Red Line 3, Coursebook

for ty-seven 47 VOCBOX to have an argument !*A:GjEmEnt? – streiten unfair !0n*fEe? – ungerecht frustrated !fr0s*treItId? – frustriert to hold up !hEUld-*0p? – hochhalten I want my nose pierced. !pIEst? – Ich möchte meine Nase piercen lassen. eyebrow !*aIbraU? – Augenbraue tongue !t0N? – Zunge p 4 Your turn: When I’m frustrated Talk with a partner. What do you do to ‘let it out’ if … … you get a bad mark at school? … you can’t see a film (because you’re under 16)? … your team lost an important match? DID YOU KNOW? • The first poetry slam took place in Chicago in 1985. The poet Marc Smith invented this event because he wanted more people to see and hear poetry live. • A lot of teenage slam poems are about dreams or problems, for example with a girlfriend or boyfriend. • There are special slam rules: 1. You can perform one or more poems but you’ve only got three minutes in all. 2. There are judges in the audience. 3. The judges can give a slamster up to 30 points (ten points each for content, performance and audience response). Open to 12–18 year-olds • Enter through your school or youth group. • Winners of this round will take part in workshops with big names in hip hop and performance poetry. RESPECT POETRY SLAM AT CRAWFORD PARK 3 2 4 3 Poetry slams a) Look at the texts and photos 2 – 4. What do teenage slamsters often write about? ➝ WB 30, 1 – 2 Need to shout? Or sort things out? Say it direct: AT RESPECT! c b) Listen to part of a poetry slam. Would you like to be in one? What would you write about? Check-in 3 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv