Shadowing Practice: Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (Live at Other Voices, 2006) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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He left no time to regret Kept his dick wet We're hissing,
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oh, safe, bad Me Am I head high?
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Am I tears dry?
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Get on without my guide
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You went back to what you know So far removed from all that we went through
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And I took a troubled track My eyes are standing,
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I go back to black
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We only share goodbye with words I've died a hundred times You go back to her
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And I go back to her I go
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back to us I love you much It's not enough You love blow And I love puff
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And life Life is like a pie And I'm a tiny penny Rolling up the walls inside
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We only circle by With words
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that died a hundred times You go back to her
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And I go back to her We only said goodbye With words that died a hundred times
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You go back to her And I go back to her I go back to black
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Black Black Black
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Black La, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la, la, la,
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la, la, la I died a hundred times You go back to her And I,
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I, I, I We only circle by with words I died a hundred times
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You go back to her And I go back to black

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Amy Winehouse - Back To Black”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hundred, died, words. This video has 22 sentences and 320 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 85 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
regret verb/ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
tear verb/tɛɹ/To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
penny noun/ˈpɛni/In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
puff noun/pʌf/A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.
hiss verb/hɪs/To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
circle noun/ˈsɜɹkəl/A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
tiny adjective/ˈtaɪni/Very small.
blow verb/bloʊ/To produce an air current.
hundred noun/ˈhʌn.dɹəd/A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
trouble noun/ˈt͡ʃɹʌbəl/A distressing or dangerous situation.
guide noun/ɡaɪd/Someone who guides, especially someone hired to show people around a place or an institution and offer information and explanation, or to lead them through…
remove verb/ɹɪˈmuːv/To delete.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
go back to verbTo stem from; to originate in.
go through verbTo travel from one end of something to the other.
roll up verbTo dominate by accumulating; to become dominant by accumulating.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I've, we're. 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 goodbye, regret, tear.

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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