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Thank You (Not So Bad)

Tiësto · 2024

Thank You (Not So Bad) by Tiësto (2024) — selected for the English-through-music catalog. Use the sing-along prompts and exercises to drill pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening comprehension.

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Lyrics + translation · letras.mus.br

🎤 Sing along

Sing with the chorus

  • But your picture on my wall
  • It reminds me that it's not so bad
  • It's not so bad

Sing it again — final chorus

  • But your picture on my wall
  • It's not so bad
  • And even if I could, it'd all be gray
  • But your picture on my wall
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Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory

Exercises

Exercise 1

Fill the blank in this line:

My tea's gone cold, I'mwhy

Exercise 2

Fill the blank in this line:

Therain clouds up my window

Exercise 3

Fill the blank in this line:

But youron my wall

Exercise 4

Fill the blank in this line:

Itme that it's not so bad

Exercise 5

Translate this line to Portuguese:

My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why

Exercise 6

Translate this line to Portuguese:

I got out of bed at all

Exercise 7

Translate this line to Portuguese:

And I can't see at all

Exercise 8

Translate this line to Portuguese:

But your picture on my wall

Exercise 9

Translate this line to Portuguese:

It reminds me that it's not so bad

Exercise 10

Choose the missing word:

My ? gone cold, I'm wondering why

Exercise 11

Choose the missing word:

The ? rain clouds up my window

Exercise 12

Choose the missing word:

And I ? see at all

Exercise 13

Choose the missing word:

But your ? on my wall

Exercise 14

Choose the missing word:

It ? me that it's not so bad

Exercise 15

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 16

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 17

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 18

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 19

Put the words in the right order:

Click the words below in the correct order…

Exercise 20

How many times do you hear the word "it's" in the whole song?

"it's"

Exercise 21

How many times do you hear the word "it'd" in the whole song?

"it'd"

Exercise 22

Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:

  • But your picture on my wall
  • It's not so bad
  • My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why

Exercise 23

If you had to summarize "Thank You (Not So Bad)" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?

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Exercise 24

Compare "Thank You (Not So Bad)" with a Brazilian song you know. Do they share a theme? How do their styles differ?

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Exercise 25

Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?

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Exercise 26

Write the full form of each contraction:

  • i'm→
  • can't→
  • it's→

Exercise 27

What kind of person do you imagine the narrator of "Thank You (Not So Bad)" is? Describe their age, mood, and situation using at least three details from the lyrics.

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Exercise 28

If you could change the ending of the story told in "Thank You (Not So Bad)", what would happen instead?

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Exercise 29

"Thank You (Not So Bad)" was released in 2024. Do you think the themes in the song are timeless, or do they feel dated? Give one example from the lyrics.

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Exercise 30

If you could ask Tiësto one question about "Thank You (Not So Bad)", what would it be and why?

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