Shadowing Practice: Olivia Rodrigo - vampire - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I hate to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now
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How's the castle built off people you pretend to care about just what you wanted
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Look at you, cool guy, you got it I see the parties in diamonds
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Sometimes when I close my eyes
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Six months of torture you sold A sunforbidden paradise I loved you truly
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You gotta laugh at the stupidity
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Cause I've made some real big mistakes
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But you make the worst one look fine I should've known it was strange
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You only come out at night I used to think I was smart
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But you made me look so naive
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The way you sold me for parts
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You stuck your teeth into me
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You're a bloodsucker, famefucker
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Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire
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And every girl I ever talked to You told me you were bad, bad news, you called them crazy God,
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I hate the way I called them crazy too
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You're so convincing I do lie without flinching I do lie, I do lie, I do lie
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Ooh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, fucked up little thrill
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Can't figure out just how you do it
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And God knows I never will
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And for me and not her Cause girls your age know better I've made some real big mistakes
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But you make the worst one look fine I should've known it was strange
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You only come out at night I used to think I was smart
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But you made me look so naive
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The way you saw me for parts
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As you sucked your teeth into me A bloodsucker,
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fame, fucker Bleed me dry like a goddamn vampire
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You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard?
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You can't love anyone, cause that didn't mean you had a heart I tried to help you out, now I know that I can't
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Cause how you think's the kind of thing I'll never understand
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That makes real big mistakes
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But you make the worst one look for I should've known it was strange
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You only come out at night I used to think I was smart
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But you made me look so naive
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The way you sold me for parts
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As you sunk your teeth into me I look like sucker,
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fame fucker Bleeding me dry like a goddamn vampire
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Olivia Rodrigo - vampire”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lie, naive, goddamn, vampire, mistakes. This video has 37 sentences and 388 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:13. The speaker talks at a steady 121 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| naive adjective | /naɪˈiv/ | Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated. |
| fame noun | /feɪm/ | One's reputation. |
| castle noun | /ˈkɑːsəl/ | A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or… |
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| suck verb | /sʌk/ | To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast). |
| pretend verb | /pɹəˈtɛnd/ | To speak or behave so as to give a false or simulated appearance. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| sink verb | /ˈsɪŋk/ | To descend or submerge (or to cause to do so) into a liquid or similar substance. |
| paradise noun | /ˈpæɹədaɪs/ | The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death. |
| satisfaction noun | /sætɪsˈfækʃən/ | A fulfilment of a need or desire. |
| torture noun | /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚ/ | The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an interrogation technique or punishment; (usually in the plural) a technique, method, or device which… |
| thrill verb | /θɹɪl/ | To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation. |
| stupidity noun | /stuˈpɪdɪti/ | The property of being stupid. |
| flinch verb | /ˈflɪnt͡ʃ/ | To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe; to blench. |
| mesmerize verb | /ˈmɛzməɹaɪz/ | To exercise mesmerism on; to affect another person, such as to heal or soothe, through the use of animal magnetism. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| “Used to” used to + verb — a past habit or state that is no longer true | used to think |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've made |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as can't, should've, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/, stupidity /stuˈpɪdɪti/
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 naive, fame, castle.
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.