SZABLON DO PRACY Z UCZNIEM
Imagine – The Legend of John Lennon (Top Musicians 3)
1. Questions for speaking.
Who was John Lennon?
What was he famous for?
What kind of music did he play?
Where was he from?
How did he die?
2. Answer key to exercise number 1.
GROUP 1
December 9, 1980
John Lennon is dead. He was shot late this evening in front of his apartment building in New York City. Apparently he was killed almost immediately. The man who shot John Lennon walked up to the musician as he was leaving his limousine. According to eye witnesses he said : ‘ Mr. Lennon’ and then fired at him at least five times.
John Lennon was murdered on his way home, just outside of the Manhattan apartment, Dakota House, where he lived with his wife, Yoko Ono and their five-year-old son. Apparently he stepped out of the limousine and headed through the gates towards the house. Then man emerged him and fired seven times. According to police sources the man had been seen at the apartment house earlier and later in the evening when Lennon arrived. The man appeared to be rational. He called out Lennon’s name then fired.
What we know about the suspect at this time is, first of all, his identity: 25- year-old Mark David Chapman. He comes from Hawaii. Police said, he’s been in New York area about a week and began to hang around the Dakota House over the weekend, asking about John Lennon. He apparently went into him for the first time this evening about five o’clock asking Lennon for his autograph. Lennon gave it to him on the jacket cover of a record.
Lennon went off to the recording session and the reporters were told that Chapman remained at the hotel until Mr. Lennon returned about 11 o’clock this evening. Police officials describe what happened this way: they say that Chapman came up from behind, yelled up Mr. Lennon’s name and aimed the 38 revolver. There were at least five shots spent, there were seven gunshot wounds, considering the entrance and exit wounds. The worst damage came from the chest wounds. Lennon shouted: ‘I know I’ve been shot’. He stumbled up several steps into the Dakota and collapsed inside in an office area.
John Lennon’s body was immediately rushed in police car to Roosevelt Hospital, just 15 blocks away from his apartment in Manhattan. He was dead on arrival. They tried resuscitation and they tried transfusions but nothing worked.
Doctor Stephan Lynn from the Roosevelt Hospital said: “He had multiple gun shots in his chest, in his left arm and in his back. There were seven wounds in his body. I don’t know exactly how many bullets there were.
There was a significant injury of the major vessels inside the chest which
caused massive blood loss which probably resulted in his death. I’m certain that he was dead at the moment the police brought here his body”.
The doctor also said that, as far as he could tell, Lennon died with the first shot. But that didn’t stop the number of Lennon’s fans from gathering at the hospital and at his apartment house to pray and to remember.
25-year-old Chapman was charged officially with murder but the reason for this attack- unknown.
(Adapted from TV ABC News)
apparently - used to say that something seems to be true, although it is not certain
eye witnesses - a person who sees an event happening, especially a crime or an accident:
step out of – go out of
head (verb) - to go in a particular direction
emerge - to appear by coming out of something or out from behind something
rational - showing clear thought or reason identity - who a person is
hang around - to wait or spend time somewhere, usually for no particular reason
aim - to point or direct a weapon towards someone or something that you want to hit
shot - the action of firing a gun or another weapon
wound - a damaged area of the body, such as a cut or hole in the skin stumble - to walk in a way which does not seem controlled
collapse - to fall down suddenly because of pressure or lack of strength or support
rush – hurry
resuscitation - a method used to keep someone alive in a medical emergency, in which you blow into their mouth then press on their chest and then repeat the process
multiple – many
bullet - a small, metal object that is fired from a gun vessel - tube through which blood flows in the body
GROUP 2
John Lennon, without a doubt, was one of the most important musicians of our time, a man of unlimited energy and talent who affected the whole attitudes and style of whole generations of people. He, along with Paul McCartney, were the cornerstones of The Beatles, the creators of an evolution in the rock music. John and Paul wrote most of the 250 million records that The Beatles sold and continued to sell. During the early 70’s, the Beatles, like the country, went through incredible individual changes. John and Paul had both deiced to go it on their own.
The decision, which was based on real personal reasons shocked the public. How could it happen? The Beatles? But there was no need to worry. Just as they had captured the fantastic audience of the group, now they wanted to do the same thing. In the words of John Lennon, they wanted to do it in their own right. John and his new wife, Yoko, really took the heat off this decision. How could they? How could she? How could John Lennon leave The Beatles for Yoko Ono. Again we underestimated him, we underestimated them. He loved her and he loved his newly found independence. And, despite problems with acceptance and rejection, John and Yoko prevailed.
They were back to work in the early 70’s. John lived the melancholy live of a man who, temporarily at least, was going through a personality crisis. For time, he found himself in the middle of rock’ n’ roll’s fast life. But he got through it. And John was starting over. He
recorded new album. It was a good album. It Was receiving general public acceptance. John Lennon was back, until the sudden end of the life of this fantastic talent which changed the history of rock’ n’ roll.
Perhaps, the most tragic aspect of what happened is that John Lennon was back. He was performing, he got the energy back. He had made an album, he was just about completing a second album. And this random act by this assassin ended what was to be a second coming of John Lennon. He and Yoko were very optimistic about the future. They were bent on coming back to music, coming back to professional life, coming back to public life. They were making music again, going to the people with his latest creations. They were very, very up on the fact that John was back in the main spring of rock’ n’ roll again.
(Adapted from TV ABC News)
without a doubt – used to emphasize your opinion affect – to influence
attitude - a feeling or opinion about something or someone
cornerstone - something of great importance which everything else depends on capture – to make sb very interested and exited in sth
take the heat off – to reduce the amount of criticism you have to deal with
underestimate - to fail to understand how strong, skilful, intelligent or determined someone, especially a competitor is
acceptance – approve
rejection - when someone refuses to accept, use or believe someone or something prevail - to be greater in strength or influence; triumph
sudden - happening or done quickly and without warning
random - happening, done or chosen by chance rather than according to a plan
assassin - someone who kills a famous or important person usually for political reasons or in exchange for money
bent on - determined to do or have something
3. Answer key to exercise number 2.
Imagine – John Lennon
Imagine there's no Heaven It's easy if you try
No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today
Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace
You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people Sharing all the world
You may say that I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one
