Shadowing Practice: Umbrella - Ember Island | Matte Remix (Lyrics + Vietsub) ♫ - Learn English Speaking with Video
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You have my heart, we'll never be words apart
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Maybe in magazines, but you'll still be my star
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Baby, cause in the dark, you can't see shiny cars
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And that's when you need me there
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With you I'll always share
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Because when the sun shines, we shine together
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Told you I'll be here forever
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Said I'll always be your friend
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Took enough and I'm sticking out till the end
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Now that it's raining more than ever
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Know that we still have each other
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You can stand on a mire, we're at last
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You can stand under my umbrella
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Under my umbrella
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Under my umbrella
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Under my umbrella
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Outro Music
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Fancy things will never come in between
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You're part of my entity, here for infinity
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When the war I still get part
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When the world has dealt its cards
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If the hand is hard
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Together we'll mend your heart
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Because when the sun shined, we shined together
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Told you I'll be here forever
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Said I'll always be your friend
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Took an oath and I'm sick it out till the end
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Now that it's raining more than ever
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Know that we still have each other
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You can stand under my umbrella
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You can stand under my umbrella
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Under my umbrella
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You can stand under my umbrella
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Under my umbrella
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Outro Music
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It's raining, oh baby it's raining
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You can always come in to me
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Come in to me
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It's ring, oh baby it's ring
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You can always come into me, come into me
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Umbrella - Ember Island”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: umbrella, stand, raining, baby. This video has 40 sentences and 251 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:28. 85% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| umbrella noun | /ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/ | A cloth-covered frame used for protection against rain or sun. |
| shine verb | /ʃaɪn/ | To emit or reflect light so as to glow. |
| fancy noun | /ˈfæn.si/ | The imagination. |
| entity noun | /ˈɛn.tə.ti/ [-tʰi] | That which has a distinct existence as an individual unit, often used for organizations which have no physical form. |
| oath noun | /ˈoʊθ/ | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's… |
| infinity noun | /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/ | Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or limits to size. |
| outro noun | /ˈaʊt.ɹoʊ/ | A portion of music at the end of a song. |
| mend verb | /mɛnd/ | To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged). |
| mire noun | /ˈmaɪɚ/ | Deep mud; moist, spongy earth. |
| rain noun | /ˈɹeɪn/ | Condensed water falling from a cloud. |
| ring noun | /ɹɪŋ/ | A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc. |
| till | /tɪl/ | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| forever adverb | /fəˈɹɛvɚ/ | For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time. |
| sick adjective | /ˈsɪk/ | In poor health; ill. |
| apart | /əˈpɑɹt/ | Excluded from consideration. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stick out verb | To protrude. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | we'll never be · you'll still be · I'll always share |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm sticking · it's raining |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 13 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, I'm, we'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: entity /ˈɛn.tə.ti/ [-tʰi], infinity /ɪnˈfɪnɪti/
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 umbrella, shine, fancy.
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.