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Famous people of the UK
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Association Famous people of the UK
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973)
An English writer A poet A philologist A professor John Ronald Reuel Tolkien ( )
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New words Refine Assistant Piety Scholar Middle earth Contemporary
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1. Reading the text: I group- Childhood II group – Career III group – Works 2.Making a Poster 3. Defense of a poster 4.Writing: ex:4 p182 5.Asking thin and thick question
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Answers of ex:4 p182 1. False. He was born in Bloemfontein in South Africa. 2. True 3. True 4. False. He served as a lieutenant. 5. True 6. True 7. True 8. False. In 1937. 9. True 10. True
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1. Childhood 1892 Christmas card with a coloured photo of the Tolkien family in Bloemfontein, sent to relatives in Birmingham, England
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Sarehole, a village outside Birmingham, Engalnd
Tolkien and his mother
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JRRT and his younger brother Hilary, 1905
Father Francis Morgan
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King Edward's School in Birmingham, where Tolkien was a student (1900–1902, 1903–1911)
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Tolkien in Exeter College, Oxford
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J. R. R. Tolkien (aged 24) in army uniform, photograph taken in 1916.
2. Career J. R. R. Tolkien (aged 24) in army uniform, photograph taken in 1916.
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Edith Bratt in 1906, aged seventeen
Tolkien and his wife
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Professor Tolkien
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3. Works The Hobbit was published in 1937 Tolkien and his family
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Written in stages between 1937 and 1949, much of it during World War I The Lord of the Rings is one of the best-selling novels ever written, with over 150 million copies sold
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During this time Tolkien began writing fantasy stories
During this time Tolkien began writing fantasy stories. Part of this writing included making up an entire language called Elvish. The characters called elves in Tolkien's stories speak this language.
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John Ronald Ruel Tolkien with his wife Edith in his study at 76 Sandfield Road , Oxford ;1966
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The grave of J. R. R. and Edith Tolkien, Wolvercote Cemetery, Oxford
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His son, Christopher Tolkien, carefully went through all his manuscripts, and published posthumously several histories of middle earth, various early drafts of stories and histories.
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