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Rap music has taken over the world. I think that’s amazing. I was really into all kinds of music when rap first started. I thought it was interesting but never liked it enough to buy any rap. Several decades later, it is a major music genre. The big music awards now have a category for rap. Nowadays, most youngsters are into rap. They love the music and the fashion. Rap is one of America’s biggest cultural exports. When I travel around the world, I see Chinese rappers, Arab rappers, Russian rappers. Everyone is rapping. There is even a famous museum in Washington D.C. that says rap is one of America’s most important inventions. It will probably be as important as jazz. I still don’t understand it. Perhaps I’m too old.

LISTENING GAP FILL

Rap music ______________________ world. I think that’s amazing. I ______________________ kinds of music when rap first started. I thought it was interesting but ______________________ to buy any rap. Several decades later, it is ______________________. The big music awards now have a category for rap. Nowadays, most youngsters are into rap. They love the music and the fashion. Rap is one of America’s ______________________. When I travel around the world, I see Chinese rappers, Arab rappers, Russian rappers. ______________________. There is even ______________________ in Washington D.C. that says rap is one of America’s most important inventions. It will probably be as ______________________. I still don’t understand it. Perhaps I’m too old.

CORRECT THE SPELLING

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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS

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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
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3.	________________________________________________________
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5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)
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2.	________________________________________________________
3.	________________________________________________________
4.	________________________________________________________
5.	________________________________________________________
6.	________________________________________________________

STUDENT RAP MUSIC SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about rap music in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper.

When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.
Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITING

Write about rap music for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about rap music. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about rap music. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. RAP MUSIC POSTER Make a poster about rap music. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.

5. MY RAP MUSIC LESSON: Make your own English lesson on rap music. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.

6. ONLINE SHARING: Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on rap music. Share your findings with the class.

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