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Укажите, какие предложения соответствуют содержанию текста, подтвердите свои ответы фактами из текста:
Arnold Schwarzenegger was born on July 30th, 1947, in Australia.
His father maintained strict discipline at home.
The family couldn’t afford to have expensive things.
Arnold’s father was a teacher in Graz.
Gustav wanted his sons to be strong and athletic.
The boys always did morning exercises.
Arnold won the Mr Junior Europe bodybuilding contest when he was nineteen.
Arnold studied marketing at the University in Munich.
In 1967 he was the second in the amateur Mr. Universe contest in London.
10.He took the title of Mr. Universe every year till 1975.
11.In 1975 it was the last time he was Mr. Universe.
12.He made his first million when he started his film career.
13.He was a full-time student at the University of Wisconsin studying International Marketing.
14.Arnold got married in 1977 when he met Maria Shriver, cousin of John Kennedy’s doomed son, John.
15.He was elected Governor of California in 2003.
16. A.Shwarzenegger is a great supporter of sports for kids/
8.1.12. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:
What is the best example of the Self Made Man?
How did Schwarzenegger make his fortunes?
Why can he be called American royalty?
What is enough to promote his films?
When did he become Governor of California?
Is California a small economy?
When and where was Arnold Schwarzenegger born?
How was he brought up?
Was his family rich?
10.What was his father?
11.Was he a strict father?
12.What did the boys usually do before breakfast?
13.When did Arnold join National Service?
14.When and where did he take part in Mr. Junior Europe bodybuilding contest?
15. What did he do when he left the army?
16.Did he come first in the amateur Mr. Universe contest in London in 1966?
18.How many times did he take the title of Mr. Universe?
19.How is he characterized in the article?
20.What was his first role in a film?
21.How did he make his first million?
22.What degree did he earn by correspondence?
23.What is his wife?
24What was the role that suited Arnold perfectly?
25.When did he make his entry into the world of politics?
26.How did he win the elections?
27.How is his production company called?
28.What other positions does he have?
8.1.13..Прочитайте текст. Найдите английские эквиваленты следующих слов и словосочетаний:
Получить степень заочного образования, приступить к работе немедленно, во многих отношениях, сделать состояние, в свою очередь, сокрушить врагов, быть воспитанным кем-либо, строгая дисциплина, знаменитая династия демократов, несомненно, сделки с собственностью, строгий отец, наслаждаться роскошью, выгодные сделки с недвижимостью, лучший пример, совершенные пропорции, ближайший конкурент, продвигать фильм, достойная роль в кино, психика устойчивая в условиях соревнования (конкуренции), энергично подталкивать к, подходить, найти предназначение своим мускулам, меценат, принимать участие в соревновании, осознавать, наперекор всем предсказаниям, поднимать тяжести, это удивительно, заставлять силой, победить с хорошим преимуществом, годы взлёта, выиграть звание (титул), тайком положить в карман в качестве сувенира.
8.1.14. Переведите на английский язык сдедующие предложения, используя данные слова и словосочетания:
1.Он сделал несколько состояний, но потерял их.
2.Семидесятые были его звездными годами.
3.Эта компания имеет дело с недвижимостью.
4.Он только что провел несколько выгодных сделок с недвижимостью.
5.Она несомненно выиграет это звание.
6.Их дети были воспитаны в строгой дисциплине.
7.Он сделал состояние на сделках с собственностью.
8.Чья это собственность?
9.Он знаменитый человек во многих отношениях.
10.Они поняли, что он победил с отличным счетом.
11.Их заставили профинансировать эти соревнования.
12.Братьев воспитали строгие родители.
13.Он решил приступить к работе немедленно.
14.Эти студенты учатся в университете заочно.
15.Это удивительно, что он не осознает этого.
16.Он силой заставил её не делать этого.
8.1.15. Прочитайте текст и найдите предложения, содержащие Participle I и Participle II.
8.1.16. Cократите текст, опустив несущественные детали.
8.1.17.Составьте план и передайте содержание текста по ключевым словам:
Self-made man, make fortune, acting, property deals, royalty, governor, discipline, strict, perfect proportions, bodybuilding contest, move, film career, finance, real estate deals, election, governor, supporter.
