Love Story (by Taylor Swift)

We were both young when I first _______ you watched / saw / smiled
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm _______ there on a balcony in summer air standing / sitting / walking

_______ the lights, _______ the party, the ball gowns free / be / see (x3)
_______ you make your way through the crowd
And say hello

Little did I know

That you were Romeo, you _______ pebbles were giving/ flying/throwing
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I _______ on the staircase was sleeping/crying/trying
Begging you, please, don't go

And I _______, cried/begged/said

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be ________, all that's left to do is run making/waking/waiting
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while
'Cause you _______ Romeo, I was a scarlet letter wear / were / we’re
And my daddy said "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me, I _______ you, please, don't go was telling/begging/asking

And I _______ cried/begged/said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be _______, all there's left to do is run making/waking/waiting
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they're _______ to tell me how to feel frying/lying/trying

This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby just say "Yes"

I got tired of waiting

Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you _______ was breaking/fading/shading
When I _______ you on the outskirts of town bet/saw/met

And I said
"Romeo save me, I've been _______ so alone feeling/kneeling/stealing
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think"

He knelt to the ground and _______ out a ring and said filled/pulled/called
"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I _______ to your dad, go pick out a white dress spoke/walked/talked
It's a love story, baby just say yes"
Comprehension Questions:

1. Who are the characters in this song?

2. Who are Romeo and Juliet?

3. What feelings are expressed in the song?

4. What problem is there in this relationship?

5. How does the song end?

6. Do you like this song? Why?/ Why not?

Arrange the sentences to make the short story of the song.

........ The boy was throwing pebbles to let the girl know he was there.

........ They fell in love.

........ The girl thought he was not going to come anymore.

........ The girl’s father didn’t agree with their love.

........ The boy asked the girl to marry him.

........ The two met when they were very young.

........ The girl’s father agreed to the wedding.

........ The two felt like Romeo and Juliet because people did not accept their love.

........ The father asked the boy not to see the girl anymore.

........ The boy came with a ring.

........ The two used to meet in secret places.

........ The girl was waiting for the boy but he didn’t come.
Arrange the sentences to make the short story of the song.

.....1..... The two met when they were very young.

.....2..... They fell in love.

.....3..... The girl’s father didn’t agree with their love.

.....4..... The father asked the boy not to see the girl anymore.

.....5..... The two felt like Romeo and Juliet because people did not accept their love.

.....6..... The two used to meet in secret places.

....7...... The boy was throwing pebbles to let the girl know he was there.

....8...... The girl was waiting for the boy but he didn’t come.

.....9..... The girl thought he was not going to come anymore.

....10...... The boy came with a ring.

.....11..... The boy asked the girl to marry him.

......12.... The girl’s father agreed to the wedding.