CBSE solutions for English Course Communicative: Main Course Book Interact in English - Class 9 chapter 7 - We are the World [Latest edition]

The following are the lyrics of a famous song. Complete it by filling in the missing letters (mostly vowels). 

There c_m_s a time. 
When we h __ d a certain call 
When the w __ ld must come t_g_th_r 
As one 
There are p _ _ple d_ing 
Oh and it's time 
To l_nd a h_nd to l_fe 
The gr __ test gift of all 
Wec_n't go on 

Pr_t_nding day by day 
Th_t s_me_ne, somewhere 
Will s __ n make a change 
We are all a p __ t of 
God's gr __ t big f_m_ly 
And thetr_th,youknow 
L_ ve is all we n __ d 
W_  are the world 
We are the ch_ldr_n 
We are the _nes 
To m __ e a br ___ ter day 
So l_t's st __ t g_ving 
There's a ch __ ce we're m_king 
We're s_ving our own l_ves 
It's tr __ wemake a b_tterday 
J_st y __ andme 
W _11, send them your h __ rt 
So they kn__ that s_me_ne cares 
And th __ r lives wll be str_nger 
And fr __ 
As G_d has sh_wn us 
By t __ ning stone to br __ d 
And so we _11 must 
L-nd a h_lping h_nd 
We are the world ... 
We're d_wn and __ t 
And there s __ ms no h_pe at all 
Butify __ justbel __ ve 
There's no w_y we can f_ll 
Ohyes, let's r __ lise 
That ch_nge can only c_me 
When we st_nd t_g_ther 
As one 
We are the world ... 

The song 'We Are the World' has been sung by many famous singers of the West. Do you know why it is called 'We Are the World'? Why was it recorded? What were the singers trying to do? Did they succeed? 

Student/ teacher can sing the song.

Listen to the song and check whether you have guessed right in Question 1.  Listen again until you are ready to sing along with it. 

Listen to the song and check whether you have guessed right in Question 1.  Listen again until you are ready to sing along with it. 

What do the following phrases mean? 
• We are the children 
• There's a choice we're making. 
We're saving our own lives ... 
• Well, send them your heart 
So they know that someone cares ... 
• Change can only come 
When we stand together 
As one ... 

As children of the world, you have a role in helping to solve the problems prevalent in society. In groups or four, prepare a short skit on any one problem and present it in front of the class.