Dean Lewis, 2018

The singer/songwriter says that the events in the song are based on real experiences that he and his friends have had.

Choose from the following activities:

• Listening Listen to the song while reading the punctuated, annotated lyrics below. (Caution: The official video for this song contains language that is inappropriate for most classrooms. There are, however, clean versions on YouTube–search “Be Alright clean/radio edit.”) The lyrics below (clean version) are intended for nonprofit educational use only.
  

be alright, lyrics.docx           be alright, lyrics.pdf

• Singing Listen to the song again. Sing along with the chorus, or lip-sync the chorus (the words in italics). For levels high beginning and up. The lyrics below are intended for nonprofit educational use only.

be alright, sing chorus.docx       be alright, sing chorus.pdf

• Grammar The song repeats the phrases it’ll be alright and it’ll be okay. In the worksheet below, students practice using I’ll and it’ll when talking about a future vacation. For levels high beginning and up. Permission granted to duplicate for classroom use.

dream vacation.docx       dream vacation.pdf     dream vacation (webpage)

• Discussion In the discussion exercise below, students talk about what comments are helpful when a friend is going through a bad breakup. For levels high beginning and up. Permission granted to duplicate for classroom use.

It’ll be alright.docx         It’ll be alright.pdf          It’ll be alright (webpage)

• Listening Watch a live performance of the song. This performance, on the TV show Today, is the clean version that is played on the radio. Another recommended live performance is the cover by Jada Facer.
• Reading If you use the True Stories reading series, you could follow up with a story with the “Be Alright” theme: “Nicole’s Party” (True Stories 2), about a bride’s response when the groom doesn’t show up on their wedding day.