Shadowing Practice: The Weeknd - Starboy (Audio) ft. Daft Punk - Learn English Speaking with Video

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I'm trying to put you in the worst mood, uh P1 cleaner than your church shoes, uh Really point to just to hurt you,
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uh All red lamp just to tease you, uh None of these toys only's to, uh Made your whole year in a week,
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too, yeah Main bitch, out of your loop, too, ah Side bitch, out of your loop, too, ah House to empty, need a centerpiece
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Twenty racks, a table, come from every knee
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Caught that I ran into skinny pieces
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Now she clean up with her face, but I love my baby
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You talkin' money, need a hearing aid
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You talkin' bout me, I don't see a shade
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Switch out my side, I like to get any lane, ah Switch out my core, if I kill any pain
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Like what you got I'm a motherfuckin' starboard
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Like what you got I'm a motherfuckin' starboard
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Every day a nigga try to test me, yeah Every day a nigga try to end me, yeah Pull off in the roadster, S .P .I.
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Pockets of a weight getting hefty, yeah Coming for the king, that's a far cry I come alive in the far -time mind
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The competition, I don't really listen I'm in the blue moon, some of a new edition
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House so empty, need a centerpiece
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Twenty racks, a table come from Ebony Cut that iron into skinny pieces
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Then she clean up with her face, but I love my baby
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Be talking money, need a hearing aid
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Be talking about me, I don't see a shade
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Switch out my style, I'd take any lane
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Switch out my cough, I'd kill any pain
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Look what you got I'm a motherfuckin' star boy
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Look what you got I'm a motherfuckin' star boy
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Let a nigga bracket, legend of the fall, took the year like a bandit
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Bought mama a crib and a brand new wagon
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Now she hit the grocery shop, lickin' lavish Star Trek, groove in the Wraith,
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the con Girls get loose when they hear the song A hundred on the dash, get me close to God We don't pray for love,
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we just pray for cause
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House so empty, need a centerpiece
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Twenty racks a table cut from ebony
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Cut that ivory into skinny pieces
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Now she clean up with her face when I love my baby
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You talkin' money, need a hearing aid
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You talkin' bout me, I don't see the shade
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Switch out my side, I'd like to get any lane
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Switch out my core if I kill anything
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Look what you got I'm a mother fuckin' starboard
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Look what you got I'm a motherfucking starboard
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Look what you think I'm a motherfucking starboard
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Look what you think I'm a motherfucking starboard Thank you.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Weeknd - Starboy (Audio) ft. Daft Punk”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: starboard, Switch, motherfuckin, talkin, centerpiece. This video has 40 sentences and 463 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:31. The speaker talks at a steady 132 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 72% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

WordPronunciationMeaning
shade noun/ʃeɪd/Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
skinny adjective/ˈskɪni/Thin, generally in a negative sense (as opposed to slim, which is thin in a positive sense).
rack noun/ɹæk/A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other.
pray verb/pɹeɪ/To direct words, thoughts, or one's attention to a deity or any higher being, for the sake of adoration, thanks, petition for help, etc.
loop noun/luːp/A length of thread, line or rope that is doubled over to make an opening.
bout noun/ˈbaʊt/A period of something, especially one painful or unpleasant, like an illness.
pocket noun/ˈpɑ.kɪt/A bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items.
loose adjective/lus/Not fixed in place tightly or firmly.
legend noun/ˈlɛd͡ʒ.ənd/The life story of a saint (such stories are often embellished, but any kind is called a legend).
mood noun/muːd/A mental or emotional state, composure.
knee noun/ni/In humans, the joint or the region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank.
toy noun/tɔɪ/Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.
mama noun/ˈmɑmə/Synonym of mother (“a female parent”).
shoe noun/ˈʃu/A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole and often a thicker heel, and a softer upper part made of…
grocery noun/ˈɡɹəʊ.s(ə.)ɹi/Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

WordMeaning
switch out verbTo exchange or swap one (person, thing, etc.) for another.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 18 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'd. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

  • The “sh” and “zh” sounds: shade /ʃeɪd/, shoe /ˈʃu/, dash /ˈdæʃ/, lavish /ˈlævɪʃ/

How to practise with this video

  1. Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
  2. Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
  3. Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like shade, skinny, rack.

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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