Shadowing Practice: Ariana Grande - bye [Altare Remix] | Extended Remix - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Then we, then we So I got my stuff,
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coffee just before I've learned to drive away inside Bye bye,
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boy bye Bye bye, this love is all I get
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I love you, you know I'm stronger than my face Usually touch with me from the floor
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But this dance ain't for me
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But you said the music up Maybe someday we'll look up to love Did you lose me?
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No, it's just too late to choose me Could be just the fuck I'm in the driveway Bye bye,
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bye bye, it's cold, it's cold, it's cold, I get Bye bye,
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I'm taking one stop, bye bye, it's cold, it's cold, it's cold,
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I get I'm stronger than I think, usually I join you on the floor,
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but this dance ain't for me But you said the music up, maybe someday we'll look out the club No,
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it's just too late to dream Call me by yourself,
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call me just a pop up in the driveway Into your door Bye bye,
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boy bye bye bye bye bye This moment is all that I get Bye bye,
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I'm taking one spot Bye bye, this moment is all that I get
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I'm stronger than I think
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Usually I join me on the floor but this dance ain't for me But just as I'm using them,
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maybe someday we'll look out for love Doesn't make you lose me, I want you so lazy to see I'm coming back to stuff,
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could be just a book of love in this driveway It's time,
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it's time Bye bye, bye bye It's all that I get,
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bye bye, I'm taking my time, bye bye, it's all that I get,
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you know, I'm stronger than I think, usually I join you on the floor but this dance ain't for me,
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but you said the music up, maybe someday we'll look out for love, till then you lose me, now it's just too late to choose me.
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This could be just the love in this driveway,
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inside of the world Bye bye, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
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oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
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oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my,
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This look feels too hard to see What is better than a piece?
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Bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, bye bye, this is all I get,
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bye bye, it was mine, bye bye, this is all I get, bye bye, this is all I get,
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bye bye, this is all I get.
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I'm not for love, just you lose me No, it's just a little crazy But I call you my stuff,
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call me just to put my love in the driveway Inside,
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inside Bye bye, boy bye bye Bye bye,
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this love, this love I get a bye bye,
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I'm taking one's bye bye This is what I get,
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no heat's daily, this is me, this fuck feels too hard to see,
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but it's better than the peace.
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I'm stronger than I think No flaw, but this dance ain't for me
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But just as a music clip Maybe someday we'll look out for love Till I think you lose me No,
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it's just a way that you create I call myself, call me just Put up in a driveway Inside,
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inside Bye -bye, boy, bye -bye Bye -bye,
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this love is born again I'm taking my time, you're doing my time, it's all I'm fine,
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it's all I'm going on, yeah, now listen to me,
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this look feels too hard to see, but it's better than this piece.
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I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die,
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I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die,
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I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I'm gonna die, I

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Ariana Grande - bye”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: die, driveway, cold, inside, someday. This video has 48 sentences and 980 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:31. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
driveway noun/ˈdɹaɪvˌweɪ/A short private road that leads to a house or garage.
someday adverbSometime; at some unspecified time in the future.
clip noun/klɪp/Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.
lazy adjective/ˈleɪ̯zi(ː)/Unwilling to do work or make an effort; disinclined to exertion.
flaw noun/flɔ/A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
stronger adjective/stɹɔŋɡɚ/Said of one proposition with respect to another one: that the former entails the latter, but the latter does not entail the former.
dance noun/dæns/A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction.
floor noun/flɔː/The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
join verb/ˈd͡ʒɔɪn/To connect or combine into one; to put together.
choose verb/t͡ʃuːz/To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
till/tɪl/Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
dream verb/ˈdɹim/To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
touch verb/tʌt͡ʃ/To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
spot noun/spɑt/A round or irregular patch on the surface of a thing having a different color, texture etc. and generally round in shape.
coffee noun/ˈkɑfi/A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
drive away verbTo force someone or something to leave
look out verbTo be vigilant and aware often as an imperative to alert a person to danger.
look up to verbTo show respect or admiration for (someone); to see (someone) as a role model.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Comparatives -er than / more … than — comparing two thingsstronger than · better than
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm taking · I'm using · I'm coming
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwe'll look
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna die

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 161 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, ain't. 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 driveway, someday, clip.

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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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