Shadowing Practice: JAŸ-Z - Young Forever ft. Mr Hudson - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
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Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
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Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
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Let us stay young or let us live forever
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We don't have the power but we never say never
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Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
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The music's for the sad man
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Forever young, I wanna be forever young
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Do you really want to live forever?
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Forever and ever?
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Forever, forever, I wanna be forever
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Forever, forever, forever
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Forever, forever, forever
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So we living life like a video
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Where the sun is always out and you never get old
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And the champagne's always cold and the music's always good
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And the pretty girls just happen to stop by in the hood
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And they hop they pretty ass up on the hood of that pretty ass car
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Without a wrinkle in today, cause there's no tomorrow
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Just a picture perfect day that lasts a whole lifetime
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And it never ends, cause all we have to do is hit rewind
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So let's just stay in the moment, smoke some f, forever young is in your mind
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Leave them off, they can erase neither space nor time
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So when the director yells cut, I'll be fine I'm forever young
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Forever young, I wanna be forever young
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Do you really want to live forever, forever, or never?
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Forever young, I wanna be forever young
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Forever young, do you really want to live forever, forever, forever, forever?
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Fear not win or fear not buy, fear not much while we're alive
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Life is for living, I'm living uptight, see you're somewhere up in the sky
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Fear not die, I'll be alive for a million years, bye bye So not for legends, I'm forever young, my name shall survive
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Through the darkest blocks, over kitchen stoves, over pirate's pots
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My name shall be passed down to generations while debating up in barber shops
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Young slung, hung here, shoulder the from here
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With a little ambition, just what we can become here
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And as the father passed the story down to his son's ears
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Younger kid, younger every year, yeah So if you love me, baby, this is how you let me know
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Don't ever let me go, that's how you let me know, baby Forever young, I wanna be forever young
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Do you really want to live forever?
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Forever, or never
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Forever young I wanna be forever young, forever young Do you really want to live forever young?
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Forever young, forever young Slammin' Bentley Dawson Hoppin' out of pastures Poppin' up on Forbes list
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Gorgeous Hold up
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Thought I lost it
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They be talkin' I be talkin' more
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They nauseous Hold up I be here forever
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You know I'm on my fault I ain't win foreclosure, I will never forfeit
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Best of four bars, Google bring the chorus in Did you get the picture yet?
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I'm painting you a portrait of young
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Forever young I wanna be forever young
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Forever Do you really want to live forever?
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Forever Forever young
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Forever young Forever young
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Forever young Forever young The
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “JAŸ-Z - Young Forever ft. Mr Hudson”. This video has 55 sentences and 529 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:58. The speaker talks slowly, about 107 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 9 of its 55 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 |
|---|---|---|
| legend noun | /ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/ | The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend). |
| ear noun | /ˈɪə̯/ | The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea. |
| pot noun | /pɑt/ | A flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes). |
| lifetime noun | /ˈlaɪf.taɪm/ | The duration of the life of someone or something. |
| gorgeous adjective | /ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/ | Sumptuously dressed. |
| portrait noun | /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ | A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders. |
| ambition noun | /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/ | Eager or inordinate desire for some object that confers distinction, as preferment, honor, superiority, political power, or fame; desire to distinguish one's… |
| chorus verb | /ˈkɔːɹəs/ | To sing (a song), express (a sentiment), or recite or say (words) in chorus. |
| yell verb | /jɛl/ | To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice, especially to express intense emotions such as anger or excitement. |
| barber noun | /ˈbɑɹ.bɚ/ | A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers. |
| stove noun | /stoʊv/ | A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. |
| erase verb | /ɪˈɹeɪs/ | To remove (markings or information). |
| foreclosure noun | /fɔːɹˈkləʊʒ.əɹ/ | The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments. |
| forfeit verb | /ˈfɔɹ.fɪt/ | To suffer the loss of something by wrongdoing or non-compliance |
| nauseous adjective | /ˈnɔʃəs/ | Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hold up verb | To wait or delay. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
- Do you really want to live forever?
- Do you really want to live forever, forever, or never?
- Forever young, do you really want to live forever, forever, forever, forever?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is hit · be passed |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best · the darkest |
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | we're only watching · I'm living · I'm painting |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll be · will never forfeit |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: ambition /æmˈbɪʃ.ən/, foreclosure /fɔːɹˈkləʊʒ.əɹ/, nauseous /ˈnɔʃəs/
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 legend, ear, pot.
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.