Shadowing Practice: @OliviaRodrigo - vampire (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

I hate

to give the satisfaction asking how you're doing now As the

castle built off people you pretend to care about Just what you wanted Look at you, cool guy, you got it

I see the parties in diamonds Sometimes

when I close my eyes Six months of torture you sold To some forbidden paradise I loved you truly

You gotta laugh at the stupidity Cause I've made some real big mistakes

But you make the worst one look fine I should've known

it was strange You only come out at night I used to think I was smart,

but you made me look so naive The way you saw me for parts,

you sucked your teeth into me You're a bloodsucker,

fame crusher Bleed me dry like a damn vampire And every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad,

bad news You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called them crazy too You're so convincing How do you lie without flinching?

How do you lie, how do you lie without flinching?

Ooh, what a mesmerizing, paralyzing, tragic, but a thrill Can't figure out just how you do it

and God knows I never will Went for me and not her This girl's your age, no better,

I've made some real big mistakes She made the worst one

look fine I should've known it was strange You only come

out at night I used to think I was smart She made me look

so naive the way So many fun parts as you suck your TV to me I'm a bloodsucker,

fame crusher Bleed me dry like a damn vampire You said it was true love,

but would not be hard You can't love anyone, cause that would mean you had a heart I tried to help you out,

now I know that I can Cause hiding's the kind of thing I'll never understand

That makes real big mistakes

But you make the worst one look fine I should've known

it was strange You only come out at night I used to think I was smart

But you made me look so naive

The way you sold me for part As you sunk your teeth into me I'm a blind sucker,

fame crusher Bleeding me dry like a damn vampire

Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “@OliviaRodrigo - vampire”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: crusher, naive, vampire, fame, mistakes. This video has 29 sentences and 389 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 94 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
crusher noun	/ˈkɹʌʃə/	Someone or something that crushes.
naive adjective	/naɪˈiv/	Lacking worldly experience, wisdom, or judgement; unsophisticated.
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.
paralyze verb	/ˈpæɹəˌlaɪz/	To afflict with paralysis.
stupidity noun	/stuˈpɪdɪti/	The property of being stupid.
forbid verb	/fɚˈbɪd/	To disallow; to proscribe.
thrill verb	/θɹɪl/	To suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure; to (figuratively) electrify; to experience such a sensation.
tragic adjective	/ˈtɹæd͡ʒɪk/	Causing great sadness or suffering.
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…
satisfaction noun	/sætɪsˈfækʃən/	A fulfilment of a need or desire.
paradise noun	/ˈpæɹədaɪs/	The place where sanctified souls are believed to live after death.

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 · should've known

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as should've, you're, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: crusher /ˈkɹʌʃə/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: stupidity /stuˈpɪdɪti/, satisfaction /sætɪsˈfækʃən/

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 crusher, naive, flinch.

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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