Level 1 Lesson 6: This, That, These, Those

KRS-One is an American rapper of Jamaican descent. He was born in the Bronx, New York City, in 1965, and has been a vegetarian and Hindu since his youth. His influence on hip-hop music and culture is very significant, and he is considered one of the best hip-hop artists. Interestingly enough, KRS-One is actually an acronym, which stands for “Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone.” In his track “Sound of da Police” KRS-One protests against racism and violence directed to the African American community.

Woop-woop. That’s the sound of the police
Woop-woop. That’s the sound of the beast

-KRS-One “Sound of da Police”

beast (noun) – a large and wild animal

Demonstrative Pronouns

Demonstrative pronouns represent things. There are four demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those.

This and that are singular pronouns. They represent singular nouns.

This is a book. Only one book.
That is a rapper. Only one rapper.
That’s = That is
- That’s the sound of the police.
- That’s the sound of the beast.

These and those are plural pronouns. They represent plural nouns.

These are books. Many books.
Those are rappers. They are the Wu-Tang Clan. Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, RZA, GZA…. Many rappers.

This and these represent things that are near and very close. That and those represent things that are far away.

Vocabulary

“Sound of da Police” is a protest song against discrimination and violence against the African American community. KRS-One directs his criticism to the NYPD, the New York Police Department.

officer (countable noun) – a member of the police; a police officer. Most police officers wear blue or black uniforms.
justice (uncountable noun) – fairness; equal treatment. Justice is an ideal in society, but many people do not have justice.
laws (plural noun) – the rules of a country or government. You must follow the laws and not break them.
criminal (countable noun) – a person who has committed a crime and broken the law. Criminals are looked down on by society.
peace (uncountable noun) – freedom from war and violence. Some people think that peace is impossible to attain.
equality (uncountable noun) – social groups having the same rights and fair treatment. Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for equality for all men.
arrest (verb) – If the police arrest you, they take you away to ask about a crime. The high number of arrests for African Americans suggests inequality.
deal with (phrasal verb) – to take action in order to solve a problem; to tolerate something obnoxious and uncomfortable. A lot of people have to deal with racism and discrimination.

Discuss and Write

Do the police discriminate in your country? Have you ever experienced inequality or discrimination? Do you think 100% equality for all men and women is possible? Please write your comments below.

http://www.facebook.com/meshal.moyisheer Meshal Al Moyisheer

No , No , this is difficult and deep question i think each one of us has his or her duty .. there is many jobs women cant fit in that and also men cant fit in many jobs that women are good at and i cant actually give a percent for that
Yumemi Takashige

Yes,sometimes .
No, I have never,but sometimes women has favorable treatment when we go to a cinema, restaurant and do on…(we just need a discount price! )
No I don’t. I think some job still remain discrimination….
http://www.facebook.com/ryota.ozawa.56 Ryota Ozawa

Maybe, yes.

No, I haven’t. But when I stayed in the USA five years ago, Black and White American students were in the diffrent each groups.

No. Because men and women are diffrent in an aspect of physical by nature.
http://www.facebook.com/kacause 유승용

1. Probably they discriminate each person, but I have no evidence.

2. No, I haven’t but I think many people discriminate each other in their mind. They respect the rich or honorary person and a celebrity. On the other hand they despise poor or dishonorary person.

3. I think it is impossible because men and women are difference. For example, men are stronger than women so their exercise skills are better than women. On the other hand women are more meticulous than men so they do their works very carefully.
http://www.facebook.com/miho.fujii.1804 Miho Fujii

Maybe they do that. I’ve never experienced it. But I’ve heard of these things. Sadly, I think Men and women cant be equal because there are difference of power or role.　But I believe that they can be equal someday.
http://www.facebook.com/cho.minjae.5 Minje Cho

In my country, police doesn’t discriminate because almost Korean is same race but a few people are different race but police doesn’t discriminate someone. However, police discriminates with person’ level. If someone is high level, they don’t touch the high level person. That is bad thing in my country.
http://www.facebook.com/heeseon.choi.1 HeeSeon Choi

Yes, probably. I think that there are some discrimination in my country. However, I haven’t that kind of experience. Actually, men and women are different so that is impossible. I think that the most important thing is recognize for worth of particular person instead of the discrimination. There is nobody who doesn’t have the special worth in the world. =)
http://www.facebook.com/araki.kei.9 Kei Araki

I think NO. The police do not discriminate in Japan.I am not sure. But I have not ever heard this kind of story and experienced before. But in the polise there is a discrimination between men and women. Because most police men think women can not work as a police and the police is the man’s job.Though I think it is possible, sadly we can not say now this society is 100% equality for all men and women. But I hope the society is coming near the future.
shigemasa Hemmi

In my country, police doesn’t discriminate someone. I have not ever
experienced inequality or discrimination. However, they are still remain in
Japan. I think it is impossible for us. Because, there are alot of difference
between men and women. However, we should try to be equal.
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Demonstrative Pronouns

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