Shadowing Practice: Keyshia Cole - Love (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 25 sentences and 299 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:11. The speaker talks slowly, about 71 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fade verb | /feɪd/ | To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. |
| rainy adjective | /ˈɹeɪni/ | Pouring with rain; wet; showery |
| kiss noun | /kɪs/ | A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. |
| empty adjective | /ˈɛm(p).ti/ | Devoid of content; containing nothing or nobody; vacant. |
| sweet adjective | /swit/ | Tasting of sugars. |
| 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. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| wild adjective | /ˈwaɪ̯ld/ | Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come around verb | /kʌ.məˈɹaʊnd/ | To change one's mind, especially to begin to agree or appreciate what one was reluctant to accept at first. |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| go away verb | To depart or leave a place. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was missing |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started kissing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna do |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, gonna, wasn't. 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 fade, rainy, kiss.
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.