Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Why I like violence Listen to the following poem. What do you think its message is? 5 The words in the box appear in the following text. First check their meanings. Then study them for only 30 seconds and close your book. Try to write down as many as you can remember. Compare your words with those of your partner. 6 This is an extract from “Seventeen”, a youth magazine: Journalist Jim Farber explains his liking for horror movies. Read the article and write down in which paragraph he raises the following points. (Note, however, that there are two points the article does NOT raise!) 7 1/05 Cinema Poem I like it when They get shot in the head And there’s blood on the pillow And blood on the bed. And it’s good when They get stabbed in the eye And they scream and they take A long time to die. And it all spurts out All over the floor And the audience shivers And shouts for more. But I don’t like it when they kiss. Roger McGough to stab: stechen to spurt out: (heraus)spritzen to shiver: erschauern bullet eyeball taboo hell admiration attraction entertainment potent identify chaos liberating innocent surroundings crazy psychologist rebellion maniac 1 We feel we’re doing something “naughty” by watching a horror film. 2 Aggressive people are admired in modern socitiety. 3 Horror audiences often find themselves “supporting” the monster. 4 Many horror fans love the way the films attack conventional life. 5 Only a tiny percentage of people may be influenced by horror films. 6 Horror is fun because it is so extreme. 7 Horror films offer a welcome escape from everyday life. 8 There’s nothing sinister about horror films. 9 Powerful people are admired in modern society. 10 Horror films allow us to take a critical look at American middle class society. 30 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv