John Lennon factbox
Oct 9, 1940: John Winston Lennon born in Liverpool, England
1957: Forms Quarrymen skiffle-rock group with Paul McCartney. George Harrison joins one year later
1960-62: With name changed to The Beatles, they perform over 280 gigs at Hamburg rock clubs
1962: Beatles – now with Ringo Starr on drums – release first single, Love Me Do. Lennon marries Cynthia Powell, son Julian born 1963
1965: Beatles play to crowd of over 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City. Appointed MBEs in Queen’s Birthday Honours list
1966: Lennon states that Beatles are more popular than Jesus, setting off backlash against group
1967: Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band released
1968: John and Cynthia break up over his infidelity
1969: Lennon marries Yoko Ono. Give Peace a Chance recorded. Lennon returns MBE in protest over Vietnam War
1970: Beatles break up. Lennon debuts solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
1971: Lennon and Ono move to New York. Imagine released
1972: Nixon administration spends four years trying to deport Lennon for his vehement stance against Vietnam war
1974: Lennon releases album Walls and Bridges, which includes number one single, Whatever Gets You Thru the Night. Makes final concert appearance at Madison Square Garden with Elton John
1975: Deportation order overturned. Lennon and Yoko’s son Sean born – Lennon takes break from music
1980: Double Fantasy released
Dec 8, 1980: John Lennon shot dead by crazed fan Mark Chapman outside Lennon’s Dakota building apartment in Manhattan
sources (article and pictures) Graphic News and Associated Press, Getty Images
Döntsd el, hogy a következő állítások helyesek (T) vagy hamisak (F) a szöveg alapján.
keys/megoldások: 1. F, he joins in 1958; 4. F, they play to crowd of over 60,000 fans; 5. F, he states that the Beatles is more popular than Jesus; 6. F, they break up because of John’s infidelity; 7. F, the Beatles break up in 1970.; 9. F, he takes a five-year break; 10. F, he is shot by crazed fan
Vocabulary
| quarrymen skiffle rock-group | kőbányászokból álló rockzenét házi eszközökkel játszó banda |
| to release a single | megjelentetni egy kislemezt |
| appointed MBE | lovagrendi tag jelölt (V. György király által alapított brit lovagrend öt polgári és katonai fokozatából legalacsonyabb rang: tag) |
| to state | kijelenteni |
| to set off backlash | ellenreakciót kiváltani |
| to break up | szakítani |
| infidelity | hűtlenség |
| in protest | tiltakozásul |
| to debut | először megjelenni nagyközönség előtt |
| to deport | kényszerrel kitelepíteni |
| vehement stance | heves hozzáállás |
| appearance | megjelenés |
| order overturned | határozat eltörölve |
