If i Were a Boy if Clauses
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I A. Speculate about the song’s title. B. Listen to the first part of the song and complete the missing words/expressions: If I were a boy even just for a day I'd _____________________ in the morning And _________________what I wanted And __________________with the guys And _______________girls I'd ________________with who I wanted And I'd never get confronted for it 'Cause they stick up for me C. Listen to the REFRAIN of the song and order the lines correctly: 'Cause I know how it hurts I swear I'd be a better man How it feels to love a girl I think I could understand I'd listen to her And everything you had got destroyed 'Cause he's taking you for granted When you lose the one you wanted If I were a boy D. Listen to this part and put the missing verses in their correct place: If I were a boy ________________________________ Tell everyone it's broken So they'd think that I was sleeping alone ________________________________ And make the rules as I go ________________________________ ________________________________ E. Listen to the last part of the song , compare it to the REFRAIN and write a paragraph (+/- 50 words) on the message conveyed by the differences! ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ *I'd put myself first *Waiting for me to come home, to come home *I would turn off my phone *'Cause I know that she'd be faithful USE OF ENGLISH (IF CLAUSES) Beyoncé - “If I Were A Boy”
Transcript of If i Were a Boy if Clauses
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A. Speculate about the song’s title.
B. Listen to the first part of the song and complete the missing words/expressions:
If I were a boy even just for a day
I'd _____________________ in the morning
And _________________what I wanted
And __________________with the guys
And _______________girls
I'd ________________with who I wanted
And I'd never get confronted for it
'Cause they stick up for me
C. Listen to the REFRAIN of the song and order the lines correctly:
'Cause I know how it hurts
I swear I'd be a better man How it feels to love a girl I think I could understand
I'd listen to her And everything you had got destroyed
'Cause he's taking you for granted When you lose the one you wanted If I were a boy
D. Listen to this part and put the missing verses in their correct place:
If I were a boy
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Tell everyone it's broken
So they'd think that I was sleeping alone
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And make the rules as I go
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E. Listen to the last part of the song, compare it to the REFRAIN and write a
paragraph (+/- 50 words) on the message conveyed by the differences!
_________
__________________
*I'd put myself first
*Waiting for me to come home, to come home
*I would turn off my phone
*'Cause I know that she'd be faithful
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USE OF ENGLISH (IF CLAUSES)
Beyoncé - “If I Were A Boy”
REFRAIN
It's a little too late for you to come back Say it's just a mistake Think I'd forgive you like that
If you thought I would wait for you You thought wrong
But you're just a boy
You don't understand And you don't understand, oh How it feels to love a girl
Someday you 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're taking her for granted And everything you had got destroyed
But you're just a boy
II. A. What would you do, if you were A BOY / A GIRL? Write three sentences.
B. Beyoncé’s success is due to a number of facts that happened in her life. Look at the
facts and build sentences (follow the example).
e.g. If Beyoncé hadn’t participated in singing and dancing competitions, she wouldn’t have
become such a good singer.
1. be lead singer of the group “Destiny’s Child” / rise to fame
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2. release her solo album “Dangerously in Love” / win five Grammy Awards in 2004
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3. be considered one of the best artists in the music world / expand her career to acting
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C. Now it’s your turn. Write 6 sentences about yourself! Follow the example!
e.g. If I hadn’t worked so hard last year, I wouldn´t have had such good grades!
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"You can hear with 'If I Were A Boy', it's not a traditional R&B song," Beyonce explains. "It's difficult to grow and to break out and do new things because people have strong expectations. I feel like at this point, I wanted people to hear songs with stronger lyrics and songs that made you feel. I love singing ballads because I feel like the music and the emotion in the story is told so much better. It's a better connection because you can hear it and it's not all these other distractions. I really wanted people to hear my voice
and hear what I had to say." In WIKIPEDIA
