I Wish I Were in Love Again: Activies

Were you right about the things the singer misses? Check with the words below.

The sleepless nights,
the daily fights
the quick toboggan when you reach the heights
I miss the kisses and I miss the bites
I wish I were in love again!

The broken dates,
the endless waits,
the lovely loving and the hateful hates,
the conversations with the flying plates
I wish I were in love again!

The furtive sight
the blackened eye,
the words "I'll love you till the day I die"
the self-deception that believes the lie
I wish I were in love again!

Do you understand the words to this song? Try this quiz

Toboggan - you use this to slide down snow
Date - (US) a romantic meeting between a boy and a girl
Furtive - secret, hidden

1. The singer 'misses the kisses' but why does he 'miss the bites'. Do you think he literally means that his girlfriend bit him?

2. What do you think is the 'lie' that the 'self deception ... believes'?

3. Why does the singer wish 'he were in love again!?

Writing:

1. Write a diary entry for a time when there were 'flying plates'. Describe a) how the argument started b) what you said/he said/she said (no swearing, please!)

2. Why do you think this relationship ended? Write the story from the point of view of the singer.

Role play

In pairs act out a scene between the lovers. Choose between a) a 'broken date' where one person has to cancel an evening out b) an argument over dinner.