Shadowing Practice: Halsey - Bad At Love (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Got a boy back home in Michigan And it tastes like Jack
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when I'm kissing him So I told him
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that I never really liked his friends Then he's gone
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and he's calling me a bitch again That's a guy
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that lives in a garden state And he told me
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that we make it till we graduate So I told him
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that the music would be worth the wait But he wants me in the kitchen when a dinner plate I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe that we're meant to be But jealousy,
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jealousy, jealousy, jealousy get the best of me Look, I don't mean to frustrate, but I always make the same mistakes, yeah I always make the same mistakes,
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cause I'm fat in love, ooh -ooh But you can't blame me for trying You know I'd be lying,
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saying you're the one, ooh -ooh That could finally fix me Looking at my history I'm bad in love
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Got a girl with California eyes And I thought
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that she could really be the one this time
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But I never got the chance to make her mine
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Because she fell in love with little thin white lines London girl with her attitude We never told no one, but we look so cute Both got way better things to do
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But I always think about it when I'm back and through I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe That I'm in too deep Jealousy,
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jealousy, jealousy, jealousy Get the best in me Look, I don't mean to frustrate But I always make the same mistakes Yeah,
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I always make the same mistakes Cause I'm bad in love
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But you can't blame me for trying You know I'd be lying Saying you're the one
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That could finally fix me Looking at my history I'm bad in love Oh,
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you know, you know, you know,
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you know I'm bad at love I'm bad at love I know that you're afraid,
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I'm gonna walk away It's time the feeling fades, it's time the feeling fades I know that you're afraid,
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I'm gonna walk away It's time the feeling fades You know I'm bad at love
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But you can't blame me for trying You know I'd be lying,
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saying, you're the one That could finally fix me Looking at my history I'm bad at love
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Oh, you know, you know,
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you know, you know I'm bad at love Oh, oh, oh
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Halsey - Bad At Love”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jealousy, mistakes, fades, blame, lying. This video has 27 sentences and 409 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:44. The speaker talks at a natural 150 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 83% 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
The 12 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jealousy noun | /ˈd͡ʒɛl.ə.si/ | A state of being jealous; a jealous attitude. |
| fade verb | /feɪd/ | To hit the ball with the shot called a fade. |
| thin adjective | /ˈθɪn/ | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| frustrate verb | /ˈfɹʌsˌtɹeɪt/ | To disappoint or defeat; to vex by depriving of something expected or desired. |
| mistake noun | /mɪˈsteɪk/ | An error. |
| blame verb | /bleɪm/ | To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing… |
| cute adjective | /kjuːt/ | Possessing physical features, behaviors, personality traits or other properties that are mainly attributed to infants and small or cuddly animals; e.g. fair… |
| kitchen noun | /ˈkɪt͡ʃ(ə)n/ | A room or area for preparing food. |
| attitude noun | /ˈætɪˌtud/ | The position of the body or way of carrying oneself. |
| kiss noun | /kɪs/ | A touch with the lips, usually to express love or affection, or as a greeting. |
| plate noun | /ˈpleɪ̯t/ | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
| graduate verb | /ˈɡɹæd͡ʒueɪt/ | To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| walk away verb | To withdraw from a problematic situation. |
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | gonna walk |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, can'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 jealousy, fade, thin.
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.