Shadowing Practice: Adele - Send My Love (To Your New Lover) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 27 sentences and 325 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:38. The speaker talks slowly, about 90 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

10 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• cloth /klɒθ/ (noun) — A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes…
• lover /ˈlʌvɚ/ (noun) — One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
• forgive /fɚˈɡɪv/ (verb) — To pardon (someone); to waive any negative feeling towards or desire for punishment or retribution against.
• guitar /ɡɪˈtɑɹ/ (noun) — A stringed musical instrument, of European origin, usually with a fretted fingerboard and six strings, played with the fingers or a plectrum (guitar pick).
• everlasting /ˌɛvəɹˈlæstɪŋ/ (adjective) — Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
• tremble /ˈtɹɛmbl̩/ (verb) — To shake, quiver, or vibrate.
• treat /tɹiːt/ (verb) — To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).
• rise /ɹaɪz/ (verb) — To move upwards.
• heat /hit/ (noun) — Thermal energy.
• handle /ˈhæn.d(ə)l/ (noun) — The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• fall down /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ (verb) — To fall to the ground. To collapse.
• keep up (verb) — To maintain; to preserve; to prevent from deteriorating or falling.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 35 contractions and reduced forms, such as ain't, gotta, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like cloth, lover, forgive.