Shadowing Practice: Chris rock destroys will smith - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Everybody knows.
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Everybody fucking knows.
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Yes, it happened.
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I got smacked like a year ago.
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Fucking last week.
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I got smacked at the fucking Oscars by this motherfucker.
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And people like, did it hurt?
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It still hurts.
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I got summertime ringing in my ear Fucking drums please But I'm not a victim baby.
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You will never see me on Oprah or Gayle crying You never see it Never gonna happen.
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I couldn't believe it and I love men in black.
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No It's never gonna happen.
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No fuck that shit.
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I took that hit like Pacquiao motherfucker I took it like mother fucking Pacquiao, okay?
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Shit man, did it hurt?
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Yeah, motherfucker it hurt And people are like, well you guys are fighting all the time.
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We're not fighting.
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First of all, I know you can't tell on camera Will Smith is significantly bigger than me.
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We are not the same size, okay?
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We are not.
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This guy, Will Smith does movies with his shirt off.
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You've never seen me do a movie with my shirt off If I'm in a movie getting open-heart surgery,
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I got on a sweater Will Smith played Muhammad Ali in a movie.
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You think I auditioned for that part?
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He played Muhammad Ali.
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I played Pookie in New Jack City I played a piece of corn in Pootie Tech.
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Even in animation, this motherfucker's bigger.
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I'm a zebra, he's a shark.
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What the fuck, man.
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But, but, Will Smith practices selective outrage.
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practices selective outrage because everybody knows what the fuck happened everybody
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that really knows knows I had nothing to do with that shit I didn't have any entanglements
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I did not have any entanglement and for people that don't know and everybody knows
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and his wife was fucking her son's friend, okay?
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Now, I normally would not talk about this shit, but for some reason these niggas put
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that shit on the internet I have no idea why two talented people would do something
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that fucking low down what the fuck
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that we all been cheated on everybody in here have been
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cheated on none of us have ever been interviewed by the person that cheated on us on television.
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None of us!
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They're like, hey, I was sucking somebody else's dick.
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How did that make you feel?
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Why the fuck would you do that shit?
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She hurt him way more than he hurt me, okay?
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Okay?
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And by the way, he does that shit.
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Everybody in the world called him a bitch.
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I tried to call the motherfucker and give him my condolences.
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He ain't pick up for me.
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Everybody called that man a bitch.
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Fucking Charlamagne called him a bitch.
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The Breakfast Club called him a bitch.
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And The View and The Talk and every rapper and the drink champs called him a fucking bitch bitch.
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Everybody called him a bitch and called his wife a predator.
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Everybody called him a bitch.
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Everybody.
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Everybody.
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And who's he hit?
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Me!
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A nigga he know he can beat.
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That is some bitch ass shit.
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That's what the fuck happened, okay?
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Get the fuck out of here man!
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The fuck?
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What the fuck?
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I ain't do nothing to this motherfucker, okay?
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His, whatever.
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Years ago his wife said I should quit the Oscars, I shouldn't host cause her man didn't get nominated for emancipation.
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The biggest piece of shit ever!
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Okay?
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And then some nigga gives me a fucking, a fucking concussion.
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No, not emancipation, I fucked up the joke.
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Concussion.
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She fucking said he should quit because Will didn't get nominated for concussion.
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What the fuck?
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What the fuck?
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So did I do some jokes about her?
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Who gives a fuck?
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That's how it is.
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She started, I finish it, okay?
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That's what the fuck happened.
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Nobody's picking on this bitch.
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She started this shit.
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Nobody was picking on her.
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Nobody was picking on her.
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She said me, a fucking grown ass man should quit his job because her husband didn't get nominated for concussion.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B2 speaking lesson is built on the video “Chris rock destroys will smith”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: everybody, bitch, hurt, motherfucker, concussion. This video has 86 sentences and 673 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:50. The speaker talks at a steady 115 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 82% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 21 of its 86 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 |
|---|---|---|
| concussion noun | /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/ | An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function. |
| nominate verb | /ˈnɑ.mɪ.neɪt/ | To name someone as a candidate for a particular role or position, including that of an office. |
| cheat verb | /ˈt͡ʃiːt/ | To violate rules in order to gain, or attempt to gain, advantage from a situation. |
| emancipation noun | /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/ | The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence. |
| entanglement noun | /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ | The act of entangling. |
| smack verb | /smæk/ | To slap or hit someone. |
| outrage noun | /ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/ | An excessively violent or vicious attack; an atrocity. |
| selective adjective | /səˈlɛktɪv/ | Of or relating to the process of selection. |
| condolence noun | /kənˈdoʊləns/ | Comfort, support or sympathy. |
| summertime noun | The period or season of summer. | |
| predator noun | /ˈpɹɛd.ə.tɚ/ | Any animal or other organism that hunts and kills other nonplant organisms (their prey), primarily for food. |
| audition noun | /ɑˈdɪʃən/ | A performance, by an aspiring performer, to demonstrate suitability or talent. |
| sweater noun | /ˈswɛtɚ/ | A knitted jacket or jersey, usually of thick wool, worn by athletes before or after exercise. |
| champ verb | /t͡ʃæmp/ | To bite or chew, especially noisily or impatiently. |
| rapper noun | /ˈɹæpɚ/ | The knocker of a door. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- You think I auditioned for that part?
- I'm a zebra, he's a shark.
- How did that make you feel?
- He ain't pick up for me.
- I ain't do nothing to this motherfucker, okay?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | You've never seen · have been · have ever been interviewed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | been cheated · been interviewed |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as didn't, I'm, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: concussion /kəŋkˈəʃɪn/, emancipation /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/, audition /ɑˈdɪʃən/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: emancipation /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/, entanglement /ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/, animation /ˌæn.ɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/
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 concussion, nominate, cheat.
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.