Shadowing Practice: Taylor Swift Answering Every Question Like It's About Her Cats - Learn English Speaking with Video

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What do you think about?

Are you really in the moment?

Do you ever, like, and this is not to diss any, because you've got to once in a while drift off and go,

oh, I wonder if this is going on.

Do you ever leave that moment and go someplace in your head?

You know what?

Sometimes, yes.

Because, you know, and I catch myself because I'm like, focus, focus.

Because if I, like, there are a million different times during that show where I could, like, fall into a hole and break my leg.

Yes.

Because there are, like, all these different cues, and you have to remember them but sometimes I'll be like, oh, my gosh, cats are so cute.

I'd love a cat.

Like, maybe I should get a cat.

Can they travel on planes?

Do they allow cats in hotel rooms?

But they're so cute.

Some cats like to swim.

That's cool.

And then I'm like, I'm on stage right now.

Like...

Congratulations on your two Grammys the other night and a standing ovation.

Thank you.

How great was that?

Thank you.

It was like top five best moments of my life, the standing ovation at the Grammys.

Top five.

Like, first, well, there have been so many wonderful ones.

Like, that's so top five.

One being with him, obviously.

The top four?

Yeah.

I think, do you, OK.

Like, winning album of the year at the Grammys, playing Gillette Stadium, singing with James Taylor, standing ovation at the Grammys, buying my cat.

That cat is unbelievably cute.

We're going to show pictures of that cat.

I am so envious of you having that cat.

My cats don't look like that.

Oh, wow.

No, that cat is the cutest thing.

It's a Scottish fold, right?

Yeah.

It's the cutest cat I've ever seen in my life.

And I look at my cats when I go home every day going, why aren't you that cute?

They're not as cute.

That is, okay, so you brought some video.

Just to rub it in my face how cute that cat is, that it's cuter than my cats, you brought a video as well.

Yeah.

All right.

I take a lot of video of the cat.

All right, I don't blame you.

All right, let's take a look of the video.

Oh, this one's called Cat Fail.

All right.

That's hilarious. And fail.

Uh -oh.

Oh, no. Oh, no. That's awesome that you take this. And that.

So the CD launch is very exciting.

Yeah.

But can I talk about your new addition to your family first?

Yes, you can.

Oh, OK.

You can do that.

So I got a new cat.

Yeah.

Um...

Yeah.

Come on.

Her name is Detective Olivia Benson.

Mm -hmm.

She was named after my favorite character on Law & SVU, but it's very confusing for me, because since I named the cat

Detective Olivia Benson, she's since been promoted on the show to Sergeant Olivia Benson and it's very confusing for the cat and also for me.

Yeah.

So do you call her detective sometimes and sergeant sometimes?

Usually, well, I actually call her a name that doesn't really make any sense, but her name is, in the house, it's Dibbles.

Because it suits her personality more than Olivia.

She's like a scrappy little cat.

So her name is like Olivia, but it's like her personality's more like, here goes the Dibbles.

Like...

What?

Wait, and we have a video?

You brought a video?

I did.

I brought several videos, um, because I over -prepare, but I'm not sure which one they've chosen.

Oh, this is her sleeping.

She's a very aggressive sleeper.

All right.

Everybody kind of sleeps in weird positions, I guess, but...

Girls...

Come on.

Cat is cornering the market.

Oh, my God. On weird positions.

That is the cutest thing.

Taylor and I have been working on a project together where we get to talk about our passion for cats.

It's a local access show, and we brought a clip of our first show, and if it's okay with you,

we thought we would show it to you right now.

It's 5 .55 a .m on Sunday.

Welcome to our very first episode of Kitty Corner.

on Utah Public Access Channel 843.

If you're looking for us, it's just after the music channels.

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I'm Taylor with a Y.

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And I'm Ellen with a Y.

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I'm just kidding.

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I hope that's okay.

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It's perfect.

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I'm so excited we finally get to have our own show, and I want to thank our whole crew here at Channel 843

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in helping put this show together and as part of your court -ordered public service.

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Thanks, Paco.

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Thank you, D -Train.

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Thank you.

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Kitty Corner is a show for people who love cats, and we're gonna talk about cats.

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For example, I'll talk about my cats.

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And I'm gonna talk about my cats.

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And we'll answer your questions about cats.

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Yeah.

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You can call us with your questions.

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Well, not now.

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We don't have a phone yet.

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But eventually, and we can call it cat calls.

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Or look what the cat called in.

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Or it's raining, ringing cats and dogs except no dogs.

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No dogs.

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No. Before we go any further, I just want to welcome our newest sponsor.

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Then...