Расскажите о каком-либо актёре, являющемся и общественным деятелем в нашей стране.
Раздел 8.2.
8.2.1. Отработайте произношение слов, уточнив транскрипцию по словарю:
| issue n creator n untrue a previously adv emulator n interpreter n unveil v right n ensure v software n wealth n board n entitle v architect n primary a broaden v range n achieve v vigorously adv defend v litigation n approval n account n extremely adv remark n employee n shout v back down v target n outburst n frankly adv claim v quip n overlook v assess v value n annual a tax n private a acquisition n rare a charitable a provide v AIDS prevention disease n endow v estimate v engage v conspicuous a consumption n lavish a irritate v ordeal n | выпуск, предмет спора создатель, разработчик неправда предварительно соперник, последователь переводчик, интерпретатор раскрывать, разоблачать право обеспечивать, гарантировать, страховать программное обеспечение богатство, материальные ценности правление, совет, коллегия озаглавливать, давать право архитектор первоначальный, первичный расширять серия, ряд, сфера достигать, добиваться сильно, решительно, энергично защищать, охранять судебный процесс, тяжба одобрение, визирование, санкция счет, отчетность, доклад крайне, чрезвычайно, в высшей степени замечание, примечание, ссылка рабочий, служащий, работающий по найму кричать, выкрикивать отступать, ретироваться цель взрыв, вспышка прямо, открыто, откровенно требовать, претендовать, заявлять саркастическое замечание, колкость выходить на определять размер, оценивать стоимость, цена ежегодный налог, сбор, пошлина частный, личный, отдельный приобретение, овладение редкий, негустой, неплотный милосердный, щедрый, отзывчивый обеспечивать, предоставлять предупреждение СПИДа заболевание, диагноз обеспечить доход/содержание, давать в дар оценивать, подсчитывать нанимать, заниматься видимый, заметный, выдающийся потребление, расход щедрый, расточительный раздражать, сердить тяжелое испытание |
Прочитайте текст и определите, удачно ли начал свою карьеру Билл Гейтс и кем он сейчас является в своей корпорации:
BILL GATES
After reading the January 1975 issue of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_Electronics" \o "Popular Electronics" Popular Electronics that demonstrated the Altair 8800, Gates called HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micro_Instrumentation_and_Telemetry_Systems" \o "Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems" MITS (Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems), the creators of the new microcomputer, to inform them that he and others had developed a version of the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language" \o "Programming language" programming language HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC" \o "BASIC" BASIC for the platform. This was untrue, as Gates and Allen had never used an Altair previously nor developed any code for it. Within a period of eight weeks they developed an Altair HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emulator" \o "Emulator" emulator that ran on a minicomputer, and then the BASIC interpreter. Allen and Gates flew to MITS to unveil the new BASIC system. The demonstration was a success and resulted in a deal with MITS to buy the rights to Allen and Gates's BASIC for the Altair platform. It was at this point that Gates left Harvard to found Micro-Soft, which later became Microsoft Corporation, with Allen.
By continuing to ensure, by various means, that most computers came with their software pre-installed, Microsoft eventually went on to become the largest software company in the world, earning Gates enough money that HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_Magazine" \o "Forbes Magazine" Forbes Magazine named him the wealthiest person in the world for several years. Gates served as the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEO" \o "CEO" CEO of the company until 2000 when Steve Ballmer took the position. Gates continues to serve as a chairman of the board at the company and also as a position he created for himself entitled "Chief Software Architect". Microsoft has thousands of patents, and Gates has nine patents to his name.
Since Microsoft's founding and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_of_2006" \o "As of 2006" as of 2006, Gates has had primary responsibility for Microsoft's product strategy. He has aggressively broadened the company's range of products, and wherever Microsoft has achieved a dominant position he has vigorously defended it. Many decisions that have led to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antitrust" \o "Antitrust" antitrust litigation over Microsoft's HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_practices" \o "Business practices" business practices have had Gates's approval.
