Prime Time 4, Coursebook

music written language body (fashion …) visual arts recording a mix tape e) Work with a partner. Find one more example of self- expression for each category and add your examples to the table. Reading: I slam, therefore I am a) Read how and why poetry slams were started. 19-year-old Mark Kelly Smith was in love with Sandy, who was studying English and liked poetry very much. So Mark became interested in poetry, too. Finally, he got the girl and then got divorced, but never lost his love for poetry. When they were still married, Mark and Sandy often found themselves at poetry readings, trying to enjoy themselves. Although both loved poems, these readings were just too boring. He remembers, “I often asked myself that: ‘If poetry was an art form about life and emotions, why did it feel dead?’” In spite of this, Mark’s love for poetry did not die, and in 1986 he started the Uptown Poetry Slam at the Green Mill in Chicago. Poets presented their own poems and used props, costumes and music. The audience judged the performances with cheers. Today Mark calls himself “Slampapi”. Mark has written a book called The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slam Poetry . In this book he says that people in the audience don’t like it when poets are full of themselves. Another tip of his is, “Don’t make yourself at home on the stage! Don’t overstay your welcome or the audience will slam you. Instead, try to hit a grand slam and rock the house!” b) Read the grammar box and highlight the reflexive pronouns in the text above. c) Read this poem in “magnetic poetry” fashion. Then choose phrases from a text in your coursebook to write your own magnetic poem. 3 5 10 Grammar For more details see 1 G 10 Reflexive pronouns I don’t know how to express myself in writing, I prefer painting pictures. Don’t call yourself Picasso – yet. Remember that practice makes perfect. Do you think she has seen herself in the mirror? I wouldn’t wear make-up like that in public. When we are making collages in arts, the teacher always tells us that we mustn’t cut ourselves . Would you and Li like to introduce yourselves to the artists? They’ve helped themselves to the snacks. G Tip In his letter Charlie explains what magnetic poetry is. Try to write at least five lines and make sure your poem makes sense. You can decorate and illustrate your poem and put it up in your classroom. By the way, the text that was used for this magnetic poem can be found in this unit. Which one is it? T Cheers! He got the girl, Make yourself at home. never but lost his love. then got divorced, Life and emotion did not die. Info Visual arts are art forms such as painting, drawing, photography, video, design and architecture. i 73 9 seventy-three Nur zu Prüfzweck n – Eigentum des Verlags öbv