Shadowing Practice: Adele - Easy On Me (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I'm sorry.

Oh, hi darling.

You alright?

Yeah, I'm good, yeah.

Oh, good.

Oh, darn it.

Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh,

no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh,

no. Oh, no. All good.

All done.

Everything's packed.

You can just get on the road now.

Back to leave.

Well, hopefully just a couple of hours, but if I'm late, go ahead and start about me.

All good.

I mean, I will probably have bad signal.

I said, I probably won't have good signal.

Yes, I can hear you perfectly.

Can you hear me?

Oh, for God's sake.

here we go again.

There ain't no gold in this river

That I've been washing my hands in forever I know there is hope in these waters

But I can't bring myself to swim when I am drowning in this silence,

baby Let me in, go easy Hug me,

baby I was still a child

Didn't get the chance to Feel the world around me I had no time to choose

What I chose to do So go easy on me

There ain't no room for things to change

When we are both so deeply stuck in our ways You can't deny how hard I've tried

I changed who I was to put you both first But now I give up Go easy on me,

baby I was still a child Didn't get the chance to

Feel the world around me Had no time to choose What I chose to do

So go easy on me

I had good intentions in the highest hopes But I know right now,

that probably doesn't even shine Go easy,

hug me baby I was still a child I didn't get the chance to feel the world around me

I had no time to choose what I chose to do So go easy on me Is it good?

It's not a spider!

Ha ha!

I don't know.

Yeah, I'm keeping that.

No, you never!

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 43 sentences and 332 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:30. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

silence /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ (noun) — The absence of any sound.
wash /wɑʃ/ (verb) — To clean with water.
deeply /ˈdi(ː)pli/ (adverb) — To a deep extent or degree; very greatly.
sake /ˈseɪ̯k/ (noun) — Cause, interest or account.
deny /dəˈnaɪ/ (verb) — To disallow or reject.
spider /ˈspaɪ̯dɚ/ (noun) — Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
swim /swɪm/ (verb) — To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
shine /ʃaɪn/ (verb) — To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/ (noun) — Desire to court, marry, date, woo or sleep with someone.
darling /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ (noun) — Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
drown /dɹaʊn/ (verb) — To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
darn /dɑɹn/ (verb) — To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

get on (verb) — To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
give up (verb) — To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone).
go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verb) — To proceed with; to begin.
hand in (verb) — To give something to a responsible person.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: wash /wɑʃ/, shine /ʃaɪn/, intentions /ɪnˈtɛnʃənz/

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 silence, wash, deeply.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	am drowning · I'm keeping
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will probably have · won't have

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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