Ed Sheeran speaks about the controversy during his concert in the Uni | Beginner Italian class Nº068

Today's story: Ed Sheeran speaks about the controversy during his concert in the United States.. You will hear it in Italian first, then line by line with the English beside it.
Today's headline in Italian: Ed Sheeran parla della polemica durante il suo concerto negli Stati Uniti
(00:00) Welcome and today's headline
(00:35) Three more stories today
(01:42) Today's headline, slowly
(02:41) dire
(03:25) Before the main artist
(04:05) A place for everyone
(04:57) The story again
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TODAY'S ITALIAN TEXT
Ed Sheeran parla della polemica durante il suo concerto negli Stati Uniti
Sabato, durante il concerto, Ed Sheeran ha detto che la situazione a Gaza è ingiusta.
La polemica riguarda Macklemore.
Il concerto era semplice e non c'erano altri artisti prima di lui.
Altri musicisti avevano lasciato il suo tour.
Per lui, il concerto deve essere un luogo per tutti.
ALSO ON TODAY'S FRONT PAGE
I gruppi dell'industria automobilistica americana vogliono bloccare le auto cinesi negli Stati Uniti
McIlroy, golfista dell'Irlanda del Nord, è in gara in Inghilterra
Tom Watson, ex viceleader laburista, entra in Palantir nel Regno Unito
WHAT TODAY'S CLASS TEACHES
- verb (dire)
- vocabulary (riguarda)
- connector words (non c'erano)
- vocabulary (avevano lasciato)
- connector words (per tutti)
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