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Hey, I'm Dua Lipa and I'm doing the Wired Autocomplete Interview.
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Okay.
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First one.
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What is Dua Lipa's real name?
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It's just Dua Lipa.
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No middle name.
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That's it.
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It's Albanian, so that's why it probably sounds a bit weird to everyone.
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What Dua Lipa song are you?
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I guess I'd have to be all of them really, in some capacity.
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What Dua Lipa fans are called?
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There's no set name.
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I always just call them my loves.
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They'd have to decide on their own.
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It's not my duty to name them.
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What was Dua Lipa's first song?
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The first song that I put out was called New Love.
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I put that out in 2015.
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I'm 15.
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Oh my God, when I look back on that video, it's so crazy.
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What is Dua Lipa's accent?
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Honestly, I have no idea.
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British on most occasions.
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Does Dua Lipa have a Grammy?
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I have two.
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It feels so weird saying it.
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Does Dua Lipa speak Spanish?
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I don't, but I bloody wish I did.
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I feel like it's such a sexy language.
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Maybe this should be my New Year's resolution is learn Spanish.
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Does Dua Lipa support Liverpool?
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Hmm, how do I say this in the best way possible?
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I'm like, can you say like honorary Liverpool supporter?
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Only because my dad and brother support Arsenal
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and I think I'd be getting in a lot of trouble if I said that I just support Liverpool, but I love Liverpool, it's always got a special place in my heart.
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Does Dua Lipa like anime?
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I do!
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And my favorite anime is Ponyo.
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It's the cutest, I'm just obsessed with it.
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Does Dua Lipa play guitar?
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I don't play guitar, but I used to play the cello in school.
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And then I got bullied about it a lot.
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And so I quit and now I can't play anything.
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How did Dua Lipa get discovered?
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Bit of a long story, but I'll try and shorten it a little bit.
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When I was young, I always wanted to make music.
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I started making YouTube covers and I started showing them to my friends in school.
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And then I used them as a form of portfolio to work with different producers and get in the studio.
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And I was like, you know, I sing, and I would love it if we could get in the studio and write together.
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I made a bunch of demos, and then I basically Googled managers in London.
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And then I got offered a publishing deal.
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Then I had to find a lawyer, and then the lawyer was trying to help me.
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I was like, don't sign this publishing deal, whatever you do, let me help you find a manager and he introduced me to my manager Ben.
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And so that was a really, really long story, cut short.
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How is Dua Lipa pronounced?
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Dua Lipa.
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It's quite easy, although growing up, I feel like it was really difficult for lots of teachers and people to pronounce it.
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How tall is Dua Lipa feet?
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Five foot eight and my feet size six UK.
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How to get Dua Lipa hair.
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On occasion a lot of it is bought and glued in.
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That's quite easy, I feel like anyone could do that.
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But other than that, I struggle to try and make it look nice.
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Bad hair days are kind of my thing.
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What is homesick Dua Lipa about?
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It was really, I'd spent so much time away from London and then it started pouring with rain in Los Angeles
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And it just made me miss London so much.
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That's what Homesick was about, was trying to get back home.
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What are Dua Lipa rules?
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Work hard and be nice.
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What is Dua Lipa's zodiac sign?
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I'm a Leo, but I'm also a Libra rising and a Cancer moon,
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so I'm emotional as .
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But then really tough, so don't mess with me.
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What is Dua Lipa's middle name?
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I don't have a middle name.
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It's just Dua Lipa.
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Kinda wish I did.
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What is Electricity Dua Lipa about?
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It's about love feeling so electric and completely sending these electric messages all up
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and down your spine and the feeling that you get when you're falling in love.
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It's a fun song.
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This was really a kind of turning point for me in terms of confidence when I shot the music video for Electricity.
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It kinda changed my life.
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I was like for the first time I was in front of cameras.
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I was very much in the zone
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and I didn't really care what anybody was thinking
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and I just kind of let it all out and that song will always kind of represent that for me.
