Shadowing Practice: MEOVV(미야오) - ‘Hit 'Em’ PERFORMANCE VIDEO - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'll let you go first, I'll do worse
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Hit them where it, hit them where it hurts
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Leave you in the dirt, put in work
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Hit them where it, hit them where it hurts
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Hit them where it hurts
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Hit it with her You wanna act right, we act every song side
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Today, this ain't no cat fight
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We big dogs, they big fights
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Okay, what you gonna do?
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Make your move, me versus you
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No round two, they waiting on halftime
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It's over, space that line's away
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We ain't never gonna stop
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We ain't never gonna back down
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Gonna take it to the top
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Gonna leave you in the background
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Keep it on, keep it on, we go Eyes are on this now
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Take a shot, take a shot, we're going 5, 4, 3, 2 I'll let you go first, I'll do worse
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Hit him where it hurts, leave you in the dirt
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Put in work, hit him where it hurts
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Hit him where it hurts
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Hit him where it hurts I'll let you go first, I'll do worse
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Hit him where it hurts, leave you in the dirt
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Put in work, hit him where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts I'm alive to handle, I don't think that you can handle it
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Last one tried to blame me, go ahead, ask them how they manage it
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Up to ball stop, yeah, it's gon' cost ya
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No, you don't wanna be in what you're the We ain't never gonna stop
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We ain't never gonna back down
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Gonna take you to the top
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Gonna leave you in the background
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Give it all, give it all, we go All eyes are on us now
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Take a shot, take a shot, we go in 5, 4, 3, 2 I'll let you go first, I'll do worse
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Hit them where it hurts, leave you in the dirt
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Put in work, hit them where it hurts
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Hit them where it hurts
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Hit them where it hurts I'll let you go first, I'll do worse
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Hit them where it hurts, leave you in the background
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Put in work, hit em where, hit em where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts
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Hit em where it hurts

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “MEOVV(미야오) - ‘Hit 'Em’ PERFORMANCE VIDEO”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hurts, worse, dirt, shot, background. This video has 44 sentences and 379 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:32. The speaker talks at a steady 149 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 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

10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
dirt noun/dɝt/Soil or earth.
versus/ˈvɝsəs/Against; in opposition to.
halftime nounThe halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep…
blame verb/bleɪm/To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing…
manage verb/ˈmæn.ɪd͡ʒ/To direct or be in charge of.
hurt verb/hɝt/To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
ill adjective/ɪl/Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel.
background noun/ˈbæk.(ɡ)ɹaʊnd/One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
handle noun/ˈhæn.d(ə)l/The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.
alive adjective/əˈlaɪv/Having life; living; not dead.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordPronunciationMeaning
back down verbTo take a less aggressive position in a conflict than one previously had, or has planned to have.
go ahead verb/ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/To proceed with; to begin.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see cominggonna do · gonna stop · gonna back
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionI'll let

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 31 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, gonna, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

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 dirt, versus, halftime.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →