2 Lesson 2

Read

1. Read the definition of urban tribes and check that you understand it. Then
match the urban tribes in the box to the pictures.

An urban tribe is a group of people who have a strong identity. They

express their identity through their clothes, their style, and often the
music that they listen to.

skinheads - punks - emos - metalheads - rappers

1 2 3 4 5

Skinheads: 2, punks: 1, emos: 4, metalheads: 5, rappers: 3

2. Read about Jim and David. Why do they like being part of their urban tribe?

Skaters: a free style Floggers: a colourful style

Hi, my name is Jim. I am a Hello! I'm David. I'm a flogger.
skater. Skaters have a simple The name ‘flogger' comes from
style. We prefer wearing ‘Fotolog' - a website where
light shorts, skinny denim we share our photos and
jeans, T-shirts, dark trainers comments. Everyone there
or skate shoes. has a love of fashion.

We love skating in parks and on the streets, but skate
parks are the best places for us. They have ramps and
obstacles, and it's safer than skating on the streets.
The most exciting part is when we jump in the air and
do tricks.
Skaters are an urban tribe, but we are more interested
in having fun together. Looking good or competing
with other groups isn't important to us. We love
skateboarding and that's why we do it.
Floggers wear fun, colourful clothes. For example,
we often wear brightly coloured jeans or trousers,
fluorescent T-shirts and colourful trainers.
We love music. We like dancing to electro house and
listening to techno music.
I love being a flogger. We have lots of fans who
follow our styles. It's very popular with teenagers
because everyone enjoys taking photos of
themselves! It's a great urban tribe.

Glossary
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▪ skinny: ajustado/a
▪ ramp: rampa
▪ do tricks: hacer maniobras
▪ compete: competir
▪ brightly coloured: colorido/a
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Focus on Vocabulary

3. Copy and complete the table with information about skaters and floggers.

Clothes Activities
light shorts, SKinny denim Jeans, T-shirt they like to skate in the streets, the parks, but
dark trainers or skate shoes Wear fun, more in the skating rinks since they have
Skaters colorful clothes wear nighty colored jeans ramps and obstacles, they are excited to jump
Or trousers Fluorescent T-shirts and and do somersaults in the air
colorful trainers
they like to dance electro house and listen to
Floggers wear fun, colourful
techno music
Floggers clothes. For example, we often
wear brightly coloured jeans or
trousers, fluorescent T-shirts
and colourful trainers.

4. Correct the mistakes in the following sentences.

a. Skaters wear skinny shorts, jeans and trainers.

The skaters have a simple style. They prefer to wear light shorts, skinny jeans, t-shirts, dark trainers or skate
shoes.
b. Jim thinks that the street is the best place to skate.

Jim prefers skate parks because they are the best places for skaters. They have ramps and obstacles, and it's
safer than skating on the streets.
c. Looking good is important to skaters.

For skaters it is not important to look good since they like skateboarding and that is why they do it
d. Floggers wear dark clothes.

Floggers wear fun and colorful clothing. For example, they usually wear brightly colored jeans or pants,
fluorescent shirts and colored sports shoes.
e. Floggers love taking photos of other people.

they have a lot of fans so they love to take pictures with them

5. Match the words in the box with the parts of the body and clothes in the pictures.

Leg: 6- foot (feet): 8 – head: 1 – arm: Trousers:12 – socks:14 – shoes:15 – tie:10 - T-

4- knee:7 –elbow:3 – hand:5- chest:2 shirt:11 -
jacket:9 – skirt:13
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6. Describe the fashion style of these urban tribes.

▪ Skinhead: their heads are shaved, they wear tight, military-style clothes, they wear steel-toed boots,
they use Nazi or communist symbols, they don't have friendly faces, and they generally hang out in
groups of between 20 and 50 members

▪ ▪ punk: In general, contemporary street punks wear leather, denim, metal spikes or studs, chains, and
military-style boots. They often wear elements of early punk fashion, such as kutten vests, bondage
pants (often plaid), and torn clothing.

▪ ▪ emo: Emos are generally young people known for their always dark clothing, dark makeup, slim
appearance and slightly effeminate. ... Many of them claim to have family problems and not get along
with their parents and can also be quite asocial.

▪ ▪ metalhead: The clothing for the "metaleras" is a version adapted to the female physiognomy of male
clothing, mainly wearing black, denim pants, wide belts with rivets, wristbands, boots.

