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eautiful songs in which he imagined “there’s no countries, it isn’t hard to do, nothingto kill or die for and no religion too”.Music lovers hoped that the Beatles would reunite one day, but on a cold Decembernight in 1980 John Lennon was cruelly killed by a madman in one of New York’s streets.His tragic death shocked the whole world.Many years have passed since his death. Today we clearly understand that JohnLennon is, without any doubt, a genius of the twentieth century. His rich imaginationand talent helped him to express the musical tastes of youth, their uncertainties andproblems, their wishes and feelings and their hopes for the future.Your Turn1. Who is your favourite pop singer?2. What music do you prefer: pop, classical, folk or rock?<strong>Focus</strong> on Phonetics1. Listen and repeat.from the very startfrom working-class parts of Liverpoolfrom country to countryfrom town to townfrom beginning to endfrom everywherefrom bad to worsefrom 5 to 62. Intonation practice: calls from overseas.A: I had a call from Bill yesterday.B: From Bill?A: Yes, he’s on tour again.B: And he telephones you from overseas?A: Yes, from overseas: from Africa, from America, from Asia...B: Where from this time?A: This time from Australia.B: He must pay a lot of money for that.A: But it’s me who pays for these calls, not him.64