Shadowing Practice: Justin Timberlake - Rock Your Body (Official Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Don't be so quick to walk away,

dance with me I wanna rock your body, please stay, dance with me You don't have to admit you,

no way, dance with me Just let me rock you to the break today,

dance with me Got time but I don't mind Just wanna rock ya girl I'll have whatever you have

Come on let's give it a whirl

See I've been watching you And I like the way you move

So go ahead girl just do That last shaky thing you do

So you grab your girls And you grab a couple more

And you all can meet me in the middle of a floor Said the air is thick, it's smelling right So you pass to the left

and you sail to the right Don't play so quick to walk away

Dance me Don't wanna mark your body Please stay

Dance me You don't have to attach your Don't play Dance me Just let me mark you To the break,

babe Dance me I don't need no heart Just wanna rock you,

girl You can move, but be calm Let's go, let's give it a whirl See it up,

it's to me You like the way I move I tell you what I'm gon' do Put you close

and share my view So you grab your girls And you grab a couple more

You all can meet me in the middle of a cross And the air is thick, it's smelling right So you pass to the left

and you sail to the right Don't be so quick to walk away Dance with me I wanna mark your body,

please stay Dance with me You don't have to admit you Walk away

Dance with me Let me mark you to the break Dance with me Talk to me,

boy No disrespect, I don't need no harm Talk to me, boy I can't wait to have it in my arms So talk to me,

boy Hurry up, cause you're taking too long Talk to me,

boy I've been naked by the end of this song So what did you call me for?

I came to dance with you, you won't I came to romance with you I'm keen to romance with you

And don't take a chance If love is here on the floor Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,

rock your body Bring the beat back

Hey, dance with me

Don't play so quickly Don't walk away

Come on and dance with me I wanna rock your body Let me rock your body Hey Come on

and dance with me You don't have to admit you You

don't have to admit you Wanna play just dance with me

Let me rock you Do do do do do Hey Come on and dance with me Talk to me boy No disrespect,

I don't mean no harm Talk to me boy

I can't wait to have you in my arms Talk to me boy Hurry up, cause I'm taking too long,

baby Talk to me boy Better have you naked by the end of this song shhh

don't be so quick to walk away

don't be so quick to walk away don't be so quick to walk away like the way you are right now Are you feeling me?

Let's do something Let's make it better Cause I I better have you make it by the end of this song

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 38 sentences and 572 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:55. The speaker talks at a steady 117 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 91% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

13 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

harm /hɑːm/ (noun) — Physical injury; hurt; damage.
thick /θɪk/ (adjective) — Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.
naked /ˈneɪkɪd/ (adjective) — Bare, not covered by clothing.
romance /roʊˈmæn(t)s/ (noun) — An intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
sail /seɪl/ (noun) — A piece of fabric attached to a boat and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the boat along. The sail may be attached to the boat via a combination…
disrespect /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/ (noun) — A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior.
smelling /ˈsmɛlɪŋ/ (verb) — Used in adjectival compounds.
keen /kin/ (adjective) — Often with a prepositional phrase, or with to and an infinitive: showing a quick and ardent responsiveness or willingness; eager, enthusiastic, interested.
babe /beɪb/ (noun) — A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
attach /əˈtæt͡ʃ/ (verb) — To fasten, to join to (literally and figuratively).
whirl /(h)wɝl/ (verb) — To rotate, revolve, spin or turn rapidly.
shaky /ˈʃeɪki/ (adjective) — Shaking or trembling.
shhh — Elongated form of shh.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

walk away (verb) — To withdraw from a problematic situation.
come on /ˌkʌm ˈɒn/ — Come along with me; join me in going.
beat back (verb) — To fight against and cause to recede.
go ahead /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/ (verb) — To proceed with; to begin.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 37 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, wanna, I'm. 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 harm, thick, naked.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Obligation: must / have to / need to saying that something is necessary	have to admit · have to attach
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around now	you're taking · I'm taking
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	I'll have · won't I came

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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