If I were a boy by Beyoncé

1. Listen to the first part of the song and fill in the blanks with the words below:
chase - confronted - day - stick up - beer - bed - wanted(x2)

If I were a boy
Even just for a ______
I'd roll out of _______ in the morning
And throw on what I _______ and go
Drink ______ with the guys
And _______ after girls
I'd kick it with who I _______
And I'd never get _______ for it
Because they'd ______ for me

2. Put the verses in the right order.

If I were a boy ___
I swear I'd be a better man ___
When you lose the one you wanted ___
And everything you had got destroyed! ___
Cause he's taken you for granted ___
Cause I know how it hurts ___
How it feels to love a girl ___
I'd listen to her ___
I think I could understand ___

3. Put the verbs in brackets in the right tense.

If I were a boy
I ______ (turn off) my phone
Tell everyone it's broken
So they _______ (think)
That I ________ (sleep) alone
I ______ (put) myself first
And ______ (make) the rules as I go
Cause I know that she _______ (be) faithful
_______ (wait for) me to come home

4. Write the pronunciation of the words in bold.

It's a little too /_____ / late for you to come back /_____ /
Say it's just / _____ / a mistake
Think I forgive you like that / ______ /
If you thought / ______ / I would wait for you / _____ /
You thought wrong / ______ /

5. Read the following verses and say or write if you agree or disagree with the following statement: Boys and girls feel and behave in a different way. Do you think the message of the song is sexist?

But you are just a boy
You don't understand
How it feels to love a girl
Someday you'll wish you were a better man
You don't listen to her
You don't care how it hurts
Until you lose the one you wanted
Cause you taken her for granted
And everything you had got destroyed
But you are just a boy

Listen to the song: http://www.goear.com/listen/898eb2a/if-i-were-a-boy-beyonc%C3%A9

Watch the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIkRiqxWcYU