Prüfungsaufgaben Englisch Hauptschulabschluss 1997

Erweiterte Textaufgabe

The Beatles

Something big began on October 5th 1962. It all started with the Beatles' first single 'Love me do'.

Teenagers all over the world listened to their music. They bought millions of records and the four musicians earned billions of dollars. Where did they come from?

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were all born in Liverpool, a big city in the north-west of England. There they went to school, met in clubs and listened to rock'n roll. Later on they decided to play their own rock'n roll music.

As it was hard to get jobs as musicians in Liverpool they started their career in Hamburg. There they played in different clubs. They returned to Liverpool in 1962. In less than two years they became the most famous pop group.

The Beatles stayed together till 1970 then they split up and each of them tried a solo career. The most successful were Paul and John but not for a long time.

A year later John moved to the USA. On December 8th 1980 a man called Mark David Chapman waited for him in front of his house in New York. When John arrived after a hard day at the studios Chapman only asked, 'Mr John Lennon?' and shot him dead. Although that happened more than sixteen years ago the Beatles and their music are really a legend which will never die.

1. Questions on the text. Write full sentences.

a) In which part of England were all the Beatles born?

b) What was their favourite music?

c) Why did they go to Hamburg?

d) When did John move to the USA?

e) Who was Mark David Chapman?

2. Find the words in the text for ...

a) a man or a woman who plays an instrument

b) a place where music is produced and recorded

c) a record or a CD with only one piece of music on it

3. Give a definition of the following words:

a) job

b) teenager

c) dead

4. Die Beatles wurden auf einem Flughafen von Reportern interviewt.

Schreibe ihre Fragen auf Englisch:

a) Hattet ihr einen guten Flug?

b) Habt ihr diese Stadt schon einmal besucht?

c) Wie viele Schallplatten verkauft ihr jedes Jahr?

d) Werdet ihr auch in den Vereinigten Staaten spielen?

5. Find out the opposites!

a)  hard

b)  to earn money

c)  later

d)  to love

6. Fill in the verbs in their correct form!

a) When John Lennon was fourteen he ______ (to begin) to listen to rock'n roll.

b) He asked his Aunt Mimi to buy him a guitar and finally she _______ (to buy) one.

    After a few months she phoned John's mother:

c) "At the moment John _______ (to play) his guitar.

d) He _______ (to practice) every day for hours and he

e)  _______ (to form) already _______ his own band: 'The Quarrymen'.

f) In some years I'm sure he _______ (to make) his career as a musician."

7. Fill in the right prepositions!

When Paul McCartney was sixteen he became more interested ________ music. _______ a Saturday he met John Lennon who was playing at a club. _______ the concert they talked _______ rock'n roll. John showed him his guitar and Paul asked him _______ some song texts. John wrote them _______ and that was the beginning of a long friendship.

8. Wie sagst du auf Englisch, wenn du folgende Aussagen verneinst?

a) Music is my favourite subject.

b) I listen to American pop music.

c) I'm a fan of rap music.

d) Last week I saw my favourite group on TV.

e) I will go to an open-air concert next week.

f) I must ask my parents to come with me.

9. Comparisons - complete the list!

10. Bei der Rückfahrt von einer Klassenreise nach Liverpool machen die Schülerinnen und Schüler zwei Tage Halt in London. Frank schreibt von dort eine Postkarte an die Gastfamilie in Liverpool.

Hilf ihm dabei!

Pauker Hauptschule Klasse 9; Stephan Hutt Verlag, Stuttgart, 1999/2000, Seite 119 - 123