Shadowing Practice: Boney M . - Rivers Of Babylon (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
בחר מצב תרגול
כל מצב פותח חדר תרגול במסך מלא.
21 משפטים
אם המשפטים קצרים או ארוכים מדי, לחץ על ערוך כדי להתאים אותם.
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The End Ooooooh...
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By the rivers of Babylon There we sat down Yeah,
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we went When we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon
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Where we sat down Yeah,
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we will When we remember Zion Let the wicked carry us away in captivity
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Required from us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
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That the wind is carrying us away in captivity
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Requiring of us a song Now how shall we sing the Lord's song In a strange land
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Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm.
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Let the words of our mouths and the meditation of our heart be acceptable in thy sight,
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here tonight
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Let the words of our mouth Stand the meditation of our heart Be acceptable in thy sight,
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here tonight By the rivers of Babylon,
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where we sat down Yeah,
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we went, when we remembered Zion By the rivers of Babylon,
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where we sat down Yeah,
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we were When we remember Zion Oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh By the rivers of Babylon,
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where we sat down, yeah we will, when we remember Zion.
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By the rivers of Babylon,
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where we sat down, yeah we will. When we remember science
הורד אפליקציה
כל מה שאתה צריך כדי לדבר בשטף
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תרגול IPAשלוט בכל צליל
אוצר מיליםבנה את מאגר המילים שלך
משחק אוצר מיליםלמד תוך כדי משחק
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Boney M . - Rivers Of Babylon”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Babylon, rivers, sat, Zion, song. This video has 21 sentences and 197 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:17. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| acceptable adjective | /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/ | Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure. |
| meditation noun | /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/ | A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation. |
| captivity noun | /kæpˈtɪvɪti/ | The state of being captive. |
| wick noun | /ˈwɪk/ | A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a… |
| strange adjective | /stɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ | Not normal; odd, unusual, surprising, out of the ordinary, often with a negative connotation. |
| sight noun | /saɪt/ | The ability to see. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| carry verb | /ˈkæɹ.i/ | To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting. |
| mouth noun | /maʊθ/ | The front opening of a creature through which food is ingested. |
| wind noun | /ˈwɪnd/ | Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure. |
| require verb | /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹ/ | To demand, to insist upon (having); to call for authoritatively. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit down verb | To assume a sitting position from a standing position. |
Pronunciation to watch
- Long words — get the stress right: acceptable /əkˈsɛp.tə.bəl/, captivity /kæpˈtɪvɪti/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like acceptable, meditation, captivity.
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