Shadowing Practice: Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I don't
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like your little games Don't like your tilted stage The role you made me play Of the fool,
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no I don't like you I don't like your perfect crime How you laugh
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when you lie You said the gun was mine Isn't cool, no I don't like you But I got smarter,
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I got harder In the nick of time Honey, I rose up from the dead I do it all the time I got a list of names
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and yours is in red underlined I check it once, then I check it twice Oh, look what you made me do
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I don't like your kingdom kids
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They once belonged to me You asked me for a place to sleep Locked me out
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and threw a feast The world moves on another day, another drama, drama But not for me,
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not for me, all I think about is karma And then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure Maybe I got mine,
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but you'll all get yours But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time I hate your rules upon the dead,
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I do it all the time I've got a list of names and yours is in red underlined I check it once,
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then I check it twice Yeah,
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you did this
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I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams I don't trust nobody and nobody, trust me
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I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
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I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams I'm sorry,
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the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now Bye Oh, cause she's dead.
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Look what you made me do
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You guys!
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Stop making that surprise face.
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It's so annoying.
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Yeah, you can't possibly be that surprise all the time.
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What's with that bitch?
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Don't call me that.
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Y'all, oh, stop acting like you're all nice.
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You are so fake.
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Well, there she goes, playing the victim again.
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Yes!
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What are you doing?
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Getting receipts.
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I'm going to edit this later.
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I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: starring, actress, dreams, dead. This video has 33 sentences and 360 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 87 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
The 13 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| actress noun | /ˈæk.tɹɪs/ | A female who performs on the stage or in films. |
| starring verb | That which has the specified actor or actors, especially those in lead roles, in its cast. | |
| nickname noun | /ˈnɪkneɪm/ | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing, often based on some noteworthy characteristic. |
| narrative noun | /ˈnæɹ.ə.tɪv/ | The systematic recitation of an event or series of events. |
| belong verb | /bɪˈlɒŋ/ | To have its proper place. |
| edit verb | /ˈɛdɪt/ | To change a text, or a document. |
| feast noun | /ˈfiːst/ | A holiday, festival, especially a religious one |
| receipt noun | /ɹɪˈsiːt/ | The act of receiving, or the fact of having been received. |
| karma noun | /kərm(ə)/ | The sum total of a person's actions, which determine the person's next incarnation in samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth. |
| exclude verb | /ɪksˈkluːd/ | To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out. |
| tilt verb | /tɪlt/ | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| underline verb | /ˈʌndɚˌlaɪn/ | To draw a line underneath something, especially to add emphasis. |
| annoy verb | /əˈnoɪ̯/ | To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Y'all, oh, stop acting like you're all nice.
- What are you doing?
- I'm going to edit this later.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Stop making · stop acting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | you'll all · I'll be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 20 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'll, can'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 actress, starring, nickname.
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.