"Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry -- opposites

This song makes good practice of opposites. The worksheet is very cute with little pictures to represent the missing words to help out students. This hit song was featured in Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and sung by the Chipettes. To make the lyrics more kid-friendly, the second line was changed to "You would always stress like a chick, I would know."

    

Click on the Chipmunks picture for the Chipettes video.
Click on the Katy Perry picture for the original video and clearer vocals.

Click the picture to download the song worksheet
by Missk on iSLCollective.com.

A) Copy the two lists of opposites in your notebook. Work in pairs to match the word opposites. Then share your answers with the class.

Match the opposites

1. in        *                     * no
2. hot      *                     * white
3. up       *                     * down
4. yes     *                      * cold
5. right   *                      * wrong
6. black  *                      * make up
7. stay    *                      * out
8. fight   *                      * go

B) Fill in the missing words on the downloadable song worksheet.

Verse 1
You change your [1]___________
Like a [2]___________ changes [3]___________
Yeah you P.M.S.
Like a b****

I would [4]___________
And you over [5]___________
Always [6]___________ critically
I should know
That you're no [7]___________ for me

Chorus
'cause you're [8]___________ then you're [9]___________
You're yes the you're no
You're [10]___________ then you're [11]___________
You're [12]___________ then you're [13]___________
You're [14]___________ when it's [15]___________
It's [16]___________ and it's [17]___________

We [18]___________ we break up
We [19]___________ we make up
You, you don't really wanna stay no
You, but you don't really wanna [20]___________ -o

You're [21]___________ then you're [22]___________
You're yes then you're no
You're [23]___________ then you're [24]___________
You're [25]___________ then you're [26]___________

Verse2
We used to be
Just like [27]___________, so in sync
The same [28]___________, now's a dead [29]___________
Used to [30]___________ about nothing
Now you're plain [31]___________
I should [32]___________
That you're not gonna change

Chorus

Verse 3
Someone call the [33]___________
Got a case of 34]___________ bi polar
Stuck on a [35]___________
And I can't get off this ride

You change your [36]___________
Like a [37]___________ changes [38]___________

Chorus 


C) Work with a partner and take turns saying a sentence using each of the words used as an answer in the song.

ANSWERS

1. mind
2. girl
3. clothes
4. know
5. think
6. speak
7. good
8. hot
9. cold
10. in
11. out
12. up
13. down
14. wrong
15. right
16. black
17. white
18. fight
19. kiss
20. go
21. hot
22. cold
23. in
24. out
25. up
26. down
27. twins
28. energy
29. battery
30. laugh
31. boring