Shadowing Practice: Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video

She was

me More like the beauty queen from a movie scene I said don't mind but what do you mean?

I am the one who will dance or will flow in the round

She said I am the one who will dance or will flow in the round

She told me her name was Billie Jean as she crossed

the scene Then heavy head turned with the ice to dream of being the one Who would dance,

who would blow, get around People always told me,

be careful what you do Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts And mother always told me,

be careful who you love Be careful what you do,

cause the love ain't come true The Billie Jean is not my lover She's just a girl,

I'm the one But the kid is not my son

She says I am the one

But the kid is not my son For forty days

and forty nights I was on the side But who can stand when he's in Japan Her seeds and the lands

Come and dance, I wanna blow it around

So take my strong advice Just remember to always think twice Don't think twice Don't think twice

She told my baby we danced to three

And she looked at me Then she hold a photo with baby pride His eyes were like mine Go and dance,

on the floor, in the world, babe People always told me, be careful what you do

Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts But she came and stood right by me Just a smell of sweet perfume

This heaven was too, she called me too You can feel the change,

like my love She's just a girl who thinks that I am the one But the kid is not my son

The kid is not my lover She's just a girl who thinks that I am the one

But the kid is not my son She says I am the one But the kid is not my son

I just said I love a friend She said I'm the one,

but the chair is not my son The Billie Jean is not my love,

she's just a girl But I am the one, don't you dare to be your baby She says I am the one,

she says I am the one You know she did,

she said he was broken Breaking my veins, she says I am the one The Billie Jean is my lover

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 29 sentences and 418 words to shadow. The speech runs for 4:31. The speaker talks slowly, about 93 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 88% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

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

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
lover noun	/ˈlʌvɚ/	One who loves and cares for another person in a romantic way; a sweetheart, love, soulmate, boyfriend, girlfriend, or spouse.
forty adjective	/ˈfoɹti/	Resembling or characteristic of a fort.
seed noun	/siːd/	Any propagative portion of a plant which may be sown, such as true seeds, seed-like fruits, tubers, or bulbs.
dare verb	/dɛ(ə)ɹ/	To have enough courage (to do something).
babe noun	/beɪb/	A baby or infant; a very young human or animal.
vein noun	/veɪn/	A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
perfume noun	/ˈpɝfjuːm/	A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor.
careful adjective	/ˈkɛɹfəl/	Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
flow verb	/ˈfloʊ̯/	To move as a fluid from one position to another.
blow verb	/bloʊ/	To produce an air current.
pride noun	/pɹaɪd/	A sense of one's own worth; reasonable self-esteem and satisfaction (in oneself, in one's work, one's family, etc).
smell verb	/smɛl/	To sense a smell or smells.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
go around verb	To move or spread from person to person.
get around verb	To move to the other side of (something, such as an obstruction) by deviating from a direct course or following a curved path.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 10 contractions and reduced forms, such as don't, I'm, ain't. 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 lover, forty, seed.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing	one who will · one Who would
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction	will dance

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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