A John found a magazine article about the book The Hobbit. Complete the article with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets. Use negative forms if necessary.
The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien is one of the most popular children’s fantasy books of all time. The book (1) ____________ (come) out in 1937. Right away, it (2) ____________ (be) very popular!
The book is set in the fantasy world of Middle-earth. It tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit. Hobbits are small, friendly creatures. One day, a wizard called Gandalf visits Bilbo and talks him into an adventure to find an ancient treasure — but a dangerous dragon protects the treasure! Before the wizard’s visit, Bilbo (3) ____________ (like) to spend his days peacefully at home. He (4) ____________ (enjoy) adventures at all. But when Bilbo travels through the land of Middle-earth, he finds a new side of himself.
The wonderful world of Middle-earth excited readers when they first (5) ____________ (read) about it. The Hobbit (6) ____________ (win) many prizes. Millions of people (7) ____________ (buy) the book. In fact, it continues to be popular to this day. Children all over the world still love the magic of The Hobbit.

B John is talking to his friend Alex about The Hobbit. Complete their conversation by completing the words.
John: Hi Alex. I just (1) re__ a great fantasy book. It’s called The Hobbit.
Alex: Oh, I know that book. I (2) hea__ about it from my sister. It sounds like an exciting story!
John: It is! It’s also quite an old story. The author, J. R. R. Tolkien, (3) pub__ ____________ it in 1937.
Alex: Is it really that old?
John: Yes, but it’s still wonderful. Tolkien made up an amazing fantasy world in this book. He (4) p__ so many interesting details into the book too. That really (5) ma__ the world of Middle-earth seem real.
Alex: Sounds great! The book has lots of magical creatures, doesn’t it? Like wizards and dragons?
John: That’s right. Did you (6) kn__ that Tolkien even made up several languages for the magical creatures in his books?
Alex: No, I didn’t. That’s amazing!
John: I agree. He (7) sta__ ____________ working on these languages as a young man. And he spent years writing The Hobbit.
Alex: Wow! I’ll have to read it sometime.

C Alex is writing an email to John about the film The Hobbit. There are eight mistakes in his email. Underline the mistakes and correct them.
Hi John,
Last week, we talk about the book The Hobbit. I finally read the book. I’m so glad I did. I enjoyed it very much! Did you knew that there is a film version of it too? I watch it last Sunday. It was amazing!
In the film, the world of Middle-earth looks so cool! All of the places and characters were just as I thought it would be. I loved watching Bilbo travel through forests and over mountains. The best part was when he found a powerful ring and realized it could change his life! I think the actors and actresses do a great job too. They make the characters come to life.
There was two more films in The Hobbit series. I can’t wait to watch them! Do you want to came over to my place this weekend to watch the films? Let me know!
Cheers,
Alex
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