WHO ARE THEY?

THEY ARE THE

BEATLES

WHO WERE THE BEATLES?The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music.The members of this musical group were:

•John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals)

•Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals)

•George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals)

•Ringo Starr (drums, vocals)

HAVE YOU EVER LISTENED A BEATLES SONG? WHICH ONE?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE MOST POPULAR BEATLES SONG ACCORDING TO GUINESS RECORD?

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BEATLEMANIA

When the Beatles first arrived in America on February 7, 1964, thousands of fans were waiting for them at New York’s Jhon F. Kennedy International Airport. Limousines took them to the Plaza Hotel in Manhattan; outside the hotel, thousands more people were singing Beatles songs. The Beatles were staying on the twelfth floor; teenage girls started to climb the fire scape to see them.

On February 9, when The Beatles appeared on American television, 73 million people were watching. The Beatles song “All My Loving,” I Saw Her Standing There,” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand”. They sang “She loves you” and America loved them, too.Soon Beatles fans were doing all the things that fans do: writing letters to their heroes, buying pictures of them, waiting for them, following them… and listening to their songs - all day avery day

By April, The Beatles’ songs were numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the American pop charts. Beatlemania was born; in some respects, the concept of being a fan was born…

1 OPEN YOUR BOOK (64-65) AND LOOK AT THE PICTURES. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS IN PAIRS.

1. Why are the people shouting?

2. Do you like The Beatles’ songs?

3. Who is your favorite singer or band?

Because of THE BEATLES.

Yes I do / No I don’t

My favorite singer is… __________________ALICIA KEYS

2 LOOK AT THE TITLE BEATLEMANIA. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. Who were THE BEATLES?

2. What does mania mean?

3. What was Beatlemania?

4. What do you think the text is about?

The Beatles were a Pop group.

It means you like something very much.

Beatlemania means passion for The Beatles.

The text is about The Beatles.

3 USE THE SIMPLE PHRASES (in your book) TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE TEXT.

4 READ AND LISTEN TO THE TEXT.

5 USE THE GUESSING MEANING STRATEGY TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THESE WORDS AND PHRASES.

1. Thousands of fans (line 2)

1. The twelfth floor (line 8)

1. Climb (line 9)

1. Beatlemania (line 23 - 24)

A LOT OF FANS

12th FLOOR

BEATLES ADICTION

SCALE

6 READ THE TEXT AGAIN. ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. When did The Beatles first arrive in the USA?

2. What happened at the airport?

4. When did The Beatles appear on American TV?

3. Were Beatles songs popular at that time?

5. What kinds of things do fans usually do?

On February 7, 1964.

On February 9, 1964.

Yes, they were.

Thousands of fans were waiting for them at the airport.

Write letters, buy pictures of the band, wait for them, follow them, listen to their songs.

7 ANSWER T (true) or F (false).

1. New York was the first city The Beatles visited in America. ( )

2. The Beatles’ rooms were near the hotel entrance. ( )

3. Fans listen to their heroes’ songs from time to time. ( )

4. The author thinks that the concept of being a fan was born when Beatlemania started. ( )

T

F

F

T

8 CHOOSE THE CORRECT SYNONYMS FOR THE WORDS IN GREEN.

1. When The Beatles first arrived in America …

2. Limousines took them to the Plaza Hotel …

3. Teenage girls started to climb the fire escape …

4. Waiting for them, following them …

a ) returned to

a ) going after

a ) went

a ) big cars

b ) reached

b ) bodyguards

c) discovered

c ) taxi cabs

b ) came c ) began

b ) looking after c ) watching

9 TELL YOUR FRIEND ALL YOU CAN REMEMBER ABOUT THE TEXT.

10 WRITE SENTENCES WITH THE FOLLOWING WORDS:1. Beatles: - The Beatles were the most popular musical group in the 60’s.2. Million: - 73 million of people were watching TV when the Beatles appeared on it.3. Teenage: - Teenage girls climbed the fire escape to see The Beatles.4. Thousands:- Thousands of fans were waiting for Th Beatles at New York airport.5. Twelfth:- The Beatles were on the twelfth floor of the Plaza Hotel.6. writing:- Fans were writing letter to The Beatles and buying pictures of them.