UNIT 3 » L2 (19)

Complete in the text about the Beatles with the past simple form of the verbs in brackets. Check the past forms with the list of irregular verbs at the back of the SB. The Beatles were a rock and pop group from Liverpool. They formed a band in 1960. There were four members of the band: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They were also called The Fab Four. HOW IT ALL STARTED In 1957 Paul McCartney first met John Lennon and asked him to join a band called The Quarrymen. In 1960 the band started to play under a new name, The Beatles. In 1962 Ringo Star replaced Pete Best who leaved the band. The same year they recorded their first song, Love me do. INTERNATIONAL SUCCESS In 1964 they made their first album, Please, please me, which soon became a big success. The same year they visited the USA for the first time. They appeared on one of the most popular TV shows. 75 million people watched them on TV and there were screaming fans wherever they showed up. THE MOST POPULAR ALBUM In 1967 they recorded their most popular album, Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, which brougt about a lot of new ideas in music. They used a lot of different instruments. They made the recording sound unusual, too. The cover of the album is also very interesting. Peter Blake designed the cover which shows The Beatles as the Sgt Pepper Band. Around them, there is a group of cut-out figures of famous people. Some of them are historical figures-famous, writers, musicians or film stars. Each Beatle came up with a list of people who they’d like to see on the cover.