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Queen are a British ______ band that formed in 1970. The band originally _________ of lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, bassist John Deacon, and drummer Roger Taylor. Queen have been described as giving the __________ live performance ever, producing the greatest single in history, and being the _______ British band of all time. They have released 15 studio albums, five _________ albums and compilation albums. In 2009, the band's record label EMI reported their _____________ album sales as over 300 million. Queen __________ success in the UK during the early 1970s but it was the release of Sheer Heart Attack(1974) and A Night At the Opera(1975) that ________ the band international success. The single "Bohemian Rhapsody“ stayed at number one in the UK charts for nine weeks. Their _________ continued through the seventies, eighties, and nineties. Mercury died in 1991 and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have infrequently __________ together at special events and programmes.

SUCCESS GAVE ENJOYED LIVE GREATEST

CONSISTED ROCK PERFORMED WORLDWIDE BEST

Read and complete the text with the words below:

rockconsisted

greatestbest

liveworldwide

enjoyedgave

success

performed

We Are the Champions" is a ballad ________ by Freddie Mercury, ________ and _________ by Queen for their 1977 album News of the World. One of their most famous and popular songs, it has _________ an anthem for sporting victories (the song has been regularly ________ to celebrate numerous sports championships). Formula One Drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button have both ________ the song after crossing the finish line to become world drivers champions. and has _______ often _______ in popular culture: music video games, films and series.

Read the text and complete with the past participles on the right:

BECOME USED

WRITTEN PLAYED

BEEN

PERFORMED

SUNG

RECORDED

written

recorded performed

become

played

sung

been used

I've paid my duesTime after timeI've done my sentenceBut committed no crime

I've taken my bowsAnd my curtain callsYou brought me fame and fortuneAnd everything that goes with itI thank you all

We are the champions - my friendsAnd we'll keep on fightingTill the endWe are the champions

But it's been no bed of rosesNo pleasure cruiseI consider it a challenge beforeThe whole human raceAnd I ain't gonna lose

And bad mistakesI've made a fewI've had my share of sandKicked in my faceBut I've come through

We are the championsNo time for losers'Cause we are the champions of the World

I_______my duesTime after timeI_________my sentenceBut committed no crimeAnd bad __________I__________ a fewI_______my share of sandKicked in my faceBut I _________ through

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

I_________ my bowsAnd my curtain callsYou ________me _______and fortuneAnd everything that goes with itI __________you allBut it_________no bed of rosesNo pleasure __________I consider it a challenge beforeThe whole __________raceAnd I ain't gonna lose

And we mean to go on and on and on and on

CHORUS ( TWICE)

CHORUSWe are the champions - my friendsAnd we'll keep on __________Till the endWe are the championsWe are the championsNo time for ________'Cause we are the champions of the World

‘ve taken ‘ve come ‘ve paid ‘s been ‘ve done ‘ve had ‘ve come ‘ve taken ‘ve come ‘ve paid ‘s been ‘ve done ‘ve had ‘ve come

Losers mistakes cruise thank human brought fighting fameLosers mistakes cruise thank human brought fighting fame

Made by:Beni Suárez Prado

Video with subtitles:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJA16sch678

The texts have been adapted from:www.wikipedia.org

The video has been downloaded from:www.youtube.com

And made by:www.queenonline.com

Made by:Beni Suárez Prado

Video with subtitles:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJA16sch678

The texts have been adapted from:www.wikipedia.org

The video has been downloaded from:www.youtube.com

And made by:www.queenonline.com

© Beni Suárez Prado (March 1 2010)