Why is spoken poetry awesome?

1. Complete the sentences with the correct body parts.

fingers hair hands knees knees nose tongue

a) He looked even more handsome when he tossed his ……… .

b) After the performance the audience clapped their ……… .
c) I hate presenting because I always feel nervous and my ……… buckle.
d) This little girl in the shop was very rude and she stuck her ……… out at me.
e) I tried to catch the ball in one hand so I stretched my ……… as wide as I
could.
f) My dog keeps his ……… up every time he is in the kitchen.
g) My boss was up to his ……… in disappointment when I failed to finish the
project on time.

2. Rewrite the sentences below using the words in capitals. The second
sentence should be similar in meaning to the original sentence.
a) I’m extremely interested in this book series. HOOKED
………………………………………………………………………………………
b) I was confused by the look on his face. BEWILDERED
………………………………………………………………………………………
c) It takes most people some time to understand new software. FIGURE
………………………………………………………………………………………
d) We need to think of a name for your product. COME
………………………………………………………………………………………

3. Watch a video [https://youtu.be/0snNB1yS3IE] and answer the questions.

a) Why does Sarah write poems?
b) How old was she when she wrote her first spoken-word poem?
c) What was the mission of the reinvented Project V.O.I.C.E.?

4. Check your answers in ex. 1 by reading the TED Talk transcript

[http://bit.ly/transcript-sarah-kay].

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 Why is spoken poetry awesome?

5. Discuss the questions.

• Do you like poetry? Why/Why not?
• Have you ever tried to write a poem?
Why/Why not?
• Do you agree with Sarah's words that
spoken-word poetry is a way to
entertain, educate and inspire?
Do you like the idea?

6. Work in pairs. Each of you should prepare a different list (a or b). Then,
exchange the lists and ask your partner follow-up questions about the
things on their list.

a) Three things you should have learned by now

b) Three things that you know to be true

7. Change partners. Tell them about the things your previous partner
discussed.

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