Shadowing Practice: Swimming Pools (Drank) (Extended Version) - Learn English Speaking with Video

Pull up, headshot, sit down,

stand up, pass out, wake up, fade it, fade it.

Now I done grew around some people living their life in bottles.

Granddaddy had the golden flask, backstroke everyday in Chicago Some people like the way it feels, some people wanna kill their sorrow Some people wanna fit in with the popular,

that was my problem I was in a dark room, loud tombs, looking to make a vow Soon that I'ma get f*ed up, filling up my cup, I see the crowd Move changing by the minute,

and the record on repeat Took a sip, then another sip, then somebody said to me Why you babysitting only two or three shots?

I'ma show you how to turn it up a notch First you hear the swimmin' pool full of liquor, then you dive in it Pool full of liquor,

then you dive in it I wave a few bottles, then I watch them off-block All the girls wanna play, they watch I gotta swimmin' pool full of liquor,

and they dive in it Pool full of liquor, I'ma dive in it Pour,

headshot, sit down, stand up, pass out, wake up, fade it,

fade it, fade it, drank Okay, now open your mind up and listen to me Kendrick I'm in your conscience, if you do not hear me then you will be history Kendrick I know

that you're nauseous right now and I'm hoping to lead you to victory Kendrick

If I take another one down I'ma drown in some poison abuse at my limit I think that I'm feeling a vibe, I see the love in her eyes I see the feeling

of freedom is granted as soon as the damage of I could have robbed This how you capitalize, this is parental advice

And apparently I'm over influenced by what you are doing I

thought I was doing the most than someone said to me

While you babysitting only two

or three shots I'ma show you how to turn it up

a notch Pressure you to swim in pool full of liquor

then you dive in it Pool full of liquor then you dive in it

And I wave a few bottles and I watch em off-lock All the girls wanna play,

baby watch I got a swimming pool full of liquor and they diving it Pool full of liquor, I'ma diving it Pull up,

headshot, sit down, stand up,

pass out, wake up, fade it, fade it, fade it I ride, You ride.

Bang.

One chopper.

100 shots.

Bang.

Hop out. Do you?

Bang.

Two chopper.

200 shots.

Bang.

I ride.

You ride.

Bang.

One chopper.

100 shots.

Bang.

How about. Do you?

Bang.

Two chopper.

200 shots.

Bang.

While you babysitting only two or three shots, I'ma show you how to turn it up a notch First

you hear the swimming pool full of liquor then you diving

it Pool full of liquor then you diving it I wave

a few bottles then I watch them off-lock All the girls wanna play,

they watch I gotta swim in pool full of liquor and they diving it Pool full of liquor I'ma diving it Hold,

headshot, sit down, stand up,

pass out, wake up, fade it, fade it, fade it.

Strength Strength

Aw man Strength Wishing I'm not a fan of you Oh man, see?

Where's she taking?

All I have in life is my new appetite for failure And I got hunger, pain that grow insane Tell me new that sound familiar

If it new then you're like me Make an excuse

that your relief is in the bottom Of a bottle

and the green is in the leaf As the window open I release everything

that corrode inside of me I see you joking while you laugh, don't you feel bad?

I probably sleep And never have a wake up, never have a wake up, never have a wake up And God I trust, but just when I thought I had enough

And I hope that set him up out there.

We gonna pop that too.

Wait, hold up.

Hey, I see something.

Ah, got them.

Get out, you good?

You good?

Yeah, bud, I'm good.

You good?

Say something.

Kill my brother.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “Swimming Pools (Drank)”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: liquor, pool, fade, bang, shots. This video has 72 sentences and 718 words to shadow. The speech runs for 5:01. The speaker talks at a steady 143 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 77% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
liquor noun	/ˈlɪk.ɚ/	A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
dive verb	/daɪv/	To swim under water.
fade verb	/feɪd/	To hit the ball with the shot called a fade.
bang noun	/ˈbæŋ/	A sudden percussive noise.
chopper noun	/ˈt͡ʃɑ.pɚ/	A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax.
headshot noun		A portrait for branding or social media.
swim verb	/swɪm/	To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
babysit verb	/ˈbeɪ.bi.sɪt/	To watch or tend someone else's child for a period of time, often for money.
notch noun	/nɑtʃ/	A V-shaped cut.
backstroke noun	/ˈbækˌstɹoʊk/	A backhanded stroke or blow.
capitalize verb	/ˈkæpətəˌlaɪz/	In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.
corrode verb	/kəˈɹoʊd/	To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
granddaddy noun		A grandfather.
nauseous adjective	/ˈnɔʃəs/	Causing nausea; sickening or disgusting.
drown verb	/dɹaʊn/	To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
wake up verb	/ˌweɪk ˈʌp/	To stop sleeping; to awake.
pass out verb		To faint; to become unconscious.
sit down verb		To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
stand up verb		To rise from a lying or sitting position.
pull up verb	/ˌpʊl ˈʌp/	To lift upwards or vertically.
fill up verb		To make (something) completely full.
get out verb		To leave or escape.
hold up verb		To wait or delay.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 17 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, wanna, gotta. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: nauseous /ˈnɔʃəs/, conscience /ˈkɑn.ʃəns/

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 liquor, dive, fade.

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?