Down to Earth

““Down to Earth”Down to Earth”

What does this phrase mean?Someone practical and realistic.

But in the song we are going to listen to, it has got a different meaning…

Think of the film, WALL-E, what is the double meaning of “Down to Earth”?

Mountains

Hill

Cloud

Hill Cloud Sun Mountains SnowLake Waterfall River Forest

Sun

Snow

Waterfall

LakeRiver

Forest

Listen to the song and watch the video:Listen to the song and watch the video:

Down to Earth, by Peter Gabriel:Down to Earth, by Peter Gabriel:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-LjZ8o_6Kg&feature=player_embedded

Down to EarthDown to Earth

Did you that your feet had been boundBy what gravity brings to the ground?Did you feel you were trickedBy the you picked?Well, come on down All those rules don’t applyWhen you’re high in the

So, come on Come on downWe’re coming down to the There’s no better place to goWe’ve got snow up on the We’ve got rivers down belowWe’re coming down to the groundWe hear the birds sing in the And the land will be looked afterWe send the seeds out in the breeze

Did you think you’d escaped from routineBy changing the script and the scene?Despite all you made of itYou’re always Of the changeYou’ve got a lot on your chestWell, you can come as my guest So come on downCome on down…

think

future

sky

Trees SkyGround ThinkFuture DownMountains Afraid

down

ground

mountains

trees

afraid

Like the fish in the oceanWe felt at home in the seaWe to live off the good landLearned to a treeThen we on two legsBut we wanted to When we messed up our homelandWe set sail for the sky

We’re coming down to the groundThere’s no better place to goWe’ve got snow up on the mountainsWe’ve got rivers down belowWe’re coming down to the groundWe the birds sing in the treesAnd the land will be looked afterWe send the seeds out in the breeze

Got up

Fly

We’re coming down Coming down to EarthLike babies at birthComing down to EarthWe’re gonna new prioritiesThese are extraordinary qualities We’re coming down to the groundThere’s no better place to go[…]

Climb up Hear

Find

Climb up

learned

flygot up

hear

find

After listening to the song, what does “coming After listening to the song, what does “coming down to Earth” mean?down to Earth” mean?

Why is there “no better place to go” than the Why is there “no better place to go” than the Earth?Earth?

Read this fragment of the song, what does it Read this fragment of the song, what does it mean?mean?

““Like the fish in the oceanLike the fish in the oceanWe felt at home in the seaWe felt at home in the seaWe learned to live off the good landWe learned to live off the good landLearned to climb up a treeLearned to climb up a treeThen we got up on two legsThen we got up on two legsBut we wanted to flyBut we wanted to flyWhen we messed up our homelandWhen we messed up our homelandWe set sail for the skyWe set sail for the sky""

What are we doing to “mess up” our planet?

Car fumesCar fumes Pollute(s)Pollute(s) The airThe air

Factory fumesFactory fumes Destroy(s)Destroy(s) The waterThe water

Acid rainAcid rain Throw(s) awayThrow(s) away The soilThe soil

RubbishRubbish Use(s) upUse(s) up The treesThe trees

PeoplePeople Natural Natural resourcesresources

What about you?How do your actions have a

negative impact on the environment?

At homeAt home At schoolAt school In your city/townIn your city/town

What can we do to help save the future of our planet?

What are the 3 Rs?

In pairs, use the vocabulary in the following In pairs, use the vocabulary in the following slides and make senteces. slides and make senteces.

ReduceReduce RecycleRecycle ReuseReuse

- Use your bike.

- Don’t pollute.

- …

- We can use cloth bags instead of plastic bags.

- …

- If we recycle, our planet will be better.

- …

- We should buy food in local markets.

- …

Find someone who…Find someone who…

1.1. Usually takes a shower instead of a bath.Usually takes a shower instead of a bath.

2.2. Saves paper for recycling.Saves paper for recycling.

3.3. Saves glass jars and bottles and takes Saves glass jars and bottles and takes them to a bottle bank.them to a bottle bank.

4.4. Takes his/her own shopping bag when Takes his/her own shopping bag when shopping.shopping.

5.5. Avoids buying aerosols.Avoids buying aerosols.

6.6. Has photo-voltaic panels at home.Has photo-voltaic panels at home.

We care about the EarthWe care about the Earth

With all we know now, prepare a poster to With all we know now, prepare a poster to make the rest of the school aware of the make the rest of the school aware of the importance of our actions and their effect on importance of our actions and their effect on the environment. the environment.

New vocabulary: Car fumes Pollute/pollution Waste Rubbish Hairspray Earth Recycle More / Less Have to/ must Our bikes

Possible titles: Be green We care about the Earth Save the Earth What can we do to help our planet? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle My trash, your trash Don’t throw it away

Actions we can take

Objects we can Rs

Rs ideas

If we recycle, there will be less pollution Recycle your waste If we reduce the rubbish, the planet will be

cleaner. Don`t use your car to drive a short distance If you use your bike, it will be better for the

pollute. We should use a cloth bag. We should recycle more every day.