Shadowing Practice: [Lyrics+Vietsub] Wannabe - why mona // speed up - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I want
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a, I want a, I want a,
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I want a If you want my future,
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forget my past If you wanna get with me,
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better make it fast Now don't go wasted, my precious time Get your act together,
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we could be just fine If you wanna be my lover,
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you gotta get with my friends Make it last forever,
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friendship never ends If you wanna be my lover,
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you have got to give Taking it's too easy, but that's the way it is You're a child,
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you're a child, you're a child So tell me what you want, you're a child I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna I really,
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really, really wanna sing a cigar What you think about that now?
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You know how I feel Say you can't handle my love Are you for real?
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I won't be hasty I'll give you a try If you really book me,
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then I'll say goodbye If you wanna be my lover,
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you gotta get with my friends Make it last forever,
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friendship never ends If you wanna be my lover,
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you have got to give Taking is too easy, but that's the way it is Yeah, I tell you what I want,
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what I really want So tell me what you want, what you really want I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna I really, really, really wanna sick, sick,
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sick, sick So here's a story from A to Z When they get with me, you gotta let it together We got M in the face, who likes it?
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And your people got G like MC, who likes it?
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I'm easy, B, doesn't come for free She's a rare lady, ask for me, I-O-C Slime me, bite her down and wind it out around Slime me,
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put it down, wind it all around If you wanna be my alpine, you gotta get with my friends Make it as forever,
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friendship never ends Can I tell you what I want, what I mean, yeah?
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So tell me what you want, what you mean, yeah?
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Oh, I know, oh, I know, oh, I know I really, really, really wanna shake your shit out Can I tell you what I want, what I mean, yeah?
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So tell me what you want, what you mean, yeah?
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I really, really, really wanna shake and shake and all
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Let me put it down and wind up all alone Let me put it down and wind up all alone
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Let me put it down and wind up all alone

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This A2 speaking lesson is built on the video “[Lyrics+Vietsub] Wannabe - why mona // speed up”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: wind, lover, sick, shake, friendship. This video has 29 sentences and 429 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:14. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 8 of its 29 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
lover noun/ˈlʌvɚ/One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
friendship noun/ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/The condition of being friends.
shake verb/ˈʃeɪk/To cause (something) to move rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
bite verb/baɪt/To cut into something by clamping the teeth.
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.
alpine adjective/ˈæl.paɪn/Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timberline.
cigar noun/sɪˈɡɑɹ/A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
hasty adjective/ˈheɪsti/Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
sing verb/ˈsɪŋ/To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
wind noun/ˈwɪnd/Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pressure.
sick adjective/ˈsɪk/In poor health; ill.
forever adverb/fəˈɹɛvɚ/For all time, for all eternity; for a lifetime; for an infinite amount of time.
lady noun/ˈleɪ.di/A woman of breeding or higher class, a woman of authority.
handle noun/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
rare adjective/ɹɛə/Very uncommon; scarce.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
wind up verb/waɪnd ˈʌp/To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as wanna, gotta, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: friendship /ˈfɹɛn(d)ʃɪp/, shake /ˈʃeɪk/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like lover, friendship, shake.

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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