The Beatles

STEP1

Surf the Net and answer the following questions:

Who were the Beatles?

You have to summarize the life of one of them (Five lines)

How many were they?

How did they form their band?

When did they split up?

Did the Beatles have their songs written for them?

How many songs did they record? And how many albums did they record?

How many films did they make?

Tell about  John Lennon’s death.

The Internet Beatles Album

The Beatles's Canon. Songs,Albums And Photographs

http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/awp-beatles_canon.shtml

 History Musical style and evolution

 Тексты песен The Beatles

Formation and earlyyears

John Lennon Bio

STEP2

Find images of each member of the band

STEP3

«What Instruments did the Beatles Use?» Make the list of the instruments and give the Rusian translation.

«Never has a band had the kind of influence over culture, music and musicians the way the Beatles did. From the way they sounded to the way they looked and the clothes they wore, they were copied by bands for decades after their peak. If they used an instrument or an amp, the sales for that type and brand would go up dramatically»

STEP4

Practice Your English Language Skills

Download and print this file. Listen to the text. Complete the tasks and bring the papers to your teacher.

http://www.famouspeoplelessons.com/j/john_lennon.html 

FAMOUS PEOPLE

STEP5

Сhoose the song which impressed you most and make a good translation of it.

 Download and print this file. Watch the video and fill in the gaps. Sing along and enjoy yourselves!

http://www.tea4er.ru/forum/70---/18851-yesterday-by-the-beatles

 Which Beatles songs are the most popular and which  songs are the greatest?

Beatles songs

 Listen and learn by heart the song " YESTERDAY" 

Listen to the song "Yellowsubmarine", translate and learn by heart.

Yellow submarine

 STEP6

 Solve a crossword puzzle

STEP7

Then make a Powerpoint or a Prezi reflecting your ideas.