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”?

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Listen to the song and watch the video: Down to Earth, by Peter Gabriel: LjZ8o_6Kg&feature=player_embedded LjZ8o_6Kg&feature=player_embedded

Down to Earth Did you that your feet had been bound By what gravity brings to the ground? Did you feel you were tricked By the you picked? Well, come on down All those rules don’t apply When you’re high in the So, come on Come on down We’re coming down to the There’s no better place to go We’ve got snow up on the We’ve got rivers down below We’re coming down to the ground We hear the birds sing in the And the land will be looked after We send the seeds out in the breeze Did you think you’d escaped from routine By changing the script and the scene? Despite all you made of it You’re always Of the change You’ve got a lot on your chest Well, you can come as my guest So come on down Come on down … think future sky TreesSky GroundThink FutureDown MountainsAfraid down ground mountains trees afraid

Like the fish in the ocean We felt at home in the sea We to live off the good land Learned to a tree Then we on two legs But we wanted to When we messed up our homeland We set sail for the sky We’re coming down to the ground There’s no better place to go We’ve got snow up on the mountains We’ve got rivers down below We’re coming down to the ground We the birds sing in the trees And the land will be looked after We send the seeds out in the breeze Got up Fly We’re coming down Coming down to Earth Like babies at birth Coming down to Earth We’re gonna new priorities These are extraordinary qualities We’re coming down to the ground There’s no better place to go […] Climb upHear Find Climb up learned fly got up hear find

 After listening to the song, what does “coming down to Earth” mean?  Why is there “no better place to go” than the Earth?  Read this fragment of the song, what does it mean? “Like the fish in the ocean We felt at home in the sea We learned to live off the good land Learned to climb up a tree Then we got up on two legs But we wanted to fly When we messed up our homeland We set sail for the sky" “Like the fish in the ocean We felt at home in the sea We learned to live off the good land Learned to climb up a tree Then we got up on two legs But we wanted to fly When we messed up our homeland We set sail for the sky"

What are we doing to “mess up” our planet? Car fumes Pollute(s) The air Factory fumes Destroy(s) The water Acid rain Throw(s) away The soil Rubbish Use(s) up The trees People Natural resources

What about you? How do your actions have a negative impact on the environment?  At home  At school  In 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 slides and make senteces. ReduceRecycleReuse

- -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… 1.Usually takes a shower instead of a bath. 2.Saves paper for recycling. 3.Saves glass jars and bottles and takes them to a bottle bank. 4.Takes his/her own shopping bag when shopping. 5.Avoids buying aerosols. 6.Has photo-voltaic panels at home.

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