The History of Rap

What kind of music do you like? What kind of music don’t you like?Who is your favorite musician or singer?

Do you like to sing? Have you ever sung in front of people?

Fast reading

Identify the topic and the main idea

Vocabulary

Expression (noun)

the action of making known one’s thoughts or feelings

A sad expression…

Rhyme (noun)

Words have the same last sound

Live (adj)

remain alive

Her live performance was amazing!

Grow out of (verb)

Caterpillar is an animal that butterfly grows out of.

Equipment (noun)

The set of necessary tools, items…

Spin (v)

the action or process of spinning;

Scratch (verb)

score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object,

I scratched myself on the tree,

Performer (noun)

a person who entertains an audience

a circus performer

Interact (verb)

act in such a way as to have an effect on each other

all the stages in the process interact…

Characteristic (noun)

typical of a particular person, place, or thing,

certain defining characteristics of the school emerge from the study

Contribute (verb)

give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something:

Stand out (verb)

be clearly better or more significant than someone or something:

four issues stand out as being of crucial importance

Techique (noun)

•  a way of doing an activity that needs skill,We have developed a new technique for detecting errors in the manufacturing process

Clever (adJ)

Smart

Compete (verb)

• strive to gain or win something: universities are competing for applicant she competed with a number of other candidates

Personality (noun)

the combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character

she had a sunny personality that was very engaging

Call for (verb)

make necessary

Rap is not easy, it calls for a quick mind, and an ability to use language rapidly.