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And I made that with my friends Mark Ronson and Diplo.
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So it's always more special when you get to do stuff with your mates.
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Can Dua Lipa sing?
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I bloody hope so.
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Otherwise I have no idea what I'm doing here.
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Can Dua Lipa drive?
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I can drive.
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I actually passed my driving test first time.
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I would always get public transport, but I do really love the freedom of just getting in your car and going wherever you want.
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Can Dua Lipa rap?
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Only at karaoke.
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That's where I like to rap, because I hate singing at karaoke, so I like to rap.
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Can Dua Lipa sing high notes?
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I'm learning, I'm learning.
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I definitely have such a low voice, so I've always struggled with high notes, but I have been practicing
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and working with my vocal coach to be able to just like expand my range and learn some new stuff.
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Okay, who is Dua Lipa siblings?
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I have two siblings.
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I have a younger brother and a younger sister.
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My sister is called Rina and my brother's called Jin.
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And they are the loves of my life.
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Who is Dua Lipa the singer?
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Interesting question to answer.
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I am, I guess, Dua Lipa the singer.
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I guess a songwriter first and foremost, and born and raised in London, but via Kosovo, which is where my parents are from.
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And so I always feel like I'm from two places at once, and I also feel like that makes me who I am.
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Who is Dua Lipa signed to?
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I'm signed to Warner Brothers Records, first in the UK and then in the US and the rest of the world as well, and Universal in Germany.
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Who is Dua Lipa's stylist?
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Oh, my amore, Lorenzo Pissacco.
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I love him, I love collaborating with him.
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He's been with me for the longest time.
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We've grown together and it's been amazing.
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Love him to pieces.
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Who is Dua Lipa's mum?
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My mum is an angel sent from above.
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Her name is Anessa and she's my rock and my superhero.
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I wrote my first ever song when I was like four years old and it was about her.
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It was more like a joke, it of something at home.
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It was in Albanian and it was all about when I grow up, can I wear your dress?
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When I grow up, can I borrow your shoes?
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When I grow up, can I be as pretty as you?
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And still, my parents make fun of me sometimes and we still sing at home to each other.
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Who is Dua Lipa's makeup artist?
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Today, I have the wonderful Samantha, who I love.
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She's amazing and she makes me feel like a million bucks.
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Was Dua Lipa in a movie?
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No, I've never been in a movie.
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I don't know if I'm ready yet, but I would love to do it at some point.
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I enjoy acting, I just, my main focus is always music.
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Was Dua Lipa on The Voice?
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No, I wasn't on The Voice.
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Was Dua Lipa on X Factor?
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I wasn't on X Factor, but you know, earlier I said I did like a commercial and then I got offered like a publishing deal.
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I did the commercial for The X Factor where I sang for one of their adverts.
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And then I ended up working with a producer for it who then offered me the publishing deal
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and then I didn't end up signing that.
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But it was like a series of events that happened, which then led to me getting to do what I always dreamt of doing.
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Was Dua Lipa at the Grammys?
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I have been to the Grammys a couple times.
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It's always really, really exciting.
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I have some incredible memories there.
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All right, what have we got?
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Oh, last one.
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Are Dua Lipa and Bibi Rexha related?
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Love Bibi, we're not related.
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We are both Albanian, so I guess in that way, I feel like all Albanian people call each other cousins or sisters or whatever,
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like you see an Albanian person on the street and you're like, yeah, yeah, that's my cousin.
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But no, me and Bibi aren't related.
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I'm from Kosovo and I believe Bibi's from Macedonia, but we speak Albanian and we're very, very proud to be Albanian.
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Are Dua Lipa and Akshom Bronson related?
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Again, not related, but I do see him as my big brother.
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Also got the crazy Albanian roots, and he also gives me the best restaurant recommendations of all time.
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Finally, our Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift friends.
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I love Taylor.
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We've met a couple times.
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She's amazing.
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What an incredible artist.
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Done!
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Thank you so much for watching.
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Feel free to Google any questions, and maybe I'll be back and answer yours.
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Mwah!
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Thank you.

