Shadowing Practice: Oasis - Wonderwall (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Today is gonna be the day that they're gonna throw it back to you

By now you should have somehow realized what you gotta do

I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now Backbeat,

the word is on the street that the fire in your heart is out

I'm sure you've heard it all before

but you never really had a doubt I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads we have to walk are winding

And all the lights that lead us there are blinding

There are many things that I would like to say to you

But I don't know how

Because maybe You're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all

You're my wonder wall

Today was gonna be the day

But they'll never throw it back to you

By now you should've somehow

Realized what you're not to do I don't believe that anybody feels the way I do about you now

And all the roads that lead you there were winding

And all the lights that light the way are blinding

There are many things that I would like to say to you,

but I don't know how I said maybe you're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all, you're my wonder one I said maybe,

you're gonna be the one that saves me

And after all, You're my wonder wall I said maybe

You're gonna be the one that saves me

I'm sorry.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Oasis - Wonderwall”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: saves, anybody, feels, wonder. This video has 28 sentences and 274 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 69 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

8 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
anybody	/ˈɛn.i.bə.di/	Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person.
somehow adverb	/ˈsʌmhaʊ/	In one way or another; in a way not yet known or explained; by some means
blind adjective	/ˈblaɪ̯nd/	Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
wonder noun	/ˈwʌndɚ/	A sense of awe, astonishment and curiosity, inspired by unexpected events, novel experiences and inexplicable circumstances, sometimes accompanied by surprise…
wind noun	/ˈwɪnd/	Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
realize verb	/ˈɹi(.ə)ˌlaɪz/	To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
throw verb	/θɹoʊ/	To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
doubt noun	/daʊt/	Disbelief or uncertainty (about something); (countable) a particular instance of such disbelief or uncertainty.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming	gonna be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	are winding · are blinding

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, gonna, 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 anybody, somehow, blind.

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.

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