6: READING | Tiếng Anh 9 (Friends Plus) | UNIT 6: THE SELF - Lớp 9 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

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