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Questa lezione di conversazione di livello B1 si basa sul video “Dua Lipa Answers the Web's Most Searched Questions”. Le parole che ritornano più spesso: Dua, Lipa, Albanian, song. Questo video contiene 171 frasi e 1600 parole da ripetere con lo shadowing. Il parlato dura 9:14. Chi parla ha un ritmo naturale di circa 173 parole al minuto, vicino a una conversazione quotidiana. Solo il 77% delle parole rientra nelle 3.000 più comuni dell’inglese, quindi il lessico è impegnativo. 40 delle sue 171 frasi sono domande: un buon esercizio per l’intonazione interrogativa e le risposte brevi.

Vocaboli chiave di questo video

Le 15 parole più avanzate del video, con pronuncia e significato:

ParolaPronunciaSignificato
publish verbo/ˈpʌblɪʃ/pubblicare
homesick aggettivo/ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/nostalgico
karaoke sostantivo/ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/karaoke
sibling sostantivo/ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/fratello, sorella
pronounce verbo/pɹəˈnaʊns/dichiarare
anime sostantivo/ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/anime
excite verbo/ɪkˈsaɪt/stimolare, eccitare
obsess verbo/əbˈsɛs/ossessionarsi
shorten verbo/ˈʃɔɹtn̩/accorciarescorciare
zodiac sostantivo/ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/zodiaco
collaborate verbo/kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/collaborare
honorary aggettivo/ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/onorativo
glue sostantivo/ɡlu/colla
superhero sostantivo/ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/supereroe
bully sostantivo/ˈbʊli/bullo, spaccone

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
grow up verbocrescere
end up verboandare a finire, finire

Frasi da ripetere

Frasi brevi e complete del video che puoi riutilizzare nella conversazione di tutti i giorni:

  • It's not my duty to name them.
  • I don't, but I bloody wish I did.
  • Hmm, how do I say this in the best way possible?
  • When I grow up, can I borrow your shoes?
  • All right, what have we got?

La grammatica di questo video

Le strutture che chi parla usa di più, con le parole esatte del video:

StrutturaNel video
Present perfect have/has + participio passato — un’azione passata che conta ancora adessoI've always struggled · He's been · We've grown
Forma passiva be + participio passato — conta ciò che accade, non chi lo faare called · was called · is bought
Verbo + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — i verbi seguiti dalla forma in -ingstarted making · started pouring · hate singing
Superlativi the -est / the most … — il massimo o il minimo di un gruppothe best · the cutest · the longest

Pronuncia a cui fare attenzione

Chi parla usa 43 contrazioni e forme ridotte, come I'm, don't, I'd. Pronunciale nella forma breve, così come le senti.

  • I suoni “sh” e “zh”: publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, shorten /ˈʃɔɹtn̩/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, shoe /ˈʃu/
  • Parole lunghe — attenzione all’accento: karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/, honorary /ˈɑn.əˌɹɛɹ.i/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/

I suoni difficili per chi parla italiano:

  • /h/ — va soffiata, non è muta: homesick /ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/, superhero /ˈs(j)upɚhɪɹoʊ/, wherever /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/
  • Consonante finale — senza aggiungere una vocale dopo: publish /ˈpʌblɪʃ/, homesick /ˈhoʊ̯m.sɪk/, pronounce /pɹəˈnaʊns/, advert /ædvˈɝt/, excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/
  • /æ/ — più aperta della “e”: karaoke /ˈkæ.ɹiˌəʊ.ki/, anime /ˈæn.ɪ.meɪ/, advert /ædvˈɝt/, zodiac /ˈzoʊ.diˌæk/, collaborate /kəˈlæb.ə.ɹeɪt/

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  2. Inizia a velocità 0,75×, fai shadowing frase per frase e torna alla velocità normale quando diventa facile.
  3. Registrati e confronta con l’originale, facendo attenzione a parole come publish, homesick, karaoke.

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