Song: Daughtry - What about now (level: intermediate)

This activity consists of watching the music video "what about now" by Daughtry and doing some exercises. It is a nice music video which contains tons of images and messages dealing with global isssues such as poverty, famine, war, floods, drought, ... The printable worksheet contains the lyrics to the song as well as fill in the gaps, re-order sentences and answer some questions.

Daughtry is a rock band from North Carolina, formed and fronted by former American Idol finalist Chris Daughtry in 2006. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006. The disc reached number one on the Billboard 200, sold more than four million copies and was named the number one selling album of 2007 by Billboard.

The first single from the album, "It's Not Over", was the eighth most played song on U.S. radio in 2007, and their second single from the album, "Home", was the tenth most played song in the U.S. Of 2007. His second album is due to be released in 2009.

The music video, directed by Kevin Kerslake, premiered Friday July 11 on FNMTV Premieres, where it got a standing ovation at FNMTV Studio. The video can now be viewed on the band's official site.

The video is a social commentary, depicting several people and places affected by poverty, natural disasters, and war, as well as other world issues. Several comments are made about these issues, and the video also asks introspective questions to the viewer. Certain people who are working to help these problems are shown throughout the video, with their names and what they're associated with listed. The video features a light bulb that has not yet burned out, which symbolizes that it's not too late to make a difference. The video concludes with one final question to the viewer, "What About Now?", shown next to the burning light bulb. A few shots of the band playing the song live are also shown in the video.

On August 30, 2008, "What About Now" reached the #1 spot on the VH1 Top Twenty Video Countdown after numerous weeks of being stuck behind "Pocketful of Sunshine." Then Later returned to the #1 spot on September 13, 2008 and September 20, 2008 after being taken off the #1 spot 1 week later.

If you have any problems visualizing the video, please check out this link to the video on YouTube.

The vocabulary covered by this activity is that of global issues (famine, poverty, homelessness, war, child labour...). It also works on some cross-curricular topics such as human rights around the world.

The downloadable printable worksheet contains the lyrics of this song as well as several activities such as:

1.- Write down 5 world issues you see on the video.

2.- Write down 6 charities/NGOs (Non-governmental organizations) that are mentioned on the video.

3.- What do you think they are fighting for?

4.- Which of the following images are shown? (Tick them)

The Berlin Wall, Ghandi, Graham A. Bell, People getting off a train, A dump, George W. Bush, Floods, A church, The Pope

5.- Translate the following sentences into your language.

TODAY - IN A CORNER OF THE WORLD - SOMEONE IS HUNGRY, HOMELESS - THAT SOMEONE COULD BE YOU

PEOPLE LIVE HERE - WITHOUT LIGHT - OUT OF SIGHT - IS THAT RIGHT?

I’M AN AVEGARE JOE - JUST TRYING TO MAKE ENDS MEET - CAN I MAKE A DIFFERENCE?...

5.- Put these sentences in the correct order.

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE
I AM JOBS NOT JAILS
I AM A DIFFERENT PATH
I AM THE DREAM THAT BECOMES REALITY
I AM BELIEF IN YOUR HUMANITY
I AM SAVING THE WORLD… ONE ISLAND AT A TIME...

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