English Activity with the song “Grateful”

CILT – Centro Int. de Línguas de TaguatingaTeacher: ______________________________________Listen to the song then discuss the questions:Grateful (By: Rita Ora)[Verse 1]There were a lot of tears I had to cry throughA lot of battles left me battered and bruisedAnd I was shattered, had my heart ripped in twoI was broken, I was brokenThere were a lot of times I stumbled and crashedWhen I was on the edge, down to my last chanceSo many times when I was so convinced thatI was over, I was overBut I had to fall yeahTo rise above it all

[Chorus]I’m grateful for the stormMade me appreciate the sunI’m grateful for the wrong onesMade me appreciate the right onesI’m grateful for the painFor everything that made me breakI'm thankful for all my scarsCause they only made my heartGrateful, grateful, grateful, grateful, gratefulGrateful

[Verse 2]I was sinking, I was drowning in doubtThe weight all of the pain was weighing me downPulled it together and I pulled myself outLearned a lesson, learned a lesson…

Discussion & Comprehension questions: Does the singer thank for only the good things that happened to her? Why? What are some of the things that you’re grateful for? Do you think we should give thanks for the bad things also that happens to us? Why? Who do you thank to when good things happen to you? Why does the singer thank for the bad things that happen? Vocabulary: Look up in the dictionary the opposite of the following words:Bitterness: ___________________________Blessing: ____________________________Grateful: ___________________________Wrong: ___________________________Hell: ___________________________ Draw, explain in english or mimic the following words: DrowningRippedBattlesBruisedStumbledShatteredScarsCrashed