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A dream role come true for Ariana Grande's lifelong love affair with the magic of Oz.
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You grew up loving Wicked and the original Broadway cast.
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You were 10 years old.
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Yes, when I saw it.
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It feels like though now in this space and time, this role, this Glinda, was meant just for you.
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It feels cosmically aligned somehow.
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It does.
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I think there's a big difference between loving something so much
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and being a fan of something and then sort of being trusted with the responsibility of becoming it.
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Ariana starring as Glinda the Good Witch alongside Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba the Wicked Witch.
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Elphaba, they're coming for you.
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Just look at me.
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Not with your eyes. But theirs.
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Talk to me a little bit about what we didn't see behind the scenes and preparing.
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The work was the most gratifying thing I've ever been able to do in my life.
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Actress and a person who loves art first and foremost
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and the preparation started long before my first audition I had to Retrain my voice to sing more operatically
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which was a whole three months every single day at training Situation with my vocal coach Eric Vitro.
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I just wanted to come and see you that means a lot to me Alfie
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But if anyone discover it's you I know I I know.
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Those pink dresses and gowns, there's so many.
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Do you get to keep any of them?
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At the end, when we wrapped Universal, it was so beautiful.
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They came over and they said, "Would you like any of your costumes?" I said, "Okay, check, check, check, check, check." I said, "Yeah, please send them to-- here's my--" Oh, so you have them?
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No, they never came.
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Oh, no!
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So thank you for bringing it up.
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We gotta work on that.
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Is there anything else, maybe from the set that you have, a keepsake, or anything that you kept that's special?
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Oh, yeah.
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I learned to just say, "I'm taking this," and leave with it.
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global superstar power expanding beyond the Emerald City.
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You're doing amazing.
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So beyond Wicked you're now part of the Meet the Parents franchise.
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I think the fourth upcoming film, it's called Fokker in Law.
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Ben Stiller describes your performance as brilliant.
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What?
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How was that for you?
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It was truly spectacular.
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I mean, I have grown up adoring Ben.
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Every single person in the cast, I have grown up worshiping.
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So to be able to work with them and share a creative space with them was a dream come true.
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Ariana's acting career blossoming with her success as a global pop star.
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So we also have to talk about your singing.
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I think I've learned that they feed one another.
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And I think that balance was missing in my life for a long time.
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And I'll figure out the dance as we go.
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I'm sure the people who love the music, they're like, wait, is she still going to sing?
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You're still going to sing?
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You're still going to act?
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I guess they're like both your babies.
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Yeah.
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My fans are so incredibly supportive of that and of me navigating that in real time and being like a curious,
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creative person who's always like wondering what will inspire next.
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in the second and final chapter, Wicked For Good.
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Is there anything else on your bucket list?
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I really am enjoying acting right now, and whether it's movies, or being on stage, or a little something here and there,
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I think that's currently what I'm most inspired by, but...
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I'll still say that promise.
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So would you want to do like theater on the stage?
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I would.
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Yeah, that's where I started
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and of course it would be a dream to find the
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right thing to come back to to be on stage
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and we'll see you know I'm grateful to be along for the ride.
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I believe her so I should note our conversation happened before Ariana was rushed by
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that zealous fans remember in Singapore at the Asia Pacific premiere last week.
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The global star will embark on her highly anticipated eternal sunshine tour so she's doing her music she's going back on
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you can catch her and Wicked for Good from our sister company Universal Pictures and Theaters this Friday.
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This is what I will say because people always say you know what was
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so and so like it was like
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so Clara was there behind the scenes of my daughter Claire was there and Claire is a fan.
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I mean like every Christmas she wants the perfume and you know
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and there's some stars where I could say oh my daughter's there.
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Hey she went over to her and she just she was so present like the real deal.
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She made her feel seen and I think you know people always talk about how they
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It's because their emotions are like right under the surface.
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Like when they come and you're interviewing with her, she's...
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Yeah, she's right here so I root for her.
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Nothing she can't do either.
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Very talented.
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Yeah, absolutely.
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So that was really terrific.
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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección
Esta lección de conversación de nivel B2 se basa en el vídeo “Ariana Grande Talks ‘Wicked: For Good,’ Return to Music, More”. Las palabras que más se repiten: Wicked, fan, Ariana, sing, dream. Este vídeo tiene 83 frases y 860 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 4:54. El hablante habla a un ritmo natural de unas 176 palabras por minuto, cercano a una conversación cotidiana. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar.
Vocabulario clave de este vídeo
Las 15 palabras más avanzadas del vídeo, con su pronunciación y significado:
| Palabra | Pronunciación | Significado |
|---|---|---|
| inspire verbo | /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ | inspirar, infundir |
| embark verbo | /ɪmˈbɑɹk/ | embarcarse |
| keepsake sustantivo | /ˈkiːp.seɪk/ | recuerdo |
| zealous adjetivo | /ˈzɛləs/ | celoso, ahincado |
| blossom verbo | /ˈblɑ.səm/ | florecer |
| align verbo | /əˈlaɪn/ | alinearse, alinear |
| navigate verbo | /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/ | navegar, singlar |
| adore verbo | /əˈdoɹ/ | adorar |
| anticipate verbo | /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/ | anticiparse |
| perfume sustantivo | /ˈpɝfjuːm/ | aroma, perfume |
| lifelong adjetivo | /ˈlaɪf.lɔːŋ/ | vitalicio, de toda la vida |
| gown sustantivo | /ˈɡaʊ̯n/ | manto, capa |
| audition sustantivo | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | audición |
| superstar sustantivo | /ˈsuː.pəˌstɑː/ | superestrella, superstar |
| terrific adjetivo | terrífico |
Phrasal verbs que vas a escuchar
| Palabra | Significado |
|---|---|
| grow up verbo | crecer |
| figure out verbo | averiguar, captar |
| go back on verbo | retractarse, desdecirse |
Frases que vale la pena repetir
Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:
- Do you get to keep any of them?
- How was that for you?
- You're still going to sing?
- You're still going to act?
- Is there anything else on your bucket list?
Gramática en este vídeo
Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:
| Estructura | En el vídeo |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahora | I've ever been · have grown · I've learned |
| Voz pasiva be + participio pasado — importa lo que ocurre, no quién lo hace | was meant · being trusted · was rushed |
| Oraciones de relativo who / which + oración — información extra sobre una persona o cosa | person who loves · people who love |
Pronunciación a tener en cuenta
El hablante usa 20 contracciones y formas reducidas, como you're, I'm, they're. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.
- Los sonidos de “sh” y “zh”: audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, sunshine /ˈsʌnʃaɪn/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/
- Palabras largas — cuida el acento: anticipate /ænˈtɪs.ɪ.peɪt/, spectacular /spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/
Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:
- /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, supportive /səˈpɔɹtɪv/, vocal /ˈvoʊ̯.kəl/
- /z/ — sonora, no /s/: zealous /ˈzɛləs/, theirs /ðɛɚz/
Cómo practicar con este vídeo
- Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
- Empieza a velocidad 0,75×, haz shadowing frase por frase y vuelve a la velocidad normal cuando te resulte fácil.
- Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como inspire, embark, keepsake.
¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?
Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.