Shadowing Practice: Irregular Verb Rap Song Stick, Stuck, Stuck by Fluency MC ORIGINAL VERSION with Lyrics - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Why do you think the song is called "Stick Stuck Stuck"?
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What does that mean when something sticks?
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Put something where?
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Remember.
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Sticking where?
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Do you agree that music helps things to stick in your head?
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Alright everybody, let's run some irregular verbs.
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Go, take.
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Take.
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Took.
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Took.
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Took.
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Taken.
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Taken.
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Shake.
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Shook.
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Shaken.
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Shaken.
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Shaken.
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Are you having fun?
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No. Would you have more fun if I hit you with my hand?
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This is my hand.
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My third hand.
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I have another idea.
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Maybe a little bit more fun.
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way to learn the regular verbs.
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You want to try?
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Yeah?
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Okay.
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Let's try it.
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Thank you.
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I The microphone I take took taking,
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your shake shook shaking, wake woke woke into the style I'm creating.
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Think, thought, thought, seek, sought, sought Listen to the lesson that I teach, talk, talk.
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Don't sleep, slap, slap.
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I creep, crap, crap.
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I sneak, snuck, snuck up.
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You leap, lep, lep.
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I keep, kep, kep.
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Having fun.
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I'm never beat, beat, beaten.
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I win one, one.
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Do, did, done.
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Begiby, gamby, gun.
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Shoot, shot, shot.
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No, I don't own a gun.
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I leap, lep, lep, so I can feed, fed, fed.
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The knowledge you need straight to your head.
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Sit back, relax, don't fight, fuck, fight it!
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Thank you.
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and .
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Please don't freeze froze frozen when I speak spoke spoken.
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It's real you can feel I don't feel stole stolen.
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I choose chose chosen the very best ones
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and write wrote written them into my mind and into your mind when we meet met met.
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I'll bet bet bet I won't let you forget forgot forgotten I get got gotten.
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Every head nodding, don't think about stopping Just come, King, come!
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This is hip -hop, I don't sing the same song.
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I sting stung stung.
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You cling clung clung.
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I'm each and every word.
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You hang hung hung.
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so It's not enough to dream, dream, dream, dream, you gotta spend, spend, spend time on your goals,
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please lend, lend, lend me your ear, come near, and I'll lay, lay, lay.
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Down this new sound that I make, make, make.
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I hope you don't say that you think it's junk.
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I hope you don't think that I stink, stank, stunk If you're thirsty for English, come drink, drink, drunk, 'cause I sing, stank, song All competition when I hear,
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heard, heard what I give, gave, given encouragement When I fit, stank, stank, never quit, quit, quit, don't sit, sat, sat Yeah, I like it like that,
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I'll even kneel, knelt, knelt And beg you to express what you feel, felt, felt I rise, rose, listen, when I drive, throw, driven, through the beat, tap your feet,
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as you ride, road, windin', those that hide, hit, windin', I find, found, found, if you flee, fled, fled, then I'll track you down.
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This is where I think I'm supposed to dance, but I don't dance.
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Does anyone dance?
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Now you see so I seen that I mean, meant, meant, every word of the message that I sent, sent, sent I show, show, shown, I can fly through foam,
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now you know, new, know, I shine, shown, shown, I grow through throne, you the ball, it's your turn, to grow, grow, grow, with the verbs that you learn.
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Grammar through lyrics, I draw drew drawn Peace to ELLs,
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now I go when gone Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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If it's just like this, can you remember meaning?
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No. You need some other words, some kalos, some sentences, to help you remember the words.
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It's fluency.
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Once again it's fluency.
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Grammar through lyrics.

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Speaking Goals for This Clip: Master Irregular Verbs with Rhythm

This video targets a key fluency milestone: memorizing and using common irregular verbs effortlessly in speech. By pairing verbs like "take-took-taken" and "shake-shook-shaken" with a catchy beat, it helps learners internalize their forms, making them easier to recall in real conversations. The goal isn’t just to learn lists—it’s to make these verbs "stick" in your memory so you can use them without hesitation.

Phrase Bank: Reusable Expressions for Daily Talk

  • "Why do you think the song is called..." – A great way to start discussions and ask for opinions.
  • "Are you having fun?" – A simple, friendly question to check in with others.
  • "I have another idea." – Useful for suggesting alternatives or solutions.
  • "Listen to the lesson that I teach" – A natural way to draw attention to key information.
  • "Do, did, done" – A foundational irregular verb trio to master for past and present tense use.

Fix Your Weak Spots: Pronunciation, Rhythm, and Shadowing

The video’s rap style is perfect for improving English pronunciation and rhythm. Irregular verbs often have tricky vowel sounds (e.g., "shook" vs. "shaken") and stress patterns, and the song’s beat helps you mimic these accurately. To get the most out of it, try the shadowing technique (also called "shadow speech" or "shadowspeak"): play a short line, pause, and repeat it immediately, matching the tone, speed, and emphasis. This trains your mouth to form sounds correctly and builds muscle memory for natural speech. Focus on verbs like "sneak-snuck-snuck" and "leap-leapt-leapt"—their quick, rhythmic delivery in the song makes them ideal for practicing shadowspeaks. Over time, you’ll notice these verbs feel more natural in your own speech, and your overall pronunciation will sound more fluent.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

StructureIn the video
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll bet · I'll lay · I'll even kneel
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowAre you having · I'm creating

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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