Where is the Love - Black Eyed Peas

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3,4

Learning through song

Black Eyed Peas - Where is the Love

Lesson Goals

• You are going to learn about history and culture through song
• You are going to learn new vocabulary 
• You are going to learn about love, kindness and social responsibility

What does love mean to you? How do you show love to others?

Where is the Love?

Black Eyed Peas was a very famous band in 2003. They wrote a well-known song as a reaction to the terrorist attack on 9/11. The song discusses many issues: terrorism, racism, gang crime, pollution, war, intolerance. It really got people thinking. Now, 22 years later, with Trump and Putin as "world leaders" the lyrics are more accurate than ever. It seems like we are going through a loop. For this reason, it is very important that we look at the lyrics and keep reminding ourselves of how to treat each other!

Black Eyed Peas was een hele beroemde band in 2003. Ze schreven een bekend nummer als reactie op de terroristische aanval van 9/11. Het liedje gaat over veel belangrijke onderwerpen, zoals: terrorisme, racisme, bendegeweld, vervuiling, oorlog, intolerantie. Nu, 22 jaar later, met Trump en Putin aan de macht, is de songtekst nog belangrijker dan ooit. De geschiedenis herhaalt zich. Om deze reden is het heel belangrijk dat we de tekst bekijken en onszelf blijven herinneren dat het belangrijk hoe we elkaar behandelen. 

Difficult words

There might be some words in the song that you have not heard before. Do you know, or can you guess what they mean?

irate

selfishness

guidance

to question something

decisions

To express doubt (twijfel)

only thinking about yourself

Giving help and advice

Feeling or characterized by great anger

To make a conclusion to do something

Match the correct country to the photos

menselijkheid

gelijkheid

vijandigheid

samen sterk staan

humanity

equality

animosity

unity

wo majority-Black street gangs founded in Los Angeles

Central Intelligence Agency

A racist terrorist organisation

Bloods & Crips

CIA (NL: geheime dienst)

USA

KKK

English Expressions

Many expressions (gezegdes) are used in the song. Find out the meaning and translate to Dutch. What is the Dutch expression? Work alone or in pairs. Use Translate if you need.

• To set something straight
• To take control
• To practise what you preach
• To turn the other cheek
• To sweep something under the rug
• Feeling the weight on your shoulder
• Feeling down/ feeling under
• To keep something undercover 

Listen & Fill in

Now we are going to listen to the song again with a lyric video. Write down all the missing words on your hand-out. 

Then, make the follow-up task.

You can work alone or in pairs.

Noem 1 ding dat je vandaag geleerd hebt. Meer mag natuurlijk ook!

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