(英会話リスニングスクリプト)
John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England,
in 1940.
When he was in high school he formed his
first pop group, called The Quarrymen, then he studied art
at college.
In 1960, he went professional as one of
The Beatles and they played in Liverpool and in Hamburg,
Germany.
In 1962, they made their first record called
"Love Me Do" and appeared on television for the
first time.
By 1964, The Beatles were extremely popular
in Europe and North America and they put out their first
film entitled "A Hard Day's Night".
In 1965, they were honored by the Queen
of England; in 1966, John met Yoko Ono, a Japanese artist
who was 7 years older than him, and married her three years
later.
In 1970, The Beatles separated and John
and Yoko started living in New York.
On December 8th,1980, he was outside his
home when somebody shouted, "Mr Lennon".
He turned round and was shot five times.
He was taken to the hospital, but it was
too late to save him.
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