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    John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He had his first band at age 16 and Paul McCartney joined in 1957. The Beatles played their last concert in 1966 and broke up in 1970, after which John wrote the song "Imagine" and moved to America, where he was shot and killed in 1980 at age 40.

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    John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He had his first band at age 16 and Paul McCartney joined in 1957. The Beatles played their last concert in 1966 and broke up in 1970, after which John wrote the song "Imagine" and moved to America, where he was shot and killed in 1980 at age 40.

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    John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940. He had his first band at age 16 and Paul McCartney joined in 1957. The Beatles played their last concert in 1966 and broke up in 1970, after which John wrote the song "Imagine" and moved to America, where he was shot and killed in 1980 at age 40.

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    John
    married Cynthia Powell.
    Together they had a baby
    son, Julian.

    Lennon
    The Beatles recorded a lot of
    albums but they played their last
    official concert at the end of 1966.

    J
    John met Yoko Ono, his second
    ohn Winston Lennon was
    wife, in November of that year.
    born in Liverpool in 1940.
    After the band broke up in 1970, all
    When he was two years old,
    the band members made solo
    his father left the family, and then
    albums. John wrote 'Imagine' in
    when John was four, his mother
    1971, a song that everyone knows
    also left, so he went to live with his
    today.
    aunt, Mimi Smith. He had his first
    John went to live in America in
    band when he was sixteen and, in
    the 1970s and he had a second son,
    1957, Paul McCartney joined him.
    Sean, in 1975. But his life ended on
    George Harrison, Paul's friend, then
    8 December 1980 when Mark
    became the lead guitarist. The last
    Chapman, a fan, shot him five
    member of the group (after Pete
    times outside his apartment in New
    Best, the first drummer, left) was
    York. John was only forty years old.
    Ringo Starr. The name of the band
    was the Beatles.
    In 1960 they spent four months 1.- When and where was John Lennon born?
    in Hamburg, Germany, where they 2.- Who was Cynthia?
    3.- What was the first name of the group?
    played music for eight hours every
    3.- What record company did they record?
    night, and that was the beginning
    4.- Which was his last album?
    of Beatlemania. They came back to 4.- How did he die?
    England and, in 1962, John

    Are these sentences 'true' (a) or 'false' (b)? If there is not enough information to answer
    'true' (a) or 'false' (b), choose 'we don't know' (c). Circle the right answer.
    0 John Lennon was born in August 1940.
    a true b false c we don't know
    1 He lived with his grandmother.
    6 The Beatles stopped doing concerts in 1970.
    a true b false c we don't know
    a true b false c we don't know
    2 Paul McCartney played the guitar.
    7 John wrote 'Imagine' with Yoko.
    a true b false c we don't know
    a true b false c we don't know
    3 Ringo Starr joined after Pete Best left a
    8 John had a daughter called Sean.
    true b false c we don't know
    a true b false c we don't know
    4 They stayed in Germany for a year, a true
    9 He died in America.
    b false c we don't know
    a true b false c we don't know
    5 John's first son was called Julian.
    10 Yoko was with him when he died,
    a true b false c we don't know
    a true b false c we don't know

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