MAKING CHANGES

“Heal the World” by Michael Jackson is a song from Michael Jackson's hit album, Dangerous, released in 1991.

PRE-LISTENING
Watch the video without sound. Can you guess what the song is about?

WHILE LISTENING
1.Fill in the missing words in the lines: 2.Order the lines of the chorus:

There's a place…………………………. …..For you and for me and the entire human race
And I know that it…………………. …..You and for me
And this ………………………… …..Heal the world
Brighter………………………………… ….. Make a better place for
And if you really………………………….. ….. If you care enough for the living
You'll find there's…………………………………. ….There are people dying
In this place……………………………. ……. Make it a better place
There's no hurt………………………
There are ways………………………..
If you care………………………………………
Make a …………………………………….
Make a ……………………..
want
3. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box:
love better
strong
If you………….. to know why 
try
There's a ……….. that cannot ……………
see better
Love is ……………. 
bliss
It only ……………for joyful giving. 
fear lie
If we …………… we shall …………
In this …………….. we cannot feel 
feels
…………….. or dread 
always
We stop existing and start living 
cares
Then it ……………… that ………….
Love's enough for us growing 
Make a …………….. world, make a…………………….. world.

4. Match the sentences

And the dream we were conceived in (A) ( )is heavenly Be God's glow...
And the world we once believed in (B) ( )wound this earth, crucify its soul
Then why do we keep strangling life (C) ( )will reveal a joyful face
Though it's plain to see this world (D) ( )will shine again in grace

5. Ignore the wrong word and circle the right one:

We could fly/cry so high
Let our/ your spirits never die
In my heart/ hard I feel
You are all my brothers/ fathers
Create a world/word with no fear
Together we'll cry happy tears/ fears
See the nations turn
Their swords/ words into plowshares
We could really get there
If you cared/ scared enough for the living
Make a little space/place to make a better place.

POST-LISTENING
Try to answer the following questions:

1. What is the message of the song?

2. What does “heal the world” mean?