Olivia Wilde Talks About Her Look in a Video

Introduction

Olivia Wilde is an actress and director. She talked about how she looked in a new video.

Main Body

Olivia was at a film festival in San Francisco. She talked about her new movie, 'The Invite'. People saw a video of her online. They said she looked too thin and strange. Olivia posted a video on Instagram. She said the camera lens was the problem. She stood too close to the camera. This made her look different. Olivia likes to take risks in her work. She does not care if everyone likes her. She wants to make interesting art.

Conclusion

Olivia says the camera made her look strange. She is now focusing on her new movie.

Learning

💡 The "Action-Now" Trick

Look at these words from the story:

  • Talks
  • Likes
  • Wants

The Secret: When we talk about one person (Olivia), we add an -s to the action word.

Olivia likes →\rightarrow She likes Olivia wants →\rightarrow She wants


🧐 Word Switch: "Too"

In the text, people said she looked too thin.

Too = More than what is good.

  • Too hot (I am sweating!)
  • Too thin (Not healthy!)
  • Too loud (My ears hurt!)

đŸ› ī¸ Simple Sentence Building

Combine a Person + Action-s + Thing:

  1. Olivia + likes + art →\rightarrow Olivia likes art.
  2. She + wants + a movie →\rightarrow She wants a movie.

Vocabulary Learning

actress (n.)
a woman who works in movies or plays
Example:Olivia Wilde is an actress.
director (n.)
a person who directs a film
Example:Olivia Wilde is a director.
film (n.)
a movie that is shown on screen
Example:She was at a film festival.
festival (n.)
a gathering of people to celebrate something
Example:She was at a film festival.
video (n.)
a recording of moving pictures
Example:She talked about her look in a new video.
camera (n.)
a device that takes pictures or records video
Example:She said the camera lens was the problem.
lens (n.)
part of a camera that focuses light
Example:The camera lens was the problem.
online (adv.)
on the internet
Example:People saw a video of her online.
thin (adj.)
having little weight or thickness
Example:They said she looked too thin.
strange (adj.)
odd or unusual
Example:The camera made her look strange.