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The Beatles Photocopiable

After reading d …………… had problems with the German easystarts Pages 1–3 police. 1 Underline the mistakes in the sentences. Pages 8–11 What’s wrong? 5 Find … a After the end of , they always said, level 2 a the name of the studios where the Beatles ‘We will play together again soon.’ recorded their first song. b died at his home in New York. ……………………………………………… c is in the centre of the United level 3 b the name of Lennon’s first wife. Kingdom, a long way from the sea. ……………………………………………… came to Britain from Europe in d c the name of the Beatles’ first single. the 1950s. ……………………………………………… level 4 2 Write the correct names. d the name of the Beatles’ first number one a ………………… wanted to be like Elvis single. Presley. ……………………………………………… level 5 b ………………… spent hours drawing e the year they recorded , their pictures of guitars until he got his own guitar. second album. c ………………… had a trumpet as his first ……………………………………………… level 6 instrument. 6 Answer these questions. ………………… started playing his d a Had produced a lot of pop instrument when he was ill in hospital. bands before he met the Beatles? ………………… started the Quarry Men. e b Why did Martin make leave the Pages 4–7 band? 3 Match the first half of the sentences (a–f) with c How did people across the country hear the the last half (1–6). new Beatles’ song Me Do? a Lennon listened to Harrison play for the first d The Beatles wanted Please, Please Me to get time …. . to number one. What did they do to make b bought a bass guitar …. . this happen? c They played on their first tour …. . e How many days did the Beatles take to d Lennon said that he grew up …. . record their first album, Please, Please Me? Their first trip to ended early …. . e Pages 12–15 Sutcliffe decided to stay in Hamburg …. . f 7 Put these sentences in order. Write the because Harrison was not old enough to 1) numbers 1–8. play in night clubs. a Harrison met his future wife, Patti Boyd. c and joined the band. 2) b President Kennedy was shot. c because he was in love with a German 3) c The Beatles were the most popular band photographer. in Britain. c in Hamburg. 4) d The film A Hard Day’s Night was made. c in Scotland. 5) e They made the album Beatles for Sale. c on the top of a bus. 6) f They played on the Ed Sullivan show. c 4 Put the right name from the box at the g They went to America again. c beginning of the sentences. h They went to America for the first time. c Stu Sutcliffe 8 Find the right name to complete these Pete Best Paul McCartney sentences. a A British newspaper compared Lennon and a …………… wanted Harrison to join them. McCartney with …………… . b …………… needed to learn to play the bass. b Harrison was worried by the death of c …………… already had some drums. …………… .

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The Beatles Photocopiable

c A Hard Day’s Night was written by f worked in the studio with easystarts …………… . them. c d People said that Starr acted like …………… g They travelled to India. c Pages 16–19 13 Answer these questions. level 2 9 Answer these questions. a Why was the band like ‘chickens without a What was unusual about Yesterday? heads’ after the death of ? b Why didn’t Starr enjoy the Beatles’ concert in b Why didn’t people like Magical Mystery Tour? level 3 New York in 1965? c How do we know that Starr wasn’t interested c Why did Elvis Presley want the government in the Indian way of life? to send the Beatles back to Britain? d Which Beatle was most interested in the d What unusual instrument did Harrison play in Beatles as a business? level 4 Norwegian Wood? e Why do you think that Lennon’s being with e What two different views of life are in the Ono was a problem for the other Beatles? words of We Can Work It Out? level 5 Pages 32–35 10 Underline the mistakes in the sentences. Make 14 Underline the mistakes in these sentences. them right. Write the correct word. a The Beatles were not popular in Japan. a Lennon had big ideas for the Beatles. level 6 b They were able to walk around Tokyo freely. b The last time the Beatles played together was c They were invited to a party by the president at a big concert. of the Philippines. c George Martin loved Phil Spector’s work on d They pushed the crowd around at the airport the Let It Be album. and knocked over a policeman. d Lennon married an American photographer e They made a lot of money from their concert in Gibraltar. in Manila. e Lennon was very pleased with his MBE from the British government. Pages 20–27 11 Match the first half of the sentences (a–f) with Pages 36–41 the last half (1–6). 15 Which Beatle … a Harrison used Indian music …. . a played with Bob Dylan in the 1980s? b Some radio stations were angry …. . ………………… c They played their last concert …. . b had a big success with Mull of Kintyre? d Strawberry Fields …. . ………………… e Their 1967 album …. . c had a son called Zak? ………………… f Over three hundred million people …. . d became a ‘Sir’ in 1997? ………………… 1) watched the Our World programme. e was the voice of a train in a children’s 2) in San Francisco. programme? ………………… 3) because of Lennon’s comments. 16 Answer these questions. 4) changed pop music a lot. a Who attacked who in How Do You Sleep? 5) was a place Lennon remembered. b How did Lennon and McCartney feel about in a song from Revolver. 6) each other in the late 70s? Pages 28–31 c How many of the Beatles’ twenty-two singles 12 Put these sentences in order. Write the reached number one in Britain? numbers 1–7. d How many of their albums reached number a The Apple shop opened. c one? b Brian Epstein died. c e How many Beatles played on the 1995 c Star left the band for a while. c recordings? d The White Album was made. c e The Beatles made a new film. c

