The Beatles

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 3

Have you heard this song before?
yes/no/maybe

The Beatles

Today we are going to find out more about one of the most famous rock band ever, called The Beatles.

You will find out who they were, why they were so succesful but also how it ended.

Let's go back to the sixties of the 20th century......

Who are The Beatles?

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool. The band scored many (number 1) hits and were famous all around the world. Let's get to know them a bit better.....

To do: Open the website on the next slide and read the first paragraph.

schools-wikipedia.org

In what year The Beatles were formed?

1. 1958
2. 1960
3. 1961
4. 1965

This person was NOT member of The Beatles

1. Brian Epstein
2. Paul McCartney
3. Ringo Starr
4. John Lennon

Read the second paragraph and write down the name of their first hit
+ year it was released

History of the Beatles

Watch the video in the next slide and answer the questions.

1. Which two members were the songwriters of the band?

(find the answer in the first 2 minutes of the video)

2. What TV show made The Beatles famous in the USA?

(find the answer between 2nd and 4th minute)

3. Why became Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band such an important album?

(find the answer between 4th and 6th minute)

4. What became the final album of The Beatles (in 1970)?

(find the answer between 6th and the end)

History of the Beatles:
write down your 4 answers here

'Yesterday'

Go back to slide one.

Listen to the song and fill in the gaps in the next slide. Make sure you use 

the past simple of the verbs in the box.

Write down your 9 answers of the previous question (Yesterday)

The Beatles today

The Beatles do not exist anymore but two members are still alive, as you just saw in the video. Both Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr visited the premiere of a documentary on the Beatles last month, called 'Eight days a week'. 

If you were to interview one of these two Beatles, who would you choose and what would you ask him.

(go to the next slide)

Who would you interview and write down two questions (in English).

The End

I hope you had fun learning about the Beatles.

Please let me know what you think about learning this way.

See you next time!

This lesson was

1. very interesting
2. ok
3. not so interesting