Name: _______________________________ Subject: ________________ Date: ___________

IF I WERE A BOY (Beyoncé)

1- Based on the title, what could be the song about? Discuss with your classmates
and write down your guesses below.
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2- Write down a synonym for each of the following words.

Intimacy: ___________________________

Honesty: ___________________________

Commitment: _______________________

2.1- What kind of relationships could the above characteristics describe?

Example: Friendship______________ __________________________________
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3- Mention 3 things that you would do if you were a boy/girl.

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b) _____________________________________________________________________

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4- In your country, do you think that being a man has more advantages than being
a woman? Why?
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 5- Listen to the song and complete the blank spaces using the correct word.

1) If I were a boy 4) If I were a boy

I think I ____________ understand
even just for a _____________
How it ____________ to love a girl
I'd roll outta bed in the morning
I _____________ I’d be a
And throw on _______________ I
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wanted and go.
I’d listen to __________
Drink _____________ with the
Cause I know how it ___________
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When you _____________ the one
And chase after girls
you wanted (wanted)
I'd kick it with who I wanted
Cause he’s ___________ you for
And I'd never _____________
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confronted for it ‘cause they'd
And everything you had got
stick up for me.
destroyed
2) If I were a boy 5) It's a little ________ __________
I think I ____________ understand for you to come back
How it ____________ to love a girl, Say it's just a mistake
I ____________ I'd be a Think I'd ___________________
________________ man you like that
I'd listen to ___________ If you thought I _____________
Cause I know how it ___________ wait for you
When you ____________ the one You thought wrong
you wanted 6) But you’re _____________ a boy
Cause he's ____________ you for You don’t understand
_______________ Yeah you don’t understand
And everything you had got How it ______________ to love a
destroyed. girl someday
You'll wish you ____________ a
3) If I were a boy
_______________ man
I _____________ turn off my phone
You don’t listen to___________
Tell everyone it's _______________
You don’t _____________ how it
So they'd think that I was
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sleepin' alone
Until you _______________ the one
I'd put ______________ first
you wanted
And make the rules as I go
Cause you’ve ______________ her
‘Cause I'd know that she'd
for _______________
__________ faithful
And everything you have got
Waitin' for me to come home
destroyed
To come home
But you’re _____________ a boy...
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 6- In the first paragraph of the song, match the correct meaning to each
highlighted expression.
To relax somewhere, usually with other
A throw on ____ people, not doing anything in particular.

B chase after ____ To defend or support someone or something.

C kick it ____ To pursue someone romantically.

D Stick up for ____ To quickly put on (a piece of clothing)

7- At the end of the first paragraph, in the sentence “couse they’d stick up for me”
who is being replaced by the pronoun “they”? _____________________________

8- Select the 2 options that best match the expression “to take for granted” (used
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To fail to appreciate the value of something. Design Student

To expect someone or something to be always available to serve in some way

without thanks or recognition.
To take back the goods that remain unsold after a specified period.

To provide an assurance, especially that certain conditions will be fulfilled.

9- Have you ever been taken for granted or have you taken someone for granted?
How? What happened? If no, why not? ___________________________________
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10- What do you think about paragraph 3? How would you feel if someone did that to
you? _________________________________________________________________
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11- Number the scenes in the order they appeared then describe briefly what happened in
each one.

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Designed By: Gloria Eugenia

Moreno Arboleda, Material
Design Student