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NAME___Elieth Raquel Castillo ___________________

PHONE ___5868-3377___________________________

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ELTON JOHN IS A BRITISH SINGER AND WRITER OF SONGS.

HIS NAME WASN’T ALWAYS ELTON OHN .IT WAS REGINALD KENNETH DWIGHT .AS CHILD,
REGINALD WAS A VERY GOOD PIANO PLAYER. HIS SPECIALTY AS CLASSICAL MUSIC. THEN AS A
TEENAGER, HE HAD A ROCK BAND. BY HIS TWENTIES, HE WAS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD FOR
HIS ROCK MUSIC.AND HIS NAME WAS ELTON JOHN. HE WAS FAMOUS, TOO. FOR HIS UNUSUAL
CLOTHES. HIS GLASSES WERE ALWAYS IN STRANGE COLOR, SIZES AND DESIGNS. THE SHY
REGINALD WAS A PERSON OF THE PAST

IN THE 1970 S. ELTON HAD SEVEN NUMBER-ONE ALBUMS IN FOUR YEARS. N THE 1990S, ONE OF
ELTON JOHN’S BIG SUCCESSESWAS THE MUSIC FOR THE DISNEY FILM THE LION KING. THE SONG
CANDLE IN THE WIND WAS ANOTHER VERY BG SUCCESS. HE SANG IT AT THE FUNERAL OF
PRINCESS DIANA IN 1997.

ELTON JOHN IS NOW IN HIS SEVENTIES, AND HIS NAME IS STILL FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD
FOR HIS MUSC.

. ANSWERS YES OR NO

1. ___YES___ AS A CHILD, ETON JOHN WAS A GOOD MUSICIAN.

2. ___YES___ HE HAD STRANGE LOOKING GLASSES
3. ___NO___ HE HAD SEVENTEEN NUMBER -ONE ALBUMS IN FOUR YEARS IN THE 1970
4. ___YES___HE SANG AT PRINCESS DIANA’S FUNERAL
5. ___YES___ HE IS FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD

ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS. USE SORT ANSWERS

1. WAS ELTON ‘S REAL NAME ROGER?
NO, THE CORRECT NAME WAS REGINALD KENNETH DWIGHT
2. WAS HE INTERESTED IN CLASSICAL MUSIC?
YES, CLASSICAL MUSIC WAS HIS SPECIALTY
3. WAS HE IN A ROCK BAND?
YES, HE HAD A ROCK BAND IN HIS ADOLESCENCE
4. WERE HIS CLOTHES STRANGER?
YES, HER CLOTHING WAS UNUSUAL
5. WAS CANDLE IN THE WIND FAMOUS?
YES, IT WAS ANOTHER VERY BIG SUCCESS