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Collar!

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Hey, Taylor, did you notice that I had pictures of our cat's frame back there?

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You did?

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Yeah.

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Let's look at them.

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Okay.

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Okay.

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Our cats are so cute.

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I've got some questions about your cats.

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Oh, and I've got some questions about your cats.

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I'll go first.

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What's the cutest thing your cats ever did?

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Okay.

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So Olivia and Meredith have been fighting a lot lately, bickering, you know, second child syndrome or second kitty syndrome, as I like to call it.

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And so I thought, are these two ever gonna get along?

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And I was just so worried about it.

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And the other night, in the middle of the night, I got up out of bed to get a drink of water,

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and what did I see on the foot of my bed?

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Is the two kitties snuggling together like they're best friends, but secretly.

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It's like they've been trying to hide their friendship from me.

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That was so cute.

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That's adorable.

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Oh, I just died.

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That's so cute. So cute.

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Yes.

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Now, I'll ask you a question about your kitties.

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Where's the cutest place that your cats have ever hidden?

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Oh, one time, my cat was on the pillow.

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That's cute.

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Well, okay, what should we do next?

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I think I know what you want to do next.

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I think I know what you want to do next.

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Let's say it at the same time.

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Watch a cat video!

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Okay.

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What's she doing?

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What is she doing?

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Oh, my God, what is she doing?

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What is she?

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What am I doing?

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Hey.

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Why are you always...

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What a weird little animal.

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Oh, that was cute.

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That was really cute.

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That's so cute.

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I just wish we could watch cat videos all day.

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I know, but unfortunately, it's only a four -minute show.

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And we can't forget to thank our sponsor, our other amazing sponsor.

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That's right.

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Kitty Corner is also sponsored by Carla's Formula cold medicine for cats.

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Does your cat have the flu?

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Then...

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Carla's formula, it works on fevers.

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Carla's formula, it works on sneezing.

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Achoo!

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If your kitty, kitty is coughing.

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Oh, my heavens, it's almost 6 a .m.

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And that means it's time to say goodbye.

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So stay tuned for your Bible lesson and Mexican cooking on holy guacamole.

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For Kitty Corner, I'm Taylor with a Y.

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And I'm Ellen saying bye for Meow. For Meow.

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Bye bye.

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Did you know French already, or did you learn it for that?

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I've tried to learn French several times in my life, because I think it's a really beautiful language.

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It is beautiful.

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And I definitely made sure that I had native French speakers on set, because I didn't want to butcher the language of love.

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Like, that's not what I came here to do.

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Say something in French right now.

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You're putting me on the spot.

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But I mean, je suis calm.

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Ah, thank you.

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I don't know.

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What does that mean?

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It means I am calm.

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Oh.

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Je ne peux pas te parler quand c 'est comme ça.

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Oh, that's good.

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That's a good one.

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Thanks.

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I don't know what that means, but that sounded real French.

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All right.

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Because I love cats.

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OK, let's talk about cats.

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So was that kitten?

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It doesn't.

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So was that kitten just there to be in the video, or did you and then you took it home,

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or did you put it in the video and it was yours already?

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He was a little cat actor.

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He was there.

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Apparently there was, I didn't know this at the time.

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All I know is we had to have a kitten in the scene, because I wanted to have the scene where it's like, you know.

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He gives me a ring.

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I'm like, no. He gives me flowers.

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I'm like, no. And then he gives me a kitten.

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And I'm like, yes, absolutely.

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You know me clearly.

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And so they show up with this little kitten.

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And his handler was like, do you want to hold him first?

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I was like, absolutely I do.

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And so they hand me this tiny cat.

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And I've never really experienced a cat that the second I held this little kitten, he started purring like a motor.

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And I was like, OK, whose cat is this? you're really lucky whoever owns this cat.

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And then the girl was like, actually, he doesn't have a home.

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And then my eyes turned into hearts.

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Yes.

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I just immediately was like, I can't think about anything else.

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And so how did the other two get along?

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You can't just bring a cat home.

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Cats don't, they're not like that.

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They're like little puff balls getting in a fight.

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It's like marshmallows throwing each other.

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That's good then.

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And his name is Benjamin?

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Benjamin Button.

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That's right.

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Right.

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Because it's an incredible movie.

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Yes, it is.

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It's an incredible film.

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He ages backwards.

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Yeah.

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All right, so we're going to take another break, and then we'll come back again.

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OK, we'll be back.

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We're back with the only person who loves cats possibly as much as I do, or more.

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But I think, no, we.

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I don't want to get in a fight about it.

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No, but no, we both love cats.

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Let's just leave it at that.

