Shadowing Practice: Set Fire To The Rain - Adele (Lyrics) ๐ต - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I let it fall
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They were strong, but my knees were far too weak
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To stand in your arms without falling to your feet But there's a side to you that I never knew,
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never knew all the things you'd say They were never true, never true in the games you played You would always win,
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always win But I set fire to the rain Watched it pour as I left your face
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When it burned will I cry Cause I heard it screaming out your name Your name
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When I lay with you I could stay there Close my eyes,
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feel you here Forever, you and me together Nothing gets better Cause there's a side to you That I never knew,
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never knew All the things you'd say They were never true, never true And the games you'd play You would always win,
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always win But I'll say bye Fire to the rain,
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watch it pour as I touch your face When it burn,
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well I cry cause I heard it screaming out your name You're the head I said fire to the rain,
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and I could rush into the flames When it fell, something died Cause I knew that
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that was the last time The last time Sometimes I wake up by the door
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That heart you've gone must be waiting for Even now
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when they're already over I can't help myself from looking for I set fire to the rain,
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watched it pour as I touched your face When it burned,
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while I cried, cause I heard it screaming out your name,
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your name I set fire to the rain,
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and I keep watching to the flames When it fell,
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something died Cause I knew that that was the last time The last time Oh,
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oh, oh, oh, oh They burned Oh,
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oh, oh, oh They burned Anything
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video โSet Fire To The Rain - Adele (Lyrics) ๐ตโ. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: knew, rain, burned, pour, screaming. This video has 24 sentences and 313 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:03. The speaker talks slowly, about 77 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scream verb | /skษนiหm/ | 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. |
| pour verb | /poษน/ | To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it. |
| flame noun | /fleษชm/ | The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat. |
| rush verb | /ษนสส/ | To hurry; to perform a task with great haste, often not properly or without thinking carefully. |
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| burn verb | /bษn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| weak adjective | /wi(ห)k/ | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| cry verb | /kษนaษช/ | To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness. |
| rain noun | /หษนeษชn/ | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| touch verb | /tสtอกส/ | To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
| foot noun | /fสt/ | 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. |
| wake verb | /หweษชฬฏk/ | (often followed by up) To stop sleeping. |
| arm noun | /ษษนm/ | The portion of the upper human appendage, from the shoulder to the wrist and sometimes including the hand. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| wake up verb | /หweษชk หสp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 8 contractions and reduced forms, such as you'd, can't, I'll. 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 scream, pour, flame.
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 โ like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1โ2 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 โ making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.