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...black t-shirt and

blue baggy trousers

 The Geek boy is wearing. red t-shirt , and

green jacket, tight trousers and glasses
Baggy trousers//black boots//
 The Flogger girl is wearing orange blouse, Useful mini-skirt //glasses//cap//sweatshirt
red tight trousers, and dark glasses 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
X x x x x x x x

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

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 makeup.

d- Punks and Goths dress similarly.

e- Nerds don´t 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 Baggy trousers and T-shirts, colorful
trainers, they listen to Cumbia and cumbia villera, They have a philosophy of expressing. They
usually dance and listen to their favorite music always.

6. What are they wearing? What are they doing?

 He wears a red cap, a black jacket with red, a gold

necklace, a white shirt and black pants, white shoes. his
friend has a white scarf on his head, a white shirt, a gray
jacket, a jean, some yellow shoes, they are shaking
hands.

Cristian Camilo Carvajal

Fabio Santiago Gomez

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsMKvn04qIs

1. Some people talk about what urban tribe they use to belong to, pick three of those people and describe
what they used to wear.
2. According to the video, why do teens are keen on these tribes?
3. What advices does the woman give regarding tattoos and piercings to parents?

USEFUL LINKS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xILjCwvu9OM