Shadowing Practice: Vietsub | Sienna - The Marías | Lyrics Video - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Please tell me not to go We've been here long before
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I live under your eyelids I'll always be yours I'll lay on your rooftop
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In the freezing cold And I watch the sunset Wearing all your clothes
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I can feel you with me Like I did before Like when I sang you a love song By Nora Jones Ooh,
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Sienna Would've been cute Ooh
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Sienna Would look just like you I Can't please
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Did feel so good I feel,
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see, only through you I'll wait here tomorrow,
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outside your door Like I did in December,
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when you held me close Climbing up on your corner Pulling
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out my hair Hear the creak in the floorboards Going up the stairs Ooh,
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Sienna Would've been cute Ooh,
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Sienna Then I, would look just like you,
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with a temper like you,
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run around like you, jumping in the pool,
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like you, Send to other pics In the way I did Be sensitive
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Like you
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And I smile when I think of All the times we had On the beach in the winter
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When the waves were mad
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Down by the water Crystal clear See your face in the furries Then you do something
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 20 sentences and 201 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:27. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
13 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sensitive adjective | /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses. |
| pic noun | /pɪk/ | A picture, especially a photographic image. |
| stairs noun | /ˈstɛɹz/ | A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors. |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| sunset noun | /ˈsʌnˌsɛt/ | The moment each evening when the sun disappears below the western horizon. |
| cloth noun | /klɒθ/ | A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. Sometimes… |
| temper noun | /ˈtɛmpɚ/ | A general tendency or orientation towards a certain type of mood, a volatile state; a habitual way of thinking, behaving or reacting. |
| rooftop noun | /ˈɹufˌtɑp/ | The area atop a roof. |
| sienna noun | /siˈɛn.ə/ | A form of clay containing iron and manganese. |
| creak verb | /kɹiːk/ | To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. |
| eyelid noun | /ˈaɪ.lɪd/ | A thin skin membrane that covers and moves over an eye. |
| floorboard noun | Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor. | |
| furries noun | Only used in no wucking furries. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
| run around verb | To be very busy doing many different things. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | We've been · Would've been |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll always be · I'll wait |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, would've, 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 sensitive, pic, stairs.
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.