Pouvez vous m'aider à faire cette exercice pour demain 1. Listen to THE MESSAGE by Grandmaster Flash and Fill in the holes with the following
words:
a tow truck – stairs - head - care - baseball bat - smell - no money - Rats - Back – Glass – jungle –
wonder - I'm close to
It's like a …………………………….. sometimes
It makes me ………………………. how I keep from goin' under
Broken ………………………………. everywhere
People pissin' on the …………………………………, you know they just don't ………………………………………..
I can't take the ………………………………, can't take the noise
Got ……………………………………………….. to move out, I guess I got no choice
………………………………….. in the front room, roaches in the ………………………………………….
Junkies in the alley with a ………………………………………………………………
I tried to get away but I couldn't get ………………………..
'Cause a man with …………………………………………………… repossessed my car
Don't push me 'cause ………………………………………. the edge
I'm trying not to lose my …………………………………..
2. Answer the questions to understand “the message”. (Répond aux questions pour comprendre “le
message”)
a) What does grandmaster flash compare his neighbourhood1
to ? (A quoi Grandmaster Flash
compare-t-il son quartier ?)
b) Which animals can you find his neighbourhood? Does he like it ? (Quels animaux trouve-t-on dans
son quartier ? Les apprécie-t-il ?)
c) What are the problems for Gransmaster Flash ? (Quels sont les problèmes que dénonce Grandmaster
Flash ?)
a) Is the artist happy about the situation in his neighbourhood ? Justify. (L’artiste est-il heureux de la
situation dans son quartier ?)
b) Why doesn’t he move out/go away ? 2 reasons. (Pourquoi ne déménage-t-il pas ? 2 raisons)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Cross out the wrong answer or circle the correct one:
I keep from goin’ under = I keep from going crazy // I keep from bein happy
(I’m) trying not to lose my head = I’m trying not to go crazy // I’m trying not to be happy
4. Find the following expressions in the music (Trouve les expressions suivantes dans le texte):
Être au bord du gouffre :
(Je) ne supporte pas :
Cafards :
Emmené à la fourrière (un mot) :
Pas le choix :
5. In your opinion, why is the music called “the message” ? (50 words) (A ton avis pourquoi la
chanson est-elle intitulée « The message » ?)
words:
a tow truck – stairs - head - care - baseball bat - smell - no money - Rats - Back – Glass – jungle –
wonder - I'm close to
It's like a …………………………….. sometimes
It makes me ………………………. how I keep from goin' under
Broken ………………………………. everywhere
People pissin' on the …………………………………, you know they just don't ………………………………………..
I can't take the ………………………………, can't take the noise
Got ……………………………………………….. to move out, I guess I got no choice
………………………………….. in the front room, roaches in the ………………………………………….
Junkies in the alley with a ………………………………………………………………
I tried to get away but I couldn't get ………………………..
'Cause a man with …………………………………………………… repossessed my car
Don't push me 'cause ………………………………………. the edge
I'm trying not to lose my …………………………………..
2. Answer the questions to understand “the message”. (Répond aux questions pour comprendre “le
message”)
a) What does grandmaster flash compare his neighbourhood1
to ? (A quoi Grandmaster Flash
compare-t-il son quartier ?)
b) Which animals can you find his neighbourhood? Does he like it ? (Quels animaux trouve-t-on dans
son quartier ? Les apprécie-t-il ?)
c) What are the problems for Gransmaster Flash ? (Quels sont les problèmes que dénonce Grandmaster
Flash ?)
a) Is the artist happy about the situation in his neighbourhood ? Justify. (L’artiste est-il heureux de la
situation dans son quartier ?)
b) Why doesn’t he move out/go away ? 2 reasons. (Pourquoi ne déménage-t-il pas ? 2 raisons)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Cross out the wrong answer or circle the correct one:
I keep from goin’ under = I keep from going crazy // I keep from bein happy
(I’m) trying not to lose my head = I’m trying not to go crazy // I’m trying not to be happy
4. Find the following expressions in the music (Trouve les expressions suivantes dans le texte):
Être au bord du gouffre :
(Je) ne supporte pas :
Cafards :
Emmené à la fourrière (un mot) :
Pas le choix :
5. In your opinion, why is the music called “the message” ? (50 words) (A ton avis pourquoi la
chanson est-elle intitulée « The message » ?)