WE ARE THE WORLD 25 FOR HAITI

WHAT is “We are the world 25 for Haiti”?

It is a remake of the song "we are the world", recorded 25 years after theoriginal one to raise money to helpreconstruction in Haiti after the 2010earthquake.

 

 

All credits of this exercise for Teacher Maria Elena Sabadine

Source: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4069 

EXERCISE ONE: WHAT DOES THE MESSAGE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE VIDEO SAY?

READ THE FOLLOWING AND CHOOSE WHETHER THEY'RE RIGHT OR WRONG

 

1- it asks us to do more than just watch and to donate for Haiti truefalse

2- it says the original lyrics were by M Jackson alone truefalse

3- it says the original song was written by M Jackson and Lionel Ritchie truefalse

4- it says this video was made to remember M Jackson truefalse

5- it says this video was made to take action to help Haiti truefalse

6- it asks us to reach deep into our hearts and do something to help truefalse

7- it says you must donate big sums of money truefalse

8- it says this isn't a new version of the original song truefalse

9- it says 25 years have passed since the first version of the song was releasedtruefalse

 

EXERCISE TWO: LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS TO FILL IN THE GAPS

 

[Justin Bieber]

There comecomes a timeWhen we heedneed a certain call[Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson]When the world must come together as onewon

[Jennifer Hudson]

There are people dyingdoing

[Jennifer Nettles]

And it’s time to lend a hand to livelife

The greatest gift of all

[Josh Groban]We can’t go onPretending day by dayevery day[Tony Bennet]That someone, somehow will soon make a changemake changes

[Mary J Blige]

We are all a part ofGod’s great big familyAnd the truth, I knowyou know love is all we need[Chorus][Michael Jackson]We are the worldWe are the children[Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson]We are the ones who make a brightbrighterdaySo let’s start giving[Barbra Streisand]There’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving our own lifelives

It’s true we’ll make a better day

Just you and me[Miley Cyrus]Well, send them your heartSo they’ll know that someone cares[Enrique Iglesias]So their cries  for helpfor helping

 will not bewill be in vain

[Nicole Scherzinger]We can’t let them sufferNo we cannot turn awayour way

[Jamie Foxx]

Right now they need a helpful handhelping hand[Wyclef Jean]Nou se mond laWe are the Children[Adam Levine]We are the ones who make a brighter daySo let's start giving[Pink]There’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving ourour own lives[BeBe Winans]It’s true we make'll makea better dayJust you and me[Michael Jackson]When you’re down and outThere seems  no hopehope at all[Usher]But if you just believeThere’s no way we can fallfeel

[Celine Dion]

Well, well, well, well, let us realizeThat a change can only come[Fergie]When we stand together as one[Chorus - All]We are the worldWe are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start giving[Nick Jonas]Got to start giving[All]There’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving our own lives[Toni Braxton]It’s true we’ll make a better dayJust you and me[Mary Mary]We are the worldWe are the children[Tony Bennet]

it's for the childrenit's for any children

[Isaac Slade]We are the ones who make a brighter day[Toni Braxton]So let's start giving[Lil Wayne]There’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving our own livesIt’s true we’ll make a better dayJust you and me[Chorus - All]We are the worldWe are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start giving[Akon]There’s a choice we’re makingWe’re saving our own livesIt’s true we'll make a better dayJust you and me[T-Pain]We are the worldWe are the childrenWe are the ones who make a brighter daySo let’s start giving[Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles]Choice we're makingSaving our own livesIt’s true we’ll make a better dayJust you and me[LL Cool J, Will-I-Am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz]1- We all need somebodysome that we can lean on2- When you wake up look around and see that your dream's gogone3- When the earth quakes we'll help youwe help you make it through the storm4- When the floor breaks a magic carpetmagic car to stand on5- We are the World unitunited by love so strong6- When the radio isn’t on you can hear the songssoul

7- A guided light on the dark roarroad you'rewalking on

8- A sign post to find the dream you thought has gonewas gone9- Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on

10- someone that helps yousomeone to help you  rebuild after the rubble’s gone

11- We are the wordworld connected by a common bond12- Love the whole planet sing alongsing it logsing it along[Chorus - All][Kanye West]Everyday citizensEverybody pitching in[Singing - Children & Wyclef Jean]Nou se mond laNou se timoun yo[Will-I-Am]You and IYou and I[Kanye West]Uh, 12 days no waterWhats' your will to live?[Will-I-Am]We amplified the love we watching multiply[Kanye West]Feeling like the World's endWe can make the World win[Will-I-Am]Like Katrina, Africa, IndonesiaAnd now Haiti needs us, they need us, they need us[Chorus - All][Wyclef Jean]Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, haHaiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, haHaiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha

 

EXERCISE THREE: THERE'S A PART OF THE SONG THAT IS RAPPED: ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT

 

1- how many are the people singing?  345

2- what's the number of the line where the lyrics say that friends can help...

- to rebuild 

- to find a lost dream   

- to walk on a dark road 

- when you stumble on something, to remove those obstacles 

- to hear the music even when the radio isn't on