2014. március 22., szombat

Sting - true or false

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Sting was born in 1951. He is a British singer and songwriter, who gained popularity as the lead singer for the British rock trio the Police during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sting is also regarded for his subsequent career as a solo recording artist, bandleader, and actor. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has received sixteen Grammy Awards for his work

Sting was born born Gordon Sumner in Wallsend, England. His mother was a hairdresser, and his father a milkman. Young Gordon would often assist his father with the early-morning milk-delivery rounds and his "best friend" was an old Spanish guitar which had been left behind by an uncle who had emigrated to Canada. He would often sneak into nightclubs, where he would watch acts such as Cream and Jimi Hendrix, artists who would later influence his own music. After jobs as a bus conductor, a construction labourer, and a tax officer, he attended Northern Counties College of Education from 1971 to 1974 and qualified as a teacher. He then worked as a schoolteacher for two years.

His first music gigs were wherever he could get a playing job. He performed in jazz groups on evenings, weekends, and during breaks from college and from teaching. He also played with local jazz bands. He gained his nickname after he performed wearing a black and yellow sweater with hooped stripes while onstage with the Phoenix Jazzmen. Bandleader Gordon Solomon thought that the sweater made him look like a wasp, which prompted the nickname "Sting". When addressed as "Gordon" by a journalist at a press conference, he jokingly stated, "My children call me Sting, my mother calls me Sting, who is this Gordon character?"

With drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Henry Palovani, who was replaced almost immediately by guitarist Andy Summers, Sting formed the group the Police in 1978. Their first hit song, "Roxanne", was written and sung by Sting, as were all the group's subsequent hits.
In September 1981, Sting made his first live solo appearance, performing on the fourth Amnesty International benefit The Secret Policeman's Other Ball. Sting's participation in The Secret Policeman's Other Ball was the beginning of his growing involvement in raising money and consciousness for political and social causes.

His first solo album appeared in 1985. Sting released "Nothing Like the Sun" in 1987, including the hit songs "We'll Be Together", "Fragile", "Englishman in New York", and "Be Still My Beating Heart", dedicated to his mother, who had recently died. "Englishman In New York" was about the eccentric writer Quentin Crisp.

Sting is intensively involved in charity and human rights. A high point in his many contributions to human-rights causes came in 1988, when he joined a team of other major musicians assembled under the banner of Amnesty International for the six-week world tour.

In 1988, he released the single "They Dance Alone" which chronicled the plight of the mothers, wives and daughters of the "disappeared", the political opponents of the regime killed by the Pinochet Government in Chile. Unable to publicly voice their grievances to the government about their missing loved ones, for fear that they would "go missing" too, the women of Chile would pin photos of their "disappeared" relatives on their clothing, and dance in silent protest against the government in public places. Later, Sting would perform the song on stage in Chile and Argentina, dancing with some of those same women. He has said it was one of the most moving moments in his life.

(Adapted from Wikipedia and other sources)

Are the following statements true or false?

Sting is a teacher by profession.
(1)  _______________
All of the songs of The Police were written by Sting.
(2)  _______________
The song titled They Dance Alone was written about a woman and her family.
(3)  _______________
Sting once appeared on stage together with women from Argentina.
(4)  _______________
Sting got his nickname because of his voice.
(5)  _______________
Sting's family also call him by his nickname.
(6)  _______________
Sting used to make a living as a driver.
(7)  _______________
Sting also wrote music about political issues.
(8)  _______________
Quentin Crisp was one of Sting's fellow musicians.
(9)  _______________
Sting played together with Jimi Hendrix in his teens in night clubs.
(10)  _______________


Megoldás

Sting is a teacher by profession.
(1) true
All of the songs of The Police were written by Sting.
(2) true
The song titled They Dance Alone was written about a woman and her family.
(3) false
Sting once appeared on stage together with women from Argentina.
(4) true
Sting got his nickname because of his voice.
(5) false
Sting's family also call him by his nickname.
(6) true
Sting used to make a living as a driver.
(7) false
Sting also wrote music about political issues.
(8) true
Quentin Crisp was one of Sting's fellow musicians.
(9) false
Sting played together with Jimi Hendrix in his teens in night clubs.
(10) false

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