Exercise 2. Read the following passage and write T (True) or F (False) for each statement.

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs.

1. Prior to The Beatles, it was usual for groups to write their own songs.

2. The Beatles were the most famous pop group in the 1960s.

3. The Beatles did not succeed with the songs by black Americans.

4. Some members of The Beatles studied music at school.

5. The Beatles achieved great success with the song they had written.