Shadowing Practice: Love in Paradise | EPIC: The Musical ANIMATIC - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Old friend, it's been ten years since I last saw you Remember me,

I am the infamous Odysseus!

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,

whoa, whoa Drown in your sorrow and fears!

Captain?

I have to see her. But we'll die.

I know.

Odysseus, where did you go?

Morning sleepyhead, you've been resting for a while I swore

that you were dead when you washed up on my aisle Did you know you talk in your sleep?

Tell me though, who's Penelope?

She's my wife Anyways, I've got all you could want here All you could need here Just you and me,

my dear, my love for life Soon into bed we'll climb

and spend our time I'm not your man I'm what you want here, I'm what you need here Just you and me,

my love in paradise Now till the end of time From here on out you're mine,

all mine Hell no, I could kill you where you stand I'm no pet, I'm a married man Oh handsome,

you may try But last I checked, goddesses can't die Goddess You're adorable,

bow down now to the immortal Calypso Here to entertain, but fear not, I bring no pain Cause we got all we could want here,

all we could need here Under my spell, we're stuck in paradise No one can come or go, my island stays unknown No,

no, I don't belong here, there's something wrong here I won't be drawn to love in paradise Not till the end of time,

there is no way You're mine,

all mine Seven years she's kept you trapped out of your control Time can take a heavy toll Odysseus?

All I hear are screams Odie, get away from the ledge You don't know what I've gone

through You don't know what I've sacrificed Every comrade I long knew Every friend I saw them die

And all I hear are screams It will be fine, dear, come back inside Dear love of my life,

come back to paradise I know your life's been hard I'll stay inside you All I hear are screams I love you,

my dear, I love our time here Life would be

so much worse if you had died Please stay away from your heart, stay in my open eyes It's like it's amazing,

it's amazing, it's amazing It's like it's amazing,

it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing, it's amazing, it's amazing It's amazing,

it's amazing, it's amazing He needs my help.

Just you and me, my dear, my love for life Soon into bed we'll climb and spend our time I'm not your man I'm what you want here,

I'm what you need here Just you and me, my loving paradise Now till the end of time From here on out you're mine

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Love in Paradise”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: amazing, paradise, dear, mine, Odysseus. This video has 35 sentences and 604 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:44. The speaker talks at a steady 127 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 69% 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
whoa	/woʊ/	Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down.
paradise noun	/ˈpæɹədaɪs/	The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.
scream verb	/skɹiːm/	To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek.
climb verb	/ˈklaɪ̯m/	To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
wash verb	/wɑʃ/	To clean with water.
belong verb	/bɪˈlɒŋ/	To have its proper place.
spell noun	/spɛl/	Words or a formula supposed to have magical powers.
trap noun	/tɹæp/	A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.
sacrifice noun	/ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/	Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
handsome adjective	/ˈhæn.səm/	Having a pleasing appearance, good-looking, attractive, particularly
adorable adjective	/əˈdoɹ.əˌbəl/	Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
goddess noun	/ˈɡɑdəs/	A female deity.
entertain verb	/ˌɛntəˈteɪn/	To amuse (someone); to engage the attention of agreeably.
immortal adjective	/ɪˈmɔɹtəl/	Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.
infamous adjective	/ˈɪn.fə.məs/	Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come back verb	To return to a place.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don'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 whoa, paradise, scream.

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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