Name : ________________________ Date : ____________________

Class : _________________________ Assignment : Listening Practice(Listening for specific

Instructions: information)
Listen to the song and fill in the blanks

Earth Song By Michael Jackson What about __________ trails (Ooo, ooo)
Burnt despite our pleas (What about us)
What about __________?
What about rain?
What about the ________ land (What about it)
What about all the things that you said
Torn apart by __________ (What about us)
we were to __________?
What about the ________ man (What about us)
What about killing fields?
Can't we set him ___________ (What about us)
Is there a __________?
What about all the things
What about children dying (What about us)
That you said were yours and ________?
Can't you _____ them cry (What about us)
Did you ever _________ to _______
Where did we go __________ (Ooo, ooo)
All the _______ we've shed __________?
Did you ever ________ to _________
Someone tell me why (What about us)
This __________ Earth, these ______ shores?
What about _________ boys? (What about it)
What about the days? (What about us)
Ah, ooh, ….Ah, ooh
What about all their ________? (What about us)
What about the man (What about us)
What have we done to the __________?
What about the _______ man (What about us)
Look what we've done
What about _________ (What about us)
What __________ all the peace
What about ________ again (Ooo, ooo)
That you _______ your only son?
Do we give a damn?
What about flowering __________?
Is there a time?
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
What about all the ____________?
Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
That you said was yours and _______?
Did you ever ________ to __________
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever __________ to ________
This _____________ earth, these __________shores?
Ah, ooh……Ah, ooh

I used to __________
I used to _________ beyond the stars
Now I don't __________ where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Ah, ooh (4X)

Hey, what about ____________ (What about us)

What about the seas (What about us)
The heavens are falling down (What about us)
I can't even _______________ (What about us)
What about _____________ (What about us)
I need you (What about us)

What about nature's worth

It's our planet's _________ (Ooo, ooo) (What about us)
What about animals (What about it)
We've turned _________ to dust (What about us)
What about ____________ (What about us)
Have we lost their ________ (What about us)

What about crying whales (What about us)

We're ________ the seas (What about us)
What about sunrise?
What about rain?
What about all the things that you said
we were to gain?
What about killing fields?
Is there a time?
What about all the things
That you said were yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the blood we've shed before?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying Earth, these weeping shores?
Ah, ooh, ….Ah, ooh
What have we done to the world ?
Look what we've done
What about all the peace
That you pledge your only son?
Torn apart by greed (What about us)
What about the crying man (What about us)
Can't we set him free (What about us)
What about children dying (What about us)
Can't you hear them cry (What about us)
Where did we go wrong (Ooo, ooo)
Someone tell me why (What about us)
What about baby boys? (What about it)
What about the days? (What about us)
What about all their joy ? (What about us)
What about the man (What about us)
What about the crying man (What about us)
What about Abraham (What about us)
What about death again (Ooo, ooo)
Do we give a damn?

What about flowering fields? Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh

Is there a time? Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh
What about all the dreams ?
That you said was yours and mine?
Did you ever stop to notice
All the children dead from war?
Did you ever stop to notice
This crying earth, these weeping shores?
Ah, ooh……Ah, ooh

I used to dream
I used to glance beyond the stars
Now I don't know where we are
Although I know we've drifted far

Ah, ooh (4X)

Hey, what about yesterday What about us)

What about the seas (What about us)
The heavens are falling down (What about us)
I can't even breath (What about us)

What about apathy (What about us)

I need you (What about us)

What about nature's worth

It's our planet's womb (Ooo, ooo) (What about us)
What about animals (What about it)
We've turned kingdoms to dust (What about us)
What about elephants (What about us)
Have we lost their trust (What about us)

What about crying whales (What about us)

We're ravaging the seas (What about us)

What about forest trails (Ooo, ooo)

Burnt despite our pleas (What about us)

What about the holy land (What about it)