Gates meets regularly with Microsoft's senior managers and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Software_program_management&action=edit" \o "Software program management" program managers. By all accounts he can be extremely confrontational during these meetings, particularly when he believes that managers have not thought out their business strategy or have placed the company's future at risk. He has been described shouting at length at employees before letting them continue, with such remarks as "That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!" and "Why don't you just join the Peace Corps?" However, he often backs down when the targets of his outbursts respond frankly and directly. When he is not impressed with the technical hurdles managers claim to be facing, he sometimes quips, "Do you want me to do it over the weekend?".
Bill Gates married HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinda_Gates" \o "Melinda Gates" Melinda French of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas%2C_Texas" \o "Dallas, Texas" Dallas, Texas on HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1" \o "January 1" January 1, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994" \o "1994" 1994. Melinda has given birth to three children. HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates%27_house" \o "Bill Gates' house" Bill Gates' house is one of the most expensive houses in the world, and is a modern 21st century HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_sheltering" \o "Earth sheltering" home in the side of a hill overlooking HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Washington" \o "Lake Washington" Lake Washington in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medina%2C_Washington" \o "Medina, Washington" Medina, Washington. According to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_County%2C_Washington" \o "King County, Washington" King County public records, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_of_2006" \o "As of 2006" as of 2006, the total assessed value of the property (land and house) is $125 million, and the annual HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Property_tax" \o "Property tax" property tax is just under $1 million. Also among Gates's private acquisitions are the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Leicester" \o "Codex Leicester" Codex Leicester, a collection of writings by HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonardo_da_Vinci" \o "Leonardo da Vinci" Leonardo da Vinci which Gates bought for HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USD" \o "USD" $30.8 million at an auction in 1994, and a rare HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible" \o "Gutenberg Bible" Gutenberg Bible.
In 2000, Gates founded the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a charitable organization, with his wife. The foundation's grants have provided funds for college HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scholarship" \o "Scholarship" scholarships for under-represented minorities, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS" \o "AIDS" AIDS prevention, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease" \o "Disease" diseases prevalent in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_world" \o "Third world" third world countries, and other causes. In 2000, the Gates Foundation endowed the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" \o "University of Cambridge" University of Cambridge with $210 million for the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gates_Cambridge_Scholarships" \o "Gates Cambridge Scholarships" Gates Cambridge Scholarships. The Foundation has also pledged over $7 billion to its various causes, including $1 billion to the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Negro_College_Fund" \o "United Negro College Fund" United Negro College Fund; and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/As_of_2005" \o "As of 2005" as of 2005, had an estimated endowment of $29.0 billion. He has spent about a third of his lifetime income on charity.
Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer has stated that Gates is probably the most " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail_spam" \o "E-mail spam" spammed" person in the world, receiving as many as 4,000,000 HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mail" \o "E-mail" e-mails per day in 2004, most of which were junk. Gates has almost an entire department devoted to filtering out junk emails. In an article, Gates himself has said that most of this junk mail "offers to help him get out of debt or get rich quick", which "would be funny given his financial state if it weren't so irritating".
Gates is widely considered one of the world's most influential people. HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_magazine" \o "Time magazine" Time magazine named him one of the 100 people who most influenced the 20th century, as well as one of the 100 most influential people of 2004, 2005 and again in 2006. Gates has been number one on the " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forbes_400" \o "Forbes 400" Forbes 400" list from 1993 through to 2006 and number one on Forbes list of " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Richest_People" \o "The World's Richest People" The World's Richest People" from 1995-2006. In 2004, he became a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Board_of_directors" \o "Board of directors" director of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway" \o "Berkshire Hathaway" Berkshire Hathaway, the investment company headed by HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" \o "Warren Buffett" Warren Buffett, the second wealthiest person in the world according to Forbes and a long time friend of Gates.
Gates has not generally engaged in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspicuous_consumption" \o "Conspicuous consumption" conspicuous consumption beyond his lavish home, with its gardens and art collection. Gates also rents or leases a home on HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustique" \o "Mustique" Mustique, an exclusive island in the Grenadines, and owns a 300 foot yacht named Ice. In contrast, his former associate Paul Allen has used his wealth in perhaps a more typical manner—owning sports teams, vintage airplanes, and multiple residences. Gates also claimed, in 2005, that he has gone to work every day since 1975, which in recent years includes both his role at Microsoft, and his leadership position at the Gates Foundation.
