<br />
Level D<br />
TOOLS FOR EXCELLENCE<br />
UNIT 1<br />
Read the following passage, taking note of the boldface words and their contexts.<br />
These words are among those you will be studying in Unit 1. As you complete the<br />
exercises in this unit, it may help to refer to the way the words are used below.<br />
I'll Wait for the Movie<br />
<Compare-and-Contrast Essay><br />
Cue scene: Middle-Earth characters<br />
Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli leap<br />
off a ship, swords in hand, to breach<br />
archenemy Sauron’s lines in the epic Battle<br />
of Pelennor Fields. This is a crucial moment<br />
in the movie version of The Lord of the<br />
Rings: Return of the King. Alas, the<br />
haunting showdown with the ghostly<br />
brigands does not actually occur in author<br />
J.R.R. Tolkien’s books.<br />
Film fans do not have to speak Elvish to<br />
enjoy director Peter Jackson’s blockbuster<br />
Lord of the Rings (LOTR) trilogy. But do the<b<a title="Vocabulary Workshop, Tools for Excellence Level D (Grade 9) Student Edition Sampler page 1" href="https://secure.viewer.zmags.com/publication/79991166?page=1"> Level D TOOLS FOR EXCELLENCE</a>
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