The document is about a song titled "Grateful" by Rita Ora. It discusses the lyrics of the song which describe difficult experiences the singer endured, including crying, battles that left her battered and bruised, feeling shattered and broken. However, the chorus expresses that she is grateful for the storm that made her appreciate the sun, and for the wrong ones that made her appreciate the right ones. She is also grateful for the pain and scars that made her heart stronger. The document includes comprehension questions about whether the singer only thanks for good things, what the reader is grateful for, and if we should be grateful for bad things too since they can make us stronger.

2. English Activity with the song “Grateful”
CILT – Centro Int. de Línguas de Taguatinga
Teacher: ______________________________________
Listen to the song then discuss the questions:
Grateful (By: Rita Ora)
[Verse 1]
There were a lot of tears I had to cry through
A lot of battles left me battered and bruised
And I was shattered, had my heart ripped in two
I was broken, I was broken
There were a lot of times I stumbled and crashed
When I was on the edge, down to my last chance
So many times when I was so convinced that
I was over, I was over
But I had to fall yeah
To rise above it all
[Chorus]
I’m grateful for the storm
Made me appreciate the sun
I’m grateful for the wrong ones
Made me appreciate the right ones
I’m grateful for the pain
For everything that made me break
I'm thankful for all my scars
Cause they only made my heart
Grateful, grateful, grateful, grateful, grateful
Grateful
[Verse 2]
I was sinking, I was drowning in doubt
The weight all of the pain was weighing me down
Pulled it together and I pulled myself out
Learned 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:
Drowning
Ripped
Battles
Bruised
Stumbled
Shattered
Scars
Crashed