovies.

  DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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STUDENT B's QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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  THE LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about The Lord of the Rings: 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 1 __________	Student 2 __________	Student 3 __________
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Q2.
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Q4.
Q5.

• 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.

  WRITING

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 Return of the King". 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 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.

4. "THE LORD OF THE RINGS - RETURN OF THE KING" POSTER: Make a poster about "The Lord of the Rings: 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.

5. MY PREQUEL / SEQUEL: Make your own prequel or sequel for  "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King". 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 Return of the King". Share your findings with the class.

  ANSWERS

SYNONYM MATCH

1.	epic	a.	blockbuster
2	volumes	b.	books
3.	following	c.	coming after
4.	seeking	d.	searching for
5.	thrilling	e.	exciting
6.	rave	f.	fantastic
7.	of all time	g.	ever
8.	tied	h.	drew
9.	main	i.	biggest
10.	frequently	j.	regularly

OTHER ACTIVITIES

Please check for yourself by looking at the movie review article at the top of the page.
(It's good for your English ;-)