№3 The Beatles, “Yesterday”

Theme: Traits of a character, values of love (Does love enrich, help to build a character or ruin it?)

1. Read and translate the article on some history of the group, make up a plan of the story. If you like, add some more facts which are not mentioned in the text.

Founded in Liverpool during the late '50s by guitarists John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and George Harrison, with drummer Pete Best and Stu Sutcliffe on bass, the Beatles were initially a band, playing a British variation of American folk music. The band which went under several names before arriving at the Beatles incorporated numerous American rock & roll, rhythm & blues, and pop music influences in their playing and songwriting, most notably the sounds of Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, and Arthur Alexander.

By the early '60s, they had developed significant popularity in Hamburg, Germany, where dozens of Liverpool bands were booked into local clubs, and this soon translated into success in their hometown, where the band's mixture of solid American rock & roll and careful music articulation made them stand out from the rest of the city's music scene. Sutcliffe left the band in 1961 and McCartney took over on bass. Ringo Starr replaced Best on drums soon thereafter, and the group's lineup was set. By the spring of 1963, the Beatles' singles and albums were breaking sales records in England, and they were officially introduced to America in February 1964.

The mix of the four personalities Starr's honest, earthy, clownish presence; Harrison's cutting, funny personality; McCartney's pleasant, engaging presence; and Lennon's snide, sarcastic wit won over audiences around the world.

2.Listen to the song

The Beatles, Yesterday.

Yesterday… all my troubles seemed so far away,

Now it looks as thought they're here to stay,

Oh I believe in yesterday.

Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be,

There's a shadow hanging over me.

Oh yesterday, came suddenly.

Why, she had to go

I don't know she wouldn't say.

I said, something wrong.

Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday

Love was such an easy game to play,

Now I need a place to hide away

Why, she had to go I don't know,

She wouldn't say.

I said something wrong,

Now I long for yesterday.

Yesterday

Love was such an easy game to play,

Now I need a place to hide away.

Oh I believe in yesterday.

3. Listen to the song again and fill in the right words/phrases

Yesterday
1. Yesterday,
All my troubles seemed so ______1.
Now it looks as though they're here______2.

Oh, I believe in ______3. 2. Suddenly, I'm not half the man I ______4.There's a shadow hanging ______5.Oh, yesterday came ______6.3. Why she had to go I don't know she ______7. I said something ______8. Now I long for ______9. 4. Yesterday,

Love was such an easy ______10.

Now I need a place ______11.Oh, I believe in yesterday. 5. Why she had to go ______12.

She wouldn't say.I said something ______13.Now I long for ______14. 6. Yesterday, Love was such an easy ______15.Now I need a place ______16. Oh, I believe in ______17. Mm mm mm mm mm mm mm.

(KEY: 1. far away 2. to stay 3. yesterday 4. used to be 5.over me 6.suddenly 7. wouldn't say 8.wrong 9.yesterday 10.game to play 11.to hide away 12. don't know 13. wrong 14. yesterday 15. game to play 16. to hide away 17. yesterday). 4.Put down the forms of the verbs:

1 / hide
2 / been
3 / hung
4 / will
5 / came
6 / have
7 / known

5. What grammar tenses are used in the song?

6.Find negative forms of the verb in all tenses. Explain the rules of it`s formation.

7. Interpret the phrases. What did the author mean?

  1. Suddenly, I am not half the man I used to be.
  2. There`s a shadow hanging over me.
  3. Oh, yesterday came suddenly.

8. Match the words to get a word combination from the song:

1

/

All my troubles seemed…

/

a

/

an easy game to play

2

/

Now it looks as though

/

b

/

yesterday

3

/

Oh, I believe in …

/

c

/

so far away

4

/

I am not half …

/

d

/

hanging over me

5

/

Love was such …

/

e

/

they are here to stay

6 / There`s a shadow …. / f / the man I used to be

(KEY: 1-c, 2-e, 3-b, 4-f, 5-a, 6-d)

9. Give the synonyms to the following words, translate:

1

/

suddenly

/

a

/

problem

2

/

believe

/

b

/

trust

3

/

wrong

/

c

/ unexpectedly

4

/

trouble

/

d

/

not correct

(KEY: 1-c, 2-b, 3- d, 4-a)

10. Answer the questions:

1.What kind of a person was the character? Prove it.

  1. What tenses, moods are used in the song?

11. Mark the key words in the song to discuss the problem of the character. Discuss in pairs.

12. Creative work. Be ready to present your vision of a love-story in an essay, a presentation in Power Point, your own web-page, a blog, a poem/ song, an article to the magazine under the title «Does love enrich or ruin? Prove it.», give your variant of translation, visualize your ideas with drawings, pictures , etc.