Shadowing Practice: Lewis Bootle - Festival Band ft. Gecko - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Glastonbury Parkway Glastonbury Parkway Glastonbury Parkway Glastonbury Parkway Glastonbury Parkway
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Glastonbury Parkway I can't find my festival money,
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I lost my wallet, my mate's skin and it's far from funny I thought this would be easy -ish, then I lost my 50 quid,
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when people get their cheesy chips I'm contemplating eating tips
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Who's dark, who's dark, queued up, the stewards started stewing up, excuse us Something about a drug search, what's the up your stuff shirt?
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Nothing got a truss, sir, just a pillow I was hugging from the bus, sir You know what it's like on the mega bus,
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everyone is mega fussed, people always talking too loud
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But it's never us
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Well behave for the ten of us anyway
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You thought that I was selling drugs
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An accusation unfair, I'd never carry drugs
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Can I buy them when I'm in there?
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Festival band Wrapped about an inch around my hand
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That's the way it's gotta be So later I can let it sound
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Festival band Wrapped about an inch around my hand
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That's the way it's gotta be So later I can let it
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Sam Sam can't afford the ticket price
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So I gotta sneak him in in the dead of night
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In the dead of night
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Oh shit My phone just died
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Sam's gonna be pissed off I need
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Sam here For the festival to lift off
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He's my best mate you see
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The only time we lose connections
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When I've got no battery
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Now we're on the inside
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Follow us the pop -ins
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The queue's history
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As we pass tents, need to hurry up and pitch up, we're disgust Is this picturesque enough for us?
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Group picture!
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Faces to disgust, we've been stitched up
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The only place left to pitch is the perimeter
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Settle down the luggage, unpack the bags A mallet, a peg and a beer in my hands
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Memories are good times spent
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That tent's been flooded and the pegs are quite bent
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But we'll use them again
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So Everyone went to the arena I said I'll see ya, twiddling my thumbs just seems wrong
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Dream on, how long have I been gone?
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Discussive philosophy with a man dressed as a tree frog Doot boots on, don't call me Mr Wellington Flat out my bats on my festival telephone
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Heaven knows, I never know
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Where my mates did they ever go?
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Zipping round a camp like a velodrome I'm here at a random campsite
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Staring down with hippies just contemplating ant life
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Another bug's teeming in the scenery
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What does all this greenery mean to me?
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Nature!
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Gone off track man, I've gone off piste
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The sun's gone down but there's no need for skis
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Or a chairlift to lift me I've got these new friends but I need time with me
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Festival band, right about an inch around my hand
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That's the way it's gonna be So later I can let in time
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Festival band, right about an inch around my hand
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That's the way it's gonna be So later I can let in time
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Sam, Sam can't afford the ticket price
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So I gotta sneak him in, in the dead of night
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In the dead of night
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Now it's 4am and I feel downhearted
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No closer to finding
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Sam since my search started I was at the gate for what felt like hours
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Thinking why do phones have to be battery powered Couldn't charge it either cause I had no cash
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Which meant no lunch, no dinner, no midnight snack
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Sat alone by the tent nursing my last beer I'm not really feeling it when Sam's not here
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As the night fades and the morning light rises I make out a shape beyond my half -closed eyelids
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Can't make it out as I figure in the distance
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My drunken eyes try to figure out who it is then
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As he gets a bit closer, stranger looks stranger
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Try to arrange a clearer picture
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Am I in danger?
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He's covered in mud from head to toe
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But I know that jacket, it couldn't be though And I know that's strut, my mind tries to place him
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As he gets a bit closer I'm struck by amazement
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My vision's validated, I don't understand
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Standing before me, my best mate
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Sam I've been looking for you all night I've had the most mistake in it I've been from 10 to 10 miles
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As if it couldn't get any better
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He spins his backpack around Plunges his hand in and whacks out my 50 pound
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You will not believe the night that I've had Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Lewis Bootle - Festival Band ft. Gecko”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Sam, festival, Glastonbury, Parkway, inch. This video has 77 sentences and 767 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:43. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 78% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bind verb | /ˈbaɪ̯nd/ | To tie; to confine by any ligature. |
| pitch noun | /pɪt͡ʃ/ | A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand. |
| tent noun | /tɛnt/ | A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather. |
| mega adjective | /ˈmɛɡə/ | Very large. |
| sneak verb | /sniːk/ | To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen. |
| disgust noun | /dɪsˈɡʌst/ | An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty. |
| gate noun | /ˈɡeɪ̯t/ | A doorlike structure outside a house. |
| telephone noun | /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ | A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to… |
| nurse noun | /nɝs/ | Anyone performing this role, regardless of training or profession. |
| spin verb | /spɪn/ | To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction. |
| settle verb | /ˈsɛtəl/ | To determine (something which was exposed to doubt or question); to resolve conclusively; to set or fix (a time, an order of succession, etc). |
| flood noun | /flʌd/ | An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| arena noun | /əˈɹiːnə/ | An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for… |
| jacket noun | /ˈd͡ʒæk.ɪt/ | A piece of clothing worn on the upper body outside a shirt or blouse, often waist length to thigh length. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| go off verb | To explode. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| go down verb | To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one. | |
| lift off verb | Synonym of take off (leave the ground and begin flight). | |
| make out verb | /meɪk aʊt/ | To draw up (a document etc.), to designate (a cheque). |
| settle down verb | To make or become quiet and calm after a period of disturbance or restlessness. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Can I buy them when I'm in there?
- Dream on, how long have I been gone?
- Where my mates did they ever go?
- What does all this greenery mean to me?
- Am I in danger?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | we've been stitched · tent's been flooded · have I been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | be pissed · we've been stitched · been flooded |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | my best · the most mistake |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was hugging · was selling |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 34 contractions and reduced forms, such as I've, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: perimeter /pɪˈɹɪm.ɪ.tə/, accusation /ˌæk.jʊˈzeɪ.ʃ(ə)n/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like bind, pitch, tent.
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.