Shadowing Practice: JENNIE - HEAVEN (Official Lyric Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “JENNIE - HEAVEN”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: heaven, kinda, fucked. This video has 20 sentences and 199 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:56. The speaker talks slowly, about 68 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 6 of its 20 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mercy noun | /ˈmɝsi/ | Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another. |
| toxic adjective | /ˈtɒk.sɪk/ | Having a chemical nature that is harmful to health or lethal if consumed or otherwise entering into the body in sufficient quantities. |
| skip verb | /skɪp/ | To move by hopping on alternate feet. |
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| pack noun | /pæk/ | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. |
| favourite adjective | /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/ | Most-liked. (In other words, [person]'s favorite [noun] = the [noun] that [person] likes the most.) |
| dumb verb | /dʌm/ | To make stupid. |
| burn verb | /bɝn/ | To cause to be consumed by fire. |
| easily adverb | /ˈi.zɪ.li/ | Comfortably, without discomfort or anxiety. |
| push verb | /pʊʃ/ | To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. |
| bag noun | /bæɡ/ | A soft container made out of cloth, paper, thin plastic, etc. and open at the top, used to hold food, commodities, and other goods. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- No, I got it done, but what can you see?
- Know I got it done, but what can you see?
- What can you see?
- I got a dumb man, why can't you see?
- Why can't you see?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as kinda, we'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.
- 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 mercy, toxic, skip.
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.