#WHERESTHELOVE

• By: The Black Eyed Peas
• Album: Single

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - to cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant)
die /daɪ/ A1	verb - to stop living
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to cause physical pain or injury adjective - injured or wounded
cry /kraɪ/ A1	verb - to shed tears
preach /priːtʃ/ B2	verb - deliver a sermon or religious address to an assembled group of people, typically in church.
hell /hel/ B1	noun - a place regarded in various religions as a spiritual realm of evil and suffering, often traditionally depicted as a place of perpetual fire.
guidance /ˈɡaɪdns/ B2	noun - advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority.
question /ˈkwes.tʃən/ B1	verb - ask (someone) questions.
world /wɜːld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.
distract /dɪˈstrækt/ B2	verb - prevent (someone) from concentrating on something.
drama /ˈdrɑːmə/ B1	noun - an exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.
trauma /ˈtrɔːmə/ C1	noun - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience.
concept /ˈkɒnsept/ B2	noun - an abstract idea; a general notion.
karma /ˈkɑːrmə/ C1	noun - (in Hinduism and Buddhism) the sum of a person's actions in this and previous states of existence, viewed as deciding their fate in future existences.
terrorism /ˈterərɪzəm/ C1	noun - the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.
shoot /ʃuːt/ A2	verb - hit, wound, or kill with a missile discharged from a gun or bow.
discriminate /dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ C1	verb - make an unjust or prejudicial distinction between different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - feel intense dislike for. noun - intense dislike; hatred.
irate /aɪˈreɪt/ C2	adjective - feeling or showing great anger.
madness /ˈmædnəs/ B2	noun - the state of being mentally ill; extreme foolishness.
meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/ B2	verb - focus one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for religious or spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation.
gravitate /ˈɡrævɪteɪt/ C1	verb - move towards or be attracted to a place, person, or thing.
suffer /ˈsʌfər/ B1	verb - experience or be subjected to (something bad or unpleasant).
murder /ˈmɜːrdər/ B2	verb - deliberately and unlawfully kill (someone). noun - the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.
truth /truːθ/ B1	noun - the quality or state of being true.
powerful /ˈpaʊərfl/ B1	adjective - having great power or strength.
joke /dʒoʊk/ B1	noun - a thing that someone says or does to cause amusement or laughter.
hope /hoʊp/ A2	noun - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
breathe /briːð/ A2	verb - take air into the lungs and then expel it.
choke /tʃoʊk/ B1	verb - have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of available air.
weight /weɪt/ A2	noun - a body's relative mass or the quantity of material contained by it, giving rise to the downward force of gravity.
shoulder /ˈʃoʊldər/ A2	noun - the part of the human body between the neck and the upper arm.
selfishness /ˈselfɪʃnəs/ B2	noun - the quality or state of being selfish.
direction /dəˈrekʃn/ A2	noun - a course along which someone or something moves.
image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
criteria /kraɪˈtɪriən/ C1	noun - a principle or standard by which something may be judged or decided.
mind /maɪnd/ A2	noun - the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, to think, and to feel; the faculty of consciousness.
infect /ɪnˈfekt/ B2	verb - affect (a person, organism, cell, etc.) with a disease-causing organism.
unity /ˈjuːnəti/ B2	noun - the state of being united or joined as a whole.
animosity /ˌænɪˈmɒsɪti/ C1	noun - strong hostility.
humanity /hjuːˈmænəti/ B2	noun - human beings collectively.
equality /iˈkwɒləti/ B2	noun - the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.
fairness /ˈfeərnəs/ B1	noun - impartial and just treatment or behavior without favouritism or discrimination.

Grammar:

• Can you practice what you preachin'?

  ➔ Modal verb + base verb + ing (can practice)

  ➔ Use of the **modal verb** 'can' to ask about ability or permission, combined with the **verb** in the **present participle** form to form a question.

• Would you turn the other cheek again?

  ➔ Conditional + base verb (would turn)

  ➔ Use of **conditional mood** ('would') with the **base form** of the verb to express hypothetical or polite requests.

• Send some guidance from above

  ➔ Imperative verb + noun phrase (send guidance)

  ➔ Use of **imperative mood** to give a direct command or request, here asking for guidance.

• Children hurtin', I hear them cryin'

  ➔ Present participle + noun / pronoun + verb (hurtin', cryin')

  ➔ Use of **present participle** (verb + ing) to form continuous or progressive aspect, indicating ongoing actions.

• People living like they ain't got no mommas

  ➔ Present participle + prepositional phrase (living like)

  ➔ Use of **present participle** to describe an ongoing state or manner, combined with a prepositional phrase.

• And attracted to the trauma, mamma

  ➔ Adjective + prepositional phrase (attracted to)

  ➔ Use of **adjective** to describe a state or characteristic, combined with **prepositional phrase** indicating attraction.

• And if you never speak truth then you never know how love sounds

  ➔ Conditional sentences ('if' + present simple + 'then')

  ➔ Use of **conditional sentence structure** with 'if' to express a hypothetical situation, indicating that lacking truth prevents understanding love.

• They don't want us to love

  ➔ Negative form of 'want' + object pronoun + infinitive ('to love')

  ➔ Use of **negative sentence** with 'want' to express a desire that is not supported or accepted.

• Love is the key

  ➔ Noun phrase (noun + definite article + appositive)

  ➔ Use of **noun phrase** with 'the' to emphasize that love is fundamental or central.