▪ ▪ rapper: Rap and hip hop are distinct fashion styles that involve many different types of looks. but
they usually wear sweatshirts and sports t-shirts of the Nba teams and wear tennis shoes but they are
used to seeing more with the jordans

▪ ▪ skater: light shorts, SKinny denim Jeans, T-shirt dark trainers or skate shoes Wear fun, colorful clothes
wear nighty colored jeans Or trousers Fluorescent T-shirts and colorful trainers

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Focus on Language

7. Read the sentences. Which sentences compare two things? Which sentences compare
one thing above all others?

Compare two things: a, c, d, e

Compare one thing above all others: b,f

a. Reggaeton is more modern than Rap.

b. Punks are the coolest people in the world.
c. Breakdancing is more popular than hip hop.
d. Goths wear darker clothes than rockers.
e. Heavy metal music is more popular in Colombia than in the UK.
f. Emos have the most interesting style.

8. Copy and complete the table with the adjectives in the box. Write the comparative and
superlative form.

old - modern - extreme - dirty - fashionable - long - popular - healthy - dangerous

COMPARATIVES SUPERLATIVES

One syllable, or two One syllable, or two

Two or more syllables Two or more syllables
syllables ending -y syllables ending -y

More extreme, more The most extreme, the

Older,dirtier, longer fashionable, more the oldest, the most fashionable, the
popular, more dirtiest, the longest most popular, the most
dangerous dangerous

Healthier, The healtiest

more modern the most modern

Listen
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9. Look at the box. Listen to two students. Which questions in the table do they discuss?

biggest country most beautiful city

most expensive food longest river
What is the in the world?
most difficult language most dangerous animal
best job easiest language
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10. Listen again. What answers do the students give for each question?

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Speak

11. In pairs, make more questions from the table in exercise 9. Ask and answer.
What is the biggest country in the world?
Russia is the largest country in the world
What is the most expensive food in the world?
The most expensive dish is the Strawberries Arnaud. It is a delicious dessert of strawberries that has a
7.09 carat pink diamond, they are marinated with port, red wine, spices, citrus and vanilla ice cream.
What is the most difficult language in the world?
Since Japanese has thousands and thousands of characters, the kanjis with different phonemes
associated with them depending on the word they are in, have two phonetic alphabets and a
hierarchical structure that must be adapted to each context.
What is the best job in the world?
Business administration since you have to know how to give marketing strategies and know about
finances
What is the most beautiful city in the world?
The most beautiful city would be Kyoto which is located in Japan
What is the longest river in the world?
The Amazon River is the longest in the world, it even beats the Nile with a difference of 100
km.
What is the most dangerous animal in the world?

It is among the hippopotamus since it causes more deaths than a lion in Africa or the Aedes
aegypti, a type of mosquito that, with a single bite, can transmit yellow fever, dengue and the Zika virus.
What is the easiest language in the word?

It is English since it has short words, without genders or the use of tú/usted, and verbs only
change conjugation in the third person singular.

12. In small groups, discuss the questions below.

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 Do you know any other urban Would you like to belong to an urban tribe?
tribes? Which ones? the goths, the Which one, and why? Actually I belong to two
hippies, the otakus, the kpopers, the of the otakus and kpopers
aesthetics

What urban tribes are Do you know anyonewho

there in your town / city? belongs to an urban
Where do they meet? It is a tribe? If I have relatives
group of young people who share and acquaintances
habits, clothing and meeting
places. hippies, rappers

Which urban tribes wear What is your favourite

the coolest clothes? For me, type of music? K-
hippies have a very relaxed,
cool, comfortable style. pop, rap, 'pop

Write

13. Complete the table with information about you. Then write a description of you for your
personal webpage.

My style
Wide jeans, baggy shirts, coverse, boots and kilts with chains
Clothes that I usually wear

Music that I listen to
My ‘look'
My urban tribe (if you have one)
I like to listen to kpop, rap, pop and classical music, rock and rock
in Spanish
I wear my hair down or up but I always wear it short with bangs
and loose clothing I always wear bracelets and necklaces made of
quartz and rings
We are young, lovers of movement, light and color. We do not like
to be called urban tribe or kpopers, but to be recognized as
followers of a global trend that mixes music, dance and fashion.
They are young, lovers of movement, light and color.

My name is Valeria, I am 15 years old, I live in Buenaventura. I really like horror, crime and mystery books, in
my free time I read books of that type and I start to investigate and study a little about the subject, I also
read manga. I enjoy being alone in silence so I feel that I can be in harmony with myself and be able to clear
my mind. I love watching anime since I was 4 years old and I became an otaku, I really like listening to kpop
and being able to enjoy its melodies, I love dancing and learning choreography. I like to express my ideas,
fight for what I want. I am quite a lover of animals since they also deserve respect and have rights, I am a
believer who loves to read the bible since they raised me with norms and morals since those who raised me
are Jehovah's Witnesses and they educated me very well and I'm very grateful. In my free time I also upload
videos to youtube of kpop content.
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I love everything that has to do with history and one of my favorite topics is the holocaust, I analyze that
topic a lot over and over again so I have already learned it. I don't like to socialize a lot since I don't do it
well and I have a hard time controlling my temper

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