Shadowing Practice: 🎧 Shadowing Practice with Justin Bieber – Boost Your Accent, Fluency & Confidence - Learn English Speaking with Video

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How many kids are you going to have and when?
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How many kids are you going to have and when?
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How many kids are you going to have and when?
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I'm going to have as many as Haley is wishing to push out.
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I'm going to have as many as Haley is wishing to push out.
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I'm going to have as many as Haley is wishing to push out.
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I'd love to have myself a little tribe.
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I'd love to have myself a little tribe.
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I'd love to have myself a little tribe.
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But, yeah, it's her body and whatever she wants to do.
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But, yeah, it's her body and whatever she wants to do.
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But, yeah, it's her body and whatever she wants to do.
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Does she want a lot?
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Does she want a lot?
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Does she want a lot?
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She wants, I think she wants to have a few.
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She wants, I think she wants to have a few.
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She wants, I think she wants to have a few.
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What are y'all waiting for?
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At least two or three.
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You know you love kids.
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You're so good with kids.
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What are y'all waiting for?
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At least two or three.
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You know you love kids.
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You're so good with kids.
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I What are y'all waiting for?
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At least two or three.
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You know you love kids.
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You're so good with kids.
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I What's the hold up?
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What's the hold up?
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And what's the hold up?
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I think the issue, there's not really an issue.
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I think the issue, there's not really an issue.
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I think the issue, there's not really an issue.
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But I think Hailey still has some things she wants to accomplish as a woman.
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But I think Hailey still has some things she wants to accomplish as a woman.
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But I think Hailey still has some things she wants to accomplish as a woman.
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And I think she just wants to, yeah, I think she just is not ready yet.
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I think that's OK.
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And I think she just wants to,
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yeah, I think she just is not ready yet.
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I think that's okay.
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And I think she just wants to, yeah, I think she just is not ready yet.
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I think that's OK.
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I think that's fantastic.
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You know what?
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I was hoping that was the answer, because I know how much you love kids and you're going to be such a great dad.
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I think that's fantastic.
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You know what?
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I was hoping that was the answer, because I know how much you love kids, and you're going to be such a great dad.
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I think that's fantastic.
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You know what?
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I was hoping that was the answer, because I know how much you love kids, and you're going to be such a great dad.
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Thank you.
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But I think that's really important, because how old is she?
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She's 24.
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Thank you.
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But I think that's really important, because how old is she?
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She's 24.
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Thank you.
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But I think that's really important, because how old is she?
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She's 24.
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Yeah.
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She should wait until she's ready and get everything done that she wants to get done.
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That's fantastic.
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Thank you.
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Yeah.
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No, she should wait until she's ready and get everything done that she wants to get done.
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That's fantastic.
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Thank you.
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Yeah.
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No, she should wait until she's ready and get everything done that she wants to get done.
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That's fantastic.
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Thank you.
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How many kids are you going to have and when?
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I'm going to have as many as Haley is wishing to push out.
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I'd love to have myself a little tribe.
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But yeah, it's her body and whatever she wants to do.
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Does she want a lot?
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She wants, I think she wants to have a few.
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What are you all waiting for?
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What's, you know you love kids.
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You're so good with kids.
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What's the hold up?
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I think the issue, there's not really an issue.
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But I think Hailey still has some things she wants to accomplish as a woman.
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And I think she just wants to, yeah, I think she just is not ready yet.
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I think that's OK.
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I think that's fantastic.
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You know what?
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I was hoping that was the answer.
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Because I know how much you love kids and you're going to be such a great dad.
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Thank you.
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But I think that's really important.
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Because how old is she?
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She's 24.
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Yeah.
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No, she should wait until she's ready and get everything done that she wants to get done.
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That's fantastic.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "🎧 Shadowing Practice with Justin Bieber – Boost Your Accent, Fluency & Confidence" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the pastwas hoping
Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good ideashould wait
Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see comingI'm going to have · you're going to be
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowis wishing

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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