Shadowing Practice: Adele - I Drink Wine (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

This video has 33 sentences and 434 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:11. The speaker talks slowly, about 60 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% 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

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

• climb /ˈklaɪ̯m/ (verb) — To traverse a slope or contour, either upwards (ascending) or downwards (descending).
• soak /soʊk/ (verb) — To be saturated with liquid by being immersed in it.
• bound /ˈbaʊ̯nd/ (adjective) — Obliged (to).
• regret /ɹɪˈɡɹɛt/ (verb) — To feel sorry about (a thing that has or has not happened), afterthink: to wish that a thing had not happened, that something else had happened instead.
• sacrifice /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.faɪs/ (noun) — Originally, the killing (and often burning) of a human being or an animal as an offering to a deity; later, also the offering of an object to a deity.
• substance /ˈsʌbstəns/ (noun) — Physical matter; material.
• corrupt /kəˈɹʌpt/ (adjective) — Willing to act dishonestly for personal gain; accepting bribes.
• tide /taɪd/ (noun) — The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.
• satisfy /ˈsætɪsfaɪ/ (verb) — To be enough (for)
• brunt /bɹʌnt/ (noun) — The full adverse effects; the chief consequences or negative results of a thing or event.
• cling /ˈklɪŋ/ (verb) — To hold very tightly, as to not fall off.
• obsess /əbˈsɛs/ (verb) — To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
• turbulent /ˈtɜːbjələnt/ (adjective) — Violently disturbed or agitated; tempestuous, tumultuous.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

• get over (verb) — To overcome.
• go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
• leave behind (verb) — To abandon.
• talk about (verb) — Used to draw attention to the speaker's characterization of someone or something.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 14 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, we're, can't. 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 climb, soak, bound.