Shadowing Practice: ELARIS & DUORUSH - In My Life (Original Mix) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Straight glow on your skin
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Late drive, pull me in No past,
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no name Still feel the same
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We don't speak it loud
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Lost inside the crowd
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One look I fall
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You break my walls
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In my life you move
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Like a hidden dream
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In my life you stay, never fade away
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You move, you stay, in my life
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Blue nights, slow fire, close touch, no light, no lines, no rule
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You read my soul, no need to explain
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You run in my veins, one spark, one sign
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You cross the line
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In my life you move
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Like a hidden truth
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In my life you stay
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Never fade away
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Thank you.
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Straight glow on your skin
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Late drive, pull me in No past,
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no name Still feel the same
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We don't speak aloud
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Lost inside the crowd
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One look I fall, you break my walls
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In my life you move, like a hidden dream
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In my life you stay, never fade away
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You stay in my life
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Blue nights, slow fire, close touch, no light, no lines, no wall
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You read my soul, no need to explain
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You run in my veins, one spark, one sign
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You cross the line
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In my life you move
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Like a hidden truth
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In my life you stay
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Never fade away Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “ELARIS & DUORUSH - In My Life”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: fade, hidden, wall. This video has 37 sentences and 219 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:52. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
fade verb/feɪd/To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
spark noun/ˈspɑɹk/A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.
glow verb/ɡloʊ/To emit heat and light without a flame.
vein noun/veɪn/A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
aloud adverb/əˈlaʊd/With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
loud adjective/ˈlaʊ̯d/Of great intensity.
cross noun/kɹɑs/A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.
dream verb/ˈdɹim/To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping.
skin noun/skɪn/The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
touch verb/tʌt͡ʃ/To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with.
explain verb/ɪkˈspleɪn/To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
pull verb/pʊl/To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
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.
crowd noun/ˈkɹaʊ̯d/A group of people congregated or collected into a close body without order.
rule noun/ɹuːl/A regulation, law, guideline.

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 fade, spark, glow.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →