Grateful Hellas (1858)
Key sentences
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What are you grateful for? |
I'm grateful for (noun). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What are you grateful about? |
I'm grateful to (verb). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| Who do you owe it to? |
I owe it all to (noun). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What did you do with their help? |
I couldn't have (past participle) without them. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
I'm grateful for (noun).
| noun |
sentence |
| my parents' hard work |
I'm grateful for my parents' hard work. |
| my teacher's help |
I'm grateful for my teacher's help. |
| this opportunity |
I'm grateful for this opportunity. |
| your help |
I'm grateful for your help. |
I'm grateful to (verb).
| verb |
sentence |
| have this opportunity |
I'm grateful to have this opportunity. |
| know you |
I'm grateful to know you. |
| have my parents |
I'm grateful to have my parents. |
| have met you |
I'm grateful to have met you. |
I owe it all to (noun).
| noun |
sentence |
| my family |
I owe it all to my family. |
| my teachers |
I owe it all to my teachers. |
| your help |
I owe it all to your help. |
| my team |
I owe it all to my team. |
I couldn't have (past participle) without them.
| past participle |
sentence |
| done it |
I couldn't have done it without them. |
| graduated |
I couldn't have graduated without them. |
| won |
I couldn't have won without them. |
| come this far |
I couldn't have come this far without them. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What are you grateful for? |
I'm grateful for (my parents' hard work). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What are you grateful about? |
I'm grateful to (have this opportunity). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| Who do you owe it to? |
I owe it all to (my family). |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What did you do with their help? |
I couldn't have (done it) without them. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
|
What are you grateful for? |
I'm grateful for ... . |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What are you grateful about? |
I'm grateful to .... |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| Who do you owe it to? |
I owe it all to .... |
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| What did you do with their help? |
I couldn't have ... without them. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about gratitude |
Expressing gratitude |
| Find five things your partner is grateful for. |
Tell your partner what you are grateful for. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |