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The key to exercise solutions in chapter 12.3 - Vocabulary and skills development for the textbook Navigate Elementary A2 - Coursebook with authors Jake Hughes and Katie Wood from Oxford University Press

Question

Listen again and answer the questions with a partner.

  1. What kind of singer is Hema?
  2. Why is Hema so famous?
  3. Is it OK for actors in films not to sing? Should people like Hema be more famous? Why/Why not?

Answer

  1. Hema is a playback singer. She records the songs that other actors use in their films. The actors mime the songs, but you hear Hema’s voice not theirs.
  2. Hema has recorded songs for over sixty Bollywood films and she’s had a few successful albums. She’s been in shows all over India, visited lots of different countries and sang to an audience of three million people when India celebrated its independence.
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