Shadowing Practice: Selena Gomez - Who Says (Lyrics) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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You made me insecure
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Told me I wasn't good enough But who are you to judge
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When you're a diamond in the rough I'm sure you got some things You'd like to change about yourself
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But when it comes to me I wouldn't wanna be anybody else I'm no beauty queen,
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I'm just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the force of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you You tell them what you mean
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But they keep widening out the truth It's like a work of art
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That never gets to see the light Keep you beneath the stars,
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won't let you touch the sky I'm no beauty queen,
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I'm just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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Who says you're not star potential?
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Who says you're not presidential?
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Who says you can't be in movies?
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Listen to me, listen to me Who says you don't pass the test?
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Who says you can't be the best? Who said? Who said?
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Won't you tell me who said that?
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Yeah, who said?
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Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's perfect?
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Trust me, that's it, yeah Who says beauty, who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, it's best if I saw beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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You made me insecure
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Told me I wasn't good enough But who are you to judge
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When you're a diamond in the rough I'm sure you got some things
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You'd like to change about yourself But
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when it comes to me I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na I'm no beauty queen I'm
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just beautiful me Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na You gotta rewrite To a beautiful life Come on Who says?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you You tell them what you mean
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But they keep widening out the truth It's like a work of art
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That never gets to see the light Keep you beneath the stars Won't let you touch the sky
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Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na I'm no beauty queen
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I'm just beautiful me You got every right To a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful?
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Who said, who says you're not star potential?
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Who says you're not presidential?
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Who says you can't be in movies?
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Listen to me, listen to me Who says you don't pass the test?
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Who says you can't be the best?
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Who said, who said?
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Would you tell me who said that?
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Yeah, who said?
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Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurt Trust me,
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that's your person's beauty Who says you're not pretty Who says you're not beautiful I'm just beautiful for me
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Who says you're not perfect Who says you're not worth it Who says you're the only one that's hurt Trust me,
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that's your person's beauty Who says you're not pretty You said you're not beautiful Who says?
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Wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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You made me insecure
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Told me I wasn't good enough But who are you to judge
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When you're a diamond in the rough I'm sure you got some things You like to change about yourself,
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but when it comes to me I wouldn't wanna be anybody else I'm no beauty queen,
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I'm just beautiful me You gotta rewrite to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the force of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you You tell them what you mean
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But they keep widening out the truth It's like a work of art
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That never gets to see the light Keep you beneath the stars Won't let you touch the sky
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I'm no beauty queen I'm
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just beautiful me You gotta rewrite Do a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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Who says you're not star potential?
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Who says you're not presidential?
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Who says you can't be in movies?
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Listen to me, listen to me Who says you don't pass the test?
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Who says you can't be the best?
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Who said, who said?
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Would you tell me who said that?
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Yeah! Who said? Who says?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's perfect?
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Just me, that's the first beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, I suppose the beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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The End
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I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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You made me insecure
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Told me I wasn't good enough But who are you to judge
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When you're a diamond in the rough I'm sure you got some things
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You'd like to change about yourself But
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when it comes to me I wouldn't wanna be anybody
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else I'm no beauty queen
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I'm just beautiful me You gotta rewrite To a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you You tell them what you mean
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But they keep widening out the truth It's like a work of art
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That never gets to see the light Keep you beneath the stars Won't let you touch the sky
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I'm no beauty queen I'm
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just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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Who says you're not star potential?
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Who says you're not presidential?
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Who says you can't be in movies?
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Listen to me, listen to me Who says you don't pass the test?
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Who says you can't be the best?
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Who said, who said?
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Won't you tell me who said that?
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Yeah, who said?
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Who said, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's perfect Just me, that's how you're Beauty,
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who says you're not pretty Who says you're not beautiful I'm
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just beautiful for me Who says you're not perfect Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one under it?
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Trust me, that's the first time Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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I wouldn't wanna be anybody else
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You made me insecure
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Told me I wasn't good enough But who are you to judge
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When you're a diamond in the rough I'm sure you got some things
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You'd like to change about yourself But when it comes to me I wouldn't wanna be anybody else I'm no beauty queen,
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I'm just beautiful me You gotta rewrite to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the force of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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It's such a funny thing How nothing's funny when it's you You tell them what you mean
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But they keep widening out the truth It's like a work of art
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That never gets to see the light Keep you beneath the stars,
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won't let you touch the sky I'm no beauty queen,
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I'm just beautiful me You got every right to a beautiful life,
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come on Who says, who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the price of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says?
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Who says you're not star potential?
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Who says you're not presidential?
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Who says you can't be in movies?
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Listen to me, listen to me Who says you don't pass the test?
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Who says you can't be the best? Who said? Who said?
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Won't you tell me who said that?
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Yeah, who said? Who says?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's perfect?
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Trust me, that's what I'm saying Who says beauty?
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Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful?
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Who says you're not perfect?
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Who says you're not worth it?
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Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
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Trust me, that's the place of beauty Who says you're not pretty?
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Who says you're not beautiful? Who says? so so
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Selena Gomez - Who Says”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: beautiful, beauty, perfect, worth, Trust. This video has 194 sentences and 1814 words to shadow. The speech runs for 17:09. The speaker talks slowly, about 106 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 89% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow. 150 of its 194 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 14 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| diamond noun | /ˈdaɪ.ə.mənd/ | A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron. |
| beneath | /bɪˈniːθ/ | Below. |
| insecure adjective | /ɪnsəˈkjʊɹ/ | Not secure. |
| rewrite verb | /ɹiˈɹaɪt/ | To write again, differently; to modify; to revise. |
| widen verb | /ˈwaɪdn̩/ | To become wide or wider. |
| anybody | /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/ | Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone; any person. |
| presidential adjective | /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/ | Pertaining to a president or presidency. |
| rough adjective | /ɹʌf/ | Not smooth; uneven. |
| suppose verb | /səˈpoʊz/ | To take for granted; to conclude, with less than absolute supporting data; to believe. |
| beauty noun | /ˈbjuti/ | The quality of being (especially visually) attractive, pleasing, fine or good-looking; comeliness. |
| hurt verb | /hɝt/ | To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury. |
| queen noun | /kwiːn/ | The wife, consort, or widow of a king. |
| judge verb | /d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/ | To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter). |
| touch verb | /tʌt͡ʃ/ | To make physical contact with; to bring the hand, finger or other part of the body into contact with. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Who says you're not worth it?
- Who says you're the only one that's hurting?
- Who says you're not beautiful?
- Who says you're not star potential?
- Who says you're not presidential?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the best |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | keep widening |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | won't let · Won't you |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 202 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, can't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: anybody /ˈɛn.i.bə.di/, presidential /pɹɛzɪˈdɛnʃ(ə)l/
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 diamond, beneath, insecure.
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.