Shadowing Practice: Imagine Dragons - Believer | One Voice Children's Choir | Kids Cover (Official Music Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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First things first, I'ma say all the words inside my head I'm fired up inside of the way the things will bend,
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no The way the things will bend,
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no Second things second, don't you tell me what you think that I could be I'm the one at the sale,
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I'm the master of my CEO CEO, CEO The master of my CEO CEO,
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CEO I was broken from a young age, taking my smoking To the masses, writing my poems For the few of the took on me,
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shifting me, shifting me Feeling me singing from heartache From the brain, taking my message From the brain, speaking my lesson From the brain, singing the beauty Through the...
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Hey, you made me a, you made me a believer Believer,
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believer, believer Hey, you break me down, you build me a believer Believer,
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believer, believer Hey, oh let the fall and smile, let the grave My life,
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my love, my drive, it came from Hey, you made me a, you made me a believer Believer
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Third thing stirs Sends a prayer to the ones up above All the hate
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that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Your spirit up above,
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oh Above-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh I was choking in the crowd, building my rain up in the cloud Falling like ashes to the ground,
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open my feelings, they would drown But they'd have it, and ever did, and ever did, and ever did, and ever did, and ever did Till it broke open and rained down,
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rained down like Hey, you made me old, you made me old, believer Believer,
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believer Hey, break me down,
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you filled me up, believer Believer Pain, oh let the bullets fly,
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oh let them rain My life, my love, my driving came from Pain, you made me a, you made me a believer Believer
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Last things last By the grace of the fire and the flames For the face of the future,
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the blood in my veins There's no blood in my veins, oh But they never did,
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ever did, ever did They're fallen inhibited, limited to the broken and rained down Rain down!
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Hey, you made me a believer Believer!
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Believer!
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Hey, you break me down, you kill me up Believer, Believer, Believer, Believer Hey!
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I let them fall in sky, I let them rain My life, my love, my drive, it came from Hey!
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You made me, oh, you made me a Believer Believer Believer

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "Imagine Dragons - Believer | One Voice Children's Choir | Kids Cover (Official Music Video)" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.