Shadowing Practice: Noah Cyrus - Again (Lyrics) Ft. XXXTENTACION - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 21 sentences and 275 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:54. The speaker talks slowly, about 95 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 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

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

• lover /ˈlʌvɚ/ (noun) — One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
• breathe /bɹiːð/ (verb) — To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
• clock /klɑk/ (noun) — A chronometer, an instrument that measures time, particularly the time of day.
• steal /stiːl/ (verb) — To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else without intending to return it.
• 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.
• 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.
• darling /ˈdɑɹlɪŋ/ (noun) — Often used as an affectionate term of address: a person who is very dear to one.
• mistake /mɪˈsteɪk/ (noun) — An error.
• escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ (verb) — To get free; to free oneself.
• till /tɪl/ — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
• dear /dɪɹ/ (adjective) — High in price; expensive.
• score /skoɹ/ (noun) — The total number of goals, points, runs, etc. earned by a participant in a game.
• wake /ˈweɪ̯k/ (verb) — (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
• ill /ɪl/ (adjective) — Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• ask for (verb) — To request; to order.
• wake up /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ (verb) — To stop sleeping; to awake.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, wanna, can't. 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 lover, breathe, clock.