Shadowing Practice: Earth, Wind & Fire - September - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you
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remember 21st night, September Love was changing the mind Tender,
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while chasing the clouds away Our hearts are ringing,
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in the keys our souls are singing As we dance in the night, remember While the stars roll the night,
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oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah Oh,
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we are dancing in some jam Oh, we are never was allowed to dance
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My thoughts
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are with you, holding hands with your heart To see you,
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only blue dark and dark Remember how we knew love was here to stay Now December,
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bound to love, we shared something more Only blue top of love,
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remember To love you share today Yes,
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I will remember Body on Yes and it's a damn Body on Never was a time again
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And when I'm body on Yes, I will remember Body on There's a whistle,
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there's a whistle, on the other side All the dreams are shining light Something was ringing,
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a one-time-to-one was singing Do you remember, whenever it's loud and day?
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Now There is a body old, say it again, body old,
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because it is a feeling of body old, and and we'll find it out.
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There is a body old, say it again, body old,
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because it is a feeling of body old, and we'll find it out.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Earth, Wind & Fire - September”. This video has 20 sentences and 233 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks slowly, about 73 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| 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. |
| cloud noun | /ˈklaʊ̯d/ | A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air. |
| chase verb | /t͡ʃeɪs/ | To follow at speed. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| whenever | /wəˈnɛvɚ/ | At any time that. |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
| dance noun | /dæns/ | A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| soul noun | /soʊl/ | The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death. |
| roll verb | /ɹəʊl/ | To revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was changing · was ringing · was singing |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are ringing · are singing · are dancing |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will remember · we'll find |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 3 contractions and reduced forms, such as we'll, I'm. 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 whistle, cloud, chase.
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.