You Belong with Me
Taylor Swift · 2008
🎤 Sing along
Sing with the chorus
- You belong with me
- You belong with me
- Walk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeans
- I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Echo the hook
- Standing by and waiting at your backdoor
- All this time how could you not know, baby?
- You belong with me
- You belong with me
Definitions: Cambridge Dictionary · Translation: MyMemory
Exercises
Exercise 1
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Exercise 2
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Exercise 3
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Exercise 4
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Exercise 5
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Exercise 6
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Exercise 7
Translate this line to Portuguese:
She's going off about something that you said
Exercise 8
Translate this line to Portuguese:
I wear T-shirts
Exercise 9
Translate this line to Portuguese:
If you could see that I'm the one
Exercise 10
Translate this line to Portuguese:
So, why can't you see?
Exercise 11
Translate this line to Portuguese:
And you've got a smile
Exercise 12
Choose the missing word:
You're on the ? with your girlfriend, she's upset
Exercise 13
Choose the missing word:
But she ? short skirts
Exercise 14
Choose the missing word:
Hey, ? this easy?
Exercise 15
Choose the missing word:
She wears ? heels
Exercise 16
Choose the missing word:
In the ? of the night
Exercise 17
Put the words in the right order:
Exercise 18
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Exercise 19
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Exercise 20
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Exercise 21
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Exercise 22
How many times do you hear the word "belong" in the whole song?
"belong"
Exercise 23
How many times do you hear the word "know" in the whole song?
"know"
Exercise 24
Put these three lines in the order they appear in the song:
- She's going off about something that you said
- Since she brought you down
- When you know you're 'bout to cry
Exercise 25
And these three — put them in the order they appear in the song:
- But she wears short skirts
- So, why can't you see?
- Think I know where you belong
Exercise 26
Imagine you are making a short film with "You Belong with Me" as the soundtrack. What scene would you show while the chorus plays?
Exercise 27
The singer makes a claim or statement in this song. Do you agree with it? Use evidence from the lyrics to support your answer.
Exercise 28
Which single word from this song do you think carries the most emotional weight, and why?
Exercise 29
Write the full form of each contraction:
you're→she's→doesn't→i'm→it's→can't→
Exercise 30
Rewrite the chorus of "You Belong with Me" in your own words — keep the meaning but change the style (formal, slang, poetic, whatever you like).