Shadowing Practice: Adele - Skyfall (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The This
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is the end Hold your breath and count to ten Feel the earth move and then
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Hear my heart burst again For this is the end I've drowned and dreamt this moment
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So overdue I owe them Swept away I'm stolen
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Let the sky fall and it crumbles We will stand to our face it holds
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Together let the sky fall When we come home We will stand down And face it all together At skyfall
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At skyfall Skyfall is where we start A thousand miles and poles apart
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Where worlds collide and days are dark You may have my number,
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you can take my name But you'll never have my heart Let the sky fall,
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when it crumbles We will stand to our place alone Together let the sky fall,
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when it crumbles We will stand tall and face it all together at skyfall At the skyfall,
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when it crumbles We will stand tall At the skyfall,
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when it crumbles We will stand tall Where you go I go What you see I see
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I know I'll never be Without the security On your loving arms Keeping me from harm
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Put your hand in my hand and we'll stand Let the sky fall When they crumble
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We will stand to face it all Together I let the sky fall When it comes,
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we will stand tall And face it all together as sky falls Let the sky fall
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We will stand tall as sky falls Ooh!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 18 sentences and 249 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:32. 86% 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
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| harm noun | /hɑːm/ | Physical injury; hurt; damage. |
| steal verb | /stiːl/ | To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it. |
| breathe verb | /bɹiːð/ | To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases. |
| pole noun | /pəʊl/ | Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. |
| burst verb | /bɜːst/ | To break from internal pressure. |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| crumble verb | /ˈkɹʌmbəl/ | To fall apart; to disintegrate. |
| collide verb | /kəˈlaɪd/ | To impact directly, especially if violent. |
| overdue adjective | /ˌoʊ.vəɹˈdu/ | Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need. |
| tall adjective | /tɔl/ | Having great vertical extent (usually reckoned from the bottom of the feet to the very top of the head) when standing. (For instance, somebody with a height of… |
| miles noun | /maɪlz/ | A great distance in space or time. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| count verb | /kaʊnt/ | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| apart | /əˈpɑɹt/ | Excluded from consideration. |
| arm noun | /ɑɹm/ | The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stand down verb | To wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture. |
| sweep away verb | To remove something by, or as if by, sweeping. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've drowned |
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may have |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will stand · you'll never have · I'll never be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 5 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, I've. 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 harm, steal, breathe.
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.