Shadowing Practice: Billie Eilish - TV (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I don't want to talk right now I just want to watch TV
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I'll stay in the pool and drown
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So I don't have to watch you leave I put on survivor just to watch somebody suffer
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Maybe I should get some sleep
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Sinking in the sofa wall, they all betray each other
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What's the point of anything?
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All of my friends are missing again
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That's what happens when you fall in love
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You don't have the time
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You leave them all behind
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You tell yourself it's fine
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You're just in love
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Don't know where you are right now
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Did you see me on TV?
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I'll try not to starve myself
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Just because you're mad at me
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And I'll be in denial for at least a little while And what about the plans we made?
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The internet's gone wild, watching movie stars on trial
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While they're overturned in a row we wait
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And now all of my friends are missing again
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Cause that's what happens when you fall and you know
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You don't have the time
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You leave them all behind
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And you tell yourself it's fine, you're just alone
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And I don't get along with anyone
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Maybe I'm the problem
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Maybe I'm the problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm the problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm the problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm a problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm a problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm a problem
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Maybe I, maybe I, maybe I'm a problem
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Baby I, baby I, baby I'm a problem
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Baby I,
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baby I, baby I'm a problem
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Baby, I, baby, I, baby, I'm a problem
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Billie Eilish - TV”. This video has 37 sentences and 277 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:26. The speaker talks slowly, about 63 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| suffer verb | /ˈsʌfɚ/ | To undergo hardship. |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| survivor noun | /sɚˈvaɪvɚ/ | One who survives, especially one who survives a traumatic experience. |
| denial noun | /dɪˈnaɪ.əl/ | An assertion of untruth. |
| sofa noun | /ˈsoʊ̯fə/ | An upholstered seat with a raised back and one or two raised ends, long enough to comfortably accommodate two or more people. |
| drown verb | /dɹaʊn/ | To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. |
| starve verb | /stɑɹv/ | To die because of lack of food or of not eating. |
| betray verb | /bɪˈtɹeɪ/ | To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or faithlessly. |
| overturn verb | /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/ | To turn over, capsize or upset. |
| pool noun | /puːl/ | A small and rather deep area of (usually) fresh water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the course of a stream or river; a reservoir for water. |
| trial noun | /ˈtɹaɪəl/ | An occasion on which a person or thing is tested to find out how well they perform or how suitable they are. |
| somebody | /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ | Some unspecified person. |
| wild adjective | /ˈwaɪ̯ld/ | Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal… |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll stay · I'll try · I'll be |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are missing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. 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 suffer, sink, survivor.
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.