In May 2005, Gates said in an interview that he wished that he wasn't the richest man in the world, the stated reason being that it was a very irritating ordeal to be looked upon as the world's richest man.
8.2.3. Найдите в тексте ответы на следующие вопросы:
Where did Gates read about a new microcomputer?
What was the name of the company that developed this computer?
What programming language did Gates and Allen developed?
How long did it take them to do it?
What are his positions in Microsoft now?
What has his primary responsibility been since Microsoft founding?
How many patents does his company have?
How has he broaden the company’s range of products?
Who does he meet regularly in his corporation?
10.In what cases can he become confrontational during these meetings?
11.When does he back down?
12.How does he sometimes quip?
13.How many children does he have?
14.What do you know from the text about his house?
15.What tax does he pay for this house and the land?
16.What is there in his collection?
17.What kind of organization is Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
18.How much has he spent on charity?
8.2.4. В каждом абзаце найдите предложение, выражающее его основную мысль. Озаглавьте каждый абзац.
8.2.5. Составьте план текста на русском языке.
8.2.6. Переведите составленный план на английский язык.
8.2.7. Напишите краткое изложение текста на английском языке.
Раздел 8.3.
8.3.1. Прочитайте текст и определите, в каких сферах проявился художественный дар Пола МакКартни:
Notes:
rounding out – завершив
сoverd by – которую исполнили
launch party – первое выступление, открытие
anti-landmines campaigner – участник двжения против использования мин
James Paul McCartney was born on the 18th of June, 1942, in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool" \o "Liverpool" Liverpool. His father, Jim McCartney, was a self-taught pianist, and dance-band leader who encouraged Paul to be musical. His father gave him a trumpet, which he largely abandoned when he realised that he could not sing while playing. Later, when HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiffle_music" \o "Skiffle music" skiffle music became popular, Paul swapped the trumpet for a £15 Zenith acoustic guitar (which he still has).
Paul McCartney first rose to fame as a bassist, pianist, guitarist, singer and songwriter for HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" \o "The Beatles" The Beatles. He met HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon" \o "John Lennon" John Lennon at a picnic on HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_6" \o "July 6" July 6, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1957" \o "1957" 1957, and was invited to join Lennon's band HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quarrymen" \o "The Quarrymen" The Quarrymen as a guitarist. McCartney's schoolmate, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison" \o "George Harrison" George Harrison, joined soon after as a third guitarist, followed by the addition of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Sutcliffe" \o "Stuart Sutcliffe" Stuart Sutcliffe on bass. HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Best" \o "Pete Best" Pete Best joined on drums, rounding out the original lineup of the band. McCartney took over bass guitar duties in the early 1960s, when Lennon and Harrison declined following the departure of Sutcliffe. HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr" \o "Ringo Starr" Ringo Starr replaced Best as drummer in 1962 to complete The Beatles' final line-up.
McCartney formed a close working relationship with Lennon and they collaborated on many songs. Out of all The Beatles compositions, it is claimed only 27 were composed by both equally. Typically, one would write most or part of a song and the other would finish it, incorporate it into another song or suggest useful changes. One of McCartney's most famous songs, covered by over 2,500 artists, is " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_%28song%29" \o "Yesterday (song)" Yesterday". McCartney claims the melody came to him in a dream, and was not sure for some time that the melody was original. During the early years of The Beatles' recording career, McCartney developed rapidly as a musician, singer and songwriter.
