A THOUSAND YEARS

By Christina Perri

Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes.

#1-4

doubt promises alone fall

(Verse 1)

Heart beats fast

Colors and [1] ______

How to be brave

How can I love when I’m afraid to [2] ______

But watching you stand [3] ______

All of my [4] ______suddenly goes away somehow

One step closer

#5-9

breaththousandwaiting
bravestill

(Chorus)

I have died everyday [5] ______for you

Darling don’t be afraid I have loved you

For a [6] ______years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

(Verse 2)

Time stands [7] ______

Beauty in all she is

I will be [8] ______

I will not let anything take away

What’s standing in front of me

Every [9] ______

Every hour has come to this

One step closer

#10-13

step find darlingbrought I’ll

(Chorus)

I have died everyday waiting for you

[10] ______don’t be afraid I have loved you

For a thousand years

[11] ______love you for a thousand more

And all along I believed

I would [12] ______you

Time has [13] ______your heart to me

I have loved you for a thousand years

I’ll love you for a thousand more

One [14] ______closer

(Repeat)

TEACHER’S RESOURCE

Answers

  1. promises
  2. fall
  3. alone
  4. doubt
  5. waiting
  6. thousand
  7. still
  8. brave
  9. breath
  10. darling
  11. find
  12. brought
  13. step
  14. I’ll

Phrases for Discussion

  • Talk about meaning and past tense usage.
  1. How to be brave
  2. Stand alone
  3. Suddenly goes away
  4. One step closer
  5. Time stands still
  6. Take away

Word association

  • Rhyming words: What words rhyme with “brought?”
    (bought / caught / fought)
    Talk about meaning and present tense of the verbs.
  • What can beat? What things can you beat?
  • What do you love?
  • Synonyms: What words are synonyms of “darling?”
    (my love, honey, sweetie, sweetheart)

Capitalize names of endearment when you can replace the word with a proper name.

Assignment

Write 10 sentences with new vocabulary or phrases.

  1. How to be brave
  2. Stand/stood alone
  3. Suddenly goes/went away
  4. One step closer
  5. Time stands/stood still
  6. Take/took away
  7. Brought
  8. Bought
  9. Caught
  10. Fought
  11. Darling
  12. My love
  13. Honey
  14. Sweetie
  15. Sweetheart

Created by Jacqueline Vulcano