Shadowing Practice: JUSTIN BIEBER's 48 HRS with DIDDY!! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Yeah, so as soon as you turn 16, you know what I'm saying, I'm going to let you rock this every time you come to LA.
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Yeah, this is going to be yours.
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So every time you come to LA, it's a little dusty, but you know, I'm closing the front shot at you.
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Man.
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Man, I'm going to let you rock this every time you come to LA.
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Okay.
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Okay.
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All right, so I'm going to be driving this next year.
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Yeah, when you get 16, you come down and you gotta, you know, wear your seat.
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I mean, I'm 15, you can ride in the passenger seat.
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I got my permit.
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Now that, not yet.
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No. All right, 16.
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No, I'm ready.
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Slow down.
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Slow down, Josh.
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Slow down, okay?
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One step at a time.
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But, yeah, yeah, the keys is yours when you, you know, when you get 16.
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You're good to go.
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I'm good to go.
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Yeah.
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All right, man.
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And then, when you get 18, you get the house.
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You get the mansion.
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Okay.
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I get the mansion.
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Yeah.
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All right.
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So where are we off to now?
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Where would you like to go?
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I mean, wherever you want to go.
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Where are we going?
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So check this out, yo.
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Justin, you ever seen the movie 48 Hours?
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Right now he's having 48 hours with Diddy, him and his boy.
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They're having the times of their lives.
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Where we hanging out and what we doing, we can't really disclose.
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But it's definitely a 15 -year -old's dream.
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You know, I have been given custody of him.
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You know, he signed to Usher.
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I'm signed to Usher.
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I had legal guardianship of Usher when, you know, he did his first album.
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I did Usher's first album.
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I don't really, I don't have legal guardianship of him, but for the next 48 hours, he's with me.
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So, and we're going to go full, buck full crazy.
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We're going crazy.
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Crazy.
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I'm taking this out tonight.
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What you want to do?
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What you want to do over the next 48 hours?
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48 hours let's go um let's just go get some girls let's go get some girls
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a man after my heart that's what i'm talking about
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “JUSTIN BIEBER's 48 HRS with DIDDY!!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Usher, slow, crazy. This video has 53 sentences and 367 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:01. The speaker talks fast, about 182 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| mansion noun | /ˈmæn.ʃən/ | A large luxurious house or building, usually built for the wealthy. |
| passenger noun | /ˈpæs.ɪn.d͡ʒɚ/ | One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew. |
| wherever | /(h)wɛɹˈɛvɚ/ | Regardless of the place in, at or to which. |
| custody noun | /ˈkʌstədiː/ | The legal right to take care of something or somebody, especially children. |
| permit verb | /pɚˈmɪt/ | To allow (something) to happen, to give permission for. |
| buck noun | /ˈbʌk/ | A male deer, antelope, sheep, goat, rabbit, hare, and sometimes the male of other animals such as the hamster, ferret, salmonid, shad, skunk and kangaroo. |
| disclose verb | /dɪsˈkləʊz/ | To uncover; physically expose to view. |
| dusty adjective | /ˈdʌsti/ | Covered with dust. |
| guardianship noun | The office or position of one acting as a guardian or conservator, especially in a legal capacity. | |
| seat noun | /siːt/ | Something to be sat upon. |
| yours | /jɔɹz/ | That or those belonging to you; the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun. |
| definitely adverb | /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/ | Without question and beyond doubt. |
| wear verb | /wɛ(ə)ɹ/ | To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, perfume, etc. |
| dream verb | /ˈdɹim/ | To see imaginary events in one's mind while sleeping. |
| ride verb | /ɹaɪd/ | To transport oneself by sitting on and directing a horse, later also a bicycle etc. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| slow down verb | To decelerate. | |
| come down verb | To descend, fall down, collapse. | |
| do over verb | /ˈduˌoʊvɚ/ | To cover with; to smear or spread on to. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Where would you like to go?
- Where are we going?
- I'm taking this out tonight.
- What you want to do?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now | I'm saying · I'm closing · are we going |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | I'm going to let · is going to be · I'm going to be |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, we're. 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 mansion, passenger, wherever.
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.