Talk
1. Read the text and choose the right answers.
Talking turkeys
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas
Cos turkeys jus wanna hav fun
Turkeys are cool, an turkeys are wicked
An every turkey has a Mum.
Be nice to yu turkeys dis christmas,
Don't eat it, keep it alive,
It could be yu mate an not on yu plate
Say, Yo! Turkey I'm on your side.
I got lots of friends who are turkeys
An all of dem fear christmas time,
Dey say 'Benj man, eh, I wanna enjoy it,
But dose humans destroyed it
An humans are out of dere mind,
Yeah, I got lots of friends who are turkeys
Dey all hav a right to a life,
Not to be caged up an genetically made up
By any farmer an his wife.
a) The text is
(a song. / a poem. / a speech.)
b) It is written in (more than one possible answer)
/
(old English. / slang. / Jamaican English pronunciation.)
c) Benjamin Zephaniah is
(a British poet. / a Jamaican singer. / an animal-rights activist.)
d) He wants to
(eat turkey for Christmas. / have a pet turkey. / defend the turkeys' right to live.)
e) How can you help?
(By NOT eating turkey next Christmas. / By adopting a turkey. / By becoming a farmer.)
2. Zephaniah isn't the only one to defend animals. Lots of associations are standing up for them. Match the logos and their slogans. Say what these animal charities specialise in.