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WE ARE THE WORLD 25 FOR HAITI
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"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
the
original
one
to
raise
money
to
help
reconstruction
in Haiti
after
the 2010
earthquake
.
�
�
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
true
false
2- it says the original lyrics were by M Jackson alone
true
false
3- it says the original song was written by M Jackson and Lionel Ritchie
true
false
4- it says this video was made to remember M Jackson
true
false
5- it says this video was made to take action to help Haiti
true
false
6- it asks us to reach deep into our hearts and do something to help
true
false
7- it says you must donate big sums of money
true
false
8- it says this isn't a new version of the original song
true
false
9- it says 25 years have passed since the first version of the song was released
true
false
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EXERCISE TWO: LISTEN AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORDS TO FILL IN THE GAPS
�
[Justin Bieber]
There�
come
comes
a time
When we�
heed
need
a certain call
[Nicole Scherzinger & Jennifer Hudson]
When the world must come together as
one
won
[Jennifer Hudson]
There are people
dying
doing
[Jennifer Nettles]
And it�s time to lend a hand to
live
life
The greatest gift of all
[Josh Groban]
We can�t go on
Pretending
day by day
every day
[Tony Bennet]
That someone, somehow will soon
make a change
make changes
[Mary J Blige]
We are all a part of
God�s great big family
And the truth,�
I know
you know
love is all we need
[Chorus]
[Michael Jackson]
We are the world
We are the children
[Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson]
We are the ones who make a
bright
brighter
day
So let�s start giving
[Barbra Streisand]
There�s a choice we�re making
We�re saving our own
life
lives
It�s true we�ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Miley Cyrus]
Well, send them your heart
So they�ll know that someone cares
[Enrique Iglesias]
So their cries�
for help
for helping
�
will not be
will be
in vain
[Nicole Scherzinger]
We can�t let them suffer
No we cannot turn
away
our way
[Jamie Foxx]
Right now they need a
helpful hand
helping hand
[Wyclef Jean]
Nou se mond la
We are the Children
[Adam Levine]
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
[Pink]
There�s a choice we�re making
We�re saving�
our
our own
lives
[BeBe Winans]
It�s true we
make
'll make
a better day
Just you and me
[Michael Jackson]
When you�re down and out
There seems��
no hope
hope
at all
[Usher]
But if you just believe
There�s no way we can
fall
feel
[Celine Dion]
Well, well, well, well, let us realize
That a change can only come
[Fergie]
When we stand together as one
[Chorus - All]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let�s start giving
[Nick Jonas]
Got to start giving
[All]
There�s a choice we�re making
We�re saving our own lives
[Toni Braxton]
It�s true we�ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Mary Mary]
We are the world
We are the children
[Tony Bennet]
it's for the children
it'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 making
We�re saving our own lives
It�s true we�ll make a better day
Just you and me
[Chorus - All]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let�s start giving
[Akon]
There�s a choice we�re making
We�re saving our own lives
It�s true we'll make a better day
Just you and me
[T-Pain]
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let�s start giving
[Jamie Foxx imitating Ray Charles]
Choice we're making
Saving our own lives
It�s true we�ll make a better day
Just you and me
[LL Cool J, Will-I-Am, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz]
1- We all need�
somebody
some
that we can lean on
2- When you wake up look around and see that your dream's
go
gone
3- When the earth quakes�
we'll help you
we help you
make it through the storm
4- When the floor breaks a�
magic carpet
magic car
to stand on
5- We are the World�
unit
united
by love so strong
6- When the radio isn�t on you can hear the
songs
soul
7- A guided light on the dark�
roar
road
you'rewalking on
8- A sign post to find the dream you thought
has gone
was gone
9- Someone to help you move the obstacles you stumbled on
10-�
someone that helps you
someone to help you
� rebuild after the rubble�s gone
11- We are the�
word
world
connected by a common bond
12- Love the whole planet
sing along
sing it log
sing it along
[Chorus - All]
[Kanye West]
Everyday citizens
Everybody pitching in
[Singing - Children & Wyclef Jean]
Nou se mond la
Nou se timoun yo
[Will-I-Am]
You and I
You and I
[Kanye West]
Uh, 12 days no water
Whats' your will to live?
[Will-I-Am]
We amplified the love we watching multiply
[Kanye West]
Feeling like the World's end
We can make the World win
[Will-I-Am]
Like Katrina, Africa, Indonesia
And now Haiti needs us, they need us, they need us
[Chorus - All]
[Wyclef Jean]
Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha
Haiti, Haiti, Ha, Ha, ha, ha, ha
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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? �
3
4
5
2- what's the number of the line where the lyrics say that�friends can help...
- to rebuild
- to find a lost dream��
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- 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
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