John Lennon - Imagine (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

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... Aha-ah...

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... You...

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 be as one

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...

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

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. possessions

   1. Context: Imagine no possessions

   2. Definition: something that is owned or possessed by someone

   3. Additional sentence: I am trying to sell my possessions before I live abroad.

2. greed

   1. Context: Imagine no possessions / I wonder if you can / No need for greed or hunger

   2. Definition: a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (such as money) than is needed

   3. Additional sentence: Companies’ greed can lead to bad consequences for society.

3. hunger

   1. Context: Imagine no possessions / I wonder if you can / No need for greed or hunger

   2. Definition: a craving or urgent need for food

   3. Additional sentence: Dying from hunger is a terrible way to die.

4. brotherhood

   1. Context: Imagine no possessions / I wonder if you can / No need for greed or hunger / A brotherhood of man

   2. Definition: the state of being brothers or being unified

   3. Additional sentence: World trade increases human brotherhood across the world.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about? Do you agree/disagree with it or parts of it?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song?

3. Do you think that it is possible to have a world without hunger or greed?

4. The singer imagines “a brotherhood of man.” Do you think world peace is possible?