What a Wonderful World
Louis Armstrong · 1967
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- What a wonderful world
- I see skies of blue
- And clouds of white
- The bright blessed day
Sing it again — final chorus
- What a wonderful world
- Yes, I think to myself
- What a wonderful world
- Ooh yeah
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:
I see trees of green
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
For me and for you
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I see skies of blue
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
Saying, "How do you do?"
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
"I love you"
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
I see ? of green
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
I see ? of blue
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
The ? sacred night
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
Of ? going by
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
I ? them grow
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
Put the words in the right order:
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 "think" in the whole song?
"think"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "myself" in the whole song?
"myself"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- I see trees of green
- The dark sacred night
- They're really saying
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- Are also on the faces
- I watch them grow
- Red roses too
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
"What a Wonderful World" was released in 1967. 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:
they're→they'll→i'll→
Exercise 30
If you had to summarize "What a Wonderful World" in one sentence to someone who has never heard it, what would you say?