America Ferrera's Iconic Barbie Speech | Barbie | Max – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.It is to be a woman
2.You are so and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough
3.Like, we have to always be , but somehow we're always doing it wrong
4.You have to be thin, but not too thin
5.And you can never say you want to be thin
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR A2)
representing
B1To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.
Example:
"representing a woman,"
literally
A2Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor
Example:
"It is literally impossible to be a woman."
impossible
A2An impossibility
Example:
"It is literally impossible to be a woman."
beautiful
A2Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
Example:
"You are so beautiful and so smart,"
extraordinary
B1Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary.
Example:
"we have to always be extraordinary,"
complaining
B1To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
Example:
"you're accused of complaining."
sisterhood
A2The state, or kinship of being sisters
Example:
"to be a part of the sisterhood,"
acknowledge
B1To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in
Example:
"So find a way to acknowledge that,"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| representing | B1 | To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify. |
| literally | A2 | Word for word; not figuratively; not as an idiom or metaphor |
| impossible | A2 | An impossibility |
| beautiful | A2 | Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address. |
| extraordinary | B1 | Anything that goes beyond what is ordinary. |
| complaining | B1 | To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment. |
| sisterhood | A2 | The state, or kinship of being sisters |
| acknowledge | B1 | To admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in |
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