Shadowing Practice: NewJeans (뉴진스) 'OMG' Official MV (Performance ver.1) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This song it's about you baby
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Only you You you you You you you you When I'm down Feel like I'm crying
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When I can't even Pretend to be okay It's you, you worry about me It's you, you make me laugh No need to say Boy what do you say
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(They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) You're only one call away (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) You show up with no hesitation (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) Can this be real? (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”)
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You really are He’s the one that’s living in my system baby Oh my oh my God I knew this would happen I was really hoping That he will come through
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Oh my oh my God It's only you Asking all the time about what I should do No I can never let him go I only think of you 24
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I'm a lucky girl I know, I know Before I met you Everything was pointless My feeling is boundless I know, I know
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I'm going crazy right? Wherever Whenever There ain’t nothing else that I would hold on to I hear his voice Through all the noise Don't let go of my hand for one second no, no Got no worries ‘Cause I got someone
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It's okay to be alone ‘Cause I love someone (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) You're only one call away (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) You show up with no hesitation (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”)
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Can this be real? (They keep on asking me, “who is he?”) You really are He’s the one that’s living in my system baby Oh my oh my God I knew this would happen I was really hoping That he will come through
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Oh my oh my God It's only you Asking all the time about what I should do No I can never let him go I only think of you 24
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I really am a lucky girl I know, I know Before I met you Everything was pointless My feeling is boundless I know, I know
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You and me My heart is glowing It's glowing up With you, nothing can scare me All filled up, all filled up (all red now)
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My heart is glowing, it'd be glowing 'Cause he Oh my oh my God I knew this would happen I was really hoping That he will come through
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Oh my oh my God It's only you Asking all the time about what I should do
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No I can never let him go He’s right there for me 24 No I can never let him go He’s right there for me 24 I really am a lucky girl, I know, I know
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Before I met you Everything was pointless What should I do My heart is glowing, it's glowing My heart is glowing So I can't sleep at night

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “NewJeans (뉴진스) 'OMG' Official MV”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: asking, glowing, pointless, hoping, lucky. This video has 17 sentences and 495 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:16. The speaker talks at a natural 152 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 3 of its 17 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 11 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
glow verb/ɡloʊ/To emit heat and light without a flame.
pointless adjective/ˈpɔɪntləs/Having no point or sharp tip; terminating squarely or in a rounded end.
hesitation noun/ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/An act of hesitating
scare verb/skɛɚ/To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.
boundless adjective/ˈbaʊndləs/Without bounds, unbounded.
fill verb/fɪl/To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
laugh verb/læf/To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and…
cry verb/kɹaɪ/To shed tears; to weep, especially in anger or sadness.
noise noun/ˈnoɪ̯z/Various sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.
lucky adjective/ˈlʌki/Favoured by luck; fortunate; having good success or good fortune.
worry verb/ˈwʌ.ɹi/To be troubled; to give way to mental anxiety or doubt.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come through verbTo come into a room or other space through a door or passageway.
call away verbTo summon; to cause to depart.
fill up verbTo make (something) completely full.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould do · should I do
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas really hoping
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm crying · I'm going · is glowing
Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or predictionwill come

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 11 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, can't, you're. 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. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like glow, pointless, hesitation.

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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