Vocabulary

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Howie: Hiya, young lady. What is your name?
Grace Vanderwaal: Grace.
Howie: Grace, you’re a beautiful young lady, do you know that?
Grace Vanderwaal: Thank you.
Howie: How old are you?
Grace Vanderwaal: Twelve.
Howie: Are you excited to be here?
Grace Vanderwaal: It’s crazy.
Simon: What are you going to sing?
Grace Vanderwaal: I’m singing an original.
Simon: Really?
Grace Vanderwaal: Yes.
Simon: What’s it about?
Grace Vanderwaal: It’s about me.
Simon: And are the people at school behind you, supporting you?
Grace Vanderwaal: Most of my friends don’t really know I sing.
Simon: So they don’t know you’re here.
Grace Vanderwaal: No.
Simon: You believe you could win?
Grace Vanderwaal: Well, I mean miracles can happen, so possibly.
Simon: The stage is yours. Good luck.

Howie: You know, this is a show about surprises. You used the word “miracle”, and I think you are a living, beautiful, walking miracle.

Your original about people not knowing your name is so right and so wrong because I think the world is going to know your name, because you are going right there.

Howie: Can I give a hug?

Simon: Grace, you know what I predict for you? You are the next Taylor Swift.
Grace Vanderwaal: Thank you.
Howie: Do you think we’ve got a star now?
Simon: I’m a 100% certain.

Questions

Ukulele. Who was auditioning (performing)? What’s her name? How old is she?

Classical Guitar, Electric Guitar. Grace said she felt excited. True or false?

Drums, Drum Sticks. All of her classmates from school were cheering her on. Is this right or wrong? Did she tell everyone at school that she was going to be on TV?

Violin, viola, Cello. Was Grace confident that she was going to win? Did she know she was going to win? What did she say?

Trumpet, Trombone. Grace played a violin. Yes or no? What did she do? What was the name of her song?

Saxophone. Did the judges and audience like Grace and her performance? Did Howie the judge press the red buzzer? What happened in the end?

Flute, Clarinet. Simon the judge made a prediction. Is this correct or incorrect? What did he predict?

 
 

Piano, Keyboard. Have you seen a ukulele? Have you seen anyone play a ukulele?

Harp. Can you or your friends play any musical instruments?

Xylophone. Do you know of any child singers or musicians?

Zither, Hammer Dulcimer. What will happen to Grace? What happens to child singers or musicians when they grow up?

Lute, Mandolin. Are there many shows for children’s performances? Are talent shows and competitions popular?

Tuba, French Horn. I would like to enter a talent show. Yes or no? What about your friends?