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Introduction

John Lennon became famous as part of the 1960s pop group the Beatles.

Early Life

John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England, on October 9, 1940, in the middle of a World War II
German bomb attack. Life in England was difficult after the war. By the late 1950s teenagers were discovering
a new freedom from the sadness and hardships of the war. They had their own clubs, fashions, and music.
John was interested in art and music. When he was 15 he formed a pop group called the Quarrymen.

The Beatles

Lennon met Paul McCartney in 1957. They became friends, and McCartney joined the Quarrymen. In
the next several years the band gained other members and changed its name. By 1962 the name of the band
was the Beatles. The other members were George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Together the four became the
most successful group of the 1960s.

Lennon married his art-school girlfriend Cynthia in 1962, and they had a son the following year.
However, when he met the artist and musician Yoko Ono, he divorced Cynthia. He married Ono in 1969. In
April 1970 Paul McCartney left the band. Eight months later, the Beatles officially split.

Source: Brittanica (adaptad).

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 A) WAS BORN IN (place): ______________________________________________________
B) WAS BORN ON (day): ______________________________________________________
C) INTERESTED IN: __________________________________________________________
D) FORMED A: ______________________________________________________________
E) BECAME FRIENDS WITH: _________________________________________________
F) NAME OF HIS FAMOUS BAND: _____________________________________________
G) MARRIED (2 women): ______________________________________________________
H) DIVORCED: ______________________________________________________________

Search in the text the Past Tense form of the verbs.

VERB SIMPLE PAST VERB SIMPLE PAST
BE MEET
BECOME JOIN
HAVE MARRY
FORM LEAVE
DIVORCE SPLIT
CHANGE GAIN

Mark (T) for TRUE, or (F) for FALSE.

1. John Lennon was born in England. ( )
2. The life in England was happy after the war. ( )
3. The teenagers didn’t have music in 1950. ( )
4. In 1957, Lennon met Ringo Starr. ( )
5. Paul McCartney was his friend. ( )
6. John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono were members of The Beatles. ( )
7. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were the four members of the band. ( )
8. He divorced Cynthia and Yoko. ( )
9. Paul left The Beatles. ( )
10. The Beatles became a very famous band. ( )

Complete with the Simple Past.

HAVE – BE – MARRY – CONTRIBUTE
1. He __________________ a great musician.
2. Paul McCartney __________________ to the music industry.
3. John Lennon __________________ twice.
4. Cynthia and John __________________ a son.
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