Shadowing Practice: Oliver Tree - Hurt [Official Music Video] - Learn English Speaking with Video

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Oliver Tree - Hurt”. This video has 13 sentences and 169 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:35. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 2 of its 13 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 9 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Bu videodaki dil bilgisi

Konuşmacının en çok kullandığı yapılar, videodaki sözcüklerin aynısıyla:

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

• The “sh” and “zh” sounds: selfish /ˈsɛlf.ɪʃ/, vicious /ˈvɪʃəs/

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 ignore, mood, selfish.