Shadowing Practice: Make It Spectacular ✦ Kimo Sounds (Lyrics Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Les maken...
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Listen close
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The clock doesn't wait for Eddie.
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Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm,
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mmm We'll
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be right back.
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Enough to feel this one short fleeting moment is the only one that's real.
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No one gets to Keep the years, they only get to spend them well
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So stop regarding what you're afraid to lose and start living like today already has a story to tell.
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Make it spectacular, not someday today.
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Because we don't have long here, so don't waste it standing still.
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Loud enough to feel This one short fleeting moment is the only one that's real.
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Baby, it's spectacular. Are you still okay?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 12 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:02. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 34% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
fleet noun/ˈfliːt/A group of vessels or vehicles.
spectacular adjective/spɛkˈtæk.jə.lɚ/Amazing or worthy of special notice.
clock noun/klɑk/A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
someday adverbSometime; at some unspecified time in the future.
regarding/ɹɪˈɡɑɹdɪŋ/Concerning, respecting.
loud adjective/ˈlaʊ̯d/Of great intensity.
spend verb/spɪnd/To pay out (money).
afraid adjective/əˈfɹeɪd/Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, doesn't, we'll. 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 fleet, spectacular, clock.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

StructuurIn de video
Werkwoord + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — werkwoorden die door de -ing-vorm worden gevolgdstop regarding

Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?

Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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