1. People started drawing on walls

hundreds of years ago

thousands of years ago

a few years ago
2. In Ancient Rome or Ancient Greece, wall creations were often

poetry

portraits

comic imitations
3. Modern graffiti was born thanks to

the spread of walls

tags

art forms

1. Where was this graffiti drawn? Choose the right words.

2. Fill in the text with the words below.

3. Describe the different parts of the picture using the words to make sentences.

a) picture / horizontal / vertical lines ➝

.
b) background / buildings / red brick ➝

.
c) foreground / metal / bridge ➝ 

.
d) graffiti / hand / earth ➝ 

.

4. Match each type of graffiti with the corresponding portion of the train. a) Whole car. → 

b) Whole train.→ 

c) Top to bottom. → 

d) End to end.→ 

e) Married couple. → 

1. Listen to the audio. Reorder Taki's story.


2. Listen to the audio again. Choose the correct answer(s).

a) Real artists arose when they

(wrote bigger than others. / got their own style. / filled in blank walls.)
b) The two causes of the spread of graffiti are

(the media. / the police. / young people. / the subway.)
c) They thought Julio was

(a date. / a nickname. / a secret code. / a pseudonym.)
d) “Taki” stands for

(a Greek nickname and his street number. / his mother's name and his street number. / his mother's Greek name and a number symbolizing respect.)

3. What is the funny thing about an artist with a nickname? Reorder Taki's quote to find out. Explain.

nobody / that / celebrity / a / knows / to / be.

4. If your class was a band, what would its nickname be? Imagine three nicknames.

1. Label the documents with the letters (some words can be used several time).
2. This graffiti is legal. For each phrase, choose the right sentence.

a) 

The police won't arrest the writers

The writers will get a fine for painting on these walls
b) 

The authorities have agreed to let writers spray-paint the walls

The authorities know that the writers are here
c) 

The writers won't have to run away

The writers will have to go to court

3. Match the two parts of these four sentences to know more about the motives of authorities for condemning artists.

4. Make your own pro or anti graffiti poster. Brainstorm your arguments in the mindmap.