1.  PARAPHRASING PRACTICE

2. Putting information into your own words The meaning of the original text cannot be changed. Details can be added. Sentence structure, word order,and word choice can/should be changed.

3. In their early career, the Beatles were known as “The Silver Beatles”. They played in a place called The Cavern in Liverpool. It was often so crowded you couldn’t get near the stage.

4.  At first the Beatles often had to borrow instruments to perform because they didn’t have their own. They had to play for long hours for very little pay.

5.  The Beatles began by playing songs by other artists, but soon began to write their own music and lyrics. John Lennon and Paul McCartney are one of the best-known song writing pairs of all time.

6. The Beatles’ music has been around for over four decades but it is still enjoyed by people of all ages.

7.  The Beatles did not just influence the music world. They also changed the way teenagers in the 1960’s dressed and wore their hair.