Activity on the song Glory

(John Legend, feat Common)

Link for the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUZOKvYcx_o

1. Circle the words that best fit:

One day, when the glory comesIt will be hours/ours, it will be oursOh, one day, when the war is wonWe will be sure/chore Oh, glory Glory, oh, glory, glory

2. Order the sentences as you hear them:

( ) Sins that go against our skin become blessings( ) Freedom is like religion to us( ) Every day, women and men become legends( ) Hands to the heavens, no man, no weapon( ) Justice is juxtapositionin’ us( ) Formed against, yes, glory is destined( ) The movement is a rhythm to us( ) That’s why Rosa sat on the bus( ) "Justice for all" just ain’t specific enough( ) One son died, his spirit is revisitin’ us( ) King pointed to the mountain top and we ran up( ) Truant livin’, livin’ in us, resistance is us( ) When it go down, we, woman and man, up( )Shots, we on the grown, the camera panned up( ) That’s why we walk through Ferguson with our hands up

3. Which letters are missing?

No __ the w__r is not __v__r, victory isn’t w__ __And w__’ll fight on to the f__ni__h, __ __en, when it’s all d__ __eWe’ll c__ __ glory, oh, gloryOh (glory) ooh

4. Fill in the blanks:

Selma’s now for every man, woman and child

Even Jesus got his __________ in front of a _____________They marched with the torch, we gon’ run with it nowNever look back, we done gone ____________ _____ miles

From dark roads he rose to become a heroFacin’ the ____________ _______ ___________, his power was the peopleEnemy is lethal, a king became regalSaw the face of Jim Crow under a bald eagleNo one can win the war ______________________It takes the ____________ of the elders and the young people's energyWelcome to the story we call, "_________________"The coming of the _____________My eyes have seen the glory

One day, when the glory comesIt will be ours, it will be oursOh, glory (glory)

Glory, oh, glory, glory

------------------------------------------------* The song Glory was written and is performed by John Legend. It was released on December 11th, 2014 by Columbia Records as the theme song from the 2014 film Selma, which portrays the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches.The song won the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016). (Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glory)

Curso REA: Educação para o Futuro Produção de REAJoyce Fettermann

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