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Complete the articles about John Lennon and Adele using the verbs from the tables. Decide if the verbs should be written in either the Past Simple or Present Perfect tenses: 1. John Lennon (1940 ~ 1980) receive

have

become

inspire

release

join

last

cause

record

move

release

depict

teach

start

break up

leave

die

win

change

release

John Lennon was born in 1940 in Liverpool, England. Lennon’s mother, Julia, (a) taught John how to play instruments such as the piano, guitar, and banjo when he was a child. Elvis Presley’s popularity in the USA during the late 50s (b) inspired John to form a rock band called the “Quarry Men” when he was 16 years old. Paul McCartney and George Harrison later (c) joined . The band (d) changed their name to the “Beatles” in 1960. The band (e) had success in Britain for two years, but things changed in 1964, when the Beatles (f) recorded the first British band in history to have commercial success in the United States. m In ten years, the Beatles (j) singles. They (k) won

realease twelve albums and twenty-two seven Grammy awards.

After the band stopped playing, Lennon immediately (l) started a solo career. In 1971, he (m) released his most famous album, “Imagine”. Also in 1971, Lennon and Ono (n) became to the US where John became one of the country’s most outspoken opponents of the country’s participation in the Vietnam War. Many of Lennon’s interviews and songs during this time (o) recorded themes of peace and love. Lennon (p) died in 1980. He was shot by fan, Mark David Chapman in front of Lennon’s apartment building in New York. Lennon was only 40 years old. He (q) left behind two children and his wife. Even though his solo career only (r) cause for ten years, Lennon (s) released eight studio albums and twenty-five singles. He also (t) won two Grammy awards for his music.

2. Adele (1988 ~ ) release

sell

can

record

love

hear

put

be signed

take

begin

sell

become

have

compose

release

win

follow

make

sing

name

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born in 1988 in London, England. She (a) has had a passion for music and (b) has sung since an early age. As a child, she (c) has done popular music, but when she was 15 years old, she (d) has followed Etta James and Ella Fitzgerald in a local music store and (e) has interested in old singers from the 1940s. Because of her interest in music, Adele went to a special high school where she (f) has became focus on singing and songwriting. While at school, Adele (g) has done and (h) has composed three songs for a class project and then (i) has self the songs on the Internet. Because of this, four months after she graduated from high school, Adele (j) has signed to a record deal. Her debut album, “19”, (k) has loved for her age when she (l) has done recording the project, (m) Adele famous, thanks to the singles “Hometown Glory” and “Chasing Pavements”. In 2011, Adele (n) has begun with “21”, selling 352,000 copies within its first week. The album, featuring the singles “Rolling in the Deep” and “Someone like You”, (o) has sold over 30 million copies around the world. Her next studio album, “25”, (p) has recordered in November, 2015. It (q) has taken only ten days to sell over a million copies, becoming

the fastest album ever to do so in the UK. Since then, it has continued to sell well. As of January, 2016, “25” (r) has sold over seven million copies. Adele (s) has released three studio albums and eleven singles. She (t) has won ten Grammy Awards.