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Second Season of "Pocoyo" Shorts Comes Exclusively, Carolina Benvenga Stars as "Nanny Carolina"

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Pocoyo is a show for children. It has short episodes called shorts.

A new season is coming. It is season two. People can watch it in one place only. This is called an exclusive release.

Carolina Benvenga is in the show. She plays "Tata Carolina." "Tata" means nanny in Italian. A nanny takes care of children.

Carolina Benvenga says her character is like Mary Poppins. Mary Poppins is a famous nanny from a movie.

Carolina Benvenga likes singer Cristina D'Avena very much. She calls her an idol.

She once went to a Cristina D'Avena concert. She wore a costume. The costume was Sailor Moon.

Sailor Moon is a character from a cartoon. Many people love this cartoon.

Now Carolina Benvenga works on TV. She plays a nanny in the new show.

Fans are happy about the new season. They want to see Carolina as Tata Carolina.

Vocabulary10 words

episode
one part of a show
shorts
very short videos or films
exclusive
only in one place
nanny
a person who takes care of children
Mary Poppins
a famous movie nanny
Cristina D'Avena
a famous Italian singer
idol
a person you love and admire
concert
a music show
Sailor Moon
a famous cartoon character
TV
television

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Quiz

1. What is "I corti di Pocoyo"?
2. What role does Carolina Benvenga play?
3. True or False: Carolina Benvenga once went to a concert dressed as Sailor Moon.

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Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

_____ is a show for children.

A new season is coming. People can watch it in one _____ place.

Carolina Benvenga plays "Tata Carolina." "Tata" means _____ in Italian.

She says her character is like _____.

She calls Cristina D'Avena her _____.

She once went to a _____. She wore a Sailor Moon costume.

Now she works on _____.

She plays a _____ in the new show.

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