Shadowing Practice: Kali Uchis - Tyrant ft. Jorja Smith - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I can read your silence When everything is a riot,
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you're my peace and quiet.
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All around we go, your lovin' is like a kaleidoscope.
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I don't wanna come down, keep spinnin' me round and round and round and round and round.
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But what would you do without that control?
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I don't wanna come down, keep spending me round and round and round and round and round.
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Word on the street you got hoes, I disappear like El Chapo.
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Till you said you would cut off the whole world, your little on me would be yours.
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It's French like Brigitte Bardo All around we go,
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and your love is like a kaleidoscope I don't wanna come down Keep spinning me round
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It mellow, it mellow, it mellow, it mellow Boy, you're driving me crazy,
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although I say nothing can face me Place the spark in my life back,
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now I want to show you how I think that Don't think you can lie,
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I can see through your mind Don't lose this,
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we have it all, though All around we go,
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you're in a room like a kaleidoscope I don't wanna come down, keep spinning me round and round and round and round
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I'm going around and around and around and around now I'm going around and around and around going downtown
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Kali Uchis - Tyrant ft. Jorja Smith”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: round, mellow, kaleidoscope. This video has 75 sentences and 818 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:48. 95% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| silence noun | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | The absence of any sound. |
| downtown noun | /ˈdaʊ̯nˌtaʊ̯n/ | The main business part of a city or town, usually located at or near its center. |
| disappear verb | /dɪsəˈpɪɹ/ | To vanish. |
| riot noun | /ˈɹaɪ.ət/ | A tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by a large group of people, often involving violence or damage to property. |
| 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. |
| mellow adjective | /ˈmɛloʊ/ | Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp. |
| kaleidoscope noun | /kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskoʊp/ | An instrument consisting of a tube containing mirrors and loose, colourful beads or other objects; when the tube is looked into and rotated, a succession of… |
| hoe noun | /hoʊ/ | An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or… |
| quiet adjective | /ˈkwaɪ̯.ət/ | With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise. |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| yours | /jɔɹz/ | That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| go around verb | To move or spread from person to person. | |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
| see through verb | To perceive visually through something transparent. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep spending · Keep spinning |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're driving · I'm going |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, wanna, you're. 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 spin, silence, downtown.
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.