Shadowing Practice: CORTIS (코르티스) 'REDRED' (Color Coded Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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How to do a party It's the ultimate party This is the party The party The party Hot penny
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The last night I got all my balls I went out to the streets
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I woke up I'm like a dance All I got Hot tag I put my hands in my pack Hot Party,
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on the spot so fast I do this it off with my team I hate the music I want Alpha,
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but I'm not sure The world is opening up The sun is bright
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The sun is happy The sun is bright
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The mother is green The sun is bright
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The sun is bright
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The sun is bright
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The sun is bright My friends are all over the place I left the street and go out
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I left the street from the studio I'm doing it stinking I'm running running running
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I'm running running running I'm running running running I'm running running running I'm a freak, all in this shit I made my tracks,
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I'm looking for my friends I'm running back to the day I'm gonna do my rest,
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hey Dude, you guys are beating the D That's right, that's right The light is burning, that's right The high-speed speed, the true The power, the power,
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the power, the power That's right We gotta pile on and show out We gotta pile on,
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you gotta knock down We gotta get a turn on our turn The no-one's ringing and ringing The light is bright, that's right The eyes are red,
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red, the body of a tree The sun is green, green The eyes are red, red, the body of a tree The eyes are red,
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red, the future of the team Hey!
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Turn it up, hey!
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I turn it up I don't miss with a stupid red sign Shit on the back as a cream
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The eyes are red, red, the body of a tree The eyes are red,
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red, the body of a tree He's gone Not yet And they're the sappy I'm out I'm out
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He's got friends He doesn't have left Others left From the distance
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We're back He's back We'll be back We're back We're back From the street
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I'm out
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I'm out
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And now I'm out I'm out I'm about You're the sappy
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I'm out I'm out You're the sappy I'm out I'm out I'm out I'm out I'm out

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “CORTIS (코르티스) 'REDRED'”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: running, sun, bright, eyes, tree. This video has 28 sentences and 401 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:43. The speaker talks at a steady 148 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
pile noun/paɪl/A mass of things heaped together; a heap.
knock verb/nɑk/To rap one's knuckles against something, especially wood.
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.
sappy adjective/ˈsæpi/Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
stink verb/stɪŋk/To have a strong bad smell.
bright adjective/ˈbɹaɪ̯t/Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
pack noun/pæk/A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale.
studio noun/ˈstudi.oʊ/An artist’s or photographer’s workshop or the room in which an artist works.
cream noun/kɹiːm/The butterfat or milkfat part of milk which rises to the top; this part when separated from the remainder.
burn verb/bɝn/To cause to be consumed by fire.
ultimate adjective/ˈʌltɪmət/Final; last in a series.
tree noun/tɹiː/A perennial woody plant taller and larger than a shrub with a wooden trunk and, at some distance from the ground, having leaves and branches.
speed noun/spiːd/The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
ring noun/ɹɪŋ/A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
stupid adjective/ˈstjuːpɪd/Lacking in intelligence.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
go out verbTo leave, especially a building.
knock down verbTo hit or knock (something or someone), intentionally or accidentally, so that it falls.
open up verbTo open.
show out verbTo escort someone out of an event or place.
wake up verb/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 39 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gotta, 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 pile, knock, penny.

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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