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« Ответ #3237 : 15 января 2019, 14:10:10 »
Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935 , he  was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. Jesse Garon Presley, his identical twin brother, his father was Vernon Elvis Presley Presley was an American singer and actor of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
    His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African-American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided.In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly august 16 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
Jesse Garon Presley, his identical twin brother, his father Vernon Elvis Presley

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« Ответ #3236 : 15 января 2019, 14:08:33 »
1. Biathlon requires two skills - swift skiing and straight shooting.
2. Biathlon has its roots in Scandinavian

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« Ответ #3235 : 15 января 2019, 14:08:05 »
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) – an American singer, musician and actor.
Elvis Presley became one of the most influential cultural icons of a generation. He is commonly referred to as the “The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll” and epitomises the post-war pop generation.
Elvis was born in Tupelo, Mississippi. When he was 13, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis was relatively shy and as a youngster was not keen on performing in public. However, he received a guitar as a present and learnt to play and sing; he gained no formal musical training, but had an innate natural talent and could easily pick up music. As a teenager, he was uninterested in school – but become absorbed in music, listening to a huge range of contemporary American music. He also started to sport a distinctive look with sideburns and styled hair. This image would later become an ‘Elvis’ trademark.
In 1953, he went to Sun recording studio – to record a song for his mother, but also with the hope he may get noticed and offered a recording deal. However, it didn’t come to anything; he was also turned down for auditions to other groups. In April 1954, he took a job as a truck driver.
In January 1956, Presley was signed by RCA Records. His first single, “Heartbreak Hotel“, was released in January and became a best-selling hit – staying at number one for seven weeks, and selling over one million copies.
However, if Presley was considered a controversial and a rebellious figure, it just made him more popular with young listeners. His catapult to stardom was helped by a rivalry between TV presenters, such as Steve Allen and Ed Sullivan. Elvis proved a star attraction on tv talk shows, and the competition between presenters helped to make Elvis a national celebrity. It also helped bring rock ‘n’ roll into the mainstream. John Lennon, of the Beatles, described the effect that Elvis had on his musical development. ronically, Elvis was never keen to meet the Beatles and when they did meet on one occasion – 27 August 1965 – it was a mutual disappointment. But, Lennon always maintained without Elvis, there would have been no Beatles.

However, from 1973, Presley began to increasingly suffer health problems – related to his obesity and drug dependency. He continued to try and maintain a hectic touring schedule, but his performances were negatively affected by his obvious health problems. In 1976, aged only 42, he died from multiple causes; fourteen different drugs were found in his bloodstream.

His early death only cemented his legendary status, and Elvis Presley has become deeply ingrained in popular culture.

Presley’s home Graceland was opened to the public in the 1980s and attracts over half a million visitors annually. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2006.

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« Ответ #3234 : 15 января 2019, 12:20:55 »
Research on Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was born on January 8, 1935, in a town called Tupelo, Mississippi. While growing up, he had a strong bond with both of his parents, but especially with his mother. Presely began school in September 1941. The teachers regarded him as average, but after impressing a schoolteacher with him singing "Old Shep" he was encouraged to go to a competition. But sadly he placed fifth. After the concert, he was given a guitar for his birthday, and he learned the basics from his uncles and from the new pastor. As Presley said "I took the guitar, and I watched people, and I learned to play a little bit. But I would never sing in public. I was very shy about it."

A monumental moment occured in 1953-1955, as it was time when Presley recorded his first recordings.

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« Ответ #3233 : 15 января 2019, 12:20:43 »
Elvis Aaron Prasley (1935-1977)
Elvis was born in East Tupailo, Missisipi, in eigth of january, 1935. He was born after his twin brother, but his brother was born dead, and Elvis was an only child in family.
His family was poor, but the parents decided to give a good education to their child and took him to the school early. When the parents saw that his child likes music, they bought him a guitar. Sometimes Elvis was singing a songs in the school yard, and many kids listened to him. When Elvis was ten, he took part in Alabama and Missisipi state competition. He got a prise for his own song about a boy and a dog.
After a school Elvis worked in cinema. He liked bright and shiny clothes, and that's because many young people bullied him.

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« Ответ #3232 : 15 января 2019, 12:20:15 »
1.Biathlon requires two skills - swift skiing and straight shooting.
2.Biathlon has its roots in Scandinavian techniques for winter warfare and hunting.
3.In military training ,the sport is performed in full-field uniform,with military issue skis and M-16 rifles.Civilian one ,contenders on racing skis and light weight,sk3ja-tight uniforms* and 22-caliber rifles.

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« Ответ #3231 : 15 января 2019, 12:19:50 »
1) Biathlon requires 2 skills-swift skiing and straight shooting.
2) The sport that began as a necessity for winter survival in the Scandinavia northland has evolved into an official winter Olympic event.
3) In military training,the  sport is performed in full-filed uniform,with military issue skins and M-16 rifles.But to train for Olimpic level competion,contenders on racing skis and light weight sk3ja-tight uniforms Instead of M-16s,they use match-grade,22 caliber rifles.
4) Yes I could.There are individual and team races.Team relay races require each skier to cover 7.5 kilometers across established trails that curve through thick woods and climb and descend shallow hills.The individual races are either 10 or 20 kilometers long.
5) They spend warm-weather months at running,calisthenics,bicycling and roller-skiing-a sport combining skiing and skateboarding.

