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Imagine
John Lennon

Imagine there's no Heaven

It's easy if you try I hope someday you'll join us

No hell below us And the world will be as one
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people Imagine no possessions
Living for today I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
Imagine there's no countries A brotherhood of man
It isn't hard to do Imagine all the people
Nothing to kill or die for Sharing all the world
And no religion too
Imagine all the people You may say that I'm a dreamer
Living life in peace But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
You may say that I'm a dreamer And the world will live as one
But I'm not the only one

1. Find in the lyrics words in bold that match the definitions below.

a) a very strong wish to continually get more of something, especially food or money
b) difficult to understand, do or experience
c) the feeling you have when you need to eat
d) the ideal where everyone loves each other
e) the place where people go after death to be punished forever for the bad things they have done
during their lives (according to some religions)
f) the place, in the sky, where God or the gods live (according to some religions)
g) to have or use something at the same time as someone else
h) to ask yourself questions

(Definitions adapted from Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)

2. Discuss.

a) Do you believe John Lennon’s utopia is possible? Why (not)?

b) Do you consider yourself a dreamer? Why (not)?
c) Do you try to make this a better world? How?
 Teacher’s Guide

Imagine – John Lennon

Level: CEX4
Unit: A4

Lead-in
1. Play the introduction of the song. Elicit what song it is and what it is
about.

To boost their sense of progress

2. Ask them if they could understand it in English before Cult 1.
3. Play the second stanza, ask them to repeat what he’s saying.
4. Point out how far they’ve already come and congratulate them on their
great listening skills.

Vocabulary (Ind. Pair check.)

5. Draw attention to the words in bold. Have them match the words to their
definitions while they listen to the song.

Reading — group discretion is advised (T-Sts. 3 min)

6. Ask them some comprehension questions, such as:
- “who’s ‘us’ in the last stanza?
- What’s “to live for today”?
- Why does he wish for no heaven? (link this question to the
previous one to help them)
7. Also draw attention to “there’s no countries”, rather common in informal
spoken English.

Speaking
8. Have them discuss the questions in number 2 in groups – or make it into
a class discussion.