Shadowing Practice: 50 Cent - Just A Lil Bit - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Oh Shady
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Aftermath Damn baby, all I need is a little bit A little bit of this, a little bit of that
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Get it crackin' in the club when you hit it
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Drop it like it's hot, get the whip in that back
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Girl, shit that thing, yeah, work that thing
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Let me see it go up and down
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Rotate that thing, I wanna touch that thing
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When you make it go round and round
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Step up in the club, I'm like, who you with?
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See you need in the house, yeah, that's my clip
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Yeah, I'm young, but a fuck from the old school
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On the dance floor, n, I do what I wanna do I f* up,
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boy, I don't want you
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Better listen when I talk, don't trip Yo, in the car, mine's in this I ain't tryna beef,
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I'm tryna get my drink on Now my dime is my fitted
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and my mink on I'ma kick it at the bar till it's time to go
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Then I'ma get a shorty head and I'ma let her know
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All I really need is a little bit
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Not a lot, baby girl, just a little bit
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We can head to the crib in a lil' bit
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I can show you how I live in a lil' bit I wanna unbutton your pants just a lil' bit
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Take em all, pull em down just a lil' bit
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Get to kissin' and touchin' a lil' bit
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Get to f*in' it in a lil' bit
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It's 50, comin' out your stereos
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Hard to tell though, cause I switched the flow
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Eyes a little low, cause I twisted
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Packers on swole, cause I moved the O's My neck, my wrist, my ears is froze
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Come get your f*in', she on me dawg
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She must've heard about the dog
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Now Captain, come on, say I get it crumped in the club, I'm off the chain
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Number one on the chart all the time, man When the kid in the house, I turned it out
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Keep the dance floor packed, that's without a doubt A shorty shake that thing like a bro, man She backed it up on me,
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I'm like, oh man I got close enough to her so I know she could hit
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System thumping, party jumping, I said loud and clear
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All I really need is a little bit
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Not a lot, baby girl, just a little bit
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We can head to the crib in a little bit
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I can show you how I live in a little bit I wanna unbutton your pants just a little bit
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Take them all, pull them down just a little bit
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Get to kissing and touching a little bit
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Get to fing a little bit
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Baby, you got me feeling right, you heard me
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My mama gone, you can spend the night, you heard me I ain't playing, I'm trying to f* the night, you heard me
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Clothes off, face down, duck,
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come on All I really need is a little bit
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Not a lot, baby girl, just a little bit
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We can head to the crib in a little bit
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I can show you how I live in a little bit I wanna unbutton your pants just a little bit
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Take them all, pull them down just a little bit
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Get the kissing and touching a little bit
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Get the in a little bit
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All I really need is a little bit
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Not a lot, baby girl, just a little bit
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We can head to the crib in a little bit
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I can show you how I live in a little bit I wanna unbutton your pants just a little bit
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Take them all, pull them down just a little bit
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Get to kissing and touching a little bit
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Get to fing a little bit
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We'll see you next time.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “50 Cent - Just A Lil Bit”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: lil, baby, crib, unbutton, pants. This video has 60 sentences and 647 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:58. The speaker talks at a natural 163 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pants noun | /pænts/ | An outer garment that covers the body from the waist downwards, covering each leg separately, usually as far as the ankles; trousers. |
| chart noun | /t͡ʃɑɹt/ | A map illustrating the geography of a specific phenomenon. |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| mama noun | /ˈmɑmə/ | Synonym of mother (“a female parent”). |
| twist verb | /twɪst/ | To turn the ends of something, usually thread, rope etc., in opposite directions, often using force. |
| duck noun | /dʌk/ | Any of certain aquatic birds of the family Anatidae, having a flat bill and webbed feet, distinguished from swans and geese by generally being smaller and… |
| freeze verb | /ˈfɹiːz/ | Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature. |
| 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… |
| whip noun | /ˈwɪp/ | A lash; a pliant, flexible instrument, such as a rod (commonly of cane or rattan) or a plaited or braided rope or thong (commonly of leather) used to create a… |
| wrist noun | /ɹɪst/ | The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense. |
| aftermath noun | /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/ | That which happens after, that which follows, usually of strongly negative connotation in most contexts, implying a preceding catastrophe. |
| stereo noun | /ˈstɛəɹ.i.oʊ/ | A system of recording or reproducing sound that uses two or more channels, each playing a portion of the original sound at different locations in order to… |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| face down verb | To confront; to abash by stern looks. |
| go round verb | To physically swirl or rotate. |
| go up verb | To move upwards. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, aftermath /ˈæf.tɚˌmæθ/, thump /θʌmp/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like pants, chart, ear.
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.