π΅1. the mods : the journalist's point of view
π€ "my generation" the WHO
listen and watch
πΉ the mods vs the rockers
LISTENING COMPREHENSION β 10 lines
1. When and where did the riots take place ?
2. Who were the rival groups ?
3. What was the impact on public opinion ?
4. Who were these baby-boomers ?
5. What did the mods have in common ?
6. Where did the mods get their inspiration ?
7. What do we learn about the rockers ?
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π΅1. the newspapers' point of view
π° "Wild ones ..."The Daily Mirror
π°"mods and wreckers"
The Daily Star
π°"mods were touble"
The Argus
β WRITTEN EXPRESSION
write a sensational newspaper article 20 lines
Choose 1 newspaper article and take some notes
π°WRITE your own newspaper article. The year is 1964. You are a journalist and you are writing about the clashes between the mods and the rockers.
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π΅2. the police's point of view
πΉ The battle of Brightonlisten and watch
π the police tactics
READING COMPREHENSION
β 10 lines
1. explain the arrangements and the tactics the police had put in place to contain the riots.
2. explain what happened on Friday evening
3. explain what happened on the beach
write a police report 20 lines
Use your notes to report what happened chronologically
π°WRITE a police report .You are a police officer and you are writing about the clashes between the mods and the rockers at Brighton.
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π΅3. a teenager's point of view
The cool generationwatch and listen
π¦ Rockers and modsLISTENING COMPREHENSION β 10 lines
1. Why did youths turn to gangs ?
2. What were the different mindsets ?
3. How did rockers define their style
4. What did the mods think of the rockers ? Why ?
5. What does the interviewee remember of the events of 1964 in Brighton ?
6. How were the events reported by the media ?
7. What was the impact of the riots on their image ?
8. What happened to rockers and the mods in the 1970s ?
π "Absolute beginners"
Read the extract from the book
πfind the extract in your textbook p. 90
- The narrator (Blitz Baby)β a teenage photographer who lives in an attic flat in a building in London
- Verne β his 25-year-old half-brother. He and the narrator do not have a great relationship, since they do not share the same ideals.
β WRITTEN EXPRESSION
rewrite the dialogue between the two brothers 20 lines
The year is 1964. The narrator and his step-brother are arguing about fashion, music, ideals, values, opinions on life.
π‘ideas = the narrator may have taken part in some riots against the rockers.
π‘ mind map > textbooks p. 93β jukebox player
The Who 1964
"When the night falls" (The Eyes)
Jeff Beck and the Yardbirds
"leaving here" (The Birds)
