Shadowing Practice: A$AP Ferg - Plain Jane REMIX (Lyrics) ft. Nicki Minaj - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Young Money Ayo Ferg Yeah Ride with the mob,

alhamdulillah Check in with me, and do your job Ferg is the name, Ben Bola did the chain Torno for the watch,

Prezi playing Jane Yeah, McGinney chain, rest in peace to my superior Every man's linger,

feed a village in Liberia DMZ taking pictures cause I'm a hysteria Mama see me all BT

and start tearing up I'ma start killing niggas, how'd you get that tripe?

I attended Harlem picnics where you risk your life Uncle used

to skim work selling nicks at night I was only 8

years old watching Nick at night Uncle psycho was in that bathroom buggy Knife to his gut, hope daddy don't cut him Suicidal thoughts brought to me with

no advisory He was pitching dummies selling fiends mad ivory Grandma had the arthritis in her hands,

bad She was poppin' pills like rappers in society I'll fuck your bitch for the irony I said, meet you at your hoe,

if your bitch keep eyein' me Ride with the mob, hamdulillah Check you and me, and do your job Erg is the name,

pinballer did the chain Torn up for the watch, crazy plain Jane Ride with the mob, hamdulillah Check you and me,

and do your job Erg is the name, pinballer did the chain Torno for the watch, Prezi plain Jane Suck a nigga,

dick or something Suck a nigga, dick or something Suck a nigga, dick or something Suck a nigga, dick or something Ay yo,

I'ma explain why you probably never see me I push a Lamborghini, choke your magic like Houdini My body's shaped like genie, booty dreamy, waist is teeny Yes, I told him to get title,

so he streamy when he leave me I go hard in the booth, Biggie vibes, give me the loot I'm a classy millionaire, bitches ain't got the koof C -O -U -T -H,

cause you can't spell it either If I call him, then he coming home, he's running Derek G -Dot Bitches must be eating ass

because I swear they bought them feed us Ho, you know that you my son, I should've scrapped you as a feed us All these bitches

rocking inches cause they following the leader I should switch it up on hoes

and rock a afro like Lupita's I don't keep up with the Joneses, but I do know Catherine Zeta I'm with Candace, Titi, Tembi, and Viola, Mi Amiga Rap bitches,

they gotta check in with the queen Omni Alpha, D -Omega, everything in between Ride with Minaj, mm, mashallah Check in with me,

then do your job Queen is the name, Raffaello did the chain This is Monse, Patti Plain Jane Ride with Minaj,

mm, mashallah Check in with me, then do your job Queen is the name, Raffaello did the chain This is Monse,

Patti Plain Jane Eat a barbie, ask for something

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “A$AP Ferg - Plain Jane REMIX (Lyrics) ft. Nicki Minaj”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: chain, nigga, Jane, Ride, bitches. This video has 25 sentences and 491 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:20. The speaker talks at a steady 147 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 66% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
mashallah	/mɑˈʃælə/	Expressing the speaker's gratitude for a blessing or their recognition of divine intervention in its occurrence. God willed it.
pinballer noun		A player of pinball.
alhamdulillah	/alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/	Praise be to God; thank God.
dreamy adjective	/ˈdɹiː.mi/	As in a dream; resembling a dream.
hysteria noun	/hɪˈstɛɹiə/	Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
linger verb	/ˈlɪŋɡɚ/	To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
streamy adjective		Resembling a stream; streamlike.
barbie noun	/bɑː(ɹ)bi/	A barbecue (apparatus for grilling).
arthritis noun	/ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/	Inflammation of a joint or joints causing pain and/or disability, swelling and stiffness, and due to various causes such as infection, trauma, degenerative…
dummy noun	/ˈdʌmi/	A stupid person.
classy adjective	/ˈklɑːsi/	Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.
choke verb	/t͡ʃoʊk/	To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air…
millionaire noun	/ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/	Somebody whose wealth is at least one million (10⁶) currency units (usually understood to exclude holders of hyperinflated currencies).
picnic noun	/ˈpɪknɪk/	An informal social gathering, usually in a natural outdoor setting, to which the participants bring their own food and drink.
ivory noun	/ˈaɪv(ə)ɹi/	The hard white form of dentin which forms the tusks of elephants, walruses and other animals.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
keep up with verb		To manage to remain beside or just behind someone or something that is moving away from one.
tear up verb	/ˈtɛəɹ ˈʌp/	To tear into pieces.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: arthritis /ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/, booth /buθ/
Long words — get the stress right: alhamdulillah /alˌhamduːlɪˈlɑː/, arthritis /ɑːˈθɹ(a)ɪtɪs/, millionaire /ˌmɪl.i.əˈnɛə(ɹ)/, advisory /ædˈvaɪz(ə)ɹi/

How to practise with this video

Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like mashallah, pinballer, alhamdulillah.

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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