Exercises



WHERE IS THE LOVE?

Exercises

1. Before / after listening to the song visit the sites selected below and find the answer to these questions:

The Bloods,

Why did they form?

Where and when were they formed?

Are they a black or a white gang?

Which colour identifies them?

Who are their rivals?

The Crips,

Where did they form?

Are they a black or a white gang?

Which colour identifies them?

What do they usually wear?

about The CIA, a different perspective of the CIA,

What is the CIA?

When was it created?

What is the CIA’s mission?

The KKK,

What is he KKK?

Are they a black or a white gang?

Which colour identifies them?

What do they usually wear?

Nigga

What is the difference between the word 'Nigger' and 'Nigga'?

Which one is negative and which one is positive?

Who do usually use the word “Nigga” these days?

2. Listen to the first part of the song and fill the blanks with the words in the box.

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|KKK, mama, discriminate, trauma, terrorism, mamas. race, drama, livin', CIA, hate |

What's wrong with the world,__________

People livin' like they ain't got no _________

I think the whole world addicted to the _________

Only attracted to things that'll bring you _________

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop _________

But we still got terrorists here _________

In the USA, the big _________

The Bloods and The Crips and the _________

But if you only have love for your own _________

Then you only leave space to _________

And to discriminate only generates _________

And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah

Badness is what you demonstrate

And that's exactly how anger works and operates

Nigga, you gotta have love just to set it straight

Take control of your mind and meditate

Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

3. This chart includes some words in the song and their opposites. Someone has match them wrongly. Reorganise them correctly.

|Inaccurate |Be repellent to |

|Wrong |Free of ... |

|Attracted to |Love |

|Addicted to ... |Straight |

|Overseas |Right |

|Hate |Domestic |

4. Now translate the sentences that you have completed in exercise 1

5. Listen to the chorus of the song. Some words have been misplaced. Find and move them to the right position. Then, translate it.

People dyin' , people cryin'

Children hurt and you hear them killin'

Can you practice what you cheek

And would you turn the other preach

Father, Father, Father got us

Send us some guidance from above

'Cause people help me, got me questionin'

Where is the love (Love)

6. Listen and read the second part of the song. Then put the lines under the concepts and expressions in the table as in the example (there can be more than one line associated with each concept).

1. It just ain't the same, always unchanged

2. New days are strange, is the world insane

3. If love and peace is so strong

4. Why are there pieces of love that don't belong

5. Nations droppin' bombs

6. Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones

7. With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young

8. So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone

9. So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong

10. In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in

11. Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends

12. Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother

13. A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover

14. The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug

15. If you never know truth then you never know love

16. Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)

17. Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)

18. Where's the love, y'all

|The world is crazy: |2. New days are strange, is the world insane |

|Lack of respect: | |

|Someone is telling lies: | |

|War: | |

|Act of betrayal: | |

7. Listen to Part 3 of the song and complete the blanks with a preposition from the box:

|On, of; from, of; as, by; to; till, away; about, down; under; in |

I feel the weight ______ the world ______ my shoulder

______ I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder

Most ______ us only care ______ money makin'

Selfishness got us followin' ______ the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown ______ the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids act like what they see ______ the cinema

Yo', whatever happened ______ the values ______ humanity

Whatever happened ______ the fairness ______ equality

Instead ______ spreading love we spreading animosity

Lack ______ understanding, leading lives away ______ unity

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' ______

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' ______

There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' ______

Gotta keep my faith alive ______ love is found

8. Look up the following words in the dictionary and translate the sentences where they are.

|Word |Meaning |Sentence Translation |

|weight, shoulder | | |

|selfishness | | |

|the media | | |

|criteria | | |

|minds | | |

|kids | | |

|fairness | | |

|animosity | | |

|lack, leading | | |

9. Complete the table with the words in the box according to the final vowel sound:

|preach, turn, wrong, gone, young, us, belong, world, love, cheek, hurt, see, rug |

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10. Find in the text the abstract nouns that correspond to the following adjectives:

|Adjective |Abstract Noun |Meaning of the adjective and noun |

|fair | | |

|bad | | |

|selfish | | |

|united | | |

|guided | | |

|terrorist | | |

|human | | |

|true | | |

|equal | | |

11. Now listen again to the entire song and while you try to follow and sing.

Use the underlined words as a guide to help you follow the song.

Where is the love

by Black Eyed Peas f/ Justin Timberlake

What's wrong with the world, mama

People livin' like they ain't got no mamas

I think the whole world addicted to the drama

Only attracted to things that'll bring you trauma

Overseas, yeah, we try to stop terrorism

But we still got terrorists here livin'

In the USA, the big CIA

The Bloods and The Crips and the KKK

But if you only have love for your own race

Then you only leave space to discriminate

And to discriminate only generates hate

And when you hate then you're bound to get irate, yeah

Badness is what you demonstrate

And that's exactly how anger works and operates

Nigga, you gotta have love just to set it straight

Take control of your mind and meditate

Let your soul gravitate to the love, y'all, y'all

People killin', people dyin'

Children hurt and you hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preach

And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us

Send us some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'

Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love

The love, the love

It just ain't the same, always unchanged

New days are strange, is the world insane

If love and peace is so strong

Why are there pieces of love that don't belong

Nations droppin' bombs

Chemical gasses fillin' lungs of little ones

With the ongoin' sufferin' as the youth die young

So ask yourself is the lovin' really gone

So I could ask myself really what is goin' wrong

In this world that we livin' in people keep on givin' in

Makin' wrong decisions, only visions of them dividends

Not respectin' each other, deny thy brother

A war is goin' on but the reason's undercover

The truth is kept secret, it's swept under the rug

If you never know truth then you never know love

Where's the love, y'all, come on (I don't know)

Where's the truth, y'all, come on (I don't know)

Where's the love, y'all

People killin', people dyin'

Children hurt and you hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preach

And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us

Send us some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'

Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love

The love, the love

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder

As I'm gettin' older, y'all, people gets colder

Most of us only care about money makin'

Selfishness got us followin' in the wrong direction

Wrong information always shown by the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids act like what they see in the cinema

Yo', whatever happened to the values of humanity

Whatever happened to the fairness in equality

Instead in spreading love we spreading animosity

Lack of understanding, leading lives away from unity

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' under

That's the reason why sometimes I'm feelin' down

There's no wonder why sometimes I'm feelin' under

Gotta keep my faith alive till love is found

People killin', people dyin'

Children hurt and you hear them cryin'

Can you practice what you preach

And would you turn the other cheek

Father, Father, Father help us

Send us some guidance from above

'Cause people got me, got me questionin'

Where is the love (Love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love (The love)

Where is the love (The love)

 

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