Shadowing Practice: Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey [Lyrics/Vietsub] - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 55 sentences and 542 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:15. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

14 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

• sadness /ˈsædnəs/ (noun) — The state or emotion of being sad.
• wire /ˈwaɪɚ/ (noun) — Metal formed into a thin, even thread, now usually by being drawn through a hole in a steel die.
• telephone /ˈtɛləˌfoʊn/ (noun) — A telecommunication device which converts data or sounds (usually speech) into electrical signals which are then transmitted to enable two or more people to…
• honey /ˈhʌni/ (noun) — A sweet, viscous, gold-colored fluid produced from plant nectar by bees, and often consumed by humans.
• scare /skɛɚ/ (verb) — To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
• pale /peɪl/ (adjective) — Light in color.
• bout /ˈbaʊt/ (noun) — A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
• heel /hil/ (noun) — The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
• heavenly /ˈhɛvənli/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to Heaven, the eternal celestial abode of God or the gods.
• moonlight /ˈmunˌlaɪt/ (noun) — The light reflected from the Moon, which seems to emanate from it.
• waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ (noun) — A flow of water over the edge of a cliff.
• summertime (noun) — The period or season of summer.
• sizzle /ˈsɪzəl/ (verb) — To make the sound of water boiling on a hot surface.
• snare /snɛ(ə)ɹ/ (noun) — A trap (especially one made from a loop of wire, string, or leather).

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, I'll, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like sadness, wire, telephone.