1. No.10 High School Class Two, Grade Eight Su Weiqi

2. What do you know about the Beatles? ？ ？ band pop and rock John Lennonhit Britain

3. What happened …? 4 8 one billion A.There were…members in The Beatles. B.They were together for …years. C.They have sold …CDs, tapes and records. D.They were popular in… E.They started playing together in… F.They sold their first single in… G.They began to tour the United States in… H.They broke up in… 1960s 1959 1962 1964 1970

4. Read paragraph 1, find the sentences in the text which have the same meaning The Beatles have been and are still the biggest selling group in the world. The Beatles have been and are still the biggest selling group in the world. Their influence has lasted much longer. The influence of the Beatles has continued much longer than 8 years. The Beatles have remained the biggest selling group in the world. The Beatles have remained the biggest selling group in the world.

5. Though Beethoven is dead, his music _______ as popular as it was centuries ago. Though Beethoven is dead, his music _______ as popular as it was centuries ago. Complete the following sentences with remain and last. Make necessary changes. lasted remains This concert was so exciting that it _______ over three hours.

6. The success they achieved （ in paragraph 2 ） What style did they develop? They experimented with different types of musical instruments. They changed the nature of rock and pop music. They introduced new sounds and rhythms. They set a fashion in hairstyles and clothing. They had a d_______ kind of rock and pop music. ifferent They b______ to sing with new sounds and rhythms. egan They t _____ playing other instruments when they sang. ried The young people like to f_______ their hairstyles and clothing. ollow

7. experiment vi. *The little girl began to _______________________ （尝试画画） before going to school. *We did experiments until we succeeded in doing that. We do some experiments in our physics lesson. noun. We experimented until we succeeded in doing that. experiment with painting

8. Complete the passage with the words in paragraph 3 The Beatles came out their first _______ in 1962. It was the first big _____ in their music life. No doubt they were Britain’s _____ rock group at that time. They also _______ the world, gave hundreds of concerts which made millions of ______ went crazy for them. The Beatles came out their first _______ in 1962. It was the first big _____ in their music life. No doubt they were Britain’s _____ rock group at that time. They also _______ the world, gave hundreds of concerts which made millions of ______ went crazy for them. single hit top toured fans

9. Why did this band break up in the end? 1 drugs 3 money problems 2 arguments Their music is still popular. break up

10. The Beatles in My Eyes

12. Elvis lives! When people talk about the King of Rock and Roll, they are talking about Elvis Presley. Though he died of heart disease in 1977, his _______ has _______ to nowadays. Elvis was born on January 8, 1935 in Mississippi. He grew up with church music and he continued to sing gospel music ( 福音音乐 ) throughout his life. He is also known for songs done in a slow, soft ______, like “Love Me Tender”. Today he _______ the world’s most successful singer, with a sales record of over a billion albums( 专辑 ). influencelasted style remains remain last tour influence hit style fan single

13. Elvis Presley recorded his first _______in 1954 and had his first success in 1956 with “Heartbreak Hotel”. After that, Elvis produced one _______ after another, he ________ the United States and became “the King” for millions of _______. All over the world, there are people who try to sing, dress, move and speak like him. The world will celebrate the 35th anniversary( 周年纪念 日 )of Elvis’s death next year. People love him, and they don’t want to let him go! single hit toured fans remain last tour influence hit style fan single