based on p.32, ex.6 Read the text and match the titles with the paragraphs. There is one title you don't need A learned man of lettersThe creation of legendary worldCourageous character of a domestic raceFighting the evilWinning the audienceA movie comeback of the trilogyTolkien's fans role-playing the books The Lord of the Rings is one of the most popular fantasy novels. Its author, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, was born in 1892 in South Africa and grew up in England, in a village near Birmingham. He took part in the First World War. Then he became a professor of English at Oxford University. It all began with The Hobbit, the story made up for his sons and published in 1938. The main characters of this book later appeared in The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien hated technology, he wanted to see England as it was before the invention of engines. He loved ancient myths and borrowed his characters from Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian and other European mythology. In his books he created his own world inhabited by wizards, elves, dwarfs, goblins and hobbits. Hobbits are Tolkien's own invention. The word is a combination of Homo (meaning "man") and rabbit. In 1970 the word "hobbit" was included in the Oxford Dictionary. Tolkien tells his readers that hobbits are peaceful rather short creatures with furry legs. Hobbits are fond of their cosy underground homes and lovely gardens. They don't like adventures of any kind. Nevertheless, the main character of The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, is forced to take part in a long and dangerous journey full of extraordinary and risky adventures. In The Lord of the Rings, a second book about hobbits, Bilbo's nephew, Frodo Baggins, is given a dangerous task. He must destroy the magic ring which gives its owner great power. If the ring falls into the hands of Sauron, the Dark Lord, he and his dark forces will rule the world. So Frodo has to take the Ring to the Dark Lord's own territory and throw it into the fires of Mount Doom. The book took 11 years to write. It has three parts and is more than 1000 pages. When it was published in 1954, it became an immediate success. Tolkien's magic world caught readers' imagination and became a cult on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. For many years film-makers didn't take the risk to make a film based on the book. But finally the phenomenon that Tolkien hated so much — technology — helped. With modern computer effects it became possible to create a realistic interpretation of the book. The director Peter Jackson found suitable settings in his native New Zealand and made them look as real as possible. Some people believe that both the book and the three-part film are among the greatest works of nowadays.

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basedonp.32, ex.6

Readthetextandmatchthetitleswiththeparagraphs.Thereisonetitleyoudon'tneed

A learned man of letters
The creation of legendary world
Courageous character of a domestic race
Fighting the evil
Winning the audience
A movie comeback of the trilogy
Tolkien's fans role-playing the books

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TheLordoftheRingsisoneofthemostpopularfantasynovels. Itsauthor, JohnRonaldReuelTolkien, wasbornin1892inSouthAfricaandgrewupinEngland, inavillagenearBirmingham.HetookpartintheFirstWorldWar.ThenhebecameaprofessorofEnglishatOxfordUniversity.
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ItallbeganwithTheHobbit, thestorymadeupforhissonsandpublishedin1938. ThemaincharactersofthisbooklaterappearedinTheLordoftheRings.Tolkienhatedtechnology, hewantedtoseeEnglandasitwasbeforetheinventionofengines.HelovedancientmythsandborrowedhischaractersfromAnglo-Saxon, ScandinavianandotherEuropeanmythology.Inhisbookshecreatedhisownworldinhabitedbywizards, elves, dwarfs, goblinsandhobbits.
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HobbitsareTolkien'sowninvention. ThewordisacombinationofHomo(meaning "man")andrabbit.In1970theword "hobbit" wasincludedintheOxfordDictionary.Tolkientellshisreadersthathobbitsarepeacefulrathershortcreatureswithfurrylegs.Hobbitsarefondoftheircosyundergroundhomesandlovelygardens.Theydon'tlikeadventuresofanykind.Nevertheless, themaincharacterofTheHobbit, BilboBaggins, isforcedtotakepartinalonganddangerousjourneyfullofextraordinaryandriskyadventures.
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InTheLordoftheRings, asecondbookabouthobbits, Bilbo'snephew, FrodoBaggins, isgivenadangeroustask. Hemustdestroythemagicringwhichgivesitsownergreatpower.IftheringfallsintothehandsofSauron, theDarkLord, heandhisdarkforceswillruletheworld.SoFrodohastotaketheRingtotheDarkLord'sownterritoryandthrowitintothefiresofMountDoom.
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Thebooktook11yearstowrite. Ithasthreepartsandismorethan1000pages.Whenitwaspublishedin1954, itbecameanimmediatesuccess.Tolkien'smagicworldcaughtreaders'imaginationandbecameacultonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOcean.
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Formanyyearsfilm-makersdidn'ttaketherisktomakeafilmbasedonthebook. ButfinallythephenomenonthatTolkienhatedsomuch — technology — helped.Withmoderncomputereffectsitbecamepossibletocreatearealisticinterpretationofthebook.ThedirectorPeterJacksonfoundsuitablesettingsinhisnativeNewZealandandmadethemlookasrealaspossible.Somepeoplebelievethatboththebookandthethree-partfilmareamongthegreatestworksofnowadays.

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