SONG

(Heal the World)

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In this section, you are going to learn about social function and language features of a song entitled
Heal the World by Michael Jackson. This song tells us that we will have a better world if everyone
cares each other.
 Readiness Activity

Before you learn about the social function and language features of the song, lets watch the following
video. Then, discuss it with your teacher!

Lets discuss the video!

1. The video shows us about many children run across the soldiers in the middle of a war. Have you
ever heard or watch news about war? What wars has your country fought in the recent past?
2. As we know, the war is a battle between two or more countries or social groups. Who were
involved in the war that you have heard or watched?
3. What is the name of the war that you have ever heard or watched?
4. Where did the war happen?
5. When did the war happen?
6. How do you feel when you saw and heard about the war?
7. Has anyone in your family ever fought in a war?
8. Lets look backward! What simple thing have you done to keep the world around you safe?
Experiential activity

Now, it is time for you to read the lyrics of song entitled Heal the World by Michael Jackson.
Imagine that you are in a chaos or a war. As you read the lyrics, try to see in your mind the world that
people want to live in.

Heal the World

By Michael Jackson

Lyrics:
Theres a place in your heart
and I know that it is love
And this place could be much brighter than tomorrow
And if you really try
Youll find theres no need to cry
In this place youll feel theres no hurt or sorrow
There are ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place
Heal the world
Make it a better place
for you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
If you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me

If you want to know why

 Theres a love that cannot lie
Love is strong
It only cares for joyful giving
If we try, we shall see in this bliss we cannot feel
fear or dread
We stop existing and start living
Then it feels that always
Loves enough for us growing
Make a better world
And make a better world
Heal the world
Make it a better place
for you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying

If you care enough for the living

Make a better place for you and for me

And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a joyful face

And the world we once believed in will shine again in grace
Then why do we keep strangling life
Wound this earth, crucify its soul
Though its plain to see, this world is heavenly
be Gods glow

We could fly so high

let our spirits never die
In my heart, I feel you are all my brothers
Create a world with no fear
together well cry happy tears
See the nations turn their swords into plowshares
We could really get there
 if you cared enough for the living
Make a little space to make a better place
Heal the world
make it a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying
if you care enough for the living
Make a better place for you and for me
There are people dying
if you care enough for the living
make a better place, for you and for me
There are people dying
if you care enough for the living
make a better place, for you and for me
You and for me (make a better place)
You and for me (make a better place)
You and for me (make a better place)
You and for me (heal the world were living)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world were living)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world were living)
You and for me (save it for our children)
You and for me (heal the world were living)
You and for me (save it for our children)

While listening to the song, read the following lyrics

below. Pay attention to the wrong lyrics which are
in bold types. Students revise the wrong lyrics
Theres a space, in your heart, and I know that it is
love
And this place, could be much brighter then
tomorrow

And if you, really cry, youll find theres no

need to cry
In this place, youll heal theres no heart or
sorrow

There are, ways to get here

If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a butter place

Feel the world, make it a better space

For you and for me and the entire human praise
There are, people dying, if you care enough for the
living
Make a better place, for you and for me

If you want, to know how, theres a love that

cannot fly
 Love is strong, it only cares for joyful giving
If we try, we shall see, in this please we cannot
heal
Fear or dread, we stop existing and start living

Then it, feels that always, loves enough for us

growing
Make a better word,
And make a better work

Now, it is time for you to learn the social function of song and the figurative language from entitled Heal
the World by Michael Jackson.

Social function:

Comprehend moral value of song and appreciate song as an art piece

Literal and Figurative Language

Literal language uses words exactly according to their proper meanings or precise definitions.
Figurative (or non-literal) language uses words deviating from their proper definitions in order to
achieve a more complicated understanding or heightened effect. Figurative language is often
achieved by presenting words in order for them to be equated, compared, or associated with other
normally unrelated words or meanings.

wikipedia
 Examples of literal language Examples of figurative language
I know that it is love Theres a place in your heart
There are people dying It (love) only cares for joyful giving
There are ways to get there Heal the world
Make a little space
Wound this earth
crucify its soul

Metaphor: In cognitive linguistics, conceptual metaphor, or cognitive metaphor, refers to the

understanding of one idea, or conceptual domain, in terms of another.

From: wikipedia

Personification:

Intake response activity

Now, you are going to listen to the previous song. Try to think about the meaning of the song and then
articulate your feelings and opinions about what was said in the song.

