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The founder of The Beatles, John Lennon formed his first band called The Quarrymen in 1956. The team included his friends on QuarryBank school.

1. Father John Lennon was working on a merchant ship, Paul McCartney's father was a servant, father of George Harrison was a sailor, and Ringo Starr - baker.

2. The founder of The Beatles, John Lennon formed his first band called The Quarrymen in 1956. The team included his friends on QuarryBank school.

3. The name was coined by The Beatles, Lennon when a group of new members came - Paul McCartney, George Harrison and then - who had no relation to the Quarry school.

4. The Beatles - a play on words, a mixture of the words "beetles» (beetle) and "bit» (beat).

5. At the time of joining the group of George Harrison was only 16 years old.

6. John Lennon and Paul McCartney closer not only on the basis of love for music, but also because of the common tragedy: in 1956 Paul mother died of cancer, and two years later in a car accident Lennon lost his mother.
7. The composition of the legendary quartet changed five times. In January 1960, to Lennon, McCartney and Harrison joined classmate John's College of Art Stuart Sutcliffe, who became the bassist. Later this year The Beatles were invited to play their first overseas concert in Hamburg. Under the contract, the group needed a drummer, which immediately became Pete Best, the son of the owner of the Liverpool night club, where they often were The Beatles.

8. In 1961, during the second tour group in Hamburg, Stuart Sutcliffe fell in love with the young artist and photographer Astrid Kirchherr. It was she who came up with the legendary Beatle haircuts and invited the children to wear black leather jackets worn instead of jackets on a cut of Pierre Cardin - without collars. She spent the first professional photo shoot The Beatles in a new image. Sutcliffe decided to leave the band and stay in Hamburg with Astrid.

9. John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best - in that part of The Beatles came to the first success.

10. Stuart Sutcliffe died in Hamburg of a brain hemorrhage in 1962. Despite the fact that Stewart had been in a group quite a bit of time, it affected all the participants The Beatles. Behind him posthumously stuck the nickname of the Fifth Quartet. In the movie "The Beatles: 4 + 1 (from the Fifth Quartet)" 1994 tells about this period in the history of the group.

11. Kurt Raymond Jones - the first Beatles fan in history, affect the Group's development. October 28, 1961 at a music store, he asked for the record with the song My Bonnie a little-known group The Beatles. The seller did not know anything about the group, but on the advice of the buyer asked.
This seller was the legendary Brian Epstein - permanent manager of the group, which has made the first professional recordings for children and organized for their concert activity.
Epstein died August 27, 1967, and its function is partially assumed Paul McCartney
12. In 1962, before the first contract Epstein replaced drummer Pete Best, who did not reach a common level at Ringo Starr, a longtime friend of the musicians. Since it established the final composition of The Beatles, but in 1964 before touring Scandinavia Starr came down with a cold, and he was replaced by Jimmy Nicol.

13. The real name of Ringo Starr - Richard Starkey.

14. Love Me Do and Please, Please Me were the first hits of the Fab Four.

15. The first album was called The Beatles Please, Please Me (1963), the latter - Let It Be (1970). Total group has released 13 albums.

16. In 1965, The Beatles were awarded the Order of the British Empire, but in 1969 John Lennon returned his medal in protest against the support of the US aggression in Vietnam England.

17. June 25, 1967 The Beatles were the first band whose speech was broadcast on the BBC world channel via satellite.

18. The Beatles released three comedy "A Hard Day's Night» (Hard Day's Night), «To the aid!» (Help!) And "Magical Mystery Tour» (Magical Mystery Tour). To all three paintings independent albums released soundtracks.

London, the capital of Great Britain, is a very old town. It is two thousand years old. Many years ago London was a small town on the Thames. There were a lot of villages round it and after many years London and three hundred villages grew into a very large city. Some of the names of those villages you can find in the names of the streets in modern London — Kensington, Westminster and others.
There were many wars in those days and people from other countries came to Great Britain and destroyed London, but new houses of stone grew up.
London stands not far from the sea. Many ships from other countries came to the port of London and brought cotton, food and other things. Factories grew in London and other cities. Many shops were opened in the centre of London. In 1863 the first underground railway began to work. It was very short in those days.
Now London is a beautiful city with large squares and parks. London is one of the biggest cities in the world.

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Лондон, столица Великобритании, очень старый город. Ему две тысячи лет. Много лет назад Лондон был маленьким городком на Темзе. Вокруг него было много деревень и после многих лет Лондон и триста деревень выросли в очень большой город. Некоторые названия тех деревень вы можете найти в названиях улиц в современном Лондоне - Кенсингтон, Вестминстер и другие.
В те дни было много войн, и люди из других стран приходили  в Великобританию и разрушали Лондон, но росли новые дома из камня.
Лондон располагается недалеко от моря. Много кораблей из других стран приходили в Лондонский порт и привозили хлопок, продовольствие и другие вещи. Фабрики росли в Лондоне и других городах. Много магазинов были открыты в центре Лондона. В 1863 году начала работать первая подземная железная дорога. В те дни она была очень короткой.
Сейчас Лондон - красивый город с большими площадями и парками. Лондон - один из самых больших городов в мире.

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1 The official name of the whole country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but it is often referred to as Great Britain. 2 The capital of the country is London.

3 Population of Britain is more than 60 million people.

4 People living in Britain are called British. English is the main language.  5 What are the capitals of Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland, which comprise the UK?  6 The capitals of these parts are Edinburgh, Cardiff, London and Belfast. 7 The national flag is called the Union Jack.

8 The UK is a constitutional monarchy.

9 Queen Elizabeth II is 91 years old now. She is the head of the state from 1952.

The head of the government is the Prime Minister.

10 British national currency is a pound.   (British banknotes are called pounds.  One hundred pence make one pound.)

11 The British Isles are washed by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea. The English Channel separates Great Britain from the continent.

12 The surface of Great Britain varies very much.

The north of Scotland is mountainous. All the rest – east, centre and south-east of the country – is a vast plain.

13 The British climate is mild. It’s never too cold or too hot in Britain.

14 Britain is a highly developed industrial country.

15 The British are proud of their customs and traditions and carefully keep them up.

16 A lot of tourists come to Great Britain every year to do some trip in its big and small towns. 

 

1 Официальное название страны -Соединенное Королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии, но её часто называют Великобританией.

2 Столица страны - Лондон.

3 Население Великобритании составляет более 60 миллионов человек.

4 Людей, живущих в Британии, называют британцами. Основной язык- английский.

5 Какие столицы стран Шотландии, Уэльса, Англии и Северной Ирландии,

из которых состоит Великобритания?

6 Это столицы: Эдинбург,  Кардифф, Лондон и Белфаст.

7 Национальный флаг называют Юнион Джек.

8 Великобритания является конституционной монархией.

9 Королева Елизавета II, которой сейчас 91 год,  глава государства с 1952 года.

10 Британская  национальная валюта – фунт стерлингов

( Британские банкноты называются фунтами. Сто пенсов составляют один фунт.)

11 Британские острова омываются Атлантическим океаном, Северным морем и ирландским морем. Ла-Манш отделяет Великобританию от континента.

12 Поверхности Великобритании очень сильно варьируется.

Север Шотландии -гористый. Всё остальное – восток, центр и юго-восток страны – это обширные равнины.

13 Британский климат мягкий. Никогда не бывает слишком холодно или слишком жарко в Великобритании.

14 Великобритания является высокоразвитой индустриальной страной.

15 Британцы гордятся своими обычаями и традициями и бережно хранят их.

16 Множество туристов приезжает в Великобританию, чтобы побывать в её больших и малых городах.