2020-2021学年度第11期总第729期
Expressing through rap (P4)
山东省烟台第二中学 赵娜娜
Lead-in 
Are you fond of listening to rap music?

What’s your impression on rap?

negative or positive?

Can themes like love and kindness be expressed by rap?

You can see different expressions through rap in this reality show

Title prediction 
Expressing through rap
Read the title and predict what the passage is about.
•What can be expressed through rap?
•Who is part of this?
•What is new in this expression?
Fast-reading 
Read the passage quickly and choose how the author organizes the passage. 
A. By giving reasons
B. By giving examples
C. By comparing two facts
(Key: B)
While-reading 
Read the text carefully and answer the following questions.
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
2. How is the main idea illustrated by the examples?
3. What are the comments on rap?

Reading for details 
1. What is the main idea of the passage?
Rap is no stranger to negative stereotypes, but this entertainment medium, much like all artistic attempts, is at its core a means of human expression.
2. How is the main idea illustrated by the examples?
Encourage/relate to those who may be depressed
Chen made her stage debut on the reality show Rap for Youth and made headlines for her song Malice From the World, in which she rapped: “There are rumors about me going around the campus. They say that I am a girl with a problem, but nobody cares if I am sick … I woke up during the middle of the night and started crying endlessly. This is not my fault, but how can I prove myself? I feel the world is full of malice.”
Chen said that she wrote the song last year after receiving a message from a fan who was studying in Canada, was battling severe depression and had been ignored by her parents and schoolmates. “No one understood just how severe her depression was, and she was considered a problem. I shared my own story with her in the hope of offering her encouragement”
Express love for the hometown
The rate of Wu dialect erosion is high. It’s not like Sichuan, Chongqing or Guangzhou,” he told independent media platform RADII China. “A lot of people would go learn certain dialects because they love Higher Brothers, so I want to make Wu dialect rap a bit better on this path as well.”
3. What are the comments on rap?
A lot of people think that Diss – disrespect or disparage– is the only definition of rap. But on this show, I’m touched and proud of the fact that you can express love and kindness through music writing and rapping.
--Li Yuchun
It’s beautiful, stemming from the soul, derived from poetry and ancient folk tunes. It’s a diary ... someone’s life on display for the world to enjoy, grieve (悲伤) with or be inspired by.
--Hannah George
Post-reading 
If you were asked to write a song of rap, what feelings would you want to convey?
Language Study
1.对···不陌生no stranger to
2.消极的刻板印象negative stereotypes
3.核心上at one’s core
4.舞台首秀 make one’s stage debut
5.视频分享网站  video sharing site
6.成为热门话题made headlines
7.流传 go around
8.无止境的  endlessly
9严重抑郁  severe depression
10.怀着···的希望in the hope of
11.用方言in the dialect 
12.深入了解···dive deep into

Exercise
Imitative writing
1. I shared my own story with her in the hope of offering her encouragement.
仿写：我写信给你希望能缓解你的焦虑。
I’m writing to you to ease your anxiety.
2. I’m touched and proud of the fact that you can express love and kindness through music writing and rapping.
仿写：你牺牲空余时间帮助我学习数学我很感动
I’m deeply moved by the fact that you sacrificed your free time to lend me a hand with my math.
Homework
Write a rap song and share it with your partners.