Teenage Dream by Katy Perry — ESL Song Worksheet | English Plans

TEENAGEDREAM

! Katy Perry · 2010 !

Listen carefully and fill in the missing words.

    Verse 1
You think I'm (1) without any makeup on
You think I'm (2) when I tell the punch line wrong
I know you get me, so I let my (3) come down, down

Before you met me
I was alright, but things were kinda (4)
You brought me to (5), now every February
You'll be my Valentine, Valentine

Chorus
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can (6), until we die
You and I, will be young forever

You make me
Feel like I'm livin' a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't (7)
Let's run away and don't ever look back, don't ever look back

My heart stops
When you look at me, just one touch
Now, baby, I believe this is real
So take a chance and don't ever look back, don't ever look back

Verse 2
We drove to Cali and got drunk on the (8)
Got a motel and (9) a fort out of sheets
I finally found you, my missing puzzle piece
I'm (10)

[Chorus]

Bridge
I'ma get your heart (11) in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your (12) on me in my skin-tight (13)
Be your teenage dream (14)
(Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight)

[Final Chorus]
  

Teenage Dream

Katy Perry · 2010

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Song Worksheets

Add the Adjective

Look at these nouns from the song. Add a suitable adjective to describe each one. Use your imagination!

1. dream →

2. love →

3. heart →

4. night →

5. touch →

6. chance →

Genre Swap

Imagine 'Teenage Dream' as a country song! Country music often talks about small towns, trucks, and simple life. Rewrite two lines from the chorus in country style.

Choose a genre: Country · Hip-hop · Folk · Pop ballad · Reggae

Think about country music words: dirt roads, pickup trucks, small towns, stars, fields. Keep the same meaning but change the style.

Did you know?

Read these facts about the song. Which one surprises you most?

🎵Teenage Dream was the first album by a female artist to produce five number-one Billboard Hot 100 singles, matching Michael Jackson's record with Thriller.
⭐The song was written by Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and Benny Blanco in a collaborative writing session.
🎸The music video was filmed in Santa Barbara, California, and features a romantic storyline with actor Josh Kloss.
📀Teenage Dream spent two weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became one of the best-selling singles of 2010.
🎤The album Teenage Dream was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2012 Grammy Awards and won numerous international music awards.

Discussion & analysis

Discuss each question with your partner.

1What does 'teenage dream' mean to you? Describe your perfect teenage moment.
2Why do you think this song was so popular around the world?

3Do you prefer songs about love or songs about other topics? Why?
4How do songs help us remember special times in our lives?

🛑 Play It! — Stop!

Teacher gives a category (e.g. bands beginning with B). Class splits into two teams. Teams take turns — one answer each, back and forth. First team to hesitate or repeat loses the round.