The singer Jain on her debut album and global influences

You are going to watch an interview made with the French singer Jain, where she mostly talks about her music and other daily life issues.

Instruction

Firstly, you have to watch the next video once (or twice) and then, you should answer ten questions about it. Such questions will be in multiple-choice style. In the end, you will find feedback with the correct answer for each question.

Remember, you just have to choose one option from three.

1. Jain said that she traveled a lot when she was young, how many years did she live in Abu Dhabi?

Four years
One year
Three years

2. Where did she write her single “Come”?

In Abu Dhabi
In Congo
In Africa

3. How did she describe the music video for the song “Come”?

She described it as a multicultural music video
She described it as a multitasking show
She described it as a multibackground show

4. What is the nationality of the people who helped her create the music video for the song?

They’re from South Africa
They’re from America
They’re from France

5. Where was recorded the music video for her song “Makeba”?

It was recorded in France
It was recorded in South Africa
It was recorded in Sweden

6. When was released her album?

On January
On October
On November

7. What was her answer when she was asked: "where do you see yourself in five years"?

Traveling in North America, like Canada and the US
Writing more songs and making more albums
Traveling to some parts of Europe to know more about other cultures

8. Where was her last show?

In Montreal
In Los Angeles
In New York

9. These were some of the things that she preferred in the part of “lightning round questions”:

She prefers pie, winter, and dogs
She prefers pie, summer, and cats
She prefers cake, summer, and cats

10. Almost at the end of the round of lightning questions, Jain had some problems with the understanding of:

The meaning of “skydiving”
The meaning of “white toast”
The meaning of “whole wheat” 

Compare your answers with the correct ones and check how many correct answers you had.

The correct answers are:           

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1. One year
2. In Africa
3. She described it as a multitasking show
4. They’re from France
5. It was recorded in South Africa
6. On November
7. That she would like to travel in North America, like Canada and the US
8. In Montreal
9. She prefers pie, summer, and cats
10. The meaning of “whole wheat”

If you want you can re-watch the video for more practice of her/his accent or move on to the next activity.

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LIVE IN LIMBO. (2016, November 14th). Jain on her debut album "Zanaka" and global influences - Toronto Interview 2016 [Video File]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/nsDxUNZuQjI

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