Shadowing Practice: Britney Spears - Lucky (Official HD Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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you This is a story about a girl named Lucky.
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Early morning, she wakes up.
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Knock, knock, knock on the door.
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It's time for makeup.
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Perfect smile.
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It's you and all, way too far.
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This Hollywood girl And you say she's so lucky,
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she's a star, but she cry, cry, cries in the lonely heart, think it is.
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If there's nothing missing in my life, then why do these tears come at night?
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And the world is fading and she keeps on winning.
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But tell me, what happens when it stops?
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Hey girl, she said she loved me, this Hollywood girl.
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Hey, she's a lucky, she's a star, but she cried, cried, cried,
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said the lonely part you get.
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The winner is...
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LUCKY!
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I'm Roger Johnson from Black News, standing outside the arena waiting for Lucky.
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Oh my god, here she comes!
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She is and she loved me, this Hollywood girl.
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She is so lucky, but why does she cry?
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If there is nothing, listen in her laugh while your tears come and laugh.
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I'm thinking if there's nothing missing in my life and why do these fears go that night?
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She's so lucky, so lucky, but she's right, right, right in the lonely heart.
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It is coming at night Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 212 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:05. The speaker talks slowly, about 52 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
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- knock /nɑk/ (verb) — To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
- lonely /ˈloʊnli/ (adjective) — Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
- tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
- arena /əˈɹiːnə/ (noun) — An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for…
- fade /feɪd/ (verb) — To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
- cry /kɹaɪ/ (verb) — To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
- laugh /læf/ (verb) — To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
- smile /ˈsmaɪl/ (verb) — To have (a smile) on one's face.
- lucky /ˈlʌki/ (adjective) — Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
- fear /fɪə/ (verb) — To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.
- winner /ˈwɪnɚ/ (noun) — One who has won or often wins.
- wake /ˈweɪ̯k/ (verb) — (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come at (verb) — To get to, especially with effort or difficulty.
- keep on (verb) — To persist or continue.
- knock on (verb) — To commit a foul by knocking the ball forward.
- listen in (verb) — To listen without participating.
- wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
- wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To stop sleeping; to awake.
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 knock, lonely, 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.