oy fo) Excerpt Four 5, “He wrote about them because they were in his life.” This sentence has two possible meanings. What are they? a. Tupac used guns and drugs. b. Tupac didn’t use guns or drugs. c. Tupac's friends and neighbors used guns and drugs, d. Guns and drugs were good things in Tupac’s life. @ EXPRESS OPINIONS Discuss the questions in small groups. 1. Do you like songs about real life and problems, or do you like happy dance music? Why? 2. Tupac Shakur died in 1997, but his music is still very popular today. Why do many young people today enjoy Tupac’s “old” songs? Will Tupac’s music always be popular? Why do you think so? 3. Do you know any other musician who is mot alive but is still very popular today? Tell about this person and his or her music. [BJ LISTENING TWO: Rap—Good or B: 2, Listen to the conversation. Match the beginning of each sentence in column A (© With the end of the sentence in column B. A B 1. Some parents think rap is bad a. must teach their children music because it... about right and wrong. 2, Mr. Simon thinks that many b. tell about rappers lives. eee . doesn’t have a melody or 3. Professor Crosby thinks rap is musical instruments, verybad because many eens... 4. copy rappers had 4, Mr. Simon says that rap songs... language and sometimes use guns or drugs, 5, Mr. Simon says that parents ... GAThe principal seyathat soreran aan ere oe nel songs... f. don’t understand rap. 7. Some math teachers... g- are OK; they're not about using guns. Rap Music SI(C] INTEGRATE LISTENINGS ONE ano TWO @STEP I: Organize What are the positive (good) things about rap music? What are the negative (bad) things? Work with a partner. Complete the sentences in the chart using the information from Listenings One and Two. ire Prev 1. The songs tell people ... 1. The songs tell people about bad things, such as ... about real things. 2. The rhythm is... 2. Rap isn't real music because ... 3. People can learn about ... 3. The words in rap songs are ... GSTEP 2: Synthesize King Kool and Professor Crosby meet at WKRZ, the radio station, Role-play. Work with a new partner. Complete the conversation with information from Step 1: Organize. Kine Kot: Excuse me, Professor Crosby. My name is King Kool. Proressor Crospy: King Kool? Are you a rapper? KiNG Kot: Not now. But I was a rapper in the 70s. And I just wrote a book about rap music. PRoFessor Crosby: ‘Teenagers don’t need any books about rap music! They know enough about rap. Kino Koot: Yes, rap is very popular with teens. PROFESSOR CROSBY: Well, if you ask me, that's not really a good thing. Kin Kooi: Why do you say that? PROFESSOR CROSBY: Kin Koo: 52 UNIT3hy G3) FOCUS ON SPEAKING [AJ VOCABULARY @ REVIEW Work with a partner. Student A, look at this page. Student B, look at Student Activities, pages 208-209. Student A, read line 1. After that, choose the sentence that makes sense. Student B will continue the conversation with you. If you think that your partner chose the wrong sentence, say,"! don't think that makes sense.” Conversation I: “I don’t like rap.” 1. Do you like rap music? agree. Rappers are great musicians. 3. OR I agree. Rappers are not real musicians. That's true. And the words don’t even rhyme! 5. OR ‘That's true. And the songs are just slang words that rhyme, I don’t understand it either! 7. oR [like it, too. Switch roles. Now Student B will begin the conversation. Conversation 2: “Do you like Brazilian jazz?” Yeah, I love Brazilian jazz! It has great rhythm, 2. OR Yeah, I love rap. It has great rhythm, The cool Brazilian singer? Do you have his CD? 4. oR The cool Bra That's old. Where did you buy his new CD? 6. oR That's old, Where did you buy it? lian singer? When did it come out? I don’t want to buy any CDs. Let’s go there now! 8. OR I want to buy some jazz CDs. Let’s go there now! Rap Music 53