Shadowing Practice: Michael Jackson 2 Bad Ghosts Clip 4K Remastered - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Michael Jackson 2 Bad Ghosts Clip 4K Remastered”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: haaaaaaa, scream, wild, gone, stupid. This video has 108 sentences and 411 words to shadow. The speech runs for 8:20. 85% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scream verb | /skɹiːm/ | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to screech, to shriek. |
| whoa | /woʊ/ | Stop (especially when commanding a horse or imitative thereof); calm down; slow down. |
| shout verb | /ʃaʊt/ | To utter a sudden and loud cry, as in joy, triumph, exultation or anger, or to attract attention, to animate others, etc. |
| disgusting adjective | /dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ/ | Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful. |
| knee noun | /ni/ | In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank. |
| creep verb | /kɹiːp/ | To move slowly with the abdomen close to the ground. |
| crease noun | /kɹiːs/ | A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced. |
| stuffy adjective | /ˈstʌfi/ | Poorly ventilated; partially plugged. |
| hole noun | /hoʊl/ | A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure. |
| dirty adjective | /ˈdɝti/ | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| wild adjective | /ˈwaɪ̯ld/ | Especially, being of the wild type: being of an unbroken ancestral line of undomesticated animals, as opposed to being feral, being an undomesticated animal… |
| stupid adjective | /ˈstjuːpɪd/ | Lacking in intelligence. |
| shut verb | /ʃʌt/ | To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| throw verb | /θɹoʊ/ | To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air. |
| somebody | /ˈsʌmˌbədi/ | Some unspecified person. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Were I shot getting all alone?
- Why don't you scream and shut it?
- Why don't you just scream and shout?
- I'm not sure how to do this.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 25 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, ain't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shout /ʃaʊt/, shut /ʃʌt/
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 scream, whoa, shout.
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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