Shadowing Practice: Set It Off - Partners In Crime (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

The End Guys, we knew we weren't going to live forever.

We knew this was going to end at one point or another.

Now I don't know about you, but I'm not going to go back.

I'd follow you into the ends of the earth.

I'm asking for you to follow me right now.

You'll never take us alive

We swore that death will do us part They'll call our crimes a work of art You'll never take us alive

We'll live like spoiled royalty Lovers and partners Partners in crime Partners in crime

This, the tale of reckless love Living a life of crime

on the run A brush to a gun To paint these days green In red

Everybody freeze No button move Put the money in the bag We will shoot Empty outer vault

And me and my doll Be on our way A paper face Since flatless dreams

And if the heat comes close enough to burn, then we'll play with fire,

cause You'll never take us alive We swore that death will do us part,

they'll call our crimes a work of art You'll never take us alive We'll live like spoiled royalty lovers and partners,

partners in crime Barters and crime I'm a witch, but I'm a witch I'm a witch,

oh, oh Here we find our own little dint outlaws Fall behind the grind tonight Left unaware

that the lone store owner won't Go down without a bite Where we gonna go?

He's got his pins Baby, I'm a little scared Now don't you quit He sounded the

alarm I hear the sirens closing in Our paper faces for the streets And

if the heat comes close enough to burn Then we're burning

this place to the ground Cause You'll never take us alive

These war back death will do us part They'll call our crown the work of art You'll never take us alive

We'll live like spoiled royalty lovers and partners Partners in crime We have no parents,

please, department, come out with your hands up We have the place around it Put your weapons down, put your weapons down Ready,

then, aim Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire

Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire Fire We'd at each other's side You never took us a lie

We swore that death would do us part

So now we want you in the dark You never took us a lie

We live as ghosts among these streets Lovers and partners Partners in crime So many lovers in your world Partners in crime

What is your time?

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 31 sentences and 437 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:52. The speaker talks at a steady 113 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
lover noun	/ˈlʌvɚ/	One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
spoil noun	/spɔɪl/	Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
royalty noun	/ˈɹɔɪəlti/	The rank, status, power or authority of a monarch.
ghost noun	/ɡoʊst/	A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
bite verb	/baɪt/	To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
tale noun	/ˈteɪl/	A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
alarm noun	/əˈlɑɹm/	A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
pin noun	/pɪn/	A needle without an eye (usually) made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening.
brush noun	/bɹʌʃ/	An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including…
freeze verb	/ˈfɹiːz/	Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.
scare verb	/skɛɚ/	To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
doll noun	/dɑl/	A small figure resembling a human being that is used as a toy.
grind verb	/ˈɡɹaɪnd/	To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion.
lone adjective	/loʊn/	Solitary; having no companion.
vault noun	/vɑlt/	An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
come out with verb		To say (something) unexpectedly.
fall behind verb		To be late (for a regular event)
go back verb		To return to a place or state after having been there at a previous time.
go down verb		To descend; to move from a higher place to a lower one.
hands up	/hæn(d)ˈzʌp/	Put your hands up (if you wish to participate).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 27 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you'll, we'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 lover, spoil, royalty.

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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