English Worksheet the Beatles

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ENGLISH WORKSHEET

NAME:________________________________________________ Class: 7th Grade Date:______________________

CONTENT: Reading comprehension

OBJECTIVE: With this worksheet you will practice listening and reading comprehension.

Before Reading

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da by The Beatles

Desmond has his barrow in the market place...

Molly is the singer in a band...

Desmond says to Molly < >

And Molly says this as she takes him by the hand...

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah!...

Lala how the life goes on...


Lala how the life goes on.

Desmond < >

Buys a twenty carat golden ring... (ring!)

Takes it back to Molly waiting at the door...

And as he gives it to her < >





In a couple of years they have built< >

With a couple of kids running in the yard,

Of Desmond and Molly Jones... (Ha ha ha ha ha)

Happy ever after < >

Desmond lets the children lend a hand...

Molly stays at home and does her pretty face...

And in the evening she still sings it < >





In a couple of years they have built < >

With a couple of kids running in the yard,

Of Desmond and Molly Jones...

Happy ever after in the market place...

Molly lets the children lend a hand...

Desmond stays at home < >

And in the evening < >





And if you want some fun,

Take Ob-La-Di-la-do

Pictionary

A trolley

A jewelry store

The market place

Choose a sentence from the box and

complete the song.

1. a home sweet home,

2. with the band...

3. takes a trolley to the jewelry store...

4. a home sweet home,

5. and does his pretty face...

6. "Girl, I like your face"

7. in the market place...

8. she begins to sing...(sing!)

9. she's a singer with the band...

What does Ob-la-di, ob-la-da means?

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1. SYNONYMS: Match the definitions with their synonyms:

accolade

aficionado

sacrilege

regard

novelty

contemporary

react

dubious

horror

believe / deem / view

award / distinction / honor

modern / latest / current

enthusiast / fan / devotee

monstrosity / abomination / shocker

a sin / blasphemy / heresy

acknowledge / answer / reply

fun thing / not serious / stupid

fishy / iffy / unlikely

While Reading

1. Do you know some of the following songs?

TOP 5 'WORST' SONGS}

1. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles 2. Fog on the Tyne - Gazza and Lindisfarne 3. I'll Do Anything For Love - Meat Loaf 4. Diamond Lights - Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle 5. We Will Rock You - 5ive featuring Queen

The Beatles have many up picked accolades since they began in the 1960s, including that of greatest and most ever rock influential band. They can now add a new award to their pile that of having produced the worst song ever made. This may sound like sacrilege to Beatles aficionados, but their classic song Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da has been voted ever the song worst in an online poll in the UK, home of the Beatles.

This seems an unusual choice as the song comes from the White Album, which is often regarded as the best of one albums ever made. It is also an unusual choice as it was not written as a ‘novelty’ song, which so often top the UK pop charts. Ian Edwards, lecturer at the Academy of Contemporary Music, says, "That is of the nature pop music as a part of fashion. Songs are popular at the time, but times change and often this results in embarrassing additions to your record collections.

No one surrounding the Beatles has commented on this new award. Sir Paul McCartney has yet to be found. It is unclear react will how he. What is clear, perhaps, is that this spite of in dubious award, Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da will always be sung in karaoke bars around the world, unlike the other horrors which topped the poll, including Meatloaf’s ‘I’ll do anything for love’. Life goes on.

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2. Reading Comprehension:

Circl e the right answer:

3. In the text, unscramble the underlined words and write here the sentences you

found:

4. My Poll: Circle the unknown words from this text and classify them on this chart. Word Definition Synonyms (3) Sentence/Picture

a) The Beatles began in

1980’s

True False

b) An award is… an honor a musical a price

c) Why the Beatles got this

award?

Because they

sang bad

One can’t tell Because they reacted to

the award

d) The White album is An album that is

white

An album that is

the best one of

the Beatle

An album considered as

the worst of the Beatles

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5. Speak Up:

1. Do you like reading polls like this?

2. Are you interested in other awards (e.g. the Oscars, the Guinness Book of Records, MTV music awards)?

3. How has your musical tastes changed? How have your tastes in fashion, movies, design… changed?

4. Are polls such as this meaningless?

5. Who is the greatest and most influential rock band / artist ever?

6. What is the worst song ever made?

7. What classic Beatles song(s) do you like?

8. What is the best album ever made?

9. Do you have any embarrassing records?

10. What do you think Sir Paul will say about the award?

11. What’s your favourite karaoke song?

Prepare your answer:

I think that…

I like/love/hate... I don’t like…listening

I am interested in….. No, I’m not interested

Yes, No. They have changed a lot/ not so much

My favorite karaoke song is…

I like Karaoke / I don´t like singing

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