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COMPLETION A. Circle the correct words to complete the information below.
In Finland, there was once an area known as Viena Karelia. The
people there were great storytellers and had many folktales and
legends. The most famous of these is the Kalevala. This is a
'collection / text of several poems that forms one long story.
The Kalevala tells tales of 2magical/suitable beings and
3 suitable / scary monsters.
For centuries, storytellers-called rune singers-learned and
spoke the Kalevala from memory. Jussi Huovinen (1924–2017)
was Finland's last great rune singer. When he died, the ancient
culture of singing the Kalevala came to an end.
4Primarily / Although Jussi Huovinen was the last rune
singer, many of the Finnish and Karelian folk 5beliefs /
additions from the Kalevala still live on today. British author
J.R.R. Tolkien included many of the Kalevala's ideas in stories
he wrote about a fantasy land called Middle-earth. First
6published/ added in 1954, Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
has since become one of the best-selling books of all time.
NITIONS B. Match the words in red in activity A with these definitions
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: the words in a written work
.: for the most part; mainly
: put in; included
.: having special powers
.: right or acceptable for a particular person or
: ideas a person accepts as being true or real
.: printed (as a book for sale)