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Directions： Listen to the following passage about Chinese painting． Altogether the passage will be read to you four times． During the first reading， which will be done at normal speed， listen and try to understand the meaning． For the second and third readings， the passage will be read sentence by sentence， or phrase by phrase，with intervals of 15 seconds． The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work．
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What is your favorite art form， painting， music or literature？ Why？
●James Joyce （1882-1941） was an Irish novelist， short-story writer and poet． He is noted for his experimental use of language in such works as Ulysses （《尤利西斯》）．
●John Ronald Reuel Tolkien （1892-1973）， known by his pen name J． R． R． Tolkien， was an English writer， poet and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high-fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings ． In the epic novel The Lord of the Rings ， he developed his Middle-Earth（中土） realm not out of an idea he had for characters or plot， but out of his own constructed languages． Tolkien invented more than 14 languages for Middle-Earth， and the languages themselves play roles just as important as any character， in driving action and illustrating character development． One of the greatest influences on Tolkien was old English literature， from which he took hints for the names such as the Oakenshield （橡木盾） in The Lord of the Rings．
●Anglo-Saxon （盎格鲁撒克逊） is a people who have inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century． They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island， their descendants， and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language．
●Planet Zog （行星佐格） is a planet where Zig and Zag come from． Zig and Zag are very famous characters in TV Shows， comic books and videos in the UK． Now it refers to a place far away from reality．
●Stephen Edwin King （1947 ） is an American author of horror， supernatural fiction， suspense， science fiction， and fantasy． His books have sold more than 350 million copies，many of which have been adapted into feature films and television shows．
Directions： Please watch a video about J．R．R． Tolkien and Stephen Edwin King and summarize the main idea of the video in one sentence ．
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Directions： Read the following statements about the video． Decide true（T） or false（F） for each statement．
（1）Language's highest state is literature．
［T］ ［F］
（2）The Lord of the Rings is the second best seller of all the time．
［T］ ［F］
（3）Peter Jackson is a New Zealand-based director．
［T］ ［F］
（4）J．R．R． Tolkien once fought in World War II．
［T］ ［F］
（5）Stephen Edwin King invented the most evil psychopath in the world．
［T］ ［F］
Directions： Watch the video again． While watching， you are required to make notes on details and get ready to summarize the video orally or in written form． The following table will help you organize the concerned information of J．R．R． Tolkien and Stephen Edwin King．
