Make Your Way 5, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Mind the gap! Mind the gap! Everybody, everybody. Mind the gap! You feel pretty mean, ’Coz you’re on the scene, You take the Tube ’Coz you like to be seen. Mind the gap! Mind the gap!… You travel like no other, You’re a Northern Line brother, Tunnels comin’ at ya’, You’re a real commutin’ mother. Mind the gap! Mind the gap! … Up town, down town, Swing it around, The Underground’s The funky way to get down. Mind the gap! Mind the gap! … Grandmaster Flash* may take a cab. Some of us just ain’t got that cash, Train comin’ in, lookin’ fab, See the straps hangin’ ’n make your grab. Mind the gap! Mind the gap! … With apologies to rappers everywhere Read and listen to the poem. Underline the words that you think are rap slang. • What do you think this poem says about travelling on the underground? • Use words from the poem to support your answer. Perform the poem in groups. • Think of a journey you make regularly and answer these questions: • Use your answers to write a poem called “My Journey”. • Listen to the following piece of music and write some lyrics for it. Find a title for “your” song. 7 1/18 – Why do you make this journey? – What form of transport do you take? – How do you feel about making this journey? – What do you think about while you make this journey? Write down verbs, adjectives and nouns you associate with this journey. * Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were one of the first rap bands in the 1980s. “Mind the Gap”-Rap (Word up! Yo!) pretty mean: ganz schön fies commute: pendeln funky: abgefahren cab: Taxi ain’t got that cash: nicht das Geld dafür haben fab(ulous): fantastisch strap: Haltegriff make your grab: greif zu 113 6 Extensive unit 6: Poetry alive Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv