Shadowing Practice: Snoop Dogg on Michael Jackson 😳 - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Snoop Dogg on Michael Jackson 😳”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: nigga, Mike, Michael, Jackson. This video has 23 sentences and 185 words to shadow. The speech runs for 0:44. The speaker talks fast, about 253 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start. 5 of its 23 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
10 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| trailer noun | /ˈtɹeɪlɚ/ | Someone who or something that trails (follows behind); something that is trailing. |
| curtain noun | /ˈkɜɹt(ə)n/ | A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. |
| infatuated adjective | Foolishly or unreasoningly fond of, attracted to or in love with (someone); besotted. | |
| 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… |
| perform verb | /pəˈfɔːm/ | To do (something); to execute. |
| blow verb | /bloʊ/ | To produce an air current. |
| sing verb | /ˈsɪŋ/ | To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice. |
| spend verb | /spɪnd/ | To pay out (money). |
| particular adjective | /pɑrˈtɪk.jə.lɚ/ | Specific; discrete; concrete. |
| stone noun | /stoʊ̯n/ | A hard earthen substance that can form rocks; especially, such substance when regarded as a building material. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| come out verb | /ˌkʌm ˈaʊt/ | To be discovered; to be revealed. |
| get back at verb | To retaliate against; to take revenge on. | |
| look over verb | To check quickly; to make a brief or cursory visual inspection of. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- I don't know if it ever came out.
- I'm like, what's that, nigga?
- I'm like, sure, it's, girl.
- I'm like, all right, girl, my hat'll laugh.
- I was like, nigga, you know what?
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 6 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, hat'll. 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.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like trailer, curtain, infatuated.
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.