STORMZY AND THE STORMZY SCHOLARSHIP

 
Stormzy is a British rapper. His first EP, Dreamers Disease, won him a MOBO Award, Britain’s highest-profile honour celebrating music of black origin. Next came “Shut Up,” an improvised rap that catapulted him to nationwide fame, garnering millions of views on YouTube. In 2017, his debut studio album, Gang Signs and Prayer, went straight to No. 1 on the U.K. album charts, the first grime album to do so in the genre’s 20-year history.
 
Riding the wave of acclaim, he was announced as one of the headliners at 2019’s Glastonbury Festival. That year, he also scored his first number one single in the U.K. with “Vossi Bop.” In October, Stormzy appeared on the cover of Time, topping the U.S. magazine’s list of “next generation leaders.” Single “Own It,” featuring Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy, reached number two in the U.K. pop singles chart, and preceded Stormzy’s heavily anticipated second album, Heavy Is the Head.

 
TASK 1 – YOU START

Ask the following question:

Who is Stormzy and why is he famous?

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TASK 2

Ask the following questions:

Did you know him before?

If so, is he popular in your country? When did he became famous? When did you get to know his music?

If not, why do you think he’s not known in France yet?

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TASK 3

Ask your partner:

What’s your opinion about his song “Own it”?

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TASK 4

Ask the following question:

Who are your favourite British singers / bands?

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TASK 5

Listen to your partner’s question

And talk about your favourite singers / bands. Expand your answer by mentioning the songs / albums you like the most.

If you have been to a concert you can describe the experience.

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TASK 6

Ask your partner:

If you could choose any concert to attend, what would it be?

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In 2018 Stormzy created “The Stormzy Scholarship” to fund for two black British students to go to the University of Cambridge. “It’s so important for black students, especially, to be aware that it can 100% be an option to attend a university of this calibre.”However, the scholarship became controversial.

“A lot of people said that the scholarship I’d set up, which is for black students, is racist. I remember that on the day it was first announced I ended up feeling a bit sad. I thought I was doing a really good thing, and we put it out in the world and then the arrows came from everywhere.”

 
TASK 7

Ask your partner:

Why is the Stormzy Scholarship controversial?

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TASK 8

Ask your partner:

What is your opinion about this scholarship?

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TASK 9

Listen to your partner’s question

And give your opinion about the Stormzy Scholarship

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TASK 10

Ask your partner:

What do you think about initiatives to help disadvantaged communities?

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TASK 11

Ask your partner:

Would you say that there’s racism in France?

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TASK 12

Listen to the question

And give your opinion on whether there’s racism in the UK

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