Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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embarrassed /ɪmˈbærəst/ B1 |
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jealous /ˈdʒɛləs/ B1 |
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tourist /ˈtʊərɪst/ A2 |
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insist /ɪnˈsɪst/ B2 |
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fashion /ˈfæʃən/ A2 |
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trust /trʌst/ A2 |
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experiment /ɪkˈspɛrɪmənt/ B1 |
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impaired /ɪmˈpɛərd/ C1 |
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headway /ˈhɛdweɪ/ C1 |
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mystical /ˈmɪstɪkəl/ C1 |
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idiot /ˈɪdiət/ B2 |
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genius /ˈdʒiːnjəs/ B2 |
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humiliating /hjuːˈmɪliˌeɪtɪŋ/ C1 |
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satellite /ˈsætəlaɪt/ B2 |
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inseparable /ɪnˈsɛpərəbəl/ C1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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I'm not going to have to buy that I'm with stupid t-shirt anymore.
➔ Future intention (be going to)
➔ Using "going to" to express a decision or plan made before speaking about a future state.
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You're not really going to buy that, are you?
➔ Question tags
➔ Adding "are you?" to the end of a statement to seek confirmation from the listener.
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If you insist on wearing that in public, you're going to spend the rest of the afternoon all by yourself.
➔ First Conditional (If + present simple, will/be going to)
➔ Using "If" + present tense to describe a possible condition and its likely result in the future.
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You're going to make me choose between you and the hat.
➔ Causative verb (make someone do something)
➔ Using "make" followed by an object and the bare infinitive to express forcing or causing someone to act.
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I don't know who's running for president or who that NATO guy is.
➔ Indirect questions / Embedded questions
➔ Using question words (who) within a larger sentence with normal subject-verb word order instead of question order.
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I have to do something. She kind of teased me about how I dress.
➔ Modal verb of obligation (have to)
➔ Using "have to" to express that a situation requires an action to be taken.
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I shouldn't be here, you know?
➔ Modal verb of advice/regret (shouldn't)
➔ Using "shouldn't" to express that an action is not appropriate or regrettable.
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I'm not going to be embarrassed anymore.
➔ Passive voice (be + past participle)
➔ Using "be" + "embarrassed" (past participle) to describe a state or feeling experienced by the subject.
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