Shadowing Practice: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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The club isn't the best place to find a lover So the bar is where I go Me and my friends at the table doing shots Drinking fast and then we talk slow And you come over and start up a conver sation with just me And trust me I'll give it a chance now
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Take my hand, stop Put Van the Man on the juke box And then we start to dance And now I'm singin' like Girl, you know I want your love Your love was hand made for some body like me
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Come on now, follow my lead I may be cra zy, don't mind me Say, "Boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me" Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now, follow my lead, mm- mm- mmm
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I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a mag net do Although my heart is fal ling too I'm in love with your bo dy And last night you were in my room And now my bed sheets smell like you
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Every day dis covering some thing brand new Well, I'm in love with your bo dy Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy
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Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy Every day discove ring some thing brand new I'm in love with the shape of you
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One week in, we let the story begin We're going out on our first date But you and me are thrifty, so go all- you- can- eat Fill up your bag and I fill up a plate We talk for hours and hours about the sweet and the sour And how your fami ly's doing okay
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And leave and get in a ta xi We kiss in the back seat Tell the driver make the radio play And I'm singin' like Girl, you know I want your love Your love was hand made for some body like me
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Come on now, follow my lead I may be cra zy, don't mind me Say, "Boy, let's not talk too much Grab on my waist and put that body on me"
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Come on now, follow my lead Come, come on now, follow my lead, mm- mm- mmm I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a mag net do
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Although my heart is falling too I'm in love with your bo dy And last night you were in my room And now my bed sheets smell like you Every day disco vering some thing brand new Well, I'm in love with your bo dy
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Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy
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Oh I, oh I, oh I, oh I I'm in love with your bo dy Every day discov ering some thing brand new I'm in love with the shape of you
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Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on
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Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on
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I'm in love with the shape of you We push and pull like a mag net do Although my heart is fal ling too I'm in love with your bo dy And last night you were in my room And now my beds heets smell like you
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Every day discove ring some thing brand new I'm in love with your bo dy Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your bo dy Come on, be my baby, come on
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Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your bo dy Come on, be my baby, come on Come on, be my baby, come on I'm in love with your bo dy Every day, discove ring some thing brand new
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I'm in love with the shape of you
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Ed Sheeran – Shape of You”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: baby, shape, brand, follow, lead. This video has 19 sentences and 731 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:41. The speaker talks fast, about 199 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 82% 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
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sheet noun | /ʃit/ | A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper. |
| waist noun | /weɪst/ | The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| er | /ɜɹ/ | Said when hesitating in speech. |
| sour adjective | /ˈsaʊ.ə/ | Tasting of acidity. |
| disco noun | /ˈdɪskoʊ/ | A genre of dance music that was popular in the 1970s, characterized by elements of soul music with a strong Latin-American beat and often accompanied by… |
| linguistics noun | /lɪŋˈɡwɪstɪks/ | The systematic and scholarly study of language. |
| juke noun | /d͡ʒuːk/ | A roadside cafe or bar, especially one with dancing and sometimes prostitution. |
| thrifty adjective | /ˈθɹɪfti/ | Showing thrift; economical; frugal. |
| smell verb | /smɛl/ | To sense a smell or smells. |
| fill verb | /fɪl/ | To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full. |
| plate noun | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fill up verb | To make (something) completely full. | |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| start up verb | /stɑɹˈtʌp/ | To rise suddenly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Possibility with “might / may” might/may + verb — something that is possible but not certain | may be |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | We're going · is falling |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll give |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 28 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sheet, waist, lover.
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.