1. IF I WERE A BOY ... by Beyoncé
1. Listen to the song and complete with:
wait mistake drink chase understand alone hurts alone
If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd roll out of bed in the morning
And throw on what I wanted and go.
1.________ beer with the guys
And 2._________ after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me
CHORUS
If I were a boy
I think I could 3.______________
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd 4. __________ to her
'Cause I know how it 5. ___________
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
If I were a boy
I would turn off my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping 6.___________
I'd put myself first
And make the rules as I go
'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
Waiting for me to come home, to come home
CHORUS
It's a little too late for you to come back
Say it's just a ___________
Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought Iwould ___________ foryou
You thought wrong
but you’re just a boy, 3. Underline in the text examples of Second
and you don't understand conditional and time clauses.
how it feels to love a girl someday
you wish you were a betterman 4. If I were a boy/girl....
you don't listen to her
you don't care how it hurts
until you lose the one you wanted
cause you've taken her for granted
and everything you have got destroyed
but you're just a boy.
2.Vocabulary questions: For each item, choose the phrase that is most similar in meaning.
1. Roll out of bed: a) wake up slowly b) fall asleep unintentionally c) fall out of bed
2. throw on what I wanted : a) put on a CD b) get dressed casually c) throw something
3. kick it : a) spend time with friends b) play football c) practice karate
4. stick up for me: a) make jokes about me b) defend or justify my actions c) rob me
5. take you for granted : a) take you to dinner b) take you to jail c) not appreciate you
6. put myself first : a) jump in the queue b) win something c) make yourself first priority