Shadowing Practice: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved // Brittany Maggs cover - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm going under and this time I feel there's no one to save me

This all or nothing really got a way of driving me crazy I need somebody to heal,

somebody to know Somebody to have, just somebody to hold It's easy to say,

but it's never the same I guess I kinda like the

way you numbed all the pain For now the day bleeds into nightfall

And you're not here to get me through it all I let my guard down and then you pulled the rug

I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

I'm going under and this time I feel there's no one to turn to

This all or nothing way of loving got me sleeping without you

I need somebody to know Somebody to heal Somebody to have

Just to know how it feels It's easy to say

But it's never the same I guess I kinda like the way you helped me escape

But now the day bleeds into nightfall And you're not here to get me through it all I let my guard down,

and then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you loved

And I tend to close my eyes when it hurts Sometimes I fall into your arms

I'll be safe when you sound till I come back around

For now the day bleeds into nightfall And you're not here to get me through it all

I let my guard down and then you pulled the rug

I was getting kinda used to being someone you love For now the day bleeds into nightfall

And you're not here to get me through it all I let my guard down

and then you pulled the rug I was getting kinda used to being someone you love

I was getting kind of used

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved // Brittany Maggs cover”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: somebody, kinda, bleeds, nightfall, rug. This video has 22 sentences and 310 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:48. The speaker talks at a steady 111 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% 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 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
bleed verb	/ˈbliːd/	To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
heal verb	/ˈhiːl/	To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.
numb adjective	/nʌm/	Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
nightfall noun	/ˈnaɪt.fɔl/	The close of the day; the coming of night.
escape verb	/ɪˈskeɪp/	To get free; to free oneself.
tend verb	/ˈtɛnd/	To look after (e.g. an ill person.)
somebody	/ˈsʌmˌbədi/	Some unspecified person.
pull verb	/pʊl/	To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.
guard noun	/ɡɑɹd/	A person who, or thing that, protects or watches over something.
hurt verb	/hɝt/	To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
till	/tɪl/	Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
arm noun	/ɑɹm/	The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go under verb	To descend into a body of water; to founder.
come back verb	To return to 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 getting
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	I'm going

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as kinda, you're, I'm. 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 bleed, heal, numb.

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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