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European leaders tried a new [why / way] to win votes. They used rap to get young people to vote for [it / them] . More and more young people are losing interest [on / in] elections. The number of young people who vote has [going / gone] down in the past ten years. The number was 87 per cent but in the last election, it was [just / justly] 65 per cent. Younger politicians made a group called EU40. They said rap would get their [message / massage] across to young Europeans. They [took / taken] part in "a freestyle hip-hop battle" on April the 9th in the European Parliament. It was [name / called] the "Battle For Your Vote". The organizers said: "The [aim / aims] is getting young voters interested in European politics and [thus / this] increasing young people's votes at the upcoming elections."

The European elections are in May. Europeans must [choose / choice] 751 new politicians. The BBC reported on [how / now] the battle started. It wrote: "Members of the European Parliament were [given / gave] the microphone for a minute to try and [bass / drum] up some pre-election support. The conservative European People's Party tried to [appear / appeal] to the young crowd [by / with] saying, 'If you like money, vote for the EPP'. And then the battle [commenced / commanded] ." The politicians made short raps about many [tropics / topics] . The topics that were most popular were youth unemployment and immigration. Each [rapper / rapture] told the audience what they would do about these problems. They used short, rhyming sentences instead of the usual [long / length] speeches.