Shadowing Practice: Billie Eilish - WILDFLOWER (Acapella) مترجمة | بدون موسيقى - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 19 sentences and 271 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:06. The speaker talks slowly, about 66 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% 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

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

• remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (verb) — To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
• fever /ˈfivɚ/ (noun) — A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
• leather /ˈlɛðɚ/ (noun) — A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g. for clothing; often denotes leather from cattle when no qualifier…
• cry /kɹaɪ/ (verb) — To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
• burn /bɝn/ (verb) — To cause to be consumed by fire.
• shoulder /ˈʃoʊldɚ/ (noun) — The part of the human torso forming a relatively horizontal surface running away from the neck.
• wonder /ˈwʌndɚ/ (noun) — A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…
• cross /kɹɑs/ (noun) — A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
• hotel /həʊˈtɛl/ (noun) — An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
• hurt /hɝt/ (verb) — To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
• touch /tʌt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
• alive /əˈlaɪv/ (adjective) — Having life; living; not dead.
• apart /əˈpɑɹt/ — Excluded from consideration.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• fall apart (verb) — To disintegrate, to break into pieces.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, didn't, I'm. 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 remind, fever, leather.

Grammar in this video

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