READING ACTIVITY 2

READING ACTIVITY 2
JONH LENNON
In this section you will find some exercises for practicing your
reading skill
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READING ACTIVITY 2
JOHN LENNON
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9
October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was
an
English
musician
and
singersongwriter who rose to worldwide fame
as one of the founding members of The
Beatles, one of the most commercially
successful and critically acclaimed acts
in the history of popular music. Along
with fellow Beatle Paul McCartney, he
formed one of the most successful
songwriting partnerships of the
20th century.
Born and raised in Liverpool,
Lennon became involved as a
teenager in the skiffle craze; his
first band, The Quarrymen, evolved
into The Beatles in 1960. As the
group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon
embarked on a solo career that produced the critically
acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and
Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and
"Imagine". Lennon disengaged himself from the music
business in 1975 to devote time to his family, but re-emerged
in 1980 with a new album, Double Fantasy. He was murdered
by Mark Chapman three weeks after its release.
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Lennon revealed a rebellious
nature and acerbic wit in his
music, his writing, his drawings,
on film, and in interviews, and he
became controversial through his
political and peace activism. He
moved to New York City in 1971,
where his criticism of the
Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon's
administration to deport him, while his songs were adopted as
anthems by the anti-war movement.
As of 2010, Lennon's solo album sales in the United States
exceed 14 million units, and as writer, co-writer or performer,
he is responsible for 27 number-one singles on the US Hot
100 chart. In 2002, a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons
voted him eighth, and in 2008, Rolling Stone ranked him the
fifth-greatest singer of all-time. He was posthumously
inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 and into
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
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AFTER READING THE TEXT ABOUT XALAPA CITY ANSWER
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1.
a)
b)
c)
What is the real name of Jonh Lennon?
John Winston Ono Lennon
Jonh Ono Lennon Winston
Jonh Winston Ono Lennon
2.
a)
b)
c)
When Lennon was born?
19 october 1941
9 October 1940
19 October 1941
3.
a)
b)
c)
In which did band Lennon play?
The who
Iron maiden
The Beatles
4.
a)
b)
c)
Where did he born?
London
Liverpool
Manchester
5.
a)
b)
c)
When did he move to New York?
in 1971
in 1973
in 1975
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6. Which president did deport him?
a)Barak Obama
b) Bill Clinton
c) Richard Nixon
7. How many copies did Lennon sale with his solo album?
a) 14 million units
b) 13 million units
c) 24 million units
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ANSWER KEY
READING NUM 2: JONH LENNON
1. A)
2. B)
3. C)
4. B)
5. A)
6. C)
7. A)
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