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 » ?)

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