The band The Cure originated from Crawley, United Kingdom. The members include Robert Smith as the leader and guitarist, Simon Gallup on bass, Boris Williams on drums, Laurence Tolhurts on keyboard, and Porl Thompson on guitar. The Cure gained popularity in the 1980s through their appearances on the British music program Top of the Pops, where many bands of different eras performed but the show mostly featured 1980s groups.

1. THE CURE

2. The city/town where the band is from
.......Crawley
(United Kingdom).

3. Names of the members
• Robert Smith is the leader and
the guitarist.
• Simon Gallup is the bassist.
• Boris Williams the drummer.
• Laurence Tolhurts the keyboard
player.
• Porl Thompson the guitarist.
Robert
Smith Boris
Williams
Simon
Gallup
Porl
Thompson
Laurence
Tolhurts

4. The greatest hits of the band

5. Fashion during that era
• Fashion in the 1980s was all about excess.
• Everything was big, bold, and utterly
glamorous.
• During the day, ladies rocked power suits
with big shoulder pads.
• By night, they got glammed-up in sequin
and one-shoulder styles.

6. Popular TV programme
• The programme that made the group popular was Top of the Pops
(TOTP).
• In this programme appeared many different bands of different eras
but there were mostly from the 80’s.

7. Popular TV ad on British TV
https://youtu.be/hWMgJWWevIs
(Close to Me)

8. Choose a song to play in class
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjvfIJstWeg
(Close to Me)