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THINK! Do you know any poems? Have you ever written one?
| 1 🔊2.03 Read and listen to the poem. Choose the correct options in the summary below. 1 The poem is about clothes and image/identity / bullies. 2 The author is afraid / brave / a dreamer. 3 The audience for this poem is bullies /friends/everyone. 2 Read the poem again. Which of ideas 1-6 are in the poem? Write true or false for each idea and explain your answers using lines from the poem.The writer is sometimes confused. (Verse A) True - At times thinge seem co certain; at times they don't.' 1 The writer's identity and personality are clear for other people. (Verse B)................. 2 It's OK to be different. (Verse C)................. 3 Our personalities can have many sides. (Verse D)................. 4 The writer thinks that clothes reflect personality. (Verse D)................. 5 You can avoid bullies if you stand out from the crowd. (Verse E)................. 6 The writer isn't worried what people think about him / her. (Verse F)................. 3 VOCABULARY PLUS Match phrases 1-5 with the correct meanings a-e.1 Don't judge a book by its cover. 2 Take me as you find me. 3 Stand out from the crowd. 4 He's got his head in the clouds. 5 He's got his feet on the ground. a Be different from other people. b Appearances don't tell you everything. c He's a realist. d He's a dreamer. e You should accept me; don't try to change me. 4 USE IT! Choose your favourite lines from the poem. Compare with a partner. Say why you feel that way.I like this line. I think it has a strong message: it doesn't matter what others think of you. I like these two lines because they have the best rhyme. | Be yourself (A) When you're looking in the mirror, tell me, what do you see? It isn't always easy to find your own identity At times things seem so certain; at times they don't Sometimes people lose themselves before they find their way again. (B) You might say that I'm a rebel 'cos of how I look You might say that I'm a nerd for reading all those books So... Dreamer? Leader? Loner? Lover? Only I know what I am - Don't judge this book by its cover. (C) Be yourself we can't all be the same Be yourself you're more than just a name Be yourself I'll give respect to you I'll be myself, so please respect me, too.
Leader Loner goth |
