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Italian Actress Emanuela Fanelli Talks About New TV Series Peccato

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Emanuela Fanelli is an Italian actress. She has a new TV series called Peccato.

In the series, Fanelli talks about her own decline. She says this helps her feel less afraid of it. She thinks one day people will call her less. She says this will happen to everyone.

People compare her new show to another show called Boris. Fanelli says this is a big compliment. She feels very flattered by the comparison.

Fanelli also talks about love. She says it is hard for her to talk about love in public. She thinks feelings lose value when you share them with too many people.

She also says that happiness does not come only from work. Work is important, but it is not everything in life.

Vocabulary10 words

actress
a woman who acts in movies or TV shows
series
a TV show with many episodes
decline
when something becomes less good or less popular
compliment
nice words about someone
flattered
feeling happy because someone said something nice about you
fame
when many people know who you are
feelings
emotions, like love or happiness
value
how important or special something is
compare
to say two things are similar
public
in front of other people

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1. What is Peccato?
2. How does Fanelli feel about the comparison to Boris?
3. True or False: Fanelli says happiness comes only from work.

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Emanuela Fanelli is an Italian _____. She has a new TV series called Peccato.

In the series, Fanelli talks about her own _____. She says this helps her feel less afraid of it.

People _____ her new show to another show called Boris. Fanelli says this is a big compliment.

She feels very _____ by the comparison.

She also says that _____ does not come only from work.

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