Emanuela Simoncini

L’argomento.
 Lives è un testo di civiltà che intende stimolare la curiosità verso culture, popolazioni, abitudini e stili diversi dalla nostra per favorire la reciproca comprensione. I brani fanno riferimento ai principali paesi parlanti la lingua inglese: Gran Bretagna, Irlanda, Stati Uniti, Australia e Sud Africa.
 
 Ciascuna Unità presenta testi originali, informativi ed accattivanti, suddivisi per argomenti:
 
 <ul><li>Cities &amp; Landmarks
</li><li>Culture, Art &amp; Literature
</li><li>Customs &amp; Traditions
</li><li>Environment &amp; Technology
</li><li>Geography
</li><li>History
</li><li>Music &amp; Sport
</li><li>Geography
</li><li>People, TV &amp; Cinema
</li></ul>Lives è suddiviso in tre sezioni corrispondenti ai livelli linguistici delle tre classi della secondaria di primo grado:
 A1, A1+, A2.
 
 Ogni Unità prevede:
 
 <ul><li>un’attività di warm-up che introduce il tema del brano
</li><li>un ampio glossario, per offrire una lettura agevole e scorrevole
</li><li>diversi esercizi di comprensione, per consolidare l’apprendimento e stimolare l’analisi
</li><li>una rubrica dedicata all’Agenda 2030 e alle Competenze del XXI secolo
</li><li>un’attività di Do-it-yourself: compiti di realtà da svolgere in coppia o in gruppo
</li></ul>Ogni sezione si conclude con delle mappe riepilogative per singolo brano, utile supporto allo studio e all’analisi.
 
 La sezione dedicata alla classe terza include altri spunti per l’Esame di Stato, suggerendo, per ciascun brano, possibili collegamenti interdisciplinari. Il testo si chiude con delle mappe geopolitiche e un piccolo gioco: “Guess the Country!”.

Index

LEVEL A1

Cities & Landmarks

Culture, Art & Literature

Customs & Traditions

Environment & Technology

Geography

History

Music & Sport

People, TV & Cinema

LEVEL A1+

LEVEL A2

EXAM

GEOPOLITICAL MAPS

GUESS THE COUNTRY!

MUSIC & SPORT Hip Hop, Rap and Trap Music WARM-UP SPEAKING Guarda queste immagini e indica a quale genere di musica appartengono. 1 2 3 4 5 famous rappers. Some of them were killed in gang gunfights , like The Notorious Big, Tupac Shakur and Fat Pat. Trap music was born in the 1990 s in the southern part of the US, especially in Georgia. The word  trap  comes from the slang of Atlanta and refers to the place where drugs are hidden in a car. It is characterised by aggressive lyrical content and sound, and electronic music is normally used. Trap is similar to rap, but the words do not necessarily rhyme, and melody is more relevant than words. Celebrities 57   50 Cents is an American rapper, hip hop artist and actor. Critics believe that he is the most outstanding figure in the hip hop industry, and he has been described as a  master of lyrical brevity . Get Rich or Die Tryn  is a famous movie about his crazy life.   Nikki Minaj was the first American female rapper to be considered one of the best rappers by MTV. She is known as the  queen of rap  but also as the  queen of hip hop  and one of the best-selling music artists, with 100 million records sold worldwide. The New York Times has considered her one of the most influential rappers in the world. Hip hop, rap and trap make people think of fast rhythms and quick speaking, celebrities wearing sparkly golden jewellery , and big clothes. But where do these three types of music come from? Origins and features Hip hop, rap and trap have something in common: they complain about social injustice, violence, racism, poverty and exclusion, and, apparently, rap and trap music derive from hip hop. Hip hop has its origins in the USA in the late 1960 s and was inspired by African dancing. Hip hop is more than just music: it is a culture, a way of living which has its roots in the Bronx, New York City. It is characterised by three elements: rapping, dancing and graffiti, the art of writing and drawing on street walls. Rap music has its origins in New York City in the early 1970 s, when famous DJs started talking over disco songs to energise people. It is often associated with criminal gangs, whose bosses have often been worldwide GLOSSARY content: contenuto to complain: lamentarsi gunfight: sparatoria to hide: nascondere jewellery: gioielli 110 root: radice sparkly: luccicante outstanding: rilevante   T.I. is maybe the most famous trap music artist in the world. He is often referred to as The King of Trap in the music world. His top-selling album, Trap Muzik, sold 10,000 copies in its first week and debuted at number four on the US Billboard. 

A2 1 READING Rispondi alle domande. 1. What do hip hop, rap and trap music have in common? 2. What are the three elements of hip hop? 3. What is rap music generally associated with? 4. Where does the word  trap  come from? 5. What is the main feature of trap music? 6. What is Get Rich or die Tryn ? 7. Who is Nikki Minaj? 8. What s T.I. s top-selling album? 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. VOCABULARY Collega le parole alle definizioni corrette. Gunfight Slang Gang Melody Rhyme Top-selling a. b. c. d. e. f. A sequence of single notes in musical compositions. A fight in which people use guns. Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of words. It is very informal language used by a group of people. A product that is sold in great numbers. It is a group of local criminals. 3 Guardate il video, poi a coppie scrivete le differenze che notate tra l esibizione di hip hop e quella di break dance. Leggete le vostre considerazioni alla classe. PAIR WORK Hip Hop vs Break Dance posted by World Dance DO-IT-YOURSELF 5 SDG 16 - PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS 58 4 Ascoltate il brano, scegliete l opzione corretta, poi in gruppo scrivete una lettera in cui elencate proposte per una comunità più sicura e inclusiva. LISTENING GROUP WORK 1. Most of the people killed are / aren t killed in wars. 2. Local institutions should / shouldn t involve citizens in decision-making. 3. Local government don t need / have to reach consensus in their communities. 4. Safer and more inclusive communities start at home / globally. 5. Sustainable development goal 16 is to achieve / force peace, justice and strong institutions. 6. The sustainable development agenda depends on central / local governments. WRITING SPEAKING PAIR WORK A coppie registrate un video in cui parlate del vostro rapper/trapper/ hip hopper preferito. Il testo deve contenere le seguenti informazioni.   Short biography of the artist   His most famous songs   Italian or English translation (in case the artist isn t English) of an extract from your favourite song ODDITIES The word  rap    Some people think that rap is an acronym for  rhythm and poetry , others believe this word has its origin in the African-American community slang in which rap means  to discuss or debate informally . 111 

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