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All right, Taylor Swift is who I was talking about.

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OK, so there's video of your other two cats on the plane, I think.

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Is that what we have?

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I think it's just a picture, but it's a good demonstration of just what my personal life looks like.

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Yeah.

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It's just, well, that's just Olivia stretching.

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That's just?

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That's my middle child.

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Yeah.

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She's kind of like a seal.

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And she just lays on her back?

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Oh my god.

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Isn't she amazing?

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And her tail just never grew.

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Oh my god.

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And then she stands up.

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Here's meerkat.

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One.

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Yeah.

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Get it.

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She's a really special animal.

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And that was when she was a baby, meowing.

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Oh my god.

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They're just so cute.

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And now, so you would be, and you're doing the movie Cats.

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Yeah.

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So you probably have an advantage, because you probably act more like.

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I understand them.

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Yes.

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Yeah, I study them.

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Because James Corden had to learn.

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They went to cat school.

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We all went to cat school.

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You have no idea.

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It was like all my dreams came true on the set of this film.

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It was like they literally, they're like, you can come to set as much as you want.

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And I ended up being there every day for four months.

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Just like, they're all like, oh, Taylor's doing cat school again.

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Again.

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She's still here.

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She's still doing cat school.

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What did you learn?

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Well, you crawl around on the floor and you pretend to be a cat.

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Right.

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So this was a good excuse that it's OK and not crazy.

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This was great.

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I was like, this is my job, guys.

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I just have to do this.

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This is my job.

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And then I'm like, you know?

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You know?

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It was great.

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It was like the best experience.

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And then I would go to set.

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So I'd go to cat school in the morning.

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Then I'd stop by the music department, do a little music, do some voice lessons.

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And then I'd go to set.

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And I'd watch

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Rebel Wilson be a cat, or Idris Elba be a cat, or Ian McKellen be a cat, Judi Dench be a cat.

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Who's the best out of all those, obviously?

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I mean, there's got to be one.

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Everybody's a different kind of cat.

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That's a political answer.

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It's, well, it's also the truth, you know?

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They really all are great cats.

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They are all different.

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Yeah.

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But I bet you have the advantage.

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I bet you're really a good cat.

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I mean, I don't, we'll see.

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I really don't know.

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I had the best.

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I had the most fun.

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Yeah.

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I had the best time.

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Name three words to describe yourself.

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Curious.

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Cat lover, make it one word.

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Sure.

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Romantic.

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Yes.

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I would say creative, also.

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That's nice.

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Thank you.

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Yes.

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Okay.

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15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
kitty zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkɪti/	katje, kattenjong
kitten zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈkɪtən̩/	lamprei
sponsor zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈspɒn.səː/	sponsor
formula zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/	formule
detective zelfstandig naamwoord	/dɪˈtɛktɪv/	rechercheur, speurder
lesson zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈlɛs.ən/	les
syndrome zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsɪndɹoʊm/	syndroom
sergeant zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsɑɹ.d͡ʒənt/	sergeant
confuse werkwoord	/kənˈfjuːz/	verwarren, in de war brengen
curious bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈkjʊɹ.i.əs/	nieuwsgierig
passion zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈpæʃən/	passie, hartstocht
flower zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfloʊɚ/	bloem
whoever	/huˈɛvɚ/	wie ook (dan)
congratulations	/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/	gefeliciteerd, proficiat
friendship zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/	vriendschap

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Betekenis
get along werkwoord	opschieten, overeenkomen
come back werkwoord	terugkomen
end up werkwoord	belanden, terechtkomen
stand up werkwoord	opstaan

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Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

What do you think about?
Are you really in the moment?
Wait, and we have a video?
Are fleas a problem for your pretty kitty?
What's the cutest thing your cats ever did?

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — iets dat eerder begon en nog bezig is	have been working · have been fighting · they've been trying
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	have been · I've ever seen · they've chosen
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	was named · been promoted · is also sponsored
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	people who love · person who loves

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 75 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, don't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De klanken “sh” en “zh”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, hilarious /hɪˈlɛə.ɹi.əs/, adorable /əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/, demonstration /dɛmənˈstɹeɪʃən/, guacamole /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: detective /dɪˈtɛktɪv/, confuse /kənˈfjuːz/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: passion /ˈpæʃən/, romantic /ɹoʊˈmæn(t)ɪk/, congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, backward /ˈbækwɚd/, handler /ˈhænd.lə/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: congratulations /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/, aggressive /əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/, goodbye /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, guacamole /ˌɡwɑ.kəˈmol.i/

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Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

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Grammatica in deze video

Uitspraak om op te letten

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