Fill the gaps in the sentences using these key words from the text. The paragraph numbers are given to help you

4  Verb or noun?

1.  recruit verb 

2.  demand noun

3.  attempt noun

4.  track verb

5.  deal  

noun

6.  cover verb

7.  offer  

verb

8.  surrender noun

5  Ebonics translation 

1.  c

2.  f

3.  e

4.  a

5.  b

6.  d

6  Discussion  

Teacher’s note 1: Ask your students to discuss the 

question they feel most comfortable with and are able to 

give an opinion on. The question they choose may well 

depend on the age of the students. If you have a larger 

class with students of different ages, you might like to 

divide them into groups according to their ages, ask 

them to discuss one question and then have a group 

feedback session.

Teacher’s note 2: You can listen to and watch excerpts 

from the TV series The Wire on YouTube, for example, 

‘The Wire – 100 greatest quotes’ here:  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sgj78QG9Bg

Please be aware that it contains a lot of swearing and 

may not be suitable for all classes.

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