Wonderful World, Beautiful People

• By: Jimmy Cliff
• Album: Vietnam

Lyrics:

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ B1	adjective - extremely good; inspiring delight or admiration.
beautiful /ˈbjuːtɪfl/ A2	adjective - pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically.
world /wɜːrld/ A1	noun - the earth, together with all of its countries and peoples.
people /ˈpiːpl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively.
girl /ɡɜːrl/ A1	noun - a female child or young woman.
things /θɪŋz/ A1	noun - an object that one need not, cannot, or does not wish to give a specific name to.
secret /ˈsiːkrət/ B1	noun - something kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others. adjective - not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others.
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - direct one's gaze towards someone or something or in a specified direction. noun - an act of directing one's gaze.
state /steɪt/ B1	noun - the condition of something at a particular time. verb - express something definitely or clearly in speech or writing.
sure /ʃʊr/ A2	adjective - confident that one knows something or that something is true.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection. verb - feel deep affection for (someone).
learn /lɜːrn/ A2	verb - gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught.
fighting /ˈfaɪtɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of fighting; violent conflict.
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not under the control or power of someone else; able to do or say what you want.
understand /ˌʌndərˈstænd/ A2	verb - perceive the intended meaning of (words, a language, or a speaker).

Grammar:

• Things could be pretty

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + be + adjective

  ➔ Uses the modal verb "could" to express possibility or a hypothetical situation. Here, it suggests that things *have the potential* to be good, but aren't necessarily good at the moment. "Pretty" is used informally to mean 'good' or 'pleasant'.

• Underneath this, there is a secret

  ➔ Existential "there is" + noun phrase, Prepositional phrase at the beginning

  ➔ Uses the existential construction "there is" to introduce the existence of something, in this case, "a secret". The prepositional phrase "underneath this" modifies the entire clause, indicating the location or context of the secret.

• We all could make it a better way

  ➔ Modal verb "could" + verb, Object + complement, "better" as an adverb

  ➔ This uses "could" to express possibility. "Make it a better way" means to improve the current situation. "Better" is used adverbially to modify "way".

• Everybody learn to love each other

  ➔ Imperative sentence, "learn to" + infinitive

  ➔ This is an imperative sentence urging everyone to "learn to love each other". The structure "learn to + infinitive" emphasizes the process of acquiring a new skill or habit. "Each other" is a reciprocal pronoun.

• Instead of fussing and fighting, Cheating, backbiting, Scandalizing and hating

  ➔ "Instead of" + gerunds (ing-forms)

  ➔ This structure uses "instead of" to introduce a list of activities that should be avoided. Each activity is expressed as a gerund (verb + -ing) because it functions as a noun phrase following the preposition "of".

• Let us try to give a helping hand

  ➔ "Let us" construction (suggestion), Infinitive of purpose ("to give")

  ➔ "Let us" is a more formal and polite way to suggest an action. "To give a helping hand" is an infinitive phrase functioning as an adverb of purpose, explaining *why* we should try.