Ozzy Osbourne dies – level 1

Ozzy Osbourne dies

25-07-2025 07:00

Ozzy Osbourne is the singer in Black Sabbath. He dies at 76. Many people say thank you to him. They love his music. Big stars like Metallica or Ronnie Wood also say nice things.

In one video, Ozzy talks about the band. He says why the band stops. He says it is time to stop. He feels happy that other bands love their music.

Ozzy says they play music in a small pub in Birmingham. They do not think they will be big stars one day. But many people like them. Now they are famous in the world. Many people love Ozzy.

Difficult words: star (a very famous person), pub (a place where people meet and drink beer), famous (when many people know someone).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

In what kind of venue in Birmingham did Ozzy say they played music when they started?

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