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Elvis Presley – story of a superstar

The sexy physicality of Elvis Presley's performances brought the forbidden into the open for teens in the 1950s. His singing style bore the unmistakable stamp of black rhythm and blues. By carrying its message to a national audience, he changed popular music forever. Beatle John Lennon recalled, «Nothing really affected me until Elvis».

Talking about his fame, Elvis said, «I was very lucky. The people were looking for something different, and I came along just in time».

Elvis Aron Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1935. His twin brother, Jesse Garon, died at birth. His parents were very poor and Elvis never had music lessons, but he was surrounded by music from an early age. His close-knit family attended a Pentecostal church, where he first heard gospel music. Given a guitar at the age of 11, he picked up hillbilly songs and later, the blues. After graduating from high school, he worked as a movie usher and truck driver. One day he went into a Sun Records studio to make a recording for his mother's birthday. He caught the ear of Sam Phillips, the studio owner, who asked him to record That's All Right in July 1954. 20,000 copies were sold mainly in and around Memphis. He made five more records for Sun, and in July 1955 he met Colonel Tom Parker, who became his manager in November. After acquiring a manager, Presley toured the South and signed with a major label. By 1958, when he joined the army, he had made 14 records, and they were all big hits. In 1956 he also made his first film in Hollywood.

In March, 1958, Elvis had to join the army. He wanted to be an ordinary soldier. He spent the next two years in Germany, where he met Priscilla Beaulieu, who became his wife eight years later. In 1960 he left the army and went to Hollywood where he made several films during the next few years.

After a live performance on March 25,1961, Presley left the concert stage and spent the next eight years making movies. With a few exceptions, the soundtrack music was indisputably poor. But by the mid-Sixties Presley was earning $1 million per movie.

By 1968 many people had become tired of Elvis. He hadn't performed live since 1960. But he recorded a new LP From Elvis in Memphis and appeared in a special television programme. He became popular again, and went to Los Vegas where he was paid $750,000 for four weeks.

In 1972 his wife left him, and they were divorced in October, 1973. Personal excesses overtook Presley in 1977, when, at age 42, he died of a drug overdose. By then he had become one of the greatest stars of the 20th century.

Unit 10

Grammar: 1. Sequence of Tenses 2. Direct and Indirect Speech T e x t : Performing arts in Britain: drama

Грамматический материал

1. Sequence of Tenses (Согласование времен)

Правило согласования времен заключается в зависимости времени придаточного дополнительного предложения от времени главного. Если сказуемое в главном предложении стоит в настоящем или будущем времени, в придаточном предложении употребляется любое время, которое требуется по смыслу, например:

I suppose he is there. I suppose that you were present at the last conference. I suppose that you will be present at the conference

Я полагаю, что он там. Я полагаю, что вы присутствовали на прошлой конференции Я полагаю, что вы будете присутствовать на конференции.

Если сказуемое главного предложения выражено глаголом в одной из форм прошедшего времени, то сказуемое дополнительного придаточного предложения должно быть выражено глаголом в одной из форм прошедшего времени.

а) Если глагол придаточного предложения выражает действие (или состояние), одновременное с действием глагола в главном предложении, то глагол придаточного предложения ставится в Past Indefinite или Past Continuous.

На русский язык глагол придаточного предложения, передающий одновременность действия, переводится глаголом в настоящем времени:

Не said that he worked much. Не said that he was working at his design

Он сказал, что много работает. Он сказал, что работает над своим проектом

б) Если глагол придаточного предложения выражает действие, которое предшествовало действию, выраженному глаголом главного предложения, то глагол придаточного предложения употребляется в форме Past Perfect или Past Perfect Continuous и переводится на русский язык глаголом в прошедшем времени:

Не said that he had finished his design. Не said that he had been working for more than an hour when we arrived.

Он сказал, что (уже) закончил свой проект. Он сказал, что он уже работал более часа, когда мы пришли

Примечание.

Если время совершения действия придаточного предложения точно определено (год, число, день, неделя), то глагол в придаточном предложении может стоять и в Past Indefinite, например:

Не said he arrived at 7. Он сказал, что приехал в 7 часов.

в) Если глагол придаточного предложения выражает действие, будущее по отношению к глаголу главного предложения, то он употребляется в одной из форм Future-in-the-Past:

Не said he would translate the article. Не said he would be translating it till 5 o'clock. Не said he would have translated this text by the end of the lesson.

Он сказал, что переведет статью. Он сказал, что будет переводить ее до 5 часов. Он сказал, что переведет этот текст к концу урока