Shadowing Practice: Madonna - Material Girl (Official Video) [HD] - Learn English Speaking with Video
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She's fantastic.
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I knew she'd be a star.
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She could be.
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She could be great.
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She could be a major star.
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She is a star, George.
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The biggest star in the universe right now as we speak.
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Those who love the set, the director's got all kinds of things.
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The director's hot.
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He's hip.
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He's here.
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He's going to be doing all kinds of things.
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He's going to change the color of the set.
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I like it.
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He's got a great idea for a blue.
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I won't change anything, George.
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He touches one thing.
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He's gone.
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I swear.
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He's history.
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I want to meet her.
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You got it.
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Anytime.
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Name the place.
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Name anywhere, any street.
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You got it.
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Now.
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Yeah, he's still after me.
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He just gave me a necklace.
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I don't know.
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I think it's real diamonds.
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Yeah, he thinks he gets impressed by giving me expensive gifts.
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It's nice, though.
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You want it?
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Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me, I think they're okay
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If they don't give me proper credit, I just walk away
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They can beg and they can plead, but they can't see the light
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That's right Cause the boy with the cold hard cash is always Mr. I Cause we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Some boys roam and some boys know
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That that's alright with me
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If they can't raise my interest,
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then I have to let them be Some boys try and some boys die,
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but I don't let them play
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Only boys that save their pennies make my rainy days
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Cause we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl
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You know that we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah They're after me
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Cause everybody's living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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Living in a material world
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And I am a material girl
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You know that we are living in a material world
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And I am a material girl A material,
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a material, a material, a material world
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In a material world
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In a material world
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In a material world
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In a material world
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Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
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ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
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ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
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ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding ding
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Madonna - Material Girl (Official Video)”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: ding, material, boy, star. This video has 93 sentences and 764 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:39. The speaker talks at a natural 164 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 62% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| anytime adverb | At any time. | |
| penny noun | /ˈpɛni/ | In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p. |
| impress verb | /ɪmˈpɹɛs/ | To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably. |
| necklace noun | /ˈnɛkləs/ | An article of jewelry that is worn around the neck, most often made of a string of precious metal, pearls, gems, beads or shells, and sometimes having a… |
| rainy adjective | /ˈɹeɪni/ | Pouring with rain; wet; showery |
| plead verb | /pliːd/ | To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case. |
| roam verb | /ɹoʊm/ | To wander or travel freely and with no specific destination. |
| universe noun | /ˈjunəˌvɝs/ | The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos. |
| swear verb | /ˈswɛɚ/ | To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect. |
| material noun | /məˈtɪə.ɹi.əl/ | A basic matter (as metal, wood, plastic, fiber, etc.) from which the whole or the greater part of something physical (as a machine, tool, building, fabric… |
| credit noun | /ˈkɹɛdɪt/ | Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust. |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| cash noun | /ˈkæʃ/ | Money in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions. |
| color noun | /ˈkʌl.ə/ | The spectral composition of visible light. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | are living |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | He's going to be · He's going to change |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't change · We'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, can't, they're. 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.
- 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 diamond, anytime, penny.
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.