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This article is about the band. For their eponymous album, see The Beatles (album). For other uses, see The Beatles (disambiguation).

"Beatle" redirects here. For the insect, see beetle.

"Fab Four" redirects here. For other uses, see Fab Four (disambiguation).

The Beatles
The Beatles in February 1964; clockwise from top left: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison
Background information
Origin	Liverpool, England
Genres	Rock pop
Years active	1960–1970
Labels	Parlophone Apple Capitol
Associated acts	The Quarrymen Tony Sheridan Billy Preston Plastic Ono Band
Website	thebeatles.com
Past members	John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison Ringo Starr See members section for others

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With a line-up comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they are regarded as the most influential band of all time.^[1] The group were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and popular music's recognition as an art form.^[2] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways; the band later explored music styles ranging from ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As pioneers in recording, songwriting and artistic presentation, the group revolutionised many aspects of the music industry and were often publicised as leaders of the era's youth and sociocultural movements.^[3]

Led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney, the Beatles built their reputation playing clubs in Liverpool and Hamburg over three years from 1960, initially with Stuart Sutcliffe playing bass. The core trio of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison, together since 1958, went through a succession of drummers, including Pete Best, before asking Starr to join them in 1962. Manager Brian Epstein moulded them into a professional act and producer George Martin guided and developed their recordings, greatly expanding their domestic success after their first hit, "Love Me Do", in late 1962. As their popularity grew into the intense fan frenzy dubbed "Beatlemania", the band acquired the nickname "the Fab Four", with Epstein, Martin and other members of the band's entourage sometimes given the informal title of "fifth Beatle".

By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records. They soon made their film debut with A Hard Day's Night (1964). From 1965 onwards, they produced increasingly innovative recordings, including the albums Rubber Soul (1965), Revolver (1966) and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967), and enjoyed further commercial success with The Beatles (also known as "the White Album", 1968) and Abbey Road (1969). In 1968, they founded Apple Corps, a multi-armed multimedia corporation that continues to oversee projects related to the band's legacy. After the group's break-up in 1970, all four members enjoyed success as solo artists. Lennon was shot and killed in December 1980, and Harrison died of lung cancer in November 2001. McCartney and Starr remain musically active.

The Beatles are the best-selling music act of all time, with certified sales of over 183 million units in the US and estimated sales of 600 million units worldwide.^[4] They hold the record for most number-one albums on the UK Albums Chart, most number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and most singles sold in the UK. The group were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually between 1994 and 2015. In 2008, the group topped Billboard's list of the all-time most successful artists on the Billboard Hot 100. The band have received seven Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award (for Best Original Song Score for the 1970 film Let It Be) and fifteen Ivor Novello Awards. Time named them among the 20th century's 100 most important people.

Sporting Traditions in the UK (8 form)

3b. Read the descriptions of sporting traditions in the UK. Match the texts with the pictures. Some of the customs or rules may seem strange but they have been around for hundreds of years. Get into groups of three. Each of you reads one of the texts and gets ready to speak about the following:

a. when the sport tradition began; b. where and when it is played; c. what the rules are.

  British Traditions

   

Cheese Rolling

   

 Do you know sporting traditions in Belarus? Discuss with your class to collect ideas.

Firework safety (8 form)

Lesson 4
4a. Read the Firework Safety rules and say which of them are very important and less important. Which of the rules do you follow?

                              On which holidays and festivities are there fireworks and bonfires?

Merry making

Lesson 4
1a. Listen to one of the traditional rhymes which have accompanied the Bonfire night. When do people celebrate Bonfire Night? Why?

What are the words to Remember, Remember The Fifth of November?

There are many versions of the rhyme that have survived in different parts of England since the 17th century.

Most begin with the same or very similar words. This is the basic form:

Remember, remember, the Fifth of November
Gunpowder treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot

After that there are very different verses that may be included. One goes:

Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and the Parliament
Three score barrels of powder below
Poor old England to overthrow
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match
Holler boys, holler boys, let the bells ring
Holler boys, holler boys, God save the King!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4705508/remember-the-fifth-of-november-rhyme/

                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CA9pD3pVA4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7hHL33lQ0I

            British Holidays - Guy Fawkes Day

                                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soe8Z_Ej4Ck
2a. Read about the history and traditions of the Bonfire Night. What new information have you learnt as compared to the video and the rhyme?

