Shadowing Practice: Selena Gomez - Feel Me (Lyric Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Selena Gomez - Feel Me”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: colder, louder, longer, dance, feet. This video has 49 sentences and 364 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:27. The speaker talks slowly, about 105 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lip noun | /lɪp/ | Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| heartbeat noun | /ˈhɑɹtˌbit/ | One pulsation of the heart; especially an irregular one, hence the emotion which causes it. |
| loud adjective | /ˈlaʊ̯d/ | Of great intensity. |
| dance noun | /dæns/ | A sequence of rhythmic steps or movements usually performed to music, for pleasure or as a form of social interaction. |
| foot noun | /fʊt/ | A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg. |
| touch verb | /tʌt͡ʃ/ | To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| somebody | /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ | Some unspecified person. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| catch verb | /kæt͡ʃ/ | To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stay up verb | To remain awake; to not go to bed. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Do your days get a little bit longer?
- When you're running, who you run to?
- Where do you go to hide?
- Do you stay a play?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | you're telling · you're running |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | Won't be · You'll always be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, ain'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 lip, cheat, heartbeat.
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.