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The Beatles Photocopiable

Pages 1–11 Pages 26–35 easystarts 1 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? 5 Put the names from the box in the right place. a Lennon was killed by just one bullet. c Lennon Jagger Harrison Brian Epstein Starr b Harrison’s father liked American music. c a Mick ………………… was with the Beatles to sing c Stu Sutcliffe was quite a good guitarist. c All You Need is Love. level 2 d They played very long concerts in Germany. c b ………………… was the Beatle who was most e invented the Beatles haircut. c interested in Indian thinking. level 3 2 What happened first, second, third? Write the c Without ………………… the Beatles had numbers 1–6. problems with business questions. a They went to play in Germany. c d ………………… wrote a strange song about a sea b Brian Epstein became their manager. c animal. level 4 c Lennon, McCartney and Harrison played e ………………… liked his food from home. together. c 6 What happened first, second third? Write the d became the Beatles’ drummer. c numbers 1–8. level 5 e The Silver Beatles toured Scotland. c a The Beatles produced their last album. c f Sutcliffe left the band. c b Their new film Magical Mystery Tour was ready. c Pages 12–16 c McCartney married Linda Eastman. c level 6 3 Put the words from the box in the right places. d They travelled to India. c tour number screams film band lost e They made the Sergeant Pepper album. c f Lennon’s marriage to Cynthia ended. c a I Want to Hold Your Hand was the Beatles’ first g The White Album came out. c American ……………… one. h They spent a few days in Wales. c b Their 1964 ……………… to America was a great success. Pages 36–41 c ……………… from the fans made it hard to listen 7 Some of the sentences are wrong. Make them right. to their concerts. a Fights about business stopped when the group was d The first ……………… they made was in black finished. and white. …………………………………………………… e McCartney recorded Yesterday without the b Starr worked with all the Beatles after the end of ……………… . the group. f It was a song about ……………… love. …………………………………………………… Pages 17–25 c Lennon produced comedy films. …………………………………………………… 4 Choose the correct answer, 1, 2 or 3. d Lennon’s last album was mostly about his wife and a At the New York concert, Starr was …. . child. 1) surprised to see so many people. …………………………………………………… 2) unhappy because of Lennon’s attitude. e Lennon and McCartney were never friends again. 3) worried about the quality of the music. …………………………………………………… b The MBE is usually given …. . 1) to pop groups. 8 Choose the correct word or expression 2) to important soldiers and company bosses. leave queen tried toured losing 3) to the Queen. a The Apple company was ……………… a lot of c Paperback Writer …. . money. 1) was less romantic than their other singles. b McCartney was the first to ……………… the band. 2) was about . c Starr ……………… for many years with his All 3) was made in 1965. Starr Band. d Lennon caused problems …. . d Someone ……………… to kill Harrison in 1999. 1) because he attacked the modern church. e McCartney went back to see the ……………… in 2) because he didn’t believe in Jesus. 1997. 3) because he wasn’t careful about his words. pearsonenglishreaders.com © Pearson Education Limited 2016 The Beatles - Progress test 1 of 1