Shadowing Practice: Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Alabama, Arkansas I do love my mom and pa Not the way that I do love you Well,
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holy moly, real life You're the apple of my eye Girl, I never loved one like you Man,
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oh man, you're my best friend I scream it too There's nothing left There ain't nothing that I need Oh,
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hot and heavy pumpkin pie Chocolate candy, Jesus Christ Ain't nothing pleased me more than you Oh,
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let me go home Home is wherever we feel Home Lifting up homes Home is wherever we feel
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Home Home Ho!
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Ho!
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La, la, la, la, take me home Party, I'm coming home
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I follow you into the park, through the jungle, through the dark Girl,
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I've never loved one like you Moats and boats and waterfalls, alleyways
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and paypal calls I've been everywhere with you That's true Laugh
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until we think we're done On the barefoot on the summertime Everything could be sweeter than with you
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And in the streets you run us free Like it's only you and me It is your sun and the sea A-ho,
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let me go home Hope is whenever I'm with you Let me run home,
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home is wherever I'm with you Oh,
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la la la la, take me home, carry on, come on.
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Jake?
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Alexander?
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Do you remember that day you fell out of my window?
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I sure do, you came jumping out after me.
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Well, you fell out of the concrete, nearly broke your ass, and you were bleeding all over the place, and I rushed you out to the hospital, you remember that?
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Yes, I do.
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Well, there's something I never told you about that night.
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Why did you fall?
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While you were sitting in the back seat smoking a cigarette you thought was going to be your last.
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I was falling deep, deep deep in love with you.
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And I never told you to just now.
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Ha, ha, ha.
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Let me go home.
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Home is where ever I'm with you Come,
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Let me come back home Home is where I'm alone with you Home,
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let me come back home Home is where ever I'm with you Oh,
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home, yes I am home Home is when I'm alone with you I'm a living I'm a hardy son
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I turn up my mind and fly There's a motion comes to one of the stars
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And it will just take a home Baby girl,
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baby, come on, always when I'm alone with you.
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Baby girl, baby, come on, always when I'm alone with you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros – Home”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: alone, baby, wherever, deep. This video has 37 sentences and 426 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:37. The speaker talks slowly, about 92 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| alleyway noun | /ˈæ.li.weɪ/ | A narrow street formed by the proximity of adjacent buildings. |
| barefoot adjective | /ˈbɛɹfʊt/ | Wearing nothing on the feet. |
| summertime noun | The period or season of summer. | |
| waterfall noun | /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ | A flow of water over the edge of a cliff. |
| bleed verb | /ˈbliːd/ | To shed blood through an injured blood vessel. |
| pumpkin noun | /ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/ | A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon. |
| hardy adjective | /ˈhɑɹdi/ | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. |
| cigarette noun | /ˈsɪɡəɹɛt/ | A small cigar consisting of tobacco or another substance, wrapped up in a thin roll with paper, intended for smoking. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| jake noun | /dʒeɪk/ | A juvenile male turkey. |
| candy noun | /ˈkæn.di/ | Crystallized sugar formed by boiling down sugar syrup. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| come back verb | To return to a place. |
| jump out verb | To emerge suddenly. |
| lift up verb | To elevate to a higher position. |
| turn up verb | To show up; to appear suddenly or unexpectedly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've never loved · I've been |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | were bleeding · were sitting · was falling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, ain'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 wherever, alleyway, barefoot.
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.