John Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who was the leader and founding member of The Beatles. He left The Beatles in 1969 and married Yoko Ono in 1969. Lennon was killed by a crazed fan in 1980. His song "Imagine" envisions a world without countries, religion, or possessions, where all people live in peace as one brotherhood. The song expresses Lennon's hope that others will join in sharing a world united in peace.
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John Lennon was an English singer and songwriter who was the leader and founding member of The Beatles. He left The Beatles in 1969 and married Yoko Ono in 1969. Lennon was killed by a crazed fan in 1980. His song "Imagine" envisions a world without countries, religion, or possessions, where all people live in peace as one brotherhood. The song expresses Lennon's hope that others will join in sharing a world united in peace.
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LISTEN AND IMAGINE
John Winston Lennon
Who is John Winston Lennon? English singer and songwriter.
Born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England.
The leader and founding member of the Beatles.
Left the Beatles in 1969 .
Lennon married Cynthia Powell in August 1962.
Remarried on March 20, 1969, to Japanese avant-
garde artist Yoko Ono.
On December 8, 1980, he was killed by a crazed fan
named Mark David Chapman. IMAGINE BY JOHN LENNON Imagine there's no heaven It isn't hard to do It's easy if you try Nothing to kill or die for No hell below us And no religion too Above us only sky Imagine all the people Imagine all the people Living life in peace... Living for today... You may say I'm a Imagine there's no dreamer countries But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join Sharing all the world... us And the world will be as You may say I'm a one dreamer But I'm not the only one Imagine no possessions I hope someday you'll I wonder if you can join us No need for greed or And the world will live hunger as one. A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Imagine there's no heaven It's easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today... Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... Imagine no possessions I wonder if you can No need for greed or hunger A brotherhood of man Imagine all the people Sharing all the world... You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will live as one. Answer the following. 1. What does the title mean? 2. What is Lennon’s vision of peace? Give examples. 3. What is your vision of world peace? Is it the same with the author? Explain. 4. What do you wish for? 5. What are you afraid of? 6. What kind of world will it be if we all live in peace? Assignment: Explain the quote, “We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.” –Joichi Ito, on a one whole sheet of paper. THANK YOU FOR COOPERATING ANAK I WILL ALWAYS BE THANKFUL AND PROUD OF YOU Fill-out the lines with the correct word using the pictures as clues. Imagine there's no heaven And no religion too It's easy if you try Imagine all the people No hell below us Living life in 2.) _____ Above us only 1.) ___ Imagine all the people You may say I'm a 3.) Living for today _______ But I'm not the only 4.) Imagine there's no ___ countries I hope someday you'll It isn't hard to do join us Nothing to kill or die for And the 5.) _____ will be Sharing all the 9.) _____ as 6.) ___ You may say I'm a 10.) Imagine no possessions ______ I wonder if you can But I'm not the only 11.) No need for greed or 7.) ___ ______ I hope someday you'll A 8.) ___________ of join us man And the 12.) _____ will Imagine all the people live as 13.) ___