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From the Ted Talk by Yve Blake: For the love of fangirls

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sparaeltey, I become oesbessd with female screams. Not in a creepy way. I'm talking about, like, those shrieks and squeals that fangirls let out at concerts. I want to know why it is that some people iilsinncvetty flcinh when I merely describe the sound, like it's painful just to think about it. Then I meet Amy Hume. She's a voice coach. And she blows my mind. Because she tells me that the flaeme voice between the ages of 11 and 13 is one of the most interesting things to study. Why? Because there's this rceaesrh by Carol Gilligan that says that is the age when girls begin to perform and alter their voices. For example, adding breath for maturity, (iinimattg vocal fry) or adding vocal fry for apathy.

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__________, I become ________ with female screams. Not in a creepy way. I'm talking about, like, those shrieks and squeals that fangirls let out at concerts. I want to know why it is that some people _____________ ______ when I merely describe the sound, like it's painful just to think about it. Then I meet Amy Hume. She's a voice coach. And she blows my mind. Because she tells me that the ______ voice between the ages of 11 and 13 is one of the most interesting things to study. Why? Because there's this ________ by Carol Gilligan that says that is the age when girls begin to perform and alter their voices. For example, adding breath for maturity, (_________ vocal fry) or adding vocal fry for apathy.

Solution


  1. separately
  2. female
  3. flinch
  4. obsessed
  5. instinctively
  6. imitating
  7. research

Original Text


Separately, I become obsessed with female screams. Not in a creepy way. I'm talking about, like, those shrieks and squeals that fangirls let out at concerts. I want to know why it is that some people instinctively flinch when I merely describe the sound, like it's painful just to think about it. Then I meet Amy Hume. She's a voice coach. And she blows my mind. Because she tells me that the female voice between the ages of 11 and 13 is one of the most interesting things to study. Why? Because there's this research by Carol Gilligan that says that is the age when girls begin to perform and alter their voices. For example, adding breath for maturity, (Imitating vocal fry) or adding vocal fry for apathy.

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