Urban

tribes
1- Look at these images.
What are they wearing?

✓ The Emo boy is wearing a black t-shirt and

tight dark trousers.

✓ The Skater boy is wearing............................

...........................................................................

✓ The Geek boy is............................................

............................................................................
Baggy trousers//black boots//
✓ The Flogger Useful mini-skirt //glasses//cap//sweatshirt
girl ............................................ vocabulary trainers//belt//necklaces//hoodies//
............................................................................ sandals//bikini top//jacket//jeans//
wristband//

2. What urban tribes do you know? Tick them.

Emos Floggers Skaters Rollingas Hip-Hoppers Hippies Punks Rockers Darks Pokemones

3. Read about Urban Tribes.

“Urban tribes are groups with common interests and preferences. The members of these micro groups have similar
worldviews, dress styles and behavioral patterns. They listen to the same music, they share the same ideology, and
they talk in the same way.”

Nerds (nerd= socially Punks Goths 4.

inept)
Punks wear mostly black, They have their own music,
They are members of the “digital red or white clothes. They fashion, literature, and
culture”. They love computers often listen to punk/emo/ philosophy. They love black
and communicate on the internet heavy or metal music. They clothes, and make up. Goths
with other members of their don’t care what other people look depressed but they
community. They’ve got all the think of them. enjoy their lifestyle.
software and they are very Punk is more than just Goth literature includes dark
competitive. They use special music; it has a deep poetry and fiction with topics
language when they philosophy, based on like “Nobody can feel love
communicate with their friends anarchist political views and intensely as I do”
on the net. liberation

Correct the statements that are

not right.

a- Urban tribes are small groups of people with different ideas, and opinions about life, music, and clothing.

b- Nerds adore technology and they have their own way to communicate with their partners.
c- Goths don’t wear make up.

d- Punks and Goths dress similarly.

e- Nerds like dancing, and going out with friends.

5. Write a short text about an urban tribe of your choice. Use these facts to help you.

Clothing Music Philosophy Activities

Cumbieros Baggy trousers and Cumbia, cumbia Express yourself Going to “bailantas”
T-shirts, colourful villera Listening to their favourite
trainers, music

Hippies colourful skirts, and Songs with peace Freedom, love, Playing the guitar
T-shirts, sandals message change the world Singing and dancing

➢ Cumbieros wear baggy trousers and T-shirts. They also like................... They listen
to.......................................................................................................................................................
➢ ..........................................................................................................................................................

6. Read the chart

LOVE LIKE NOT LIKE HATE

AGUSTÍN TECHNO POP HIP HOP CUMBIA
CUMBIA REGGEATON ROCK PUNK
CAMILA
TOMÁS REGGEATON CUMBIA TANGO TECHNO
MARA REGGEATON CUMBIA PUNK TECHNO
YOU

Write sentences. For example: Agustín/techno……..Agustín loves techno

a) Agustín/pop ……………………………………………………………
b) Camila/cumbia ……………………………………………………………
c) Mara/punk …………………………………………………………..
d) Tomás/techno …………………………………………………………….
e) Camila/ reggaeton ……………………………………………………………
f) Agustín/ cumbia …………………………………………………………..

7. What are they wearing? What are they doing?

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