THIS IS BRITAIN. FOOD

BRITISH FOOD.


1. Watch the video

2. Answer the questions

Meals in Britain 2 (English 5)

Lesson 2. Meals in Britain

Mrs Smish tells Nikita about meals in Britan. Listen, read and answer the questions.

We have three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Breakfast time is at 7.30 a.m.
      A traditional English breakfast is bacon and eggs, sausages and tomatoes or mushrooms, cereal with milk, orange juice, toast and butter and jam and a cup of tea with milk. 

     We usually have lunch at 1 p.m., but on school days Mike has lunch at school. Sometimes he takes a packed lunch. This is  often a sandwich, some crisps, some fruit and a drink.  
     In the evening we get together and have dinner. It is usually at 7 p.m. A traditional English dinner is meat and vegetebles. One of the vegetables is often potatoes. Many people also like pasta and rice.

  

           And one more tradition. Tea is Britain's favourite drink. We usually drink tea with milk. We can have tea with chocolate, cakes, rolls or biscuits.

British meals

Well-known traditional British dishes include full breakfast, fish and chips, the Christmas dinner, the Sunday roast, steak and kidney pie, shepherd's pie, and bangers and mash. People in Britain, however, eat a wide variety of foods based on the cuisines of Europe, India, and other parts of the world.

en.wikipedia.org › wiki › British_cuisine

Топик Meals in Britain

Since the 1970's eating habits in Britain have undergone a change. People have been encouraged by doctors, health experts and government advertisements to eat less fat and more fiber. Fat is believed to be one of the major causes of obesity and heart diseases. Forty per cent of adults in Britain are overweight and Britain has one of the highest death rates due to cardiovascular disease in the world. Britons have also become more aware of calories, the energy value of food. Some people count the number of calories they eat every day, so that they can try to take in fewer calories and lose weight. Food manufactures have started to help the general public to make more informed choices about what they eat. 

So the traditional British breakfast is bacon, eggs or sausages, preceded by fruit and followed by toasts. Britons may eat this breakfast at weekends or on special occasions but prefer a smaller and healthier meal to start a day. Lunch is a light meal and is eaten at school or work. Lunch takes about 40 minutes. Dinner is usually the main meal of the day and consists of two courses.In recent years, foreign foods have become a regular part of the British diet. Indian and Chinese dishes are particularly popular for evening meals. Take-aways became extremely popular. The traditional British take-away is fish and chips eaten with salt and vinegar and served in an old newspaper.

The British are famous forr their love of sweet things and afternoon tea with sandwiches; scones, jam and several kinds of cake, was once a traditional custom. Most working people don't have tea as an afternoon "meal", but they do have a short break in the middle of the afternoon for a cup of tea. Tea is often also drunk with lunch and dinner.

                           https://www.native-english.ru/topics/meals-in-britain

Sometimes also called a 'fry-up', the full English breakfast consists of fried eggs, sausages, back bacon, tomatoes, mushrooms, fried bread and often a slice of white or black pudding (similar to bloodwurst). It is accompanied by tea or coffee and hot, buttered toast.

www.historic-uk.com › CultureUK › Traditional-English-Breakfast

Traditional English Breakfast - Historic UK

Traditional English Food for Lunch

For many families, a Sunday lunch of roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, pot roast pork with apples or roast lamb with green beans and mint sauce, is still a cherished tradition. If you don't fancy cooking it at home, your local pub is the place to go to for traditional English food.

www.essentially-england.com › english-food-lunch-and-dinner

English Food: Lunch and Dinner - Essentially England

The evening meal is usually called 'tea', 'dinner' or 'supper'. What is a traditional British Dinner? A typical British meal for dinner is "meat and two veg". We put hot brown gravy, (traditionally made from the juices of the roast meat, but more often today from a packet!) on the meat and usually the vegetables.

projectbritain.com › food › meals

Afternoon Tea. Afternoon tea is a light meal composed of three course of tea sandwiches and savories, followed by scones with clotted cream and jam, and ending with sweet pastries. Everything is bite-sized and eaten with fingers. Afternoon tea time is around 4PM, between lunch and dinner.

www.ohhowcivilized.com › afternoon-tea-101-afternoon-tea-and-high-t...