Stanza Question Students Opinion

Theres a place, in your heart,

and I know that it is love
And this place, could be much
According to you, what if people
brighter than tomorrow
stop to use their heart to feel?
And if you, really try, youll find
theres no need to cry
In this place, youll feel theres no
hurt or sorrow
 There are, ways to get there
If you care enough for the living
What will you do to get world
Make a little space
better?
Make a better place

Heal the world, make it a better

place
For you and for me and the entire
human race
What will you do if you see
There are, people dying, if you
people dying?
care enough for the living
Make a better place, for you and
for me

If you want, to know why, theres

a love that cannot lie
Love is strong, it only cares for
joyful giving
According to you, why do we
If we try, we shall see, in this bliss
need love?
we cannot feel
Fear or dread, we stop existing
and start living
 And the dream we were
conceived in will reveal a joyful What is on your mind about a
face better world for living?
And the world we once believed
in will shine again in grace

Then why do we keep strangling

life What do you think about people
Wound this earth crucify its soul who ruin this earth?
Though its plain to see, this
world is heavenly,
be gods glow

Development activity
Now, it is time for you to go back to the song, before you write the messages about the song. Sit in groups
and take in turn to figure out the meaning of the song.

Stanza Question

The meaning of the lyrics is

Theres a place, in your heart, and I
know that it is love
And this place, could be much brighter
than tomorrow
And if you, really try, youll find
theres no need to cry
In this place, youll feel theres no hurt
 or sorrow

There are, ways to get there

If you care enough for the living
Make a little space
Make a better place

Heal the world, make it a better place

For you and for me and the entire
human race
There are, people dying, if you care
enough for the living
Make a better place, for you and for me

If you want, to know why, theres a

love that cannot lie
Love is strong, it only cares for joyful
giving
If we try, we shall see, in this bliss we
cannot feel
Fear or dread, we stop existing and
start living
 And the dream we were conceived in
will reveal a joyful face
And the world we once believed in will
shine again in grace

Then why do we keep strangling life

Wound this earth crucify its soul
Though its plain to see, this world is
heavenly,
be Gods glow

Input response activity

Interpretation task

It is time for you to think more deeply about the song in order to make discoveries about the author
intentions in creating it. Listen to the song in the previous activity before discussing the following questions.

1. What comes to your mind when you hear the word war?
2. Does war ever do any good? Give your own reasons!
3. Should we care and help each other? Who are the people you want help?
4. What can you do to help other people?
5. In the future, would you volunteer to become a soldier? Why do you want?
6. What should country do to prevent war?

Awareness task

Now, youre going to have an opportunity to gain awareness from a focused study of the song.

Write down both meaning of the underlined words.

 Figurative words Literal words
Theres a place, in your heart, and I know that it The place is on Pine Street beside Post Office
is love

If you want, to know why, theres a love that Love is a feeling same as like, proud, admire.
cannot lie

And the dream we were conceived in will reveal a I have a dream to be a lecturer.
joyful face
Heal the world The medicine will heal the scare

Make a little space The space is wide enough

Wound this earth You wound my arm

You crucify its soul The pirates often crucify the people in the island
Language feature

The simple future tense:

The simple future is formed as follows:

Subject + will / 'll + verb

The affirmative form of the simple future:

I, you, he, she, it, we, they will / ''ll go.

Examples:

I think I'll buy a new computer.

I will open the door. Someone is ringing the bell.

The interrogative form of the simple future:

Will I, you, he, she, it, we, they go?

Examples:

Will you buy a computer?

Will you go to the party?

The negative form of the simple future:

will not
I, you, he, she, it, we, they go.
won't

will not = won't

Examples:

I will not stay at home if I finish the homework.

I won't visit Big Ben if I go to London.
The use of the simple future:

We use the simple future for instant decisions.

Example: "I've left the door open; I'll close it."

We use the simple future , when we predict a future situation:

Example: "She'll pass the exam. She's hardworking"

We use the simple future with: "I (don't) think...", "I expect...", "I'm sure...", "I wonder...",
"probably".
Example: "It will probably rain tonight" , "I wonder what will happen?

We use the simple future in conditional sentences type one. (More on conditional sentences
here):
Example: "If I have enough time, I'll watch the film."

Things to remember:

1. We don't use the simple future to say what somebody has already decided or arranged to do in
the future. We use instead either the present continuous or "going to + verb" (Future plan) :

Ann is traveling to New York next week. (NOT, "Ann will travel ")
Are you going to watch television? (NOT "will you watch").

