Shadowing Practice: Connor Price - Too Bad (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I saw the signs but I ignored them all, yeah Way too blinded by euphoria, uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh

-uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh

-uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -uh -

Thinking it was honest at my head until I opened up the thread I saw the pictures

and the text I couldn't breathe You told me

that you could see this here forever I guess that's a lie 'Cause the same lips telling me

that I start kissing him back I said Too bad

if you're feeling lost I'm not around Too bad if you wanna talk I'm not in town, yeah Too bad if you think you want a second chance I'm not your backup plan,

no I'm not your second man Too bad if you feelin' lost, I'm not around Too bad if you wanna talk,

I'm not in town, yeah Too bad if you think you want a second chance I ain't not your bank of playing, no, I'm not your second man, nah Gave you my heart,

I thought it was safe You broke it apart and then you threw it away

And I just hate that there's a peace I'll never get back You'll have it forever,

I'll accept that Fall out boy, how you cock it and pull it?

Told my dad about you funny, he said I got your bullet, huh?

You told me that you could see this here forever,

I guess that's a lie 'Cause the same lips telling me that I start kissing it back!

I said, "Too bad if you're feeling lost, I'm not around Too bad if you wanna talk, I'm not in town" Yeah,

too bad if you think you want a second chance I'm not your back of plan, no I'm not your second man Too bad, if you feelin' lost, I'm not around you Too bad,

if you wanna talk, I'm not in town you Too bad, if you think you want a second chance I ain't not your back of plan, no, I'm not your second man, nah

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Connor Price - Too Bad”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: town, chance, forever. This video has 30 sentences and 485 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:00. The speaker talks fast, about 243 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 55% 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
lip noun	/lɪp/	Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.
ignore verb	/ɪɡˈnɔː/	To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
thread noun	/ˈθɹɛd/	A cord formed by spinning or twisting together textile fibers or filaments into one or more continuous strands, typically used in needlework.
breathe verb	/bɹiːð/	To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.
bullet noun	/ˈbʊlɪt/	A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun at high speed.
cock noun	/kɑk/	A rooster: a male gallinaceous bird, especially a male domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus).
backup noun	/ˈbækˌʌp/	A reserve or substitute.
euphoria noun	/juˈfo.ɹi.ə/	An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
kiss noun	/kɪs/	A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting.
blind adjective	/ˈblaɪ̯nd/	Unable to see, or only partially able to see.
forever adverb	/fəˈɹɛvɚ/	For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
text noun	/tɛkst/	A writing consisting of multiple glyphs, characters, symbols or sentences.
accept verb	/əkˈsɛpt/	To receive, especially with a consent, with favour, or with approval.
throw verb	/θɹoʊ/	To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
pull verb	/pʊl/	To apply a force to (an object) so that it comes toward the person or thing applying the force.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
fall out verb	To come out of something by falling.
get back verb	Return to where one came from.
open up verb	To open.

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 kissing
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	I'll never get · I'll accept

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 26 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: thread /ˈθɹɛd/, breathe /bɹiːð/, throw /θɹoʊ/

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 lip, ignore, thread.

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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