Shadowing Practice: F*****g Fans - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm still working on me

And I'm coming back better for you

Most times it was my selfishness and your helplessness that I took advantage of

You sit in a house and I be out

And I know you're worried up

And you try to block it out I'm so sorry for letting you down I should've came home,

came home sooner

You'd probably still be there if I came home

Love you like I treat you

You'd still be there, my girl

My little baby speechless

You'd still be there, baby I'm still working on me

And I'm coming back with a plan and there's money in my hand,

baby You said I was f*ing up when I was out here for my plans

Damn, and it made you look crazy

Made you sing, made you feel it was crazy

While you sit in the house, I'll be out

And you stay worried about me

Nice when I just needed to hold somebody

Feeling overwhelmed, shoulda told somebody

Picture it as me sending chills through your body I just probably shoulda chilled till I saw you

How am I supposed to get to know somebody?

Left her twenties and I still wanna party I cannot be trusted on my own with nobody I cannot be

If we broke it off, then you know it wasn't painless

If she got a watch, then you know it's not a stainless I was out here, f*ing fans, I was shameless

And I know that you was at the crib reading stories that they send you

Most of that was f*, but some of it I did do

Offer me to justify the women I was into Especially when the whole entire world wish they had you

Then I locked the door

that night in Vegas cause

I had to Then I had a kid even though I never planned to I could not imagine

when your girls gave you that news I know that

Probably made you wanna hit the streets on anything

Probably made you wanna pour bleach on anything

Probably made you wanna kill me on anything

Yeah, trust I know that

Cause I know

Calendar, I'ma say 2014

Cause you're on the same shit that you was on before I know you're not happy, girl, everybody know I see it in your boyfriend,

eyes at the show

Don't tell me, let it go I'ma let him go pro

Don't wanna grow, but we gotta outgrow

Went six digits on the lock screen code

Cracking to that, gonna be a lot of smoke

We both getting rich, but the trust getting broke

Tell me down with words, but I know that's how you cope

Cover up a lot, can't cover up your soul

No, you're not happy, girl, everybody know

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “F*****g Fans”. This video has 48 sentences and 471 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:31. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 84% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
chill verb	/tʃɪl/	To lower the temperature of something; to cool.
crack noun	/kɹæk/	A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material.
calendar noun	/ˈkæl.ən.də/	Any system by which time is divided into days, weeks, months, and years.
justify verb	/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪ/	To provide an acceptable explanation for.
pour verb	/poɹ/	To cause (liquid, or liquid-like substance) to flow in a stream, either out of a container or into it.
digit noun	/ˈdɪd͡ʒɪt/	A position in a sequence of numerals representing a place value in a positional number system.
bleach noun	/bliːt͡ʃ/	A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.
crib noun	/kɹɪb/	A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
helplessness noun	/ˈhɛlplɪsnɪs/	The state of being helpless.
outgrow verb	/ˌɑʊtˈɡɹoʊ/	To become too big in size or too mature in age or outlook to continue to want, need, use, experience, or accept some object, practice, condition, belief, etc.
overwhelm verb	/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwɛlm/	To engulf, surge over and submerge.
painless adjective		Free from pain; without pain or trouble.
selfishness noun	/ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/	The quality of being selfish, the condition of putting one's own interests before those of others.
shameless adjective	/ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/	Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.
speechless adjective	/ˈspiːt͡ʃ.lɪs/	Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
cover up verb	To conceal or disguise.
come back verb	To return to a place.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: selfishness /ˈsɛl.fɪʃ.nəs/, shameless /ˈʃeɪ̯mlɪs/

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 chill, crack, calendar.

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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