Shadowing Practice: Wrap Me In Plastic - Chromance (Lyrics + Vietsub) ♫ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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It's my first night out with you Treat me right and buy me shoes Let me be your fantasy,
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play with me I wanna be your girl Just give me some time,
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I'll be ready Do my makeup, bathe, and my perfume Quick shower won't take too long
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I'll be done just singing this song So wrap me in plastic and make me shine We can make a dollhouse,
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follow your design Let's build a dug out our sticks and tie I can call you master,
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you can call me mine Wrap me in plastic and make me shine We can make a mill home,
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follow your design Let's build a dug out our sticks and tie I can call you master, you can call me mine Wrap me in plastic Now push
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that yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo yo rockin' past it push it you yo you you you
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hold me mine grab the you you
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yeah you you you hold me mine Ooh let me tell me what to do If you're happy,
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I am too Please, just show me what you like Don't be shy I wanna be your girl,
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your girl, your girl Just give me some time, I'll be ready Do my makeup, bathe, and my perfume Quick shower,
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won't take too long I'll be done, just sing my song, so Wrap me in plastic and make me shine We can make a dollhouse,
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follow your design Let's build a dog out of sticks and twine I can call you master,
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you can call me mine Wrap me in plastic and make me shine We can make a townhouse, follow your design Let's go to talk,
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other steps on time We can go, you master, you can call me mine Rockin' past up,
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you wish that Rockin' past up, you wish that You can call me mine Rock,
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rock, rock, rock, rock, rock,
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rock You can call me mine Just give me some time,
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I'll be ready Quick show,
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I won't take to them Just give me some time,
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I'll be ready Quick show,
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I won't take to them Just sing my song Drop me in plastic and make me shine Think I'm like a dollhouse,
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call me all the time Let's put the dog on a sticks and twine I can call you faster, you can call me mine Wrap,
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wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap me in plastic And we can make a dollhouse for me every time Wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap, wrap I can call you faster, you can call me mine

Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 25 sentences and 433 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:12. The speaker talks at a steady 136 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 81% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
wrap verb/ɹæp/To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
shine verb/ʃaɪn/To emit or reflect light so as to glow.
twin noun/twɪn/Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.
perfume noun/ˈpɝfjuːm/A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
mill noun/mɪl/A grinding apparatus for substances such as grains, seeds, etc. (Some are small and simple, and some are large and complex.)
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
bathe verb/beɪð/To clean oneself by immersion in water or using water; to take a bath, have a bath.
townhouse noun/ˈtaʊnˌhaʊs/A row house or terraced house.
plastic noun/ˈplæstɪk/A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.
sing verb/ˈsɪŋ/To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
shower noun/ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/A brief fall of precipitation (spell of rain, or a similar fall of snow, sleet, or cascade); burst of hefty precipitation.
fantasy noun/ˈfæntəsi/That which comes from one's imagination or the act of imagining things.
grab verb/ˈɡɹæb/To grip suddenly; to seize; to clutch.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, won't, wanna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shine /ʃaɪn/, shoe /ˈʃu/, shower /ˈʃaʊ.ɚ/

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 wrap, shine, twin.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbe done
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll be · won't take

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.

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