"Should've Said No" Taylor Swift: Past Modals

An older Taylor Swift song from when she was a teenager. The song is fast, but repeats the main chorus over and over. It is about a boyfriend who has done her wrong; Taylor's favourite theme!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ao138HwSqow

1. Easy lesson
Class listens once without lyrics and one while reading on the screen.
Ask them the following questions( I write them on the board.)

• What should Taylor's boyfriend have done?
• What shouldn’t she be doing now?
• What shouldn’t he be doing now? 
• What happened? 
• What might happen now?

 See some possible answers on the work sheet in the PDF.

2. Optional Follow up
If you have lots of time or a creative advanced class, get them to try this.
Tell students to think of a mistake that someone has made and give some past advice. Write new lyrics using the chorus of Taylor's song. Enjoy!
For example:

You should've read the book, you should've given it a look

You should've studied more  before we wrote our test

You should've told the teacher

that you needed more time to do do your best

etc.


 Here are the full lyrics on a PDF
http://www.scribd.com/doc/155347569/Taylor-Swift?secret_password=1ysxgfz4du1ulw5n8q5d