Taylor Swift's "We are never ever getting back together"

You need a piece of paper to copy the answers to the activities. No need to copy the lyrics, just the anwers.

You also need headphones!

a) Watch this video, and listen to the song. Do you like the song? Can you guess what is it about?

b) Listen again and try to fill in the gaps with the words given:

exhausting   much    telling (x2)    never (x2)  hate    again   miss   other     tonight   what   last  first    forever  how  still   enough   screaming    you    your    me     my

I remember when we broke up the ______________ time
Saying this is it, I've had ______________, 'cause like
We haven't seen each ______________ in a month
When you said you needed space, ______________?

Then you come around ______________and say, baby
I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me
Remember ______________ that lasted for a day, I say
I ______________ you, we break up, you call me, I love you

Ooh...
We called it off again ______________ night
But ooh
This time I'm ______________ you, I'm ______________ you
We are never ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever getting back together

You go talk to___________ friends, talk to ____________friends, talk to ______________
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
Like ever!

I'm really gonna ______________ you picking fights and me
Falling for it ______________ that I'm right and ______________
Would hide away and find your peace of mind with some
Indie record that's ______________ cooler than mine

Ooh...
You called me up again ______________
But ooh...
This time I'...

I used to think that we were ______________ ever
And I used to say ______________say ______________
[spoken]
Uggg... So he calls me up and he's like
I ______________love you and I'm like
I mean.. this is ______________, you know, like
We're never getting back together, like ever
No!
We are never ever ever getting back together...


b) You probably hate phrasal verbs by now already, but they are used a lot, honest! Let's look for some, and find the meaning:
1. Break up
2. Come around
3. Get back
4. Call off
5. Fall for
6. Call up

c) Look for these expressions in the lyrics. What do you think they mean?
1. "...this is it, I had enough"
2."I swear"
3. "trust me"
4. "lasted for a day"
5.  "picking up fights"
6.  "find your peace of mind"
7.  "cooler" (= more "cool")
8.  "I used to think/to say"
9.  "I mean"