English Across the Curriculum THE BEATLES - EXERCISES 1 1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN YOUR OWN WORDS ! Where did the Beatles come from? _______________________________________________________ Who founded the group? _______________________________________________________________ Who played the lead guitar? ____________________________________________________________ What kind of music were the Beatles influenced by? ________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Who wrote most of the band’s songs? ____________________________________________________ Who was Brian Epstein? ________________________________________________________________ How did teenagers in Britain react to the Beatles’ success? __________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ What does ”Beatlemania” mean? ________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ How did the Beatles start changing their music towards the middle of the 1960s? _______________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ When did they break up? _______________________________________________________________ Why is a Beatles’ reunion not possible? ___________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ 2. TRUE OR FALSE? T F In the 50’s John Lennon formed a group called the “Quarrymen”. Before the Beatles became popular in England they were stars in America. John Lennon wrote songs about the problems of society. In the second half of the 60s the Beatle’s didn’t give many concerts any more. All of the Beatles went to other bands after they broke up. John Lennon was murdered outside his apartment in 1980. English Across the Curriculum THE BEATLES - EXERCISES 2 3. FIND 10 BEATLES SONGS IN THE WORDSEARCH GRID ! E V Y E F F B H I H L T K E V B M E K H R Y G E A P L K Y Y L N E F B R O L D Y T D Z Y W G I R L E Z P Y O F J T I E S R V A P E L M R D V Q U K S W M H K J R A N E S C E C D T M T J Z I D A N V L Q Y M F E R Y D C O M E T O G E T H E R Z G I N F U L E L R W T W E D Q A N E N A E Y U I R F I M A O A F H K V A E T S S I D T Y H I D O M R E M I S F L G P B I C P B C Y E C O U D T T B S E V J Q A B G Y N O B T D X Y O N X W L Q M N M S C A N A R U 4. EXPLAIN IN ENGLISH record _______________________________________________________________________________ release ______________________________________________________________________________ cancer ______________________________________________________________________________ appearance __________________________________________________________________________ drum ________________________________________________________________________________ lead guitar ___________________________________________________________________________ mass panic ___________________________________________________________________________ English Across the Curriculum THE BEATLES - EXERCISES 3 5. FILL IN THE WORDS TO COMPLETE THE SONG TEXTS LADY MADONNA Lady Madonna children at your feet Wonder how you ________________ to make ends meet. afternoon Who finds the money when you pay the ________________? baby Did you think that money was heaven sent? creeping Friday night arrives without a ________________ Sunday morning ________________like nun feed Monday's child has learned to ________________his bootlace. See how they'll run. head manage Lady Madonna ________________at your breast Wonder how you manage to ________________the rest. papers See how they'll run. Lady Madonna lying on the bed rent Listen to the music playing in your ________________. stockings Tuesday ________________is never ending suitcase Wedn'sday morning ________________didn't come Thursday night your ________________needed mending. tie See how they'll run. Lady Madonna children at your feet Wonder how you manage to make ends meet. WHEN I‘M SIXTY-FOUR When I get older losing my Who could ask for more. _________ , bottle Will you still need me, will you still feed Many years from now. me, Will you still be ____________ cottage When I'm sixty-four. me a Valentine Birthday greetings ____________ feed Every summer we can rent a _________ , of wine. In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear form We shall scrimp and save If I'd been out till quarter to three fuse Would you lock the door. ___________________ on your knee Will you still need me, will you grandchildren Vera Chuck & Dave still _________ me, Send me a ___________ , drop me a When I'm sixty-four. hair line, Stating point of view You'll be _________ too, older And if you say the word, Indicate ______________ what you mean I could stay with you. postcard to say precisely Yours sincerely, wasting away I could be handy, mending a Give me your answer, fill in a _________ _________ sending Mine for evermore. When your lights have gone. You can knit a _____________ by sweater Will you still need me, will you still feed the fireside me Sunday morning go for a ride. weeds When I'm sixty-four. Doing the garden, digging the _________ , .