Shadowing Practice: Maroon 5 - Animals (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell your sinful minds Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Baby, I'm playing So what you trying to do today It's like we can't stop,
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we're enemies But we get low when I'm inside you You're like a joke that's killing me I cut you out entirely
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But I get so high that I'm inside of you Yeah, you can start over,
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you can run free You can find another fish in the sea You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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holding underground You can pretend that it was me But no,
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oh Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Touch you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals Like animals, oh Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell yourself in my eyes Just like animals,
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animals Like animals, oh Baby, I'm So if I run, it's not enough You're still in my head,
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forever stuck So you can do what you wanna do, yeah I love your lies,
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I'll hit them up But don't deny the animal That comes a lie when I'm inside you Yeah, you can start over, you can run free
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You can find out that what you must say You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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rolling underground You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Whoa, baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell yourself in my eyes Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Whoa, baby, I'm free Don't tell no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na-na-na That beast inside, side-side-side Yeah, yeah, yeah No, you're gonna lie No, you're gonna lie You can't deny,
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na-na-na That beast inside, side-side-side Yeah,
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yeah, yeah Yo, oh Whoa,
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oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh Just like animals,
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animals Like animals, no Just like animals,
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animals Like animals, no Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Punch you down,
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eat you alive Just like animals, animals, like animals, no Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell your surprise Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Baby, you don't feel no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na-na-na That peace inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah No, girl, don't lie,
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lie, lie You can't deny, na-na-na That peace inside, side,
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side, side Yeah, yeah, yeah Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down,
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eat you alive Just like animals, animals, like animals, moles Maybe you think that you can hide,
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I can smell your sinful minds Just like animals, animals, like animals, moles Baby,
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I'm pregnant So what you try to do to me, it's like we can't stop,
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we're enemies But we get low when I'm inside you You're like a drug that's killing me I cut you out entirely
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But I get so high when I'm inside you Yeah, if you start over,
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you can run free You can find another fish in the sea You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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holding my nerve round You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Cut you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, moles Baby, you think that you can hide,
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I can smell yourself from my eyes Just like animals, animals, like animals, moles Baby, I'm so if I run,
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it's not enough You're still in my head, forever stuck So you can do what you wanna do,
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yeah I love your lies,
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I'll hit them up But don't deny the animal That comes alive when I'm inside of you Yeah, you can start over,
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you can run free You can find other fish in the sea You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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rolling underground You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Cut you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Baby, you think that you can hide But you smell yourself in my eyes Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Baby, I'm free Don't tell no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na, na, na That feast inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah, yeah No world gonna lie, no, no, no, no, no You can't deny,
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no, no, no That beast inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah,
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yeah Yo, oh, oh, oh,
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oh Just like animals, animals, like animals, no Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Punch you down,
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eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Baby, you think that you can hide I can smell your surprise Just like animals,
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animals, like animals Baby, you don't feel no lie,
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la-la-la You can't deny, na-na-na That beast inside, side, side, side No, girl,
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don't lie, lie, lie You can't deny, no, no, no That beast inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah,
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yeah Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, moles Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell your symptoms just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Baby, I'm back So what you try to do to me?
