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[B] Taylor Swift’s Full Interview with Ellen

LET'S UNLOCK WORDS AND PHRASES 🔐

shoot

[ shoot ]

verb

- to use a camera to record a video or take a photograph

We shot four reels of film in Egypt.

butcher

[ 'booch-er ]

verb

- to spoil something completely by performing or dealing with it very badly

He complained that TV screenwriters had butchered his story.

purr

[ pur ]

verb

- to make a quiet, continuous, soft sound

The cat purred as I stroked its fur.

get along

phrasal verb

- If two or more people get along, they like each other and are friendly to each other

I don't really get along with my sister's husband.

put someone on the spot

phrase

- put someone into a situation in which they make a difficult decision or answer a difficult question

I’m not trying to put you on the spot, but could you explain why you did that?

LET'S TAKE A LOOK! [ FULL CLIP ]

What is the video all about?

LET'S TRY IT! - FIRST CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the first cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing words. Write or type down your answers while listening.

⏱ 08:21 - 09:06

  1. Ellen: We're back with Taylor Swift who was just telling me about in the shower. I couldn't hear you. Did you say you ?

  2. Taylor: I do because when you shave your legs isn't the is like soap, right?

  3. Ellen: Yeah, it is. That is that I think that's the that most women wash their legs because we have to because , yeah. "

  4. Ellen: Unless, unless you're not shaving and then you're then . So whenever you're not shaving, you don't wash, ?"

  5. Ellen: God you .

LET'S PRACTICE - SECOND CUT

A. Script Completion

Direction: Watch the second cut of the video and complete the following lines below with the missing phrases.

⏱ 10:05 - 12:07

Icon_Ellen

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

Icon_Ellen

I've tried to learn French _______ (several times) in my life because I think it's a really beautiful language (Ellen: It's beautiful) and I definitely made sure that I had _______ (native French speakers) on set 'cause I didn't want to butcher the language of love (right) that's not what I came here to do.

Icon_Ellen

______ (Say something) in French right now

Icon_Taylor

Um.... you're putting me ________ (on the spot). But I mean, "je suis calm"

Icon_Ellen

Ah, thank you.

Icon_Taylor

I don't know.

Icon_Ellen

What does that mean?

Icon_Taylor

It means I am calm. (Oh)... "Je ne peux pas te parler quand tu es comme ça."

Icon_Ellen

Oh, that's good. That's a good one. (Thanks.) I don't know what that means, but that ____________ (sounded real French). Um, all right. (Because I love cats.) OK, let's talk about cats. So was that kitten just there to be in the video, and then you_________ (took it home)? Or did you put it in the video, and it was ________ (yours already)?

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He was a little cat actor. He was there. _______ (Apparently), there was, I didn't know this at the time. All I know is we had to have a kitten in the scene because I wanted to have the scene where it's like, he gives me a _____ (ring). I'm like, no. He gives me _____ (flowers). I'm like, no. And then he gives me a kitten, and I'm like, yes, absolutely. You know me clearly. And so they show up with ________ (this little kitten), and his ______ (handler ) was like, do you want to hold him first? I was like, absolutely I do. And so they hand me this tiny cat. And I've never really experienced a cat that the second I held this little kitten, he started ________ (purring like a motor). And I was like, OK, whose cat is this? You're really _____ (lucky) whoever owns this cat. And then the girl was like, actually, he doesn't have a home. And then I just, my eyes ________ (turned into hearts). (Yes.) I just immediately was like, I can't think about anything else.

Icon_Ellen

And so how did the other two get along? You can't just bring a cat home. Cats don't, they're not like that.

Icon_Taylor

They're like little puffballs getting in a ______ (fight). It's like marshmallows throwing each other.

Icon_Ellen

That's good then. And his name is Benjamin? (Benjamin Button.) That's right.

Icon_Taylor

Because it's an incredible movie. (Yes, it is.) It's an incredible film.

Icon_Ellen

He ages backward. All right, so...

LET'S DO THE CHALLENGE - FULL CLIP Direction: Answer the following questions based on the video and let's check your comprehension.

⏱ 08:21 - 12:07

  1. Why did Taylor want a kitten in the scene of her music video?

  2. How did Taylor end up adopting Benjamin the kitten?

  3. What challenge did Ellen point out about bringing a new cat home?

  4. How do you feel about adopting animals from the set of film or music video shoots? Is it a spontaneous act of kindness or an impulse decision?

  5. How do you feel about the way Taylor Swift integrates personal experiences and elements from her life into her music and music videos?