Shadowing Practice: Martin Garrix & Ed Sheeran - Repeat It (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 13 sentences and 184 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:59. The speaker talks slowly, about 62 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

12 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• scream /skɹiːm/ (verb) — 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.
• freeze /ˈfɹiːz/ (verb) — Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
• lung /ˈlʌŋ/ (noun) — A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
• bleed /ˈbliːd/ (verb) — To shed blood through an injured blood vessel.
• sheet /ʃit/ (noun) — A thin bed cloth used as a covering for a mattress or as a layer over the sleeper.
• tear /tɛɹ/ (verb) — To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate.
• darkness /ˈdɑɹk.nɪs/ (noun) — The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.
• compromise /ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/ (noun) — The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
• demon /ˈdiː.mən/ (noun) — An evil being resident in or working for Hell; a devil.
• creep /kɹiːp/ (verb) — To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground.
• rewind /ɹiːˈwaɪnd/ (verb) — To wind (something) again.
• seam /ˈsiːm/ (noun) — A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 9 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'll, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scream, freeze, lung.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: