AC1 The music of the US

Question 1

slave

Answer 1

Sklave/Sklavin

= a person who is forced to work for another person without getting paid

Question 2

both … and …

Answer 2

sowohl … als auch …

I like both jazz and hip-hop.

Question 3

civil rights

Answer 3

Bürgerrechte; Bürgerrechts

Martin Luther King was a leader of Civil Rights Movement in the US.

Question 4

movement

Answer 4

Bewegung
She’s active in the movement for women’s rights.
Fr. mouvement (m)

Question 5

Caribbean

Answer 5

karibisch

The caribbean islands are famous for their beautiful white beaches.

Question 6

southern

Answer 6

Süd-; südlich

! Watch the pronunciation

Question 7

generation

Answer 7

Generation

your parents are in the generation before yours.

Question 8

slavery

Answer 8

Sklaverei

slavery -> Sklave

Question 9

African-American

Answer 9

Afroamerikaner/-in; afroamerikanisch

African-Americans make up about 14% of the population in the US.

Question 10

secret

Answer 10

Geheim-; geheim
This is a secret message = It’s a secret.
Fr. secret/secrète

Question 11

cotton

Answer 11

Baumwolle; Baumwoll-
T-shirts are usually made of cotton.
Fr. coton (m)

Question 12

to compose

Answer 12

komponieren; verfassen

Have you ever tried to compose your own music?

Question 13

plantation

Answer 13

Plantage

plantation -> plant

Question 14

track

Answer 14

Musiktitel

What’s your favourite track on this album?

Question 15

around

Answer 15

ungefähr; etwa; gegen

Of course I couldn’t count them all, but I think there were around 200 people at the concert.

Question 16

lyrics

Answer 16

Liedtext

Are the lyrics of songs important to you or just the music?

Question 17

such as

Answer 17

wie (zum Beispiel); (solche) wie
African-American artists, such as Bessie Smith or Aretha Franklin, played an important role in the development of Amerika popular.

Question 18

poverty

Answer 18

Armut
poverty -> poor -> the poor
Fr. pauvreté (f)

Question 19

opression

Answer 19

Unterdrückung

Fr. oppression (f)

Question 20

working-class

Answer 20

der Arbeitsklasse angehörend

working-class -> to work

Question 21

to aim at

Answer 21

zielen auf; sich richten an

Who is your protest aimed at? = Who do you want to teach with your protest?

Question 22

live

Answer 22

live

! Watch the pronunciation (check in book)

Question 23

performance

Answer 23

Auffürung; Vorstellung; Auftritt

performance -> to perform

Question 24

segregated

Answer 24

getrennt (= auf einem rassistischen System der Trennung von Schwarzen und Weißen basierend)
In a segregated society one group of people is kept seperate from another and isn’t given the same rights.

Question 25

balcony

Answer 25

Balkon

Fr. balcon (m)

Question 26

the stalls

Answer 26

das Pakett (im Theater)
= the seats on the ground level of a theater

Question 27

producer

Answer 27

Produzent/-in

producer -> production -> to produce

Question 28

to release

Answer 28

veröffentlichen; herausgeben

These days some artists only release songs online.

Question 29

feminsm

Answer 29

Feminismus

!Watch the speeling and the pronunciation.