Shadowing Practice: An unusual prince/Once upon a dream Sleeping Beauty Lyrics - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Why, it's my dream prince.
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Your heartless.
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No, I'm really not supposed to speak to strangers.
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But we've met before.
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I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream.
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I know you, the gleam in your eyes, is so familiar a gleam.
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Yet I know it's true that visions are seldom all they see.
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But if I know you, I know what you'll do.
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You'll love me at once,
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the way you did once upon a dream.
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But if I know you,
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I know what you'll do.
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You'll love me at once.
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The way you did once upon a dream Oh, oh!
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I'm awfully sorry.
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I didn't mean to frighten you.
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Oh, it wasn't that.
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It's just that you're a...
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A stranger?
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Mm-hmm.
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But don't you remember?
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We've met before.
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We.. we have? Of course!
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You said so yourself.
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Once upon a dream.
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I know you, I walked with you once upon a dream.
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I know you, the gleam in your eyes is so familiar a gleam.
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And I know it's true that visions are seldom always still.
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What if I know you, I know what you'll do.
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You'll love me at once,
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the way you did once upon a tree.

About This Lesson

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.