Grande Fratello Vip 9: First Finalist Named Tonight
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Grande Fratello Vip 9 is the Italian version of the reality TV show 'Big Brother'.
In this show, famous people, called VIPs, live together in a house for weeks.
Cameras record everything they do and say.
Tonight, 30 October, the show will reveal something important.
The program will name its first finalist of the season.
A finalist is a contestant who makes it to the final episode.
Viewers often vote to decide who stays in the house and who leaves.
This is the ninth season of the popular show.
Italian fans call it 'GF Vip' for short.
The question on everyone's mind is: who will be the first finalist?
News outlets have published previews about tonight's episode.
A preview gives some information before the full event happens.
However, the full details of who will become the finalist are not yet public.
Fans will need to watch the show live to find out.
The announcement is expected to be a major moment of the episode.
An episode is one single part of a TV series.
Grande Fratello Vip has been popular in Italy for many years.
Each season brings new contestants and new drama.
The show is broadcast on Italian television.
Social media will likely discuss the result soon after it airs.
Vocabulary10 words
- VIP
- a very important or famous person
- finalist
- someone who reaches the last round of a contest
- contestant
- a person taking part in a competition
- preview
- information shown before the main event
- episode
- one part of a TV show series
- season
- a full group of episodes shown over some months
- broadcast
- to show something on TV or radio
- viewer
- a person who watches TV
- reveal
- to show or tell something new
- vote
- to choose someone by giving an opinion
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1. The Italian version of 'Big Brother' 2. The first finalist of the season 3. By voting
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Grande Fratello Vip 9 is the Italian version of the reality TV show '_____ Brother'.
In this show, famous people, called _____, live together in a house for weeks.
Cameras record everything they do and _____.
Tonight, 30 October, the show will reveal something _____.
The program will name its first _____ of the season.
A finalist is a contestant who makes it to the final _____.
Viewers often _____ to decide who stays in the house and who leaves.
This is the ninth _____ of the popular show.
News outlets have published _____ about tonight's episode.
Fans will need to watch the show live to find _____.
The show is _____ on Italian television.
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