Shadowing Practice: Black Beatles - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Black Beatles in the city Be

back immediately to confiscate the money You sent flowers but you said you didn't receive them

But you said you didn't receive them That girl is a real crowd,

please Small world, all her friends know of me Young bull living like an old geese Quick release the cash,

watch it fall slowly Frack girl still trying to get eat Haters mad for whatever reason Smoke in the air,

binge drinking They lose it when the DJ drops the knee Getting soaked on,

I'm not blinking What in the world was I thinking?

New day, new money to be made There is nothing to explain I'm a fuckin' black beetle,

cream seats in the Regal Rockin' giant linen lenses like to

see them spread Eagle took a bitch to the club and let a party on the table, screamin' everybody's famous Like clockwork,

I blow it off, thinkin' some old

Get you somebody that can do both Black Beatles got the babes belly rollin' She thinks she love me,

I think she trollin' That girl is a real crowd,

please Small world, all her friends know of me Young bull living like an old geese Quick release the cash,

watch it fall slowly Frack girl still trying to get even Haters mad for whatever reason Smoke in the air,

binge drinking They lose it when the DJ drops the knee Came in with two girls, look like scribbles in their real gloves A broke hoe can

only point me to a rich hoe A yellow bitch with green hair, a real weirdo Black man, yellow lamb, red like dope They say they grew up,

them just came in through the side door It's so much money on the floor, we buyin' school clothes Why you bring a money machine to the club for?

And a pint of lean, pound of weed and a kilo I hear a stealth pelt, pelt, I hate her like a rondo

I upgrade your baby mama to a condo

Like child foes serving yeo to the gringos Black beetle club clothes when I say so

That girl is a real crowd please Small world,

all her friends know of me Young bull living like an old geese With release the cash, watch her fall slowly Frack girl,

scared of trying to get eat Haters mad for whatever reason Smoke in the air,

binge drink They lose it when the DJ drops the knees She's a good teaser And we blowin' reefer

Your body like a work of art, baby Don't fuck with me, I'll break your heart, baby T.T and G on me,

I got a lot of flavor 50-100 on my feet, I'm tryna kill these haters I ain't haters when I was broke,

I'm rich, I'm still the haters I ain't hoes when I was broke, I'm rich, I'm still a pleb

I wear leather Gucci jackets like it's still the 80s I

been blowin' OG cuz I feelin' a little sedated I can't worry bout a broke nigga or a hater Black beetle bitch,

me and Parma gonna relate it That girl is a real crowd please Small world, all her friends know of me Young bull,

livin' like an old geese Quick release the cash, watch her fall slowly Frack girl,

still tryna get eat Haters mad for whatever reason Smoke in the air,

binge drink They lose it when the DJ drops the knee They lose

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Black Beatles”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hater, lose, Frack, geese, binge. This video has 35 sentences and 583 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:33. The speaker talks at a steady 128 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 73% 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
binge noun	/bɪnd͡ʒ/	A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
goose noun	/ɡus/	Any of various grazing waterfowl of the family Anatidae, which have feathers and webbed feet and are capable of flying, swimming, and walking on land, and…
beetle noun	/ˈbiːtəl/	Any of numerous species of insect in the order Coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings…
pelt noun	/pɛlt/	The skin of an animal with the hair or wool on; either a raw or undressed hide, or a skin preserved with the hair or wool on it (sometimes worn as a garment…
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…
clockwork noun	/ˈklɑkwɝk/	A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a…
condominium noun	/ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/	Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
confiscate verb	/ˈkɑnfəˌskeɪt/	To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
kilogram noun	/ˈkɪləɡɹæm/	In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical…
reefer noun	/ˈɹiːfɚ/	A refrigerated, insulated trailer, ship or shipping container.
scribble verb	/ˈskɹɪbəl/	To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
sedate adjective	/səˈdeɪt/	Of a person or animal, or their behaviour: calm and composed (often in a dignified manner), and avoiding or unaffected by activity or excitement.
teaser noun	/ˈtiːzɚ/	One who teases or pokes fun.
foe noun	/foʊ/	An enemy.
stealth noun	/stɛlθ/	The attribute or characteristic of acting in secrecy, or in such a way that the actions are unnoticed or difficult to detect by others.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
grow up verb	To mature and become an adult.

Pronunciation to watch

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

The “th” sounds: cloth /klɒθ/, stealth /stɛlθ/

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 binge, goose, beetle.

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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