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