BEAT-QUIZ
1)Where were
the Beatles born?
In Liverpool
2) Which instruments
    did they play?
• Paul: Bass Guitar
• John: Rhythm Guitar
• George: Lead Guitar
• Ringo: Drums
3) What is the term
used to refer to the
effect they had on
    their fans?
Beatlemania
4) In which year
  did the band
    break up?
1970
5) What were 3 names
   The Beatles used
   before becoming
    “The Beatles?
• The Quarrymen
   • Johnny and the
       Moondogs
• Long John and the
      Silver Beetles
6) Do you know
their full names?
• James Paul McCartney
• John Winston Lennon
    • George Harrison
    • Richard Starkey
7) In which
order did they
   become
  members?
John
Paul
George
Ringo
8) What was the
name of their
manager?
Brian Epstein
9) In which year
  did they visit
      the US
for the first time?
1964
10) How many movies
    did they make?
    Which movies?
• 1) A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
• 2) Help! (1965)
• 3) The Magical Mystery
  Tour (1967)
• 4) Yellow Submarine (1968)
• 5) Let it Be (1969)
The Beatles - Anthology (video 3)
                        Part 1
First Time in The USA – Press Conference (1:53 – 3:00)




                  February, 1964
Q: "Would you please
sing something?"
B:
…………………………
…………………………
Q: "There's some
doubt that you CAN
sing."
B:
…………………………
…………………………
Q: "How many of you
are bald, that you
have to wear those
wigs?"
B:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Q: "Do you know
American slang? Are
you for real?"
B:
…………………………
………………………..
Q: "Listen, I got a
question here. Are you
going to get a haircut
at all while you're
here?"
B:
:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Q: "What do you think
your music does for
these people?"

B:
…………………………
……………………….
Q: "Why does it excite
them so much?"
B:
…………………………
…………………………
Rocky Raccoon
(Lennon / McCartney)
The White Album 1968

   The Simple Past Tense

       Telling a Story…
Discuss vocabulary, time
and place settings, plot and
ending.
   Memory Contest: Get
together in groups and retell
the story. The group that
remembers the most
details is the winner.
Setting: Black mountain hills of Dakota

Characters: Rocky Raccoon
            His woman (Magil / Lil / Nancy)
            His rival (Daniel / Dan)
            The doctor

Situation: Rocky’s girlfriend ran off with another guy

Sequence of Events:

•   Daniel hit young Rocky in the eye.
•   Rocky walked into town, booked a room in the local saloon
    where he found Gideon's bible.
•   Rocky brought a gun to shoot off the legs of his rival.
•   Rocky met Dan at the hoedown, but Daniel drew first and shot.
•   Rocky collapsed in the corner.
•   The doctor came in, stinking of gin.
Make your own comic strip, based on the song.
Number the pictures in the correct order.
Fill in the banks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
For No One (Revolver 1966)
Run for Your Life (Ruber Soul
           1965)
She’s Leaving Home (Sgt. Pepper’s
 Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967)
Take a look at the following sentences and
discuss the use of participles.

What is a “Loose Participle”? How can you
paraphrase a Participle Clause?

Finding the front door locked, he went round the
back.

Strolling through the woods, the trees looked
beautiful. *

Not knowing his phone number, I wasn't able to
ring him.

Going into the store, the roof fell. *
Identify the Participle Clauses you find in the
song and paraphrase them.


She's Leaving Home (Lennon /
 McCartney)


Wednesday morning at five o'clock
as the day begins,
silently closing her bedroom door,
leaving the note that she hoped would
say more.
If I Fell ( A Hard Day’s Night
              1964)
I hope you have enjoyed it !!!


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      THANK YOU!!!

Beatles & tenses

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    2) Which instruments did they play?
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    3) What isthe term used to refer to the effect they had on their fans?
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    4) In whichyear did the band break up?
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    5) What were3 names The Beatles used before becoming “The Beatles?
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    • The Quarrymen • Johnny and the Moondogs • Long John and the Silver Beetles
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    6) Do youknow their full names?
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    • James PaulMcCartney • John Winston Lennon • George Harrison • Richard Starkey
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    7) In which orderdid they become members?
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    8) What wasthe name of their manager?
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    9) In whichyear did they visit the US for the first time?
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    10) How manymovies did they make? Which movies?
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    • 1) AHard Day’s Night (1964) • 2) Help! (1965) • 3) The Magical Mystery Tour (1967) • 4) Yellow Submarine (1968) • 5) Let it Be (1969)
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    The Beatles -Anthology (video 3) Part 1 First Time in The USA – Press Conference (1:53 – 3:00) February, 1964
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    Q: "Would youplease sing something?" B: ………………………… …………………………
  • 28.
    Q: "There's some doubtthat you CAN sing." B: ………………………… …………………………
  • 29.
    Q: "How manyof you are bald, that you have to wear those wigs?" B: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
  • 30.
    Q: "Do youknow American slang? Are you for real?" B: ………………………… ………………………..
  • 31.
    Q: "Listen, Igot a question here. Are you going to get a haircut at all while you're here?" B: :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
  • 32.
    Q: "What doyou think your music does for these people?" B: ………………………… ……………………….
  • 33.
    Q: "Why doesit excite them so much?" B: ………………………… …………………………
  • 35.
    Rocky Raccoon (Lennon /McCartney) The White Album 1968 The Simple Past Tense Telling a Story…
  • 36.
    Discuss vocabulary, time andplace settings, plot and ending. Memory Contest: Get together in groups and retell the story. The group that remembers the most details is the winner.
  • 42.
    Setting: Black mountainhills of Dakota Characters: Rocky Raccoon His woman (Magil / Lil / Nancy) His rival (Daniel / Dan) The doctor Situation: Rocky’s girlfriend ran off with another guy Sequence of Events: • Daniel hit young Rocky in the eye. • Rocky walked into town, booked a room in the local saloon where he found Gideon's bible. • Rocky brought a gun to shoot off the legs of his rival. • Rocky met Dan at the hoedown, but Daniel drew first and shot. • Rocky collapsed in the corner. • The doctor came in, stinking of gin.
  • 43.
    Make your owncomic strip, based on the song.
  • 44.
    Number the picturesin the correct order.
  • 45.
    Fill in thebanks with the correct tense of the verb in brackets.
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    For No One(Revolver 1966)
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    Run for YourLife (Ruber Soul 1965)
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    She’s Leaving Home(Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967)
  • 50.
    Take a lookat the following sentences and discuss the use of participles. What is a “Loose Participle”? How can you paraphrase a Participle Clause? Finding the front door locked, he went round the back. Strolling through the woods, the trees looked beautiful. * Not knowing his phone number, I wasn't able to ring him. Going into the store, the roof fell. *
  • 51.
    Identify the ParticipleClauses you find in the song and paraphrase them. She's Leaving Home (Lennon / McCartney) Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins, silently closing her bedroom door, leaving the note that she hoped would say more.
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    If I Fell( A Hard Day’s Night 1964)
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    I hope youhave enjoyed it !!! monicatosi@hotmail.com THANK YOU!!!