2. You can use shall instead of will for I and we:

I shall play football.(Or, I will play ...)

We shall play football. (Or, we will play ...)

3. 'll is the short form of will. You can say either:

I will go, or
I 'll go.

4. Won't is the short form of will not. You can say either:

I will not go, or

I won't go.
A tense expressing an action that has not yet happened or a state that does not yet exist.

Oxford Dictionaries

Structure for Simple Future

subject auxiliary verb main verb

subject will/shall base form
I
You
We
They will/shall go to school.
She
He

It work

Structure for Negative sentence

subject auxiliary verb main verb

subject will/shall + not base form
I
You
We
will not go to school.
They
She
He
It work

Structure for interrogative sentence

auxiliary verb subject main verb

Shall/Will subject base form
Will you go to school?
 Metaphor
When you use a metaphor, you make a statement that doesnt make sense literally, like
time is a thief. It only makes sense when the similarities between the two things become
apparent or someone understands the connection between the two words.
Examples include:
The world is my oyster.
You are a couch potato.
Time is money.
He has a heart of stone.
America is a melting pot.
You are my sunshine.

Personification
Personification gives human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, or ideas. This
can really affect the way the reader imagines things. This type of figurative language is
often used in childrens books, poetry, and fictional literature. Examples include:
Opportunity knocked on the door.
The sun greeted me this morning.
The sky was full of dancing stars.
The vines wove their fingers together to form a braid.
The radio stopped singing and stared at me.
The sun played hide and seek with the clouds.

Hyperbole
A hyperbole is an outrageous exaggeration that emphasizes a point, and can be ridiculous
or funny. Hyperboles can be added to fiction to add color and depth to a character.
Examples are:
You snore louder than a freight train.
It's a slow burg. I spent a couple of weeks there one day.
She is so dumb,
she thinks Taco Bell is a Mexican phone company.
I had to walk 15 miles to school in the snow, uphill.
You could have knocked me over with a feather.

Hyperbole
Hyperbole is when the writer or speaker exaggerates for emphasis or effect. Etymologically,
hyper translates roughly to over and bole translates roughly to throw. So the word
hyperbole means to overthrow or to go over. Other forms of hyperbole include hyperbolic
(adjective) and hyperbolically (adverb). One way to help students remember hyperbole is to
focus on their background knowledge of the word hyper. Ask students to describe the behavior
of someone who might be considered hyper. Show students that when someone is hyper, they
might be doing a little too much. Draw the connection that when someone uses hyperbole, they
are going too far.

Examples of hyperbole:
1. Yeah, I already beat that game 80,000 years ago.
2. Nobody listens to that song anymore.
3. Old Mr. Johnson has been teaching here since the Stone Age.
4. Forget knocking it out of the park, Frank can knock a baseball off the continent.
5. These shoes are killing me.

Metaphor is a comparison between two dissimilar things without using the word like or
as to make the comparison. Its been said that the greater the difference between the two
things being compared, the better the metaphor, and this is a notion with which I agree. For
example, when asked to create a metaphor, a student of mine once wrote, Football is baseball.
Though this is arguably a metaphor, it generally would not be regarded as a very good one
because the objects of comparison are too similar. Football is chess would be an improvement,
because the objects of comparison are more dissimilar.

Here are some example metaphors:

1. The cast on Michaels broken leg was a plaster shackle.

2. She was just a trophy to Ricardo, another object to possess.

3. The path of resentment is easier to travel than the road to forgiveness.

4. Waves of spam emails inundated his inbox.

5. Her eyes were fireflies.

Click here for fifty metaphor examples.

Personification
Personification is when the speaker or writer gives human characteristics, qualities, or
traits to an object or idea. In other words, an object or idea is described by the speaker or writer
in a way that could only be applied literally to a person. To put it even simpler, personification
is when an object or idea does something that only people do. Though animals are often given
human traits and characteristics in poems and stories (such as in fables), when this technique is
applied to animals it is more appropriately called anthropomorphism, not personification.

Here are some examples of personification:

1. Thunder grumbled and raindrops reported for duty.

2. The moon turned over to face the day.

3. One unhappy icicle wasted away in the day.

4. The traffic noises argued long into the night and finally Cal went to sleep.

5. The angry storm pounded the tin shelter.