Earth Song

EARTH SONG  by Michael Jackson

                                                               Worksheet                                                 

Earth Song (Michael Jackson)

I – Watch the videoclip and answer these questions.

1 – What are the first images about ?

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2 -  What ‘s the setting when you see Michael Jackson ?

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3 – How are Michael’s clothes ?

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4 – Why are people looking so sad?

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5 – What  wrong things do people do to the world in this video ?

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II –  A - Watch and listen to the video clip again and fill in the blanks with words from the box.

war                    blood                       all the peace        crying Earth                   killing fields                rain                     flowering fields                                 sunrise               to the world

What about ____________? What about ___________ ?

What about all the things that you said we were to gain?

What about _____________________ ? Is there a time?

What about all the things that you said were yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice all the___________ we’ve shed before?

Did you ever stop to notice this ___________________ this weeping shore?

Aaaaaaaaaaaah Aaaaaaaaaaaah     Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah

What have we done ____________________? Look what we’ve done

What about _________________________ that you pledge your only son?

What about _______________________? Is there a time?

What about all the dreams that you said were yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice all the children dead from______________?

Did you ever stop to notice this crying earth, this weeping shore?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

I used to dream, I used to glance beyond the stars

Now I don’t know where we are, although I know we’ve drifted far

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah     Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

Oooooooooooooooh    Ooooooooooooooooh    Oooooooooooooooh  

Hey, what about yesterday?(What about us)

What about the seas? (what about us)

The heavens are falling down (what about us)

I can’t even breathe (what about us)

What about everything? (what about us)

I have given you (what about us)

What about nature’s worth? (oooh, oooh)

It’s our planet’s womb (what about us)

What about animals? (what about us)

We’ve turned kingdoms to dust 

What about elephants? (what about us)

Have we lost their trust? (what about us)

What about crying whales? (what about us)

We’re ravaging the seas? (What about us)

What about forest trails? (Oooh , oooh)

Burnt despite our pleas (what about us)

What about the holy land ?(what about us)

Torn apart by creed (what about us)

What about the common man? (what about us)

Can’t we set him free ?(what about us)                                                                     

 What about children dying ? (what about us)

Can’t we hear them cry ? (what about us)

Where do we go wrong (Oooh , Oooh)

Someone tell me why (what about us)

What about baby boy (what about us)

What about the days? (what about us

What about their joy? (what about us)

What about the men ? (what about us)

What about the crying man ?(what about us)

What about Abraham?(what about us)

What about death again? (Oooh, Oooh)

Do we give a damn?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah   Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah 

B – Read the words in bold and comment about them.