Learn English with Songs - Earth Song

  • This gap fill quiz will help you to practise your English listening skills.

First Listening (Listening For Gist)

Watch the video and listen for the main idea of what the song is about.

Listening Comprehension

Listen to the song, and then scroll down the page to read the lyrics.

Watch the video again and listen for the words needed to complete the gaps.

When you feel confident you know the answers, type the missing words.

shores nature forest earth animals sunrise whales
flowering seas elephants planet rain fields world

  • What about , what about ,

  • What about all the things that you said we were to gain?

  • What about killing , 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 , these weeping ?

  • What have we done to the , look what we've done,

  • What about all the peace, that you pledge your only son?

  • What about fields, is there a time,

  • What about all the dreams that you said were yours and mine?

  • (REPEAT CHORUS) 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,

  • Hey, what about yesterday, what about the ,

  • The heavens are falling down, I can't even breathe,

  • What about apathy, I need you, what about 's worth,

  • it's our 's womb,

  • What about ,we've turned kingdoms to dust, What about ,

  • have we lost their trust? What about crying ,we're ravaging the seas,

  • What about trails, burnt despite our pleas?

  • What about the Holy Land, torn apart by creed, what about the common man, can't we set him free?

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