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« Ответ #3230 : 15 января 2019, 12:19:19 »
1. What skills does biathlon require?
    Biathlon requires two skills - swift skiing and straight shooting.
2. What's the origin of the sport?
   
3. Is there any difference between the "military" bithlon and the "civilian" one?

4. Could you speak about the biathlon rases?

5. What sports do the biathletes go in for in warm-weather months?
    Biathletes spend warm-weather months at running, calist.....



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« Ответ #3229 : 15 января 2019, 12:19:09 »
Biathlon Shoots Ahead

1. Biathlon requires two - swift skiing and straight shooting.

2. Biathlon has its roots in Scandinavian techniques for winter warfare and hunting.

3. In military training, the  sport is performed in full-filed uniform, with military issue skins and M-16 rifles. But to train for Olimpic level competion, contenders on racing skis and light weight sk3ja-tight uniforms Instead of M-16s, they use match-grade, 22 caliber rifles


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« Ответ #3228 : 15 января 2019, 12:17:33 »
                                                                           The Beatles.
 The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history.[1] Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s.[2] They often incorporated classical elements, older pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, and later experimented with several musical styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As the members continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they were seen as an embodiment of the era's sociocultural movements.

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« Ответ #3227 : 15 января 2019, 12:16:49 »
                                                                                                The Beatles
  The Beatles(the group mention as Fab Four is also widespread in English there is "Magnificent Four")- British rock group from Liverpool founded in 1960 as a part of which John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr played. Also at different times as a part of group Stewart Sutcliffe, Pete Best and Jimmy Nicol acted. The majority of compositions of The Beatles are created in co-authorship and signed with John Lennon and Paul McCartney's names. The discography of group includes 13 official studio albums published in 1963 — 1970 and 211 songs.The Beatles stopped collaboration in 1970 though already at least since 1967 Paul and John kept own projects.
  The Rolling Stone magazine delivered to The Beatles on the 1st place in the list of the greatest performers of all times.The group won ten awards of "Grammy". As of 2001 only in the USA over 163 million disks of group were sold. Total sales of units of media content (disks and cartridges) connected with group for this moment exceeded one billion copies.
  After disintegration each of musicians continued solo career. In 1980 near the house in New York John Lennon was killed, in 2001 George Harrison died from cancer. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr continue to be engaged in creativity and write music.

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« Ответ #3226 : 15 января 2019, 12:16:09 »
                                                                          THE BEATLES
      Everybody knows the old Liverpool music group named Beatles. This group was created in the 1960 by 4 young guys. Beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. They often incorporated classical elements, older pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, and later experimented with several musical styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. Their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they were seen as an embodiment of the era's sociocultural movements. By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market. The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 800 million records worldwide. They are the best-selling music artists in the United States, with 178 million certified units. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually from 1994 to 2015.

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« Ответ #3225 : 15 января 2019, 12:14:11 »
                               In Icons of Rock: An Encyclopedia of the Legends Who Changed Music Forever,
                                  Scott Schinder and Andy Schwartz describe the Beatles' musical evolution:

     
           In their initial incarnation as cheerful, wisecracking moptops, the Fab Four revolutionised the sound, style, and attitude of popular music and opened rock and roll's doors to a tidal wave of British rock acts. Their initial impact would have been enough to establish the Beatles as one of their era's most influential cultural forces, but they didn't stop there. Although their initial style was a highly original, irresistibly catchy synthesis of early American rock and roll and R&B, the Beatles spent the rest of the 1960s expanding rock's stylistic frontiers, consistently staking out new musical territory on each release. The band's increasingly sophisticated experimentation encompassed a variety of genres, including folk-rock, country, psychedelia, and baroque pop, without sacrificing the effortless mass appeal of their early work.

We would say, 'Try it. Just try it for us. If it sounds crappy, OK, we'll lose it. But it might just sound good.' We were always pushing ahead: Louder, further, longer, more, different.
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« Ответ #3224 : 15 января 2019, 12:10:39 »
                                                                         Elvis Presley
      Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".
      Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on the 8-th of January, 1935. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips.With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.
      In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender.Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work.He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood films and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate at the age of 42.
      Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.
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« Ответ #3223 : 15 января 2019, 10:50:00 »
                                                                  THE BEATLES
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. They often incorporated classical elements, older pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, and later experimented with several musical styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As the members continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they were seen as an embodiment of the era's sociocultural movements.
  By early 1964, the Beatles were international stars, leading the "British Invasion" of the United States pop market and breaking numerous sales records.
  The Beatles are the best-selling band in history, with estimated sales of over 800 million records worldwide. They are the best-selling music artists in the United States, with 178 million certified units. The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, and all four main members were inducted individually from 1994 to 2015. They have also had more number-one albums on the British charts and sold more singles in the UK than any other act.
           

 
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