Shadowing Practice: Joy Again - Looking Out for You (Lyric Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I guess I should stop Looking out for you

When will you start looking out for me too Still leaving me,

staring at my shoes It's just the way you're glancing at

me Something about you just makes me feel guilty for liking you When you're with him,

when you're with him This is a love song for a girl,

and we'll never know what's about her I know it's pretty stupid, but I'm much too shy to tell her She's leaving that smile,

a warm wire I'm all trapped up on my own throat, I guess there is no love

When you're walking out in the snow I say I guess I should go And we're talking about someone else Well,

we should be talking about ourselves It's the same old situation You've always got me waiting Come on,

dear, I think time's a -wasting Before we have to go back inside And we turn to our normal life

This is a loss on a break -a -roll

And we'll never know what's about her I know it's pretty stupid But I'm much too shy to tell her

She's beaming that smile All the while I'm all trapped up on my own throat I guess there is no hope Oh,

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 16 sentences and 323 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:37. The speaker talks at a steady 123 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 90% 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:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
trap noun	/tɹæp/	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
throat noun	/ˈθɹoʊt/	The front part of the neck.
wire noun	/ˈwaɪɚ/	Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
shoe noun	/ˈʃu/	A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
beam noun	/ˈbiːm/	Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to its thickness, and prepared for use.
glance verb	/ɡlæns/	To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
stare verb	/stɛɚ/	To look fixedly (at something).
smile verb	/ˈsmaɪl/	To have (a smile) on one's face.
snow noun	/snoʊ̯/	The partly frozen, crystalline state of water that falls from the atmosphere as precipitation in flakes; also, the falling of such flakes; and the accumulation…
ourselves	/aʊɚˈsɛlvz/	Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
guilty adjective	/ˈɡɪl.ti/	Responsible for a dishonest act.
stupid adjective	/ˈstjuːpɪd/	Lacking in intelligence.
dear adjective	/dɪɹ/	High in price; expensive.
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.
warm adjective	/wɔɹm/	Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go back verb	To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 12 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, we'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.
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 trap, throat, wire.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea	should stop · should go · should be
Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form	stop Looking · start looking
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will you · we'll never know
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	you're glancing · you're walking

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.

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