Among The Beatles, Paul was the last to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriage" \o "Marriage" marry and the only one never to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divorce" \o "Divorce" divorce. McCartney met HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Eastman_McCartney" \o "Linda Eastman McCartney" Linda Eastman, an American photographer at a Georgie Fame concert in the Bag O' Nails nightclub in Kingly Street, London in May 1967. They met again a couple of weeks later at the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_1" \o "June 1" June 1, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967" \o "1967" 1967 launch party for HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" \o "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the relationship blossomed over the next two years. He and Linda married at a small civil ceremony at Marylebone Registry Office in 1969, while he was still a member of The Beatles. He adopted Linda's daughter from her first marriage, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_McCartney" \o "Heather McCartney" Heather (born 1962), and they went on to have three other children together: HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_McCartney" \o "Mary McCartney" Mary (born 1969, and named after Paul's late mother), HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_McCartney" \o "Stella McCartney" Stella (born 1971), and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McCartney" \o "James McCartney" James (born 1977, and named after Paul's late father, who died in 1976). Paul and Linda would remain married and devoted to each other until Linda's death from HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breast_cancer" \o "Breast cancer" cancer in 1998; the couple reportedly spent less than a week apart during their entire marriage.
On the musical side, McCartney was the first Beatle to record an outside project, composing (with George Martin) a score for the 1966 feature film starring British actress HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayley_Mills" \o "Hayley Mills" Hayley Mills called HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Family_Way_%28soundtrack%29" \o "The Family Way (soundtrack)" The Family Way, for which he won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Instrumental Theme. He also wrote and produced several successful recordings for other artists.
McCartney devised many of The Beatles' late 1960s projects including the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band" \o "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band concept, the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Mystery_Tour" \o "Magical Mystery Tour" Magical Mystery Tour film and record, and the suite of songs that closes the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Road_%28album%29" \o "Abbey Road (album)" Abbey Road album.
Although Starr had briefly quit in 1968, and Harrison had done likewise in 1969, it was Lennon who was the first to leave and not return in August/September 1969. McCartney publicly announced the break-up on HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_10" \o "April 10" April 10, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970" \o "1970" 1970, a week before releasing his first solo album. The album HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCartney_%28album%29" \o "McCartney (album)" McCartney featured a press release inside with a fake interview with himself explaining the end of The Beatles.
On HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_11" \o "June 11" June 11, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002" \o "2002" 2002, McCartney married HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_Mills_McCartney" \o "Heather Mills McCartney" Heather Mills, a former model and anti- HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_mine" \o "Land mine" landmines campaigner, in a highly elaborate ceremony at Castle Leslie in Glaslough, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Monaghan" \o "County Monaghan" County Monaghan, in the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland" \o "Republic of Ireland" Republic of Ireland. He has joined with her to campaign against landmines, and he has donated substantial sums to the cause; for example, in 2003, he held a personal concert for the wife of banker HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ralph_Whitworth&action=edit" \o "Ralph Whitworth" Ralph Whitworth. Paul and Heather's first child, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatrice_McCartney" \o "Beatrice McCartney" Beatrice Milly, was born on HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_28" \o "October 28" 28 October HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003" \o "2003" 2003. They are devorced now.
Recognised as an icon of the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twentieth_century" \o "Twentieth century" twentieth century, McCartney is listed in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinness_World_Book_of_Records" \o "Guinness World Book of Records" The Guinness Book Of Records as the most successful composer in HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" \o "Popular music" popular music history. He has a record twenty-nine US number one singles, twenty of them with The Beatles, the rest with HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_%28band%29" \o "Wings (band)" Wings and as a solo artist. McCartney has written or has co-writing credit on over 50 top ten hits, more than any other songwriter, and has been an influential HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassist" \o "Bassist" bassist as well as an accomplished singer, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist" \o "Guitarist" guitarist, HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pianist" \o "Pianist" pianist, and HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drummer" \o "Drummer" drummer. With The Beatles he was one half of the highly successful songwriting team credited as HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon-McCartney" \o "Lennon-McCartney" Lennon-McCartney, along with fellow bandmate HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon" \o "John Lennon" John Lennon. Their compositions for The Beatles remain amongst the best known songs in rock and pop music. The most notable of The Beatles' songs generally attributed to McCartney alone include " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can%27t_Buy_Me_Love" \o "Can't Buy Me Love" Can't Buy Me Love", " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yesterday_%28song%29" \o "Yesterday (song)" Yesterday", " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Goodbye" \o "Hello Goodbye" Hello Goodbye", " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude" \o "Hey Jude" Hey Jude", and " HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_It_Be_%28song%29" \o "Let It Be (song)" Let It Be".