Shadowing Practice: TROLLS WORLD TOUR | "Just Sing" Full Song [Official Clip] - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 33 sentences and 407 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:00. The speaker talks slowly, about 102 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 93% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

• daddy /ˈdædi/ (noun) — Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
• deny /dəˈnaɪ/ (verb) — To disallow or reject.
• cave /keɪv/ (noun) — A large, naturally-occurring cavity formed underground or in the face of a cliff or a hillside.
• lip /lɪp/ (noun) — Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
• shelf /ʃɛlf/ (noun) — A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall or forming a part of a cabinet, desk, etc., and used to display, store, or support objects.
• elbow /ˈɛlboʊ̯/ (noun) — The joint between the upper arm and the forearm.
• sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (verb) — To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
• loud /ˈlaʊ̯d/ (adjective) — Of great intensity.
• jump /d͡ʒʌmp/ (verb) — To propel oneself rapidly upward, downward and/or in any horizontal direction such that momentum causes the body to become airborne.
• nobody /ˈnoʊ.bə.di/ (noun) — A person dismissed as unimportant.
• floor /flɔː/ (noun) — The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
• reach /ɹiːt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
• everybody /ˈɛvɹi(ˌ)bədi/ — All people.
• rise /ɹaɪz/ (verb) — To move upwards.
• soul /soʊl/ (noun) — The spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• wait for (verb) — To wait until the specified event occurs.
• come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
• get on (verb) — To board or mount (something), especially a vehicle.
• stand on (verb) — To continue following the same course.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, I've. 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 daddy, deny, cave.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video: