Thank U, Next
Ariana Grande · 2018
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- Thank you, next
- I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex
- Thank you, next (next)
- Thank you, next (next)
Echo the hook
- Thank you, next (thank you, next)
- Thank you, next (thank you, next)
- Thank you, next (thank you)
- I'm so fuckin' grateful for my ex
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Thought I'd end up with Sean
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Now I listen and laugh
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Wish I could say, "Thank you" to Malcolm
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Now, I'm so amazing
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
But that's not what I see
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
But he ? a match
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
One ? me love
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Plus, I met ? else
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
I've loved and I've ? (yeah, yeah)
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
'Cause she ? from the drama
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "next" in the whole song?
"next"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "thank" in the whole song?
"thank"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I ain't worried 'bout nothin'
- I'll be thanking my dad
- Thought I'd end up with Sean
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- But he wasn't a match
- I turned out amazing (turned out amazing)
- Thank you, next (thank you)
Exercise 26
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 27
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 28
"Thank U, Next" was released in 2018. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
i'd→wasn't→i'm→i've→that's→she's→
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "Thank U, Next" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?