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LESSON 11--- GRAFFITI MAKES HIM SEE RED
Lesson 11
GRAFFITI MAKES HIM SEE RED
 

Denver, CO, USA - Mike Quintana can't stand graffiti. It makes him see red. Quintana owns Sloan Lake Gym in Denver. Like other business owners there, he spends a lot of time trying to get rid of the graffiti on his walls. "It takes business owners all their lives to build something. Then punks come to their buildings and put their names all over the place. It's demoralizing." says Quintana.  Quintana also tries to do away with graffiti in his neighborhood. A few times a week, he drives around looking for new graffiti. He paints over the graffiti on park, benches, garbage cans and walls.

One recent evening, Quintana heard a noise outside his gym and caught three teens red-handed. They were spray-painting graffiti on his building. He pulled one teen into the gym and the other two followed.  There was  a fight. Somehow Quintana got the upper hand and called the police, who put the teens in handcuffs. Then one of the teens threatened to kill Quintana. That was the last straw. Quintana hit the ceiling.  He grabbed a can of red paint and sprayed two of the boys in the face.

Now Quintana is paying the price for losing his cool. He was arrested, convicted of assault and sentenced to 40 hours of community service. "Two wrongs don't make a right," said the judge.




1. How does Quintana feel about graffiti?
2. What does he do about the graffiti on the gym walls?
3. What does he do about the graffiti on his neighborhood?
4. What happened after Quintana heard a noise outside his gym?
5. What was the last straw for him?
6. What did he do when he hit the ceiling?
7. What price is Quintana paying for losing his cool?
8. Do you think Quintana deserved his punishment? Why or why not?


GRAFFITI: A drawing or inscription made on a wall or other surface, usually so as to be seen by the public


PUNKS: (noun) slang: A young person, especially a member of a rebellious counterculture group.


ASSAULT: a sudden, violent attack; onslaught

Examples:
1. Not much graffiti appears around here these days.
2. The mugger assaulted the woman

New Idioms and Expressions:

see red - be very angry
can't stand something - dislike something very much
get rid of something - remove; throw something away
all over the place - everywhere
do away with something - put an end to something; destroy something
look for someone or something - try to find someone or something
catch someone red-handed - catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
get the upper hand - get the power or advantage
That's the last straw! - After so many problems, that's just too much to endure!
hit the ceiling - become very angry
pay the price (for something) - receive punishment (for something)
lose one's cool - get angry; lose one's temper

1. How do you feel about graffiti? Is it vandalism or street art, in your opinion?
2. Is graffiti all over the place in your neighborhood? If yes, should you and your
    neighbors do something about it? What?
3. What makes you lose your cool?
4. What can't you stand?
5. If you could, what would you do away with in the world?


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