Shadowing Practice: CENTRAL CEE - WAGWAN [MUSIC VIDEO] - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm on Miami
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Beach with a sweet one tan She wanna learn so I teach them slang Like what's going on baby how you doin?
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I'm from London so I speak with a twang It's Taxman K and the police too I don't watch them youths, I don't beef with the gang But they set people I wanna see get blamed
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If you fuck with them boys don't reach for my So sweets in school that are teeth from Poundland Bro, fly them and the pound still land Big Naira on Victoria Island Start piling,
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I want pounded yam Kinda surprised by the venue size I perform for 25,000 fans Keep the clout, I'm out for the bands Keep counting the days,
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baby, I'll be back Work on I ain't seen Shorty in a minute She asked how I am, I said calm She said I'm the man that's a innit Posted up with my dog at yard
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If you got a friend for my friend, then bring it When I was broke, hot cold at December But now I'm up, my step got a spring in Baby,
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turn it around and spin it I'm tryna bend your back and then dig it I ain't unknown in a team, I did it Pop the sprinter outside of the club Tell bro, baby jump out quick and fill it Say you're a good girl,
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said that you're timid I think she a freak
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and don't wanna admit it I think she a freak and don't wanna ad Now it's private room, we don't go shop floor I was poor, now champagne glass is spilling You only spent one day of
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us chilling Now you don't wanna live saying where you were living I get gal, I don't rape no women Free all they get back sat in a jail They ain't learning a skill
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but they barber trimming Trust no one, I seem past a sinning You honestly think if I go put 100k on the table My dog won't kill him DSB, I'm with packs, I rap, he traps But he got the same car,
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I whoopie, he ain't written no sixteen bars or lyrics Got rich without a father, figures No drama, coulda calm her spinning It's not Carty on my arm, it's a Richard Well gone,
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I ain't seen Shorty in a minute She asked how I am, I said come She said I'm the man that's a innit Posted up with my dog at yard
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If you got a friend for my friend then bring it When I was broke, hard cold like December But now I'm up my step, but I'm springing
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I don't need to introduce myself It's like Marley Mayfair shit
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My street Marlies They ask me
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when I'm quitting the trap I love this shit 9am Tea packing Royal Mail drivers in my Maybach
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Marble falls on foreign doors I told her to skip this
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little down in the yacht I'm getting seasick I'm in Qatar
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getting lit with the Khalijis They don't like our 18Ks
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So I had to go purchase some Platinums You know what I'm saying?
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Fire diamond and precious art I'm in the Louvre Museum Level 1 Look at him on the list, I'm not sure she'll be part of us right now I don't part of your tape, I'm gonna have beef her,
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part of the universe I look to my left, I see Jeff Bezos, we have more bitches than him Calm the fuck down, no pictures, we have no pictures bro I see Zach Efron, he's moving mad, he's tweaking,
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you know what I'm saying I'm in Bickenhill, with Sench, eating Marley food Bro's keep telling me how he copped his food for 5th Richard Mille, I don't even know You know what I'm saying?
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What else though?
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Chat to them Ey, my bro chat asked for the address to the studio Where's it at?
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We ain't got no postcards in the sky I'm calling the private jet.
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You know what I'm saying?
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You can't get there man.
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You know what I'm saying?
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I told Roscoe I'm gonna lick you in a bit.
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You know what I'm saying?
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “CENTRAL CEE - WAGWAN”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: bro, baby, calm, dog. This video has 33 sentences and 700 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:01. The speaker talks fast, about 231 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 73% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 8 of its 33 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| beef noun | /bif/ | The meat from cattle or other bovines; especially, that from adults. |
| pound noun | /ˈpaʊ̯nd/ | A unit of weight in various measurement systems. |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| postcard noun | /ˈpoʊstˌkɑɹd/ | A rectangular piece of thick paper or thin cardboard, typically used for sending messages by mail without the need for an envelope. |
| seasick adjective | /ˈsiːsɪk/ | Suffering from sickness, nausea or dizziness due to the motion of a ship or boat at sea. |
| sprinter noun | /ˈspɹɪn.tɚ/ | A person who runs. |
| whoopee verb | /ʍupi/ | To behave exuberantly; to make whoopee. |
| lick verb | /lɪk/ | To stroke with the tongue. |
| barber noun | /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ | A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. |
| yacht noun | /jɑt/ | A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock. |
| spill verb | /spɪl/ | To drop something so that it spreads out or makes a mess; to accidentally pour. |
| trim verb | /ˈtɹɪm/ | To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess. |
| champagne noun | /ʃæmˈpeɪn/ | A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise. |
| marble noun | /ˈmɑɹ.bəl/ | A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. |
| bend verb | /bɛnd/ | To cause (something) to change its shape into a curve, by physical force, chemical action, or any other means. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| get back verb | Return to where one came from. |
| jump out verb | To emerge suddenly. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | Start piling · Keep counting · keep telling |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | is spilling · I'm springing · I'm quitting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll be · won't kill · she'll be |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna have · gonna lick |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 57 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
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 beef, pound, trap.
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.