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Friday 11 March 2011

Head over heels. A love story

What is the meaning of the phrase "head over heels"?

a. When you are so in love with someone that you fall head over heels.
b. When you loose your body and all you have left is your head over heels.

Watch the video and decide why the title is head over heels.

Put the events from the story in the correct order (girl: Sally/boy:Bob)

  • While sally is saying goodbye she gets hit by a truck, because she is not............................ to the road.
  • Sally meets another boy who has a nice black hat, maybe he is more.................. than Bob.
  • Bob has an idea, he stands in the road and waits for a truck to............. him ................
  • Bob and sally sit together on a bench, they are...................
  • When Sally gets out of hospital she has no body. Bob feels sad because they are not.....................
  • The ambulance comes and takes Sally to hospital, her injuries were not ................
Fill the gaps with the missing words

in love         fatal           paying attention            on the same level        well off             knock over

What could Bob have done differently?

What do you think is the moral of the story?

How can you change the story so that it's a happy ending for Bob and Sally?

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