Lyrics & Translation
Key Vocabulary
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brilliant /ˈbrɪliənt/ B1 |
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starving /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/ B1 |
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window /ˈwɪndoʊ/ A2 |
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wonderful /ˈwʌndərfl/ A2 |
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died /daɪd/ A2 |
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bars /bɑːrz/ A2 |
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breakfast /ˈbrekfəst/ A1 |
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jumper /ˈdʒʌmpər/ A2 |
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annoying /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ B1 |
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raids /reɪdz/ B1 |
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fascinating /ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ/ B2 |
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function /ˈfʌŋkʃən/ B1 |
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disappearing /ˌdɪsəˈpɪərɪŋ/ B1 |
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temperamental /ˌtempərəˈmentəl/ B2 |
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betrayed /bɪˈtreɪd/ B2 |
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trust /trʌst/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Do you think it'll be all right if we had some of this?
➔ Mixed Conditional
➔ The clause "if we had" uses the past simple to talk about an unreal situation, while the main clause "it'll be all right" uses the future simple for the result – a mixed conditional.
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If we start fighting amongst ourselves, we're doomed.
➔ First Conditional
➔ The "if" clause uses the present simple "start", and the result clause uses "will" (contracted to "we're") – a real possible future condition.
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I think I'd know if Harry Potter was in my house, wouldn't I?
➔ Tag Question
➔ The sentence ends with the tag "wouldn't I?" which asks for confirmation. The tag repeats the auxiliary "would" from the conditional "I'd".
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What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
➔ Wh‑question with inversion
➔ In this question the auxiliary verb "is" comes before the subject "the function" – a typical wh‑question inversion.
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Now, tuck in.
➔ Imperative
➔ "tuck in" is a command directed to the listener; the subject "you" is omitted.
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Your sons flew that enchanted car of yours to Surrey and back last night.
➔ Simple Past with adverbial time phrase
➔ "flew" is in the simple past, showing a completed action. The phrase "last night" tells when it happened.
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I sent an agent to Borgin and Burkes. I think, from what you described, what you and Ron saw at the end of the summer, the object that Draco is so interested in is a Vanishing Cabinet.
➔ Complex sentence with relative clause
➔ The clause "that Draco is so interested in" is a relative clause modifying "the object". It provides extra information about the object.
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Dumbledore trusts Snape. Therefore, I do.
➔ Ellipsis (omission of repeated verb)
➔ In the second sentence the verb "trusts" is omitted; "do" stands in for the whole verb phrase "trust Snape".
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We could only place our trust in a handful of people.
➔ Modal verb of ability/possibility (could)
➔ "could" expresses limited ability or possibility in the past: we were only able to trust a few people.
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