Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (Learn English with Songs)

Lyrics

I see trees of green
Red roses too
I see them bloom
For me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue
And clouds of white
The bright blessed day
The dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow
So pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces
Of people going by
I see friends shaking hands
Saying, "How do you do?"
They're really saying
"I love you"

I hear babies cry
I watch them grow
They'll learn much more
Than I'll never know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Oh yeah

Difficult Phrases and Words

1. bloom

   1. Context: Red roses too / I see them bloom

   2. Definition: a period of flowering

   3. Additional sentence: The flowers bloom in the spring.

2. blessed

   1. Context: The bright blessed day

   2. Definition: held in reverence

   3. Additional sentences: Have a blessed day. I am blessed with good health.

3. sacred

   1. Context: The dark sacred night

   2. Definition: held in reverence

   3. Additional sentence: I work 14 hours a day, but Thursday evenings are sacred for me. I do no work then because I go to English conversation club then.

Discussion Questions

1. What do you think this song is about?

2. Can you relate to anything in this song? Do you sometimes marvel at how wonderful the world is? How? Do you not relate to this song? Why not?

3. The singer focuses on the beautiful parts of this world like roses blooming. What are beautiful parts of this world that catch your attention?

4. What do you think is blessed and sacred in the world?