Shadowing Practice: The Game - How We Do (Official Music Video) - Learn English Speaking with Video

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The This
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is how we do We make a movie like a fool
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while we up in the club This is how we do Nobody do it like we do it, so show us some love This is how we do We make a move
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and act a fool while we up in the club This is how we do Nobody do it like we do it, so show us some love Fresh like,
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uh, Impala, uh Chrome hydraulics, 808 drums You don't want none, better run When beef is on,
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I pop that drum Come get some, pistol grip pump Give me six inches on them white N1s This red rum, ready, here come Compton, uh,
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Drake found me in the slums Selling that skunk, one hand on my c I was selling rk to Master P was saying, uh Buck past the ck,
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it's G on it, girls just wanna have fun Coke and rum, got green on the tongue I'm banging with my hand up a dress like, uh I make a cum,
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purple haze in my lungs Whole gang in the front, kissing c on the stern I put Lamborghini doors on that Escalade Low pro solo, look like I'm riding on blaze In one year,
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man, you know I'm so played I have a straight chick in the telly going both ways Touch me, tease me, kiss me, please me I give it to you just how you like it,
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girl You're now rockin' with the best That thing on my hip, teflon on my chest They say I'm no good,
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cause I'm so hood Bitch folks do not want me around Cause it might pop off, and when it pop off Somebody gon' get laid to f* y'all They call me new money,
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say I have no class I'm coming up bottom, I came up too fast To hell if I care, I'm just here to get my cash They boozey,
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I'm hood, they kiss my ass This is how we do We make a move
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and act a fool while we up in the club This is how we do Nobody do it like we do it, so show us some love This is how we do We make a move
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and act a fool while we up in the club This is how we do Nobody do it like we do it, so show us some love I put gold Daytonas on
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that Cherry Six-Full White walls so cleanin' like I'm ridin' on Vogue Take one switch, man, that ass so low Cali got hoods in New York, ridin' on 100's gold Touch me,
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tease me, kiss me, please me I give it to you just how you like it, girl You're now rockin' with the best, so I'll comb on my hip, Jeff, flyin' on my chest.
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50, uh, Bentley, uh, MK, man, gotta fresh out the slump.
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Automatic, uh, never one-on-one.
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We're at punkin', punkin', slut, you're done Homie, it's game time, you ready, here come Call Lloyd Banks to get this moth crunk It took two months,
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but 50 got it done Signed with G on that head, hood like, huh Don't try the front, holly, your ass slump Thinking I'm a punk, get your homies head lump 50 got a,
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uh, ready, here come Got a sick fanny, get her to get this, try to be my book Ready to drum up, set a sip on my mouth Red are my flow cells,
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better than average On tracks I'm a savage, I damage Anybody gonna follow my quick G-U-N-E-T

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “The Game - How We Do”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: hood, fool, Nobody, club, drum. This video has 24 sentences and 605 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:49. The speaker talks at a natural 159 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 76% 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:

WordPronunciationMeaning
drum noun/ˈdɹʌm/A percussive musical instrument spanned with a thin covering on at least one end for striking, forming an acoustic chamber; a membranophone.
slump verb/slʌmp/To collapse heavily or helplessly.
tease verb/tiːz/To separate the fibres of (a fibrous material).
pumpkin noun/ˈpʌm(p).kɪn/A domesticated plant, in species Cucurbita pepo, similar in growth pattern, foliage, flower, and fruit to the squash or melon.
hydraulics noun/haɪˈdɹɔːlɪks/The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.
teflon adjectiveNon-stick, slick.
comb noun/koʊm/A toothed implement for grooming the hair or (formerly) for keeping it in place.
crank noun/ˈkɹæŋk/A bent piece of an axle or shaft, or an attached arm perpendicular, or nearly so, to the end of a shaft or wheel, used to impart a rotation to a wheel or other…
blaze noun/bleɪz/A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.
lump noun/lʌmp/Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.
holly noun/ˈhɑli/Any of various shrubs or (mostly) small trees, of the genus Ilex, either evergreen or deciduous, used as decoration especially at Christmas.
stern noun/stɝn/The rear part (after end) of a ship or other vessel.
pistol noun/ˈpɪstəl/A handgun
drake noun/ˈdɹeɪ̯k/A male duck (animal).
chick noun/t͡ʃɪk/A young bird.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
come up verbTo emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
pop off verbTo leave and return in a short time.
hand up verbTo deliver an indictment (e.g. to a judge).

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a groupthe best
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — something happening right now or around nowI'm banging · I'm riding · I'm coming

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 21 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like drum, slump, tease.

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →