The man who killed former Beatle John Lennon has told prison authorities why he did it.

Mark David Chapman, 55, explained his reasons to his * parole board on S eptember 7th. It is the first time he has given any explanation for murdering Le nnon on the steps of the rock legends apartment in New York on December 8th, 1980 . He said: "I felt that by killing John Lennon I would become somebody, and inst ead of that I became a murderer and murderers are not somebodies. He added: "I ma de a horrible decision to end another human being s life for reasons of selfishn ess, and that was my decision at that time. Chapman thought that by killing someo ne famous he would achieve "instant notoriety and fame." Chapman is serving a sentence of 20 years to life for shooting Lennon. He was fi rst eligible for parole in 2000 but prison officials decided not to release him. His next parole hearing will be in August 2012. He hopes that talking about his crime will help him get released. He revealed that his deepening belief in God while in prison has made him a better person. He admitted that he understands wh y members of the public want to keep him locked up forever. Another new revelati on is that Chapman had other famous people on his hit list, including actress El izabeth Taylor and former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He chose John Lennon bec ause he was more accessible. He said: "I found out what building he was at and wen t there." *parole . The freeing of a prisoner before his sentence has expired, on the con dition that he/she of good behaviour . 1- Say whether the following statements are TRUE or FALSE . Jusify your answers with your own words or give evidence from the text. ( 1 point) a- The killer has told other people his reasons for killing Lennon before . b- Chapman killed because he was a wannabe .

c- Chapman will never be released from jail .

c- John Lennon was top of a list of several people Chapman wanted to kill . 2- In your own words and based on the ideas from the text , answer the followin g question . ( 1 point) Why did Chapman kill John Lennon ? Did he regret it ? Explain .

3- Find in the text words which mean the same as these words or definitions . Ex; one-time the fact of being egocentric infamy; evil fame or public reputation available; easy to approach 4- GRAMMAR : ( 2 points) a-Rephrase this sentence using the word given . Although Chapman expressed how sorry he felt, he wasn t released . Despite... b- Rephrase this sentence using a PHRASAL VERB The parole board rejected Chapman s petition . c- Turn this sentence into the PASSIVE VOICE . People consider that Chapman is one of the most hatred convicts in the world .

It.. Chapman ... d- Complete this sentence with your own words. If John Lennon was alive , ...... e- Turn this sentence into REPORTED SPEECH . John Lennon once said The Beatles are more popular than Jesus now