Shadowing Practice: No. 1 Party Anthem - Learn English Speaking with Video
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One, two, three.
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Call off the search for your soul
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Or put it on hold again She's having a sly indoor
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smoke She calls the folks who run this Her oldest friends Sipping and drinking,
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laughing at imaginary As all the signals are sent Arising by you to approach
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And it seems as though Those lumps in your throat That you just swallowed Have got you going Come on,
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come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Number one,
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party out and float He's a certified mind blower,
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knowing for what I do They suggest that somewhere from which I might know her Just to get the ball to roll
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Drunkin' monologues, confused because It's not like I'm fallin' in love I just want you to do me no good
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And you look like you could Come on,
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come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Number one,
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party out Come on, come on,
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come on Before the moment's gone I'm number one,
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party and fun, yeah, yeah The look I love,
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the rush I love The cheese with me's the galactic show The shelter bugs,
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the camels, the black and white and the cold dark The books I know,
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the cubicles, the house of soul and the moon I provide the answer
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Come on, come on,
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come on
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The fun moment's gone Number one, R .T .L.
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Number one, R .T .L.
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Number one, R .T .L.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 24 sentences and 244 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- rush /ɹʌʃ/ (verb) — To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully.
- confused /kənˈfjuːzd/ (adjective) — unable to think clearly or understand
- throat /ˈθɹoʊt/ (noun) — The front part of the neck.
- shelter /ˈʃɛltə/ (noun) — A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave).
- folk /foʊk/ (noun) — People, persons.
- bug /bʌɡ/ (noun) — An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).
- indoor /ˈɪndoɹ/ (adjective) — Situated in, or designed to be used in, or carried on within, the interior of a building.
- float /fləʊt/ (verb) — To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
- swallow /ˈswɑ.loʊ/ (verb) — To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
- imaginary /ɪˈmæd͡ʒɪˌn(ɛ)ɹi/ (adjective) — Existing only in the imagination.
- lump /lʌmp/ (noun) — Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
- camel /ˈkæm(ə)l/ (noun) — A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.
- blower /ˈbloʊ.ɚ/ (noun) — A person who blows.
- certify /ˈsɜː.tɪ.faɪ/ (verb) — To attest to (a fact) as the truth.
- cubicle /ˈkjuːbɪkəl/ (noun) — A small separate part or one of the compartments of a room, especially in a work environment.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
- call off (verb) — To recall; to cancel or call a halt to.
- search for (verb) — Synonym of look for.
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: rush /ɹʌʃ/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/
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 rush, confused, throat.
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.