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It's like we can't stop,
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we're enemies But we get low when I'm inside you You're like a drug that's killing me I cut you out entirely
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But I get so high when I'm inside you Yeah, you can start over, you can run free
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You can find other fish in the sea You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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rolling my nerve round You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Punch you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, oh Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell yourself in my eyes Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, oh Baby, I'm So if I run, it's not enough You're still in my head,
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forever stuck So you can do what you wanna do, yeah I love your lies,
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I'll eat them up But don't deny the animal That comes alive when I'm inside you Yeah,
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you can start over, you can run free You can find out
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that visionless state You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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rolling underground You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Cut you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, whoa Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell yourself in my nose Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, oh Baby, I'm Don't feel no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na-na-na That peace inside, sad, sad, sad Yeah, yeah, yeah Don't feel no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na-na-na That peace inside, sad,
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sad, sad Yeah, yeah, yeah Yo,
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whoa, whoa Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Cut you down,
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eat your line Just like animals, animals, like animals, no Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell your sepharos Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, oh Baby, you don't feel no lie,
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la-la-la You can't deny, na-na-na That peace inside,
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si-si-si Yeah, yeah, yeah Don't feel no lie,
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la-la-la You can't deny, na-na-na That peace inside,
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si-si-si Yeah, yeah, yeah Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down,
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eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, moles Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell your sinful minds Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, moles Baby, I'm playing So what you trying to do to me It's like we can't stop,
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we're enemies I'm gonna get low when I'm inside you You're like a drug that's killing me I cut you out entirely
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But I get so high when I'm inside you Yeah, you can start over,
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you can run free You can find another push in the sea You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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holding underground You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby, I'm playing on you tonight Punch you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell yourself in my eyes Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Baby, I'm So if I run, it's not enough You're still in my head,
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forever stuck So you can do what you wanna do, yeah I love your lies,
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I'll hit them up But don't deny the animal That comes alive when I'm inside you Yeah,
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you can start over, you can run free You can find out
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that you should never see You can pretend it's meant to be
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But you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound Taking me down,
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rolling underground You can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat your life Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, whoa Baby,
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you think that you can hide But you smell yourself in my nose Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, whoa Baby, I'm Don't tell no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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na, na, na That peace inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah, yeah No, you're gonna lie,
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you can't deny That beast inside,
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yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, no Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Punch you down,
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eat you alive Just like animals, animals, like animals, oh Baby,
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you think that you can hide I can smell your scent from my eyes Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, oh Baby, you don't feel no lie, lie, lie, lie You can't deny,
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nah, nah, nah That peace inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah, yeah No, no, no, no,
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no, no, no You can't deny, no, no, no That peace inside, side, side, side Yeah, yeah,
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yeah Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell your sinful minds Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, balls Baby, I'm So what you try to do to me It's like we can't stop,
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we're enemies Girl, we get low when I'm inside you
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Yeah You're like a drug that's killing me I cut you out entirely Girl,
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you're so high when I'm inside you Yeah, you can start over You can run free,
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I can find another fish in the sea I can pretend it's meant to be,
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but you can't stay away from me I can still hear you making that sound,
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taking me down, holding underground I can pretend that it was me,
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but no Oh, baby I'm playing on you tonight,
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cut you down, eat you alive Thank you.
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I'm sorry.
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Baby, I'm playing on you tonight Hunt you down, eat you alive Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, moles Maybe you think that you can hide I can smell yourself a month Just like animals,
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animals, like animals, boys Baby, I'm back So what you trying to do to me It's like we can't stop, we're animals
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Maroon 5 - Animals”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: animal, baby, lie, inside, deny. This video has 146 sentences and 2078 words to shadow. The speech runs for 18:00. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 88% 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 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| deny verb | /dəˈnaɪ/ | To disallow or reject. |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| underground adjective | /ˌʌn.dəɹˈɡɹaʊnd/ | Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| nerve noun | /nɝv/ | A bundle of neurons with their connective tissue sheaths, blood vessels and lymphatics. |
| feast noun | /ˈfiːst/ | A holiday, festival, especially a religious one |
| scent noun | /sɛnt/ | A distinctive smell. |
| symptom noun | /ˈsɪm(p)təm/ | A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a disease or disorder, such as fever, headache or rash; strictly, a… |
| sinful adjective | /ˈsɪnfl̩/ | Having sinned; guilty of sin. |
| visionless adjective | blind | |
| smell verb | /smɛl/ | To sense a smell or smells. |
| nose noun | [nəʊ̯z] | A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell. |
| joke noun | /ˈd͡ʒoʊ̯k/ | An amusing story. |
| pregnant adjective | /ˈpɹɛɡnənt/ | Carrying developing offspring within the body. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| start over verb | to begin again; to return to the beginning |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
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 | I'm playing |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna lie · gonna get |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll hit · I'll eat |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 128 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, 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 deny, pretend, whoa.
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.