Shadowing Practice: Dua Lipa - Training Season (Live From Mexico) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I am someone that I can give my heart to Or just the poison that I'm trying to
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It can be hard to tell the difference late at night Hey,
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Faith Is that a complex in your nature?
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Or are you tricky cause I've been there?
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And baby, I don't need to learn that lesson twice And if you really want to know this,
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you should know why Need someone to hold me close deeper than I've given up And something's like a rodeo,
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knows just how to take control When I'm vulnerable, he's straight talking to some conversation Oh,
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it's draining season time I try to see my lovers in a good life
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Don't wanna do it just to be nice Don't wanna have to teach you how to love me right
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I hope it hits me like an arrow If someone with some potential Is this too much to ask for?
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Who understands how Me so honored,
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mommy Let's dig within the heaven Who's left feels like coronia Knows just how to take control
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When I'm vulnerable Keep straight talking to myself Conversation overload Got me feeling vertical
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I wish I might have been done again Cause I don't wanna have to show ya
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It's pretty easy when we know ya It's time to seize and throw ya Can you compete?
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Now is your time Run when you hear that whistle blow Are you on my team?
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We're stuck on the sidelines waiting For someone to tell you to go For someone to tell you to go
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You should know I need someone to hold me up Deeper
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than I've ever known Who's not feels like I'm bloating Knows just how to take control Oh,
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and I'm vulnerable, he's straight talking to me Some conversation,
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boomerang Cause training season's over Training season,
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training season Training season, training season Training season's over
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 22 sentences and 313 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:19. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| vulnerable adjective | /ˈvʌln(ə)ɹəbl̩/ | More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally. |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| compete verb | /kəmˈpiːt/ | To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| vertical adjective | /ˈvɝ.tɪ.kəl/ | Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something… |
| arrow noun | /ˈæɹəʊ/ | A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow. |
| poison noun | /ˈpɔɪ.zən/ | A substance that is harmful or lethal to a living organism when ingested. |
| drain noun | /dɹiːn/ | A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK) |
| tricky adjective | /ˈtɹɪk.i/ | Hard to deal with, complicated. |
| whistle noun | /ˈwɪs(ə)l/ | A device designed to be placed in the mouth and blown, or driven by steam or some other mechanism, to make a whistling sound. |
| seize verb | /ˈsiːz/ | To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture. |
| bloat verb | /bloʊt/ | To cause to become distended. |
| boomerang noun | /ˈbuːməɹæŋ/ | Any of various traditional throwing sticks used for hunting or combat by Australian aborigines, including the symmetrical, crescent-shaped, type (the returning… |
| overload verb | /ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/ | To load excessively. |
| rodeo noun | /ˈɹoʊ.di.oʊ/ | A gathering of cattle to be branded. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| give up verb | To surrender (someone or something); to inform on (someone). |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 16 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I've. 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 vulnerable, lesson, compete.
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.