Задания по теме "Проблемы окружающей среды" (на материале текста песни "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson)
методическая разработка по английскому языку по теме

Earth Song

by Michael Jackson

What about _______?
What about _______?
What about all the things,
That you said we were to gain?
What about killing _____?
Is there a time?
What about all the things,
That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice,
All the _____ we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice,
The crying ____ the weeping shores?

Chorus:  Aah............... Oo...........

What have we done to the ______?
Look what we've done.
What about all the _____,
That you pledge your only son?
What about _________ fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the _______,
That you said was yours and mine?

Did you ever stop to notice,
All the children dead from ______?
Did you ever stop to notice,
The crying ______ the weeping shores?

Chorus

I _______ dream.
I _______ glance beyond the stars.
Now I don't know where we are.
Although I know we've drifted far.

Chorus

Hey-yea!
What about _________?
What about the seas?
The heavens are falling down.
I can't even _______!
What about apathy?
I can feel its wounds.
What about ________'s worth?
It's our planet's womb!

What about animals?
We've turned kingdoms to dust,
What about elephants?
Have we lost their trust?
What about crying whales?
Ravaging the seas.
What about forest trails?
Burnt despite our pleas!

What about the holy land?
Torn apart by creed.
What about the common man?
Can't we set him free?
What about children dying?
Can't you hear them cry?
Where did we go wrong?
Someone tell me why!

What about baby boy?
What about the days?
What about all their joy?
What about the man?
What about the crying man?
What about Abraham?
What about death again?
Do we give a damn?!

Exercise

1. Listen and fill in the blank spaces.
2. What does the title of the song suggest?
3. What does the question mean “What have we done to the world?”.  Prove your ideas.
4. What happened to animals, elephants, whales, forests?
5. What must people do to make a better world?