Shadowing Practice: Everyday Normal Guy 2 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker I told you in the first song I'll tell you in another I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker I don't have a girlfriend,
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my hand's my only lover I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker One night a week, my mom likes to cook me supper I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker
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And Michael Keaton was my favorite Batman I was walking down
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the street just the other day I saw these two fine bitches, they were walking my way Yo, what you girls doing tonight is what I wanted to say But suddenly I panicked,
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my voice started to shake So I put my head down
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and I just walked away I had a bus to catch anyway, it worked out great Got on the bus, put my headphones on and pressed play Sheryl Crow,
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James Blunt, a motherfuckin' ace of bass Yo, what can I say?
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It's just a day in my life I'm up early in the morning, in bed early at night To be productive at work, I gotta be well -rested Yeah, motherfucker, you heard what I just said?
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I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker I don't like margarine, I much prefer the taste of butter I'm just a regular,
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everyday, normal motherfucker My favorite movies as a kid were Superman and Ghostbusters I'm just a regular,
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everyday normal motherfucker I have a hard time opening my eyes underwater I'm just a regular, everyday normal motherfucker
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And I'm not a huge Nicolas Cage fan I'm from a lower middle class family Me
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and my brothers and sisters played hide and seek I have good memories from my childhood, bitch My favorite toy was my fucking fire truck, bitch I used to play with
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that motherfucker all day long Until I learned about sex from the Sears catalog
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And then I play with my motherfucker all day long About ten times a day, man, all year long My favorite song,
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motherfucker, I don't like to admit it Is a Celine Dion song from the movie Titanic Every night in my dreams,
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I see you, I feel you Every time I hear that fucking shit, a tear comes to my eye Why the fuck did Leonardo DiCaprio have to die?
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No, I'm not afraid to say that I'm a sensitive guy Sticks and stones break my bones, but it's the words that make me cry Like
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that time in grade 3 when a girl called me stupid face She really hurt me, why'd she call me stupid face?
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Is my face stupid?
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How's that even possible?
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A person can be stupid, but a face, that's impossible Shit happens all the time and you learn how to deal with it Regular, everyday, normal fucking bullshit I'm just a regular,
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everyday, normal motherfucker When I get into a fight, I usually leave on a stretcher I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker When I got nothing to say,
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I usually talk about the weather I'm just a regular, everyday, normal motherfucker I like the first back to the future, but the second one was better I'm just a regular,
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everyday, normal motherfucker I like red peppers better than the green ones Ooh,
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saving up my money to go buy a new dishwasher Mine broke about six months ago Motherfucker Go invited,
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but it's okay I'll just stay at home and play some video games
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You want some of this?
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Come on, get it!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Everyday Normal Guy 2”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: motherfucker, everyday, regular, normal, stupid. This video has 29 sentences and 583 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:08. The speaker talks fast, about 186 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. Only 74% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 7 of its 29 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| bone noun | /boʊn/ | A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates. |
| sensitive adjective | /ˈsɛn.sɪt.ɪv/ | Having the faculty of sensation; pertaining to the senses. |
| butter noun | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | A soft, fatty foodstuff made by churning the cream of milk (generally cow's milk). |
| tear verb | /tɛɹ/ | To rend (a solid material) by holding or restraining in two places and pulling apart, whether intentionally or not; to destroy or separate. |
| shake verb | /ˈʃeɪk/ | To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly. |
| invite verb | /ɪnˈvaɪt/ | To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something. |
| bass noun | /beɪs/ | A low spectrum of sound tones. |
| lover noun | /ˈlʌvɚ/ | One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse. |
| panic noun | /ˈpænɪk/ | Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
| productive adjective | /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ | Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile. |
| pepper noun | /ˈpɛp.ə/ | A plant of the family Piperaceae. |
| underwater adjective | /ʌndɚˈwɔtəɹ/ | Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface. |
| catalogue noun | /ˈkæt.əˌlɔɡ/ | A systematic list of books, names, pictures, etc. |
| headphones noun | /ˈhɛdfoʊnz/ | A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| save up verb | To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure. | |
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. | |
| walk down verb | To continually advance (on an opponent) and punch (the opponent) in order to control the fight and dominate the opponent, while shrugging off the opponent's… | |
| work out verb | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | To calculate. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was walking · were walking |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll tell · I'll just stay |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 24 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shake /ˈʃeɪk/, dishwasher /ˈdɪʃˌwɑʃɚ/
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 everyday, bone, sensitive.
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.