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John Lennon

1 Match a word from A to a definition from B.A1 _____ hero2 _____ reporter3 _____ star4 _____ artist5 _____ crowdBa This person makes music or art.b a lot of peoplec When things happen, this person writes or

talks about them in newspapers or on the radio or television.

d a famous person, like a singere This person does something good or very

hard.

2 Put these events in the right order. Number them 1–10.a _____ John makes his solo album Imagine.b _____ John and Yoko’s son Sean is born.c _____ John and Cynthia break up.d _____ Brian Epstein dies.e _____ Yoko finishes John’s last album.f _____ John begins writing music.g _____ Ringo Starr becomes The Beatles’

drummer.h _____ Julia teaches John the banjo.i _____ Mark David Chapman shoots John

Lennon.j _____ The Beatles make their first film, A Hard

Day’s Night.

3 Are these sentences true (T) or false (F)?1 _____ The Quarrymen were a skiffle band.2 _____ John didn’t see his father for 19 years.3 _____ John worked on ships like his father.4 _____ John bought a harmonica in the

Netherlands.5 _____ The Beatles’ first record was called

Strawberry Fields Forever.6 _____ The Beatles broke up because Brian

Epstein died.7 _____ The Beatles became famous because

they worked very hard.8 _____ There is a John Lennon memorial in

Central Park.

9 _____ In the USA, people broke Beatles records because they didn’t like the music.

10 _____ The FBI watched John because he went to war protests.

4 Circle the correct word(s) in each sentence.1 Imagine is a song about a world without

war / peace.2 George Harrison was amazing on the

piano / guitar.3 With Mimi’s husband, John learned to

read / sing.4 John wrote on Mark David Chapman’s

album / gun.5 After Sean was born, John wanted to be a

better singer / father.6 In New York, John and Yoko went around the

city on bicycles / in cars.7 When John wrote songs for The Beatles, they

were usually about love / his life.8 At Beatles concerts, many fans laughed /

screamed.9 In A Hard Day’s Night, The Beatles run away

from their fans / friends.10 At school, children laughed at John’s

hair / glasses.

5 Match a number in A to a letter in B.A1 _____ My Son John2 _____ Help3 _____ Give Peace a Chance4 _____ Woman5 _____ ImagineBa This was not a happy song.b This was the most famous song of the Vietnam

War protest.c In the video for this song John is in a white

room.d John wrote this song in Bermuda.e Julia played this song for John.

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John Lennon

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31 T2 T3 F4 F5 F6 F7 T8 T9 F10 T

41 war2 guitar3 read4 album5 father6 on bicycles7 love8 screamed9 fans10 glasses

51 e2 a3 b4 d5 c

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