Before listening
1. Read the title of the song and watch the first video clip (no sound). What do you think the song is about?
2. Watch the video clip again (with sound) and confirm your hypothesis.
3. Are you concerned about the world`s problems? Do you think you can help as an individual?
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4. What can you do?
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Listening
1. Listen to the song sung by Ben Harper. Write five sentences he says you can do with your own two hands. Follow the example.
a) I can change the world.
b) I can _______________________________________________________________
c) I __________________________________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________________________________
e) ___________________________________________________________________
f) ___________________________________________________________________
2. There are four examples of comparatives in the lyrics of the song. Which are they?
a) ______________________________
b) ______________________________
c) ______________________________
d) ______________________________
After listening
1. Use the following adjectives to form sentences comparing places or things. Follow the example.
clean – dirty – big – contaminated – small – large – bad – important – peaceful - polluted |
a)The U.S is bigger than Argentina.
b) ___________________________________________________________________
c) ___________________________________________________________________
d) ___________________________________________________________________
e) ___________________________________________________________________
f) ___________________________________________________________________
g) ___________________________________________________________________
h) ___________________________________________________________________
i) ___________________________________________________________________
j) ___________________________________________________________________
2. You have already listened to Ben Harper and Jack Johnson singing “With my own two hands” in a duet. Listen to the son sung by Ben Harper alone and decide which one you like best. Use “I prefer ____________________________________________ because _____________________________________________________________________.”
3. Talk to a partner. Agree to something you can both do for a week to help change the world.
