THE KING OF ROCK AND ROLL He shook his hips in a sexy way, and the girls went crazy.

The boys cut their hair like his and dressed like him. He was an American revolution and teenagers all over the United States went wild. Elvis Aaron Presley was born in a poor family on January 8, 1935 in Mississippi. When he was 13, his family moved to Memphis, Tennessee. Elvis loved music, and the same year, his mother bought him a guitar. He learned to play it well, and in 1954 he went to a recording studio to make a record for his mothers birthday. Sam Phillips, the manager of the studio, was impressed when he heard Elviss voice. Elvis was white, but he sang like a black man. Sam produced Elviss first record called Thats all right, Mama. Soon disk jockeys all over the U.S. were playing the song. In 1955, Elvis appeared on TV on the famous Ed Sullivan Show. The following year he went to Hollywood and made his first movie called love me tender. Other hit records and movies followed, and Elvis became a millionaire. In 1958, he joined the army and went to Germany. When he came back to the United States in the early sixties, pop music wasnt same. Groups like The Beach Boys and The Rolling Stones were very popular. Elvis couldnt take it. He became fat and depressed. He was rich, but very lonely. On August 16, 1977, he died of a heart attack in his mansion, Graceland, in Memphis, Tennessee. His house has been turned into a museum, and every year, thousands of fans come to Graceland to pay their respects to their idol. People all over the world continue to buy his records, and in the United States, imitators dress up like Elvis Presley, shake their hips, and pretend to be the King of Rock and Roll EXERCISE 1. Read the text and complete the timeline of Elvis Presley. 1935 ___|______________________________________________________________________________________ |
He was born on January 8

2. Read again and put the following events about Elvis Presley in the correct order. ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ He couldnt accept the changes in pop music. Thats all right, mama was his first hit record. His house was turned into a museum. His family moved to Memphis when he was a teenager. He appeared on TV, and made movies. Young people in the United States went crazy with his music.

3. Underline the verbs in past tense. Then, make a list with the verbs in present tense and its translation. shookshakeagitar