Beyonce - If I Were a Boy

Task 1:  Watch the video below and complete the sentences

Beyoncé doesn’t like to keep things ____________.

She says she saves the “killer dance moves” for the _____________.

She says she has pretty good control of her ____________.

If she could be remembered for one song it would be “__________” or “___________”

The surest way to her heart is __________________.

She wishes she were better at __________________.

The most recent crazy thing is that her label and management told her she couldn’t fly to London because of the __________________.

She just had a ____________________ five minutes ago in an interview.





Task 2:  Listen to the song and fill in the missing blanks

Song available here

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 ________ beer with the guys
And _________ after girls
I'd kick it with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me

If I were a boy
I think I could ______________
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd __________ to her
'Cause I know how it ___________
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 ___________

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

If I were a boy
I think I could _________________
How it feels to love a girl
I swear I'd be a better man
I'd _____________ to her
'Cause I know how it ______________
When you lose the one you wanted
'Cause he's taking you for granted
And everything you had got destroyed

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 I would ___________ for you
You thought wrong


Task 3:  Write your own song and post it on the blog

If I Were A ____________

If I were a ___________ even just for a day
I'd ___________________________________
And __________________________________
I'd ___________________________________
And I'd ___________________________________
because ___________________________________
If I were a _______________
I think I could ___________________________________
I swear I'd ___________________________________
I'd ___________________________________
because ___________________________________
If I were a __________
I would ___________________________________
I'd ___________________________________
And ___________________________________
because I know that ___________________________________


This activity was inspired by:  Strictly For My Teachers