Classroom Activities
More fun
activities about The Beatles. They are not
tests!
Read the related pages
before starting these role-plays.
Writing,
Speaking & Listening - whole class
Possible
roles:
John, Paul, George, Pete Best: the rest of the class can be
immigration officers
1. Work in groups of five. You immigration officers in
Hamburg in 1960. You suspect that The Beatles do not have
the correct papers to live and work in Germany.
Interview the band members,
using the reports you wrote here. You have to decide
whether to deport them!
2. You
are Brian Epstein
in 1962. You are
looking for a record contract for The
Beatles.
Write to a record company and 'sell' the group. Write
about:
- what each member of the group contributes e.g George Harrison is a great guitarist ...
- The Beatles sound - what makes it different?
- why The Beatles will be a success.
3. It's 1962. The Beatles are about to become famous but John, George and Paul are not happy with their drummer, Pete Best.
They approach Brian Epstein and ask him to replace Pete with Ringo Starr. George Martin is also unhappy with Pete's drumming.
Brian reluctantly tells Pete. Pete then goes to ask the others why they are sacking him.
Possible roles: John, Paul, George, Ringo, Pete Best, Pete's mum, George Martin, Brian Epstein.
4. A television crew has come to Abbey Road to interview The Beatles just before they break up. Role play the scene in groups:
Possible roles: John, Paul, George, Ringo, George Martin, Linda McCartney, Yoko Ono, TV interviewer, cameraman/woman
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