Shadowing Practice: Shadowing English | BLACKPINK Jennie: How Did She Start Rapping? - Learn English Speaking with Video

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It happened actually in a quite funny way when we were in the trainee day.
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It happened actually in a quite funny way when we were in the trainee day.
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It happened actually in a quite funny way when we were in the trainee day.
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I was pretty much the only person that knew how to speak English pretty fluently.
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I was pretty much the only person that knew how to speak English pretty fluently.
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I was pretty much the only person
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that knew how to speak English pretty fluently
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and we were covering songs from all over the world.
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And we were covering songs from all over the world.
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And we were covering songs from all over the world.
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They needed someone to speak it out fast, and that makes it work.
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They needed someone to speak it out fast, and that makes it work.
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They needed someone to speak it out fast, and that makes it work.
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So I was kind of, I got into it for a funny reason, because I was the only one who was able to speak the English.
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So I was kind of, I got into it for a funny reason, because I was the only one who was able to speak the English.
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So I was kind of, I got into it for a funny reason, because I was the only one who was able to speak the English.
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the language then at the end I started being like okay I get I get this
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and let me let me try to work on how I can really be the rap for myself
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the language then at the end I started being like okay I get I get this
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and let me let me try to work on how I can really be the rep for myself
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the language then at the end I started being like okay I get I get this
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and let me let me try to work on how I can really be the rep for myself
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of not just by covering other people's,
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you know, versus of not just by covering other people's,
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you know, versus not just by covering other people's you know
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This, and then from then on, it's actually the most fun when I'm performing and rapping.
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Like, this, and then from then on,
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it's actually the most fun when I'm performing and rapping.
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And then from then on, it's actually the most fun when I'm performing and rapping, like.
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It happened actually in a quite funny way.
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When we were in the trainee days, I was pretty much the only person
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that knew how to speak English pretty fluently
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And we were covering songs from all over the world They needed someone to speak it out fast
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and that makes it work And
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so I was kind of I got into it for a funny reason
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Because I was the only one who was able to speak
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the English the language then at the end I started being like okay, I get I get this
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and let me let me try to work on how i
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can really be the rapper myself not not just by covering other people's yeah you know verses
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and then from then on it's actually the most fun when i'm performing and rapping like

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You're practicing English with "Shadowing English | BLACKPINK Jennie: How Did She Start Rapping?" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

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Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thingone who was
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwere covering
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe most fun
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm performing

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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