ACTIVITY 1: READING COMPREHENSION
PUNK LOVE
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By Serena
Fraser
It was the summer of ’76. I was 5, and I was
sunbathing in a local park when I looked up and saw the strangest-looking
person. I used to wear flared trousers, mini-skirts, and flowery shirts like
most teenagers, but this guy looked like he’d just landed from another planet.
He had a spiky, blue Mohican, and despite the heat he was dressed from head to
toe in black leather! I was fascinated, so I would go to the park regularly
just to catch a glimpse of him. He and his friends would hang out there most
days. They used to wear a lot of make-up even the boys, and their hair used to
change colour all the time! One day, he spotted me and beckoned me over. He looked so scary with now
green hair and black make-up, but I really wanted to meet him, so I walked over
to say “Hi”.
His name was Alan, he was 17, and he studied art at
the local college. Even though he dressed weirdly, he was really interesting. I
used to spend all my time with him after that. We would meet in the park, or at
the Bel café if we used to have any money, and we would talk about art, music, politics,
and all kinds of things. I started to dress like him and his friends, and Alan came
with me when I got my first Mohican and became a proper punk! He would take me
to see lots of great punk bands like The Clash and Sex Pistols. Alan used to
sing in a band called Social Misfits, and he used to prance about on stage like
a mad thing. We used to love going to gigs all over London.
We got married in 1980, dressed in black leather. Our
three children would giggle over our wedding photos, never quite believing that
their parents used to be punks. We’re quite normal-looking nowadays, but we
still wear our black leather jackets to remind ourselves we weren’t always
middle-aged!