Shadowing Practice: Love In The Dark - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Take your
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eyes off of me so I can leave I'm far too ashamed to do it with you watching me
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This is never ending, we have been here before But I can't stay this time cause I don't love you anymore
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Please stay where you are Don't come any closer
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Don't try to change my mind I'm being cruel to be kind I can't love you in the dark
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It feels like we're oceans apart There is so much space between us Baby,
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we're already defeated Hey, everything changed me
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You have given me something that I can't live without
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You mustn't underestimate that when you are in doubt
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But I don't want to carry on like everything is fine The longer we ignore it all,
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the more that we will find These don't fall apart
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I can't face your breaking heart I'm trying to be brave Stop asking me to stay
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I can't love you in the dark It feels like we're oceans apart
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There is so much space between us Baby,
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we're already defeated Everything changed for you
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We're not the only ones I don't regret a thing Every
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word I've said You know I'll always mean It is the world to me That you are in my life
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But I want to live and not to survive I just survive
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That's why I can't love you in the dark It feels like we're oceans apart
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There is so much space between us Baby,
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we're all ready to feel it Cause everything changed me
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And I, I, I, I, I don't think you can save me
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 22 sentences and 269 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:34. The speaker talks slowly, about 59 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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
12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (verb) — To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
- regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verb) — To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
- brave /bɹeɪv/ (adjective) — Strong in the face of fear; courageous.
- cruel /ˈkɹuːəl/ (adjective) — Intentionally causing or reveling in pain and suffering; merciless, heartless.
- ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/ (adjective) — Feeling shame or guilt.
- underestimate /ʌndɚˈɛs.tɪ.meɪt/ (verb) — To estimate too low; to perceive (someone or something) as having a lower value, quantity, worth, etc., than what he/she/it actually has.
- survive /sɚˈvaɪv/ (verb) — Of a person, to continue to live; to remain alive.
- defeat /dɪˈfiːt/ (verb) — To overcome in battle or contest.
- apart /əˈpɑɹt/ — Excluded from consideration.
- ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/ (noun) — One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- doubt /daʊt/ (noun) — Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.
- carry /ˈkæɹ.i/ (verb) — To lift (something) and take it to another place; to transport (something) by lifting.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- carry on /ˈkæɹi ˈɑn/ (verb) — To take baggage or luggage onto an airplane, rather than check it.
- fall apart (verb) — To disintegrate, to break into pieces.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ashamed /əˈʃeɪmd/, ocean /ˈoʊ.ʃən/
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 ignore, regret, brave.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
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| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have been · have given · I've said |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is never ending · I'm being · I'm trying |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | will find · I'll always mean |
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.