Shadowing Practice: Justin Bieber ft ROSÉ (. Hamzan) - (Office Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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When I'm with you, I can't breathe
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Like the world finally lets me be Every doubt just fades away
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Every time you say my name
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Every scar, every fear
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You make them disappear
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Now I'm standing right here I just wanna be with you
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When the world falls out of view
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Nothing outside me is true
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As long as I'm with you
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To the highs and the lows
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You're the only one I choose
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Every road leads me to Being right here with you
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When I'm with you, time stands still
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Every heartbeat feels so real I was lost, I couldn't see
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Now your love is all I need
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Every tear, every pain
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You wash it all away
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Now I'll never be the same I just wanna be with you
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When the world falls out of you
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Nothing else I need is true
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As long as I'm with you
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Through the highs and the lows
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You're the only one I choose
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Every road leads me to Being right here with you
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If the stars don't shine tonight I'll be your light, I'll be your light
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When everything feels undone
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You're the reason I hold on No matter where we go I'll never let you go I just wanna be with you
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When the world fades into blue
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Every dream is coming true
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Every time I'm with you
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Through the highs and the lows
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You're the only one I choose
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Forever feels so new
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Every time I'm with you
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With you With you I'm home
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With you I just wanna be with you
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Late night driving, city breathing
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Your voice playing on my radio
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Every mile feels like a memory
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Of a love we never let go A shadow dancing in my rear view
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Every red light feels like you
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If I reach out in the dark
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Would you still be where you are?
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Between the lights and the silence I still hear your heartbeat
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Every touch, every promise
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Still echoes in me
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We were fire in the cold night
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Burning endlessly Between the lights and the silence
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You're still with me
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Cold wind blowing through my window
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Curtains whisper your name I trace circles on the pillow
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Like you're lying there the same
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Every dawn feels like a question
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Every tear's a confession
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If I call into the blue
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Will the sky lead me to you?
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Between the lights and the silence I still hear your heartbeat
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Every touch, every promise
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Still echoes in me
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We were firing the cold night
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Burning endlessly Between the lights and the silence
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You're still with me
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If love's a shadow, I'll chase it
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If hope is fading, I'll face it
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We're not strangers, we're just lost in time
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Two hearts learning how to rewind
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Between the lights and the silence
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We're not broken dreams
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Every scar, every heartbeat
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Is closer than it seems
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We were fire in the cold night
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Now we're finding peace
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Between the lights and the silence
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Come back to me
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Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Justin Bieber ft ROSÉ (. Hamzan) -”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: silence, feels, heartbeat, cold, lows. This video has 75 sentences and 503 words to shadow. The speech runs for 6:36. The speaker talks slowly, about 76 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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

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

WordPronunciationMeaning
silence noun/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/The absence of any sound.
heartbeat noun/ˈhɑɹtˌbit/One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it.
fade verb/feɪd/To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
shadow noun/ˈʃædəʊ̯/A dark image projected onto a surface where light (or other radiation) is blocked by the shade of an object.
breathe verb/bɹiːð/To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
echo noun/ˈɛk.oʊ/A reflected sound that is heard again by its initial observer.
scar noun/skɑɹ/A permanent mark on the skin, sometimes caused by the healing of a wound.
chase verb/t͡ʃeɪs/To follow at speed.
tear verb/tɛɹ/To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
stranger noun/ˈstɹeɪnd͡ʒɚ/A person whom one does not know; a person who is neither a friend nor an acquaintance.
dawn noun/dɔːn/The morning twilight period immediately before sunrise.
trace noun/tɹeɪs/An act of tracing.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
disappear verb/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/To vanish.
pillow noun/ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞]A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
blow through verbTo expend or waste rapidly.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 32 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shadow /ˈʃædəʊ̯/, shine /ʃaɪn/, confession /kənˈfɛʃən/

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 silence, heartbeat, fade.

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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