Pratique du Shadowing: Ushi interviews Adele (funny interview) - Apprendre l'anglais à l'oral avec YouTube

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Hi!
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Yes.
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Hi!
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Hello!
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Hi!
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Hello!
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Nice to meet you.
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Thank you very much.
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Thank you very much.
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I must tell you, my name is Ushi Hirasaki.
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Ushi?
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Ushi, yes, thank you.
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Ushi Hirasaki from Tokyo Broadcasting.
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And I must tell you, my English is not so very bad.
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Okay, okay.
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Yes?
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Yeah.
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Thank you.
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You went to Japan?
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I went to go two times, but I can't fly that far.
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It's too far away.
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It's very far away.
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So I got to the plane and couldn't get on it.
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So I haven't been to Japan.
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So two times you went to Japan?
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Some home I say.
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Oh, you're so surprised.
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Hello, Miss Adele singing woman.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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How is it to be you and what you learned about you?
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It's good being me.
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They love you?
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Yeah.
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I played a huge show on Friday here in Amsterdam.
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The Heineken musical was like 5,000 people.
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It was like amazing, ridiculous.
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Yes.
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What is meaning of ridiculous?
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Um, outrageous.
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Like a dream.
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Ah, you were sleeping?
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No, no. It was like a dream come true.
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Ah, I understand.
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Yeah.
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How, when and where, please?
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Sorry.
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Um...
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I'm from London.
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Hello, I'm from Japan.
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Okay, when I was, like, 16, I was in London, and I wrote some songs, and I put them on MySpace.
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You were in space?
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I wasn't in space.
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What's my time?
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Come on.
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In space, you were in space?
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In the computer, though.
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Not in space.
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Like, um...
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Like in space?
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Like really in space?
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No, no, like in the computer.
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How long you were?
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One day, two days?
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So you were the first woman in space?
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No, I can't fly.
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I don't like flying.
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On a laptop.
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Ah, yes.
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Okay, I don't...
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I did not understand, yes.
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Why is your CD called 19?
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Because I was 19 when I wrote it.
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Good answer.
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What is the biggest difference between a good song and good sex?
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Good song and good sex?
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Yes.
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Oh, my God.
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So, a good song, you get a good feeling when you write a good song, and you get a very good feeling when you have sex.
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Yes.
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Yeah.
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How do you call it, your accent?
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I'd probably say Cockney.
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Cockney.
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Cockney?
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Cockney, yeah.
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Cockney.
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Ha-ha!
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Cockney!
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Oh, my God!
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Cock...
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Cockney!
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Cockney!
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You have dirty mind!
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Yes!
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Cockney!
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It's a good word, I like it.
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I'm sorry.
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OK, let's do this question.
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Uh, Del singing, woman, can you please sing a little bit song?
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No, I'm shy embarrassed embarrassed We maybe because it together because I am Could sing a place.
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Okay.
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Yes.
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Yes.
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Yes Yes, please please please to make you
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You know, I was very romantic when my boyfriend, first of all, my boyfriend gave me the song.
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And he said, listen to the song, please.
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It was so romantic.
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But I'm always really sad when I hear a song because he left.
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Oh.
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My boyfriend had sex with my brother.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Yeah.
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Oh.
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So it was not so good.
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You know, I would like to have a little bit like you, because you're pretty beautiful.
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And me, we in Japan, all the ladies are pretty, like, bony skinny.
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Maybe it's just in your jeans, like...
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I'm not wearing jeans.
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I'm only wearing little skirts.
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Like the history of your family.
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You know my family?
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No, I don't.
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You know my family?
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No, I don't.
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Is it hard to tell you?
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I'm saying maybe you're skinny because all of your, like, your mother is skinny and stuff like that.
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Yes, my mother is skinny, yes.
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But, like, you're like your mum and I'm like my nan because we're family.
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She won a lot of prizes.
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She won a lot of prizes?
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No. Yeah.
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No. Congratulations.
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I read...
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Oh, my Grammys.
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Yes.
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Oh, sorry.
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Yeah, now I think I'm with my granny.
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She won a lot of prizes?
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No. Two prizes she won?
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I did.
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Your granny did?
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No. I won two prizes.
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So, your granny won two prizes.
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Two prizes.
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No, I won...
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Two granny.
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I won two prizes called a Grammy.
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I won two Grammys.
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They're an American Music Award.
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Ah, it's not about your granny.
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No, not about my granny.
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This Grammy sounds like granny, I guess.
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Ah.
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You have boyfriend now?
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No. You're a single woman?
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A single woman, yeah.
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You like Japanese?
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Um, I...
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He's a single man.
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Oh, no. He's looking for a.. sometimes for a date.
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Oh, okay.
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Um, I...
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So maybe tonight you can have dinner together.
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Oh.
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Yeah, he would like to have dinner with you tonight.
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Oh, thank you.
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I'm going home tonight.
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I'm going home to England.
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I'm flying home in probably about half an hour, so...
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So if you are in the mood and you don't have boyfriends, what do you do?
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It's very serious question.
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Oh my God.
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I just go to sleep.
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Yeah, but you have to do it.
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You're gonna have to do it.
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But it's good for you.
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It's good for you, but you don't have to do it.
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I don't really want to talk about masturbating in an interview when there's cameras.
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I was not talking about masturbating.
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I was talking about singing.
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Oh my God.
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Yes.
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What's more?
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You're talking about sex all the time.
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Oh no. Yes, you're talking about sex all the time.
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Oh my God.
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Oh my God.
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Yes, all the boys.
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Okay, serious question now.
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Is it true you went to school with skinny but pretty voice, totally tattooed all over the body, drugs taken singing with wine in the house.
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Sorry, sorry, pardon.
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Is it true you went to school with skinny but pretty voice, totally tattooed all over the body, drugs taken singing with wine in the house?
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It's not, no, I didn't.
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No, I didn't...
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Sorry!
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Oh, my God, I'm crying!
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Yeah...
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No, I didn't, um...
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A serious question.
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Um...
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I tell you the question again?
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No, I know it!
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Is it true you went to school with skinny but pretty boys, tattoo all over the body, Drex Taken singing Miss Wine in the house.
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I did, yeah.
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Yes, you like your voice?
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Yeah, I love Amy Winehouse.
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Yes, you have better voice.
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Oh, thank you very much.
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Yes.
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Is this with one?
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Yeah.
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In Japan, we always do it.
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Maybe you are like this.
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In Japan, we always...
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Oh, my goodness.
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It's okay.
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It's okay, it's fine.
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Because we always do it in Japan because it's really hot.
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Do you like a music question?
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You decide...
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Or a question about men?
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Music.
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I love your beautiful song daydream.
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Is it about you?
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It's about a boy.
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It's about the boyfriend You have more men?
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I've had three boyfriends When are you starting writing songs?
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I don't know yet.
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I've written about four or five songs new ones That will be on the second album
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I need to write a lot more songs And yeah, how many like six more songs this year This year I've
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written five songs five we want to see songs for one album.
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Yes You you maybe have picture for you for me please Have I got a picture for you?
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Yes, you don't have picture.
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Hmm.
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Hmm.
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I'm busy for me for you Oh, you you like pizza.
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Yeah, yes Okay, but I need your hands for the picture Yes This is for you.
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This is for me for you.
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Okay.
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Yes.
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Who's that?
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That's me.
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Yeah!
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I was looking at you and you weren't laughing.
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You were so sweet.
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Oh, my God.
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Being punked or something.
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Yeah.
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You know, Afton Kutcher with punk.
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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know.
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Madness.
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Nothing like it. And now...
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When you're her, I mean.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you very much.
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She was really, really nice.
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Oh, thank you very much.
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That's a really nice...
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And you were really sweet.
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Okay.
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I wasn't very impatient, though, was I?
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You were...
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You were really patient, yeah.
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LAUGHTER Yeah.
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I haven't got to be at the airport for, like, five hours.
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I haven't really got to get on an aeroplane yet.
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Oh!
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Ah!
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I was just saying that.

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About This Lesson

This lesson focuses on improving your English speaking skills through a humorous interview featuring Ushi and Adele. By watching and practicing with this transcript, you will enhance your listening comprehension and gain confidence in your speaking abilities. You’ll engage in english speaking practice that involves understanding context, recognizing emotions in dialogue, and using everyday vocabulary. This practice will help you improve english pronunciation and build a more natural speaking rhythm as you learn to express your thoughts clearly and effectively.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Nice to meet you – A polite greeting used when meeting someone for the first time.
  • Thank you very much – An expression of gratitude.
  • Ridiculous – Something that is outrageous or unbelievable; used here to describe an overwhelming experience.
  • Dream come true – A phrase indicating that something you hoped for has happened.
  • I understand – A phrase used to confirm comprehension.
  • How is it to be you? – A question about someone’s experience or feelings about themselves.
  • I went two times – A way of indicating having visited a place more than once.
  • I can't fly that far – A personal expression indicating difficulties with travel distances.

Practice Tips

To maximize the benefits of this lesson, consider using the shadow speech technique. Start by listening closely to the dialogue, paying attention to Adele's intonation and emotion in her voice. Then, replay sections of the interview and try to repeat her lines immediately after hearing them. Make sure to mimic the tone, speed, and expression to foster a natural flow in your speech.

Since the interview is lighthearted and features humorous exchanges, feel free to pause the video at moments that resonate with you most. Use these pauses to practice your IELTS speaking practice by answering questions related to the content. For example, you might consider how you would answer Ushi's questions about your own dreams or experiences. This approach not only builds fluency but also helps activate vocabulary in authentic contexts. Remember to keep practicing until speaking English feels more relaxed and natural!

Qu'est-ce que la technique du Shadowing ?

Le Shadowing est une technique d'apprentissage des langues fondée sur la science, développée à l'origine pour la formation des interprètes professionnels. Le principe est simple mais puissant : vous écoutez de l'anglais natif et le répétez immédiatement à voix haute — comme une ombre suivant le locuteur avec un décalage de 1 à 2 secondes. Les recherches montrent une amélioration significative de la précision de la prononciation, de l'intonation, du rythme, des liaisons, de la compréhension orale et de la fluidité.

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