Shadowing Practice: 【2016经典歌曲】 Olly Murs(奥利·莫尔斯)～《That Girl》 Live 现场版 - Learn English Speaking with Video

There's a girl, but I let her get away It's all my fault,

cause pride got in the way And I'd be lying if I said I was okay About that girl,

the one I let get away I keep saying no,

this can't be the way it was supposed to be I keep saying no, there's gotta be a way to get you close to me

Now I know you gotta speak up if you want somebody Can't let them get away, oh no You don't wanna end up sorry,

the way that I'm feeling everyday No, no, no, no, there's no hope for the broken heart No,

no, no, no, there's no hope for the broken heart I was a girl,

but I let her get away It's my fault,

cause I said I needed space And I've been torturing myself night and day About that girl,

the one I let get away I keep saying no, this can't be the way it was supposed to be I keep saying no

There's gotta be a way to get you There's gotta be

a way to get you close to me You gotta speak up if you want somebody Can't let them get away,

oh no You don't wanna end up sorry The way that I'm feeling every day No,

no, no, no, no There's no hope for the broken heart No,

no, no, no There's no hope for the broken No hope for me

No home cause I'm broken

No room to breathe And I got no one to blame

No home for me No home cause I'm broken About that girl

The one I let get away

So you better get out

If you want somebody You can't let them get away Oh

no no You don't wanna end them sad The way that I'm feeling everyday, don't you know No, no,

no, there's no hope for the broken heart No,

no, no, no, there's no hope for the broken heart You don't wanna lose that love,

it's only gonna hurt too much You don't wanna lose that love,

it's only gonna hurt too much You don't wanna lose that love Cause there's no hope for the broken But that girl,

the one I let get away

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “【2016经典歌曲】 Olly Murs(奥利·莫尔斯)～《That Girl》 Live 现场版”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: broken, somebody, lose, feeling. This video has 27 sentences and 380 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:51. The speaker talks at a steady 133 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 10 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
everyday adjective	/ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/	Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
torture noun	/ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/	The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which…
fault noun	/fɔlt/	Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.
suppose verb	/səˈpoʊz/	To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe.
blame verb	/bleɪm/	To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing…
pride noun	/pɹaɪd/	A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
somebody	/ˈsʌmˌbədi/	Some unspecified person.
hurt verb	/hɝt/	To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
lie verb	/laɪ̯/	To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
get away verb		To move away (from).
end up verb		To bring to a conclusion.
speak up verb	/ˌspik ˈʌp/	To talk more loudly or clearly.
get out verb		To leave or escape.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	keep saying
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	gonna hurt

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, wanna, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